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Re: Waffle House's Magic Marker System

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Post by scottyah »

taylorfinley wrote: post #53

I don't know how common this is, but for me pickles (and their juice) trigger intense disgust and involuntary gagging. If pickles were on the cutting board or touched the knife, I will not be able to enjoy the sandwich. When ordering a sandwich I'll always ask for no pickles on the sandwich or the plate/take out container. It seems I'm an edge case this system doesn't anticipate, I wonder how they handle pickle-avers…

From what I've seen, your level of pickle sensitivity and hate is very uncommon, and based off how much they seem to cater their menus to people I do not expect they have a system in place to address it.

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Post by shakabrah »

wannacboatmovie wrote: post #4

Eating at a Waffle House (preferably at 1am following a night out) is a unique American cultural experience that especially those confined to the Bay Area have been denied. It's a place where those from all walks of life come together.

and just like fight club, if it’s your first time, you have to fight.

Re: Waffle House's Magic Marker System

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Post by packetslave »

nerdjon wrote: post #32
wannacboatmovie wrote: post #4

Eating at a Waffle House (preferably at 1am following a night out) is a unique American cultural experience that especially those confined to the Bay Area have been denied. It's a place where those from all walks of life come together.

I don't think Waffle House has locations in any major Urban location. I really wish we had them in Boston also. It is an experience that even other diners don't really replicate. Especially the price, I am always shocked when I go to visit parents just how much you get at Waffle House for multiple people for what I am used to spending on just myself. But it is more than that. The size, the layout, the code words for…

It's a running joke that any driving directions in the Atlanta Metro Area will include the words "go down Peachtree" and "when you see the waffle house..."

Re: Waffle House's Magic Marker System

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Post by serf »

PopAlongKid wrote: post #47
wannacboatmovie wrote: post #4

Eating at a Waffle House (preferably at 1am following a night out) is a unique American cultural experience that especially those confined to the Bay Area have been denied. It's a place where those from all walks of life come together.

I have never lived near a Waffle House, but did eat lunch at one in Mobile AL about ten years ago. I found nothing particularly unique about it.

> I found nothing particularly unique about it.

it's cheap, it has a basic menu that covers most dietary requirements, it's understaffed by design, and it's open 24/7.

I live in LA -- there is a distinct lack of 24/7 shit even here. I wish we had waffle house simply because i'm sick of Dennys and Norm's being the only 24/7 choice to wander into if I don't want to drive my ass to Canters'.

Re: Waffle House's Magic Marker System

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Post by billjings »

kjkjadksj wrote: post #36
happyopossum wrote: post #17

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> Waffle houses have to hire security guards to deal with the drunken foolishness that goes down inside most weekend nights As is so often true, this is highly variable based on geography and local culture, and the contention that a Denny's is more 'civilized' than a Waffle House has a lot more to do with which one's you're frequenting than it does with the restaurants themselves.

Just the way they setup the restaurants is enough to quell a certain level of chaos in a typical dennys. Usually they are pretty sprawling on the inside. Plenty of space between booths. Kind of dimmer/hotel lounge aesthetic in the more recently renovated ones (don't ask me why I am so familiar with short order breakfast chains). Same with ihop only they lean heavily into the kid friendlyness, with posters of decadent…

They're designed so that, if necessary, they can be operated by a single employee. That's why they're so tightly cramped around the grill: so that someone can cook and still keep an eye on a table.

This is also what makes it really easy to get attached to your local Waffle House: the staff make the place what it is.

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Post by TheGRS »

stouset wrote: post #89
rvba wrote: post #85

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Does USA have places that sell kebab?

Yes but no. What we consider "kebabs" are skewers with grilled meat and/or veggies on them. I'm guessing you mean döner kebab. We do have shawarma which is similar, but I've never seen somewhere that really nails the kind of döner kebab I had in Europe.

Think this is catching on slowly, give it another 10 years or so we will probably have something like that everywhere. America is pretty good at adopting popular food vehicles.

Re: Waffle House's Magic Marker System

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Post by js2 »

dbcurtis wrote: post #90
zer00eyz wrote: post #26

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Waffle House is an entity unto itself: See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waffle_House_Index See: https://www.motherjones.com/criminal-justice/2011/11/four-se... See: https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/kid-rock-arrested... And the man himself: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bct8stbZafI Waffle House goes from nice to war zone and back again just about every day. It never closes, never... If a Waffle House is…

Didn’t I read once that FEMA has an official “Waffle house indicator” where they track WH closures to estimate the impact of hurricanes and such?

It's the first link in zer00eyz's comment. :-)

Re: Waffle House's Magic Marker System

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Post by marcus0x62 »

js2 wrote: post #48
zer00eyz wrote: post #26

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Waffle House is an entity unto itself: See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waffle_House_Index See: https://www.motherjones.com/criminal-justice/2011/11/four-se... See: https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/kid-rock-arrested... And the man himself: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bct8stbZafI Waffle House goes from nice to war zone and back again just about every day. It never closes, never... If a Waffle House is…

Waffle House is for lovers too: - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dlqyWYgE6go (How About the Waffle House for Valentines Day?) - https://www.wvlt.tv/2023/11/01/newlyweds-hold-reception-waff... Lots of other tidbits: - https://www.mashed.com/99239/untold-truth-waffle-house/

If you work there and can't get a day off to get married, apparently, they're cool enough to let you hold your ceremony in the parking lot!

https://www.grubstreet.com/2008/09/national_gettin_hitched_a...

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