How Waffle House Trains the Night Shift

Before you can join the night crew at the beloved Southern institution known as Waffle House, you must first master "the way of the waffle." Then - and only then - will you be able to catch a chair hurled at you by a customer.

[@alostrich]

Subscribe or get chunked

[@magnustheman524]

Chunked AND peppered.

[@C4rea]

After your last video ended as an unexpected tearjerker, I’m glad I can laugh again.

[@lynnhawkins952]

As a former Waffle House 3rd shift employee, I have to say that the 12-4 crowd was ALWAYS my favorite. Those are the drifters, the first responders, the homeless, and the "I'm writing my great novel"ists. They are the ones with the most interesting life stories. Now, the after church Sunday crowds? Those are the ones that leave a "Only Jesus gets 10%" cards as a tip. Those could always bite my...Thumb.

[@fletcherwilliams1015]

@@lynnhawkins952 You have the perfect Waffle House waitress name.

[@chazmckimm8624]

Yes sir.. can I have a pecan waffle real quick tho.?

[@redandbluebulldog1508]

I once saw a WH waitress quit mid-shift, sit down and smoke an entire cigarette inside the restaurant, and then get rehired on the spot and finish her shift.

[@Stevarooni]

That's probably a weekly occurrence.

[@amandachilds5290]

Lol. I bet that is just called a typical Saturday night there. 😂

[@dolphinbear661]

Oh, that's just Crystal, she does that shit twice a tweek.

[@fancydeer]

@@dolphinbear661 we all know a crystal

[@TheOReport1994]

Absolute legend. I bet she got a raise too!

[@Cerinaya]

Ate at a local waffle house for lunch one day and they had a drug bust on two people in the restaurant. The cook made me laugh with his "I can't believe this. This is third shift shit!" They kept apologizing but we just told them hey it's dinner and a show.

[@zacharysnyder2520]

When you can’t afford medieval times

[@Obozo_Gaming]

That's the premium Waffle House experience.

[@donlarocque5157]

I had to pull a gun on a guy in the parking lot picking up a to go order. Broad daylight.

[@r.t.972]

@@zacharysnyder2520 LOL

[@curtisstewart3179]

​@Don LaRocque I am guessing, you pulled the gun, a few words exchanged, other guy left, you went about your business?

[@stevenfoster9402]

I like how society accepts that going to a Waffle House might be dangerous, but the food is still good enough to go.

[@davidkeller9345]

Dale yeah!

[@phillipkirby502]

It's the fun of not know what's going to happen! :^)

[@jsrainesphoto]

The danger is why the food is so good lol

[@minnieshoof]

It’s not that the food is good enough to warrant the risk, but that the alternatives are slim to none. That’s why I love that BK serves burgers alllll day.

[@MoXXXi]

The Waffle House in my area is so sketchy but the food is AMAZING. So yes in my area the food is worth the risk.

[@dwigg7700]

I saw a pregnant woman fight a man that outweighed her by at least 100 lbs and she didn’t just win, she whooped his ass. I saw two cooks take their aprons off and go into the parking lot and fight, come back in and start cooking again, didn’t even look at each other again. I saw a crack dealer make change for the waitress one night. Dude had $300 bucks in singles and 5s in his pocket. I saw two old ladies (70s at least) cuss each other out over a man out in the car (had to be 85). So many more. I live in Georgia which has the most waffle houses in the known universe and do hvac so I drive a lot and work late a lot therefore have eaten at WaHo many many times. It’s not ALWAYS an adventure but there is ALWAYS the possibility.

[@Ariadne.Of_Emperors_Children]

Live in Louisiana. They forgot the Waffle House Golden Rule: Every employee must know how to throw hands. It's a rule and hard truth.

[@saulspeaks2557]

I like how you're imagining the guy couldn't have kicked her ass if he felt like it. She just took advantage of being a pregnant woman 🙄

[@MrBendylaw]

Watching two Waffle House cooks rumbling in the parking lot is a rare experience, and you should feel honored to have witnessed it. A lot of times, this results in a fatality for the older cook; it's fantastic that he was able to fend off his younger rival. Were there young females on the waitstaff?

[@dwigg7700]

@@MrBendylaw bro, that is fantastic. This comment wins the internet today sir. Bravo!

[@MrBendylaw]

@@dwigg7700 Just so you know, I am not completely joking. I spent half a year of my life working third shift in a real effed-up out-in-the-sticks Waffle House. I took shifts in other Waffle Houses when they were short on cooks, for various reasons. It's really like that; we go out back and settle shit. You don't throw down in front of customers if you want to keep your job. And a pretty girl who's crazy is the worst thing to happen to any Waffle House staff.

[@PartialDemon]

Overheard at a Waffle House about 8 years ago. Night manager, "Hey, can ya'll put that 'stuff' away?!?! You know the cops gonna be here at some point, and I'm on parole."... "Check please!"

[@dolphinbear661]

Naw, that's when you double that hash-brown order.

[@bludiablo]

@@dolphinbear661 you get it! 🤣🤣

[@jgodwin717]

Yeah harvard law graduates are fighting over waiting tables at waffle house. Only the best of the best need apply.

[@cynforgiven1221]

I'm a nurse in a jail and I've had former "customers" wait on me when I go to waffle house. #1 Just because they were in jail doesn't mean they aren't a good person or a good worker. #2 Just because you went to jail doesnt mean you dont have bills to pay and depending on the reason you were in jail you work where you can when you can til you get caught up. And #3 When the apocalypse happens my ass will either be at work or at waffle house because those are the kind of survivors that can make anything out of nothing that I want to be around.

[@niyablake]

@@cynforgiven1221 So is that's why you never see zombies at the waffle house in ,movies ?

[@randomcdude4430]

As someone who has patronized a Waffle House between the hours of midnight and wtf-am-I -doing-withmylife, I can vouch for all of this. I am convinced that it is WaHo policy that at least 1 employee be on a smoke break at all times (it helps produce that signature WaHo ambiance of "is something burning?")

[@misamsung6191]

LOL I really liked that description, "between the hours of midnight and wtf-am-I -doing-withmylife,"

[@thomasmiller4710]

Literally half the employees had a smoke break while I was there last night. Good times, and honestly an excellent meal.

[@Ogrematic]

This comment is golden.

[@jesternario]

Around me, they're on smoke break all the time if no one's inside.

[@kw9568]

Lol yeah it does smell like somethings burning 😅😅😅

[@karenwinston8911]

Everyone knows you've got the best waitress when she's holding the door open for you and greeting you during her smoke break. This is where I go when I want to be treated like family.

[@bluejem1315]

And has no teeth. Lol

[@Sldejo]

😂😂

[@LegendStormcrow]

@@bluejem1315 Eh, if she has between 7-9 they're okay. None is great, 2,3 and 6 is bad. That's when they start to pickle, but don't brine enough yet. Not Idea why 4-5 is a sweet spot.

[@jameswood231]

That's a true statement.

[@alexsparks5596]

A guy tried to rob the Waffle House I was in during those illustrious hours one night. The cook (64yo woman that takes zero sh@t) picks up her spatula and proceeds to beat him with it which did not stop at the door...the edge of the parking lot either. She whooped him down the highway until the cops caught up with them 🤣 🤣🤣

[@fidgetssailing4725]

Maybe the night staff at WH could have a side hustle of training police.

[@IcedCrane]

This is the woman we need to protect America ahahahahah

[@adamloga3788]

"Ma'am, please stop beating him, he's already asked to go to jail, and I think my partner's about to die laughing."

[@susannahschannel6643]

Literally just cried, laughing 😂 so hard! 😂😂

[@laceandribbonsviolin]

She said “if yo mama won’t bust your behind I will!”

[@migueldelmazo5244]

The worst part about getting your ass whooped at Waffle House at 3 AM is how completely unbothered the 85 lb waitress is while she's doing it. I mean, I've heard that is the worst part. To make an omelet at Waffle House, you gotta break a few legs.

[@faithcastillo9597]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@euaggelion03]

Well done. I'm proud of you...

[@Malhaloc]

Scramble like an egg or get folded like an omelete

[@benjaminoechsli1941]

You go, queen. 👏

[@molotovEOD]

I’m done. You won the internet.

[@dianamoore5107]

We got inspired to go Waffle House this morning thanks to this video. The staff gathered around our table and was watching this video with us. Their thoughts 1. They loved it. 2. They felt it was spot on. 3. Our waitress, who had worked the WH night shift for 25 years. She looked at us and said "the stories I could tell," then proceeded to laugh maniacally. Good times, good times. P. S. - Rhonda, if you are reading this, I would love to ghost write that book.

[@benjaminoechsli1941]

If you ever do (perhaps when she retires, and under a false name), please link it. xD

[@Ricky_Spanishh]

Yup the entire staff watched a KZbin video with random customers while the business was operating, ignoring all other customers 🙄 and people believe this... Americans deserve the reputation of being gullible and stupid.

[@constancemiller3753]

​@@benjaminoechsli1941 movie rights to Waffle House Nights. 🧇🧇🍳🥓🥞🧀🧀🌭🧀

[@negf22]

Matt, you are hilarious 🤣

[@Batmandabomb]

My fork is dirty

[@gibsonsimpson]

Some heroes don't wear capes. They wear aprons.

[@kekfreedomheritage5633]

Yes, and some can be mysterious. As a comparison, would you or some one ever disrespect a mother as she is cooking you food? --- Do not disrespect the Waffle Avengers Freedom Warriors, and please stand up for big dreams, good manners, and good waffles, especially late at night. .

[@QuinnGIn1080p]

I got a 2 Egg Breakfast the other month some time after midnight, and after I brought it home I realized they forgot the bacon. I didn't call to say anything or to let anyone know because I was mainly just thankful for them being open. About a week ago, I went to the same Waffle House to get a cheesesteak melt and the hostess recognized me and gave me a free side of bacon. They will forever have my business.

[@MrBendylaw]

Respect.

[@danielleking262]

Wait, and you didn't say anything about the bacon?? She just remembered and gave it to you? Holy hell ! 🤯

[@jameswood231]

That's Cool.😊 Waffle House A OK👍

[@jayayebee]

That counter at Waffle House is for the customers' protection.

[@billybob2372]

No it's for the workers protection

[@Haylla2008]

@@billybob2372 r/whoosh

[@katrenacanaday4992]

Lmao

[@bobsapdagger]

Waffle house clientelle hours 5 AM - 10 AM grandparents taking their grandkids to get a waffle, its literally the most peaceful a Wafflehouse will ever be 11 AM - 5 PM College graduates getting a Queen sized bed of hashbrowns covered in all the topings... and all the syrups. Its cheap, filling and there's one next to every College campus, perfect place for breakfast. 6 PM - 9 PM High schoolers and college undergraduates. These are the first potentially annoying time for a Waffle House. Most of the time they're alright but every now and then you get Karen Jr. 9 PM - 11 PM Stoners and moderate drunks. This is where things get hectic, not because these customers are bad, but because they will eat everything and anything until the staff tells them they're out of syrup. 11 PM - 2 AM People working 3rd shift. They're probably nice enough people but they haven't gotten good sleep in a year now and can only operate if they're so hopped up on caffeine that they're vibrating. If you ever see an IV bag left in in one of the booths, it was one of these guys using it to mainline coffee. 3 AM - 4 AM The real drunks. When you get a room full of people who've been drinking since they got off work yesterday and they all have to go to work in a few hours the best thing you can do is give them whatever food is left and try not to make eye contact with them. But all it takes is one to turn the whole Waffle House into fight club. Also shout out to the Waffle House staff for restocking their food and cleaning all the syrup and blood off the floor within an hour every day.

[@anitalauer2715]

4:00 a.m. The strippers from the nudie bar get off work. Their not drunk, just hungry. The bouncers, the DJs, and sometimes a boyfriend will often show up and sit with them. Then all the other late-nighters think that the guys are tricks.

[@mikemath9508]

we call that power hour. store has to look fresh for the next shift.

[@Faronthefiddler]

Absolutely hilarious! The 9 PM-11PM made my sides hurt. Boy Howdy! Back in the trucking years, Waffle House was always my go to, as long as I could find parking, which was for most of the time. So funny on that post, thank you for sure!

[@murraysaucedo897]

@@anitalauer2715scene you’re describing is very common in Tampa 😂

[@jonputnam7953]

@@murraysaucedo897I know that Waffle House well. I used to run into them in the used to be marathon now 7-11 there when filling my truck after night shift. Things got out of hand quickly.

[@allmivoyses]

As a cop on a permanent night shift, the WH kept a booth in the back reserved for me. There's nothing quite like the sheen from the oil slick on my coffee. And it's really amusing walking up to a table with a drug dealer sorting out his stash and his cash and saying, "Whatcha doin?" The looks on their faces are priceless.

[@toshawhatareyoudoing6410]

I can vouch for the sticky floors. At least you know nobody is going to try to commit fraud by "slipping" on the floor of a Waffle House. I don't care if you're wearing Michael Jackson's Moonwalker 7s, you're sticking to that floor.

[@dolphinbear661]

If you enter any Waffle Home and your feet don't stick, leave immediately, eat NOTHING,! That's a walkaway deal breaker, means the food sucks.

[@CryoJnik]

Can practice the Lean at least

[@Sldejo]

😂😂😂

[@fredericellis]

It’s either sticky or greasy

[@goldfishsirena6074]

@@fredericellis sticky everywhere but by the bathroom witch is hella slippery

[@alexbrady7845]

As a waffle house over night cook this is 100% accurate one of the servers got fired a week ago cause a customer threw a chair and she caught it

[@alostrich]

That server should’ve gotten promoted. Also, thank you for your service.

[@chrisfisher4869]

If you're going to chime in, get it straight. She was not fired. She was written up for throwing salt shakers at the animals who threw the chair. She quit her job. Then she applied at another Waffle House and they didn't hire her. "Blacklisted" Don't think she should have gotten written up, but when a company won't hire you back AFTER you quit, that's on you.

[@jacobwatson1406]

Wow that’s so wrong I don’t understand why companies don’t let their servers fight back I guess only McDonald’s allows it everyone should allow it 💯

[@nothanks3236]

@@chrisfisher4869 In other words written up for defending herself. Waffle House should be ashamed.

[@chrisfisher4869]

@No Thanks You are right, they should be ashamed. But Alex Brady is putting out misinformation, I am stating facts, and you are stating opinions. All different things. And I use the term misinformation instead of lying, hoping Alex Brady just got confused instead

[@arielathome320]

As a former 3rd shift Waffle House waitress, this is absolutely true. And it’s not just us, if you ruin old man Charlie’s cup of coffee he’s drinking at 3am before he goes home to plant his crops, just know you might see him lay his peace maker in the counter😂😂😂

[@latangleaelam2967]

Oh! my Lil old coffee drinkers were my favorite. They definitely were the highlights to a Drury night, always loved to tidbits of knowledge while making tea, refilling condiments, and other tedious end of shift work.

[@GideonStevens]

Former WH 3rd shift: Can confirm. Water spray from the dishwasher hose was my go to defense.

[@FrankieD92]

Having lived in the South for many years, all of this is true. Due to an unfortunate accident, I spent Christmas Eve in a Waffle House; could have sworn I was on another planet…

[@attiasprouse682]

What happened that caused you to spend Christmas Eve in a Waffle House?

[@chrish8725]

I am saddened and extremely jealous of you at the same time...

[@FrankieD92]

@@attiasprouse682 DW had medical emergency on way to FLA, hospital released her for Xmas Eve, back 2 days later. Not many places open at 8:00p on Xmas Eve…always can count of the Waffle House…

[@DanniDuck]

I was on acid in a WH for like 6 hours one time. Only because there was a cop across the street and I was cool with everyone so I just stayed lol. Different planet. That cop literally sat in the same spot all night, like is that all a cop's job is?

[@jameswood231]

Waffle House, Christmas Eve, Franklin Tennessee 1990. I sure miss Mom & Dad.😢

[@southerngal5099]

My husband used to be a manager at Waffle House...this is ALL TRUE! 🤣

[@thismanjack8224]

“And that’s half as many ways as you can catch these hands!”

[@jessicaaudate]

🤣🤣🤣

[@wisteriawalker4403]

The Waffle House in my home town came with a night cook named “Doodle.” Never knew his actual name, not sure he wasn’t a poltergeist who came with the WH when it was built. Super chill, always there, smoked like a train and pseudo-adopted all the trainees like a grumpy old teddy bear. The ones that didn’t honor the code were called “girl” and “boy” until they earned their nicknames back from him. He made the best WH food, every single time. Haven’t found another WH cook (day or night) who comes close. The WH by my workplace… saw a lady get caught cheating by her bf, run out to her car. He tried to climb in through the driver’s window and fell out as she was driving away. The other dude just left her to face her bf and locked himself in the bathroom. Once the bf fell out of the car window, he went after the other guy, trying to break down the bathroom door and going as far as asking the waitresses for the key. They eventually told him to get out or they’d call the cops, and the other guy stayed hidden for like 20 extra minutes.

[@Spingerex]

Tbh I kinda feel sorry for the boyfriend.

[@InvidiousIgnoramus]

That "smoke break" part was really true for me once. I pulled up to a waffle house at 3 am once and I was not only the only customer there, but I was sitting in it by myself for almost 20 minutes before I even SAW an employee.

[@stephengrant915]

I've seen a waffle house in Birmingham that had a phone with no numbers to dial you just lifted it off the receiver and it automatically connects you to Birmingham police.

[@cherylhee9762]

🤣

[@LB-jw3ly]

Ah the Waffle House red phone

[@mikegallant811]

Holy s***that kind of reminds me of the set up the president has where he can reach his opposite over in the Kremlin if he ever had to. You know the hotline from the old days.

[@mikegallant811]

​@@LB-jw3lykind of like the hotline between the White House and the Kremlin. Semi sorta similar anyway, except in this case it's from The waffle House to the police department! 😂

[@kungfuhustling4832]

I always assumed that Waffle House was staffed in a manner similar to how Dollar Generals are created. I figured that the grease stains drew power from all of the anger around them and became sentient.

[@theseeker4700]

Lmao!

[@katrenacanaday4992]

xD

[@jenniferwintz2514]

Having worked at one as a teen and still a patron in my middle age, I can confirm this is accurate. We used to bust open the jukebox (late 80s very early 90s) and set up a Playlist. Cooking up food and rocking to Zeppelin and Janis Joplin, so amazing.

[@donaldhackler5242]

I once went into WH for lunch, and ran into 2 of my previous clients I had been court appointed to represent and we shared a booth and the staff and other patrons came by for free legal assistance.

[@justinlynch7141]

As a waffle house cook... I certify this video. This was great and a sent it to our group chat, the laughs have gone on for days!

[@IcedCrane]

thank you for your service ahahahahahah

[@randomnonsense83]

Would love to see a video that's a cooking contest between fast-food chains/restaurants. Waffle House walks out mid-judging for a smoke while Chick-fil-A refuses to cook anything because it's Sunday.

[@albusvoltavern4500]

And they both still get placed

[@mrsteve4569]

We travelled through the south this spring and went to WH twice. We had never been before and were quite curious. We didn’t get the meal + show package we hear so much about, but I swear, we met the nicest folks, both staff and customers.

[@cat9lives999]

A superb compliment to the Waffle House emergency weather system for hurricanes and tornados!

[@ronaldschild157]

True. FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) created the "Waffle House Index". It's a real thing. If a Waffle House remains open in a given area where a hurricane or tornado lands, then it is deemed "not so bad" and triaged to "This place can wait for aid".

[@David-yh4wz]

The Waffle House Index is an actual (albeit unofficial) metric used by FEMA to gauge the severity of a disaster.

[@delaneydugan7622]

My teacher had a buddy who was an ex-prizefighter, heavyweight. For context, my teacher is a really tough dude, he was a Dean in the Bronx, a marine, a cop, martial artist, etc. My teacher said his friend was one of the only people who knocked him on his ass. So, when said buddy had retired from the ring, he ended up becoming a manager at a Waffle House.

[@johnfeathers1055]

You live by the Waffle House, you die by the Waffle House. My favorite eating establishment. Forever and always ❤️

[@lanefunai4714]

I'm shocked that there aren't more Florida Man stories involving a Waffle House.

[@Jethroblank]

Hashbrowns and Haymakers, one of many merchandise lines coming soon.

[@wykydone564]

I once knew a cook that left mid shift to "go get a pack of cigarettes," 2 years later there he was back on the grill like nothing happened.

[@kevincameron8437]

Matt is the hero we all need and deserve! I just made the mistake of taking a sip of coffee while watching this and almost spit it out laughing. This is so spot on, esp about those cowards at Cracker Barrel!

[@randomcdude4430]

Everyone knows that Cracker Barrel is where classy rednecks go to deal with family drama by cussing at each other in the parking lot after breakfast. Waffle House is where you go to throw hands with your Uncle Jim-Bo because he used your favorite broadheads and got a monster buck when he sat in your stand or with your Aunty because she told you (truthfully) that your baby looked like a cross between the UPS man and a pug. They serve different, but equally necessary, purposes.

[@04straw]

I made that mistake once with my diet Coke! 😄

[@dolphinbear661]

Cracker Barrel= uppity, high- rent, meemaws Waffle Home= Let the blood and syrup flow

[@alienonion4636]

It's the rocking chairs... They just can't get to their feet fast enough. I never go there anyway.

[@Nanuki_]

As someone who worked for waffle house for 4 years over night, I feel this. I had to deal with a lot as a Rockstar. I bust my ass for that company and dealt with a lot of customers. Everyone loved my cooking and they were sad to see me leave after finally having enough with the late night. Good times..

[@vawlsdeep]

Waffle House application: Question 1- Can you fight? Yes( ) No( ) Yes(X) Hired

[@Sasuhinagirl1]

I love how you managed to accurately replicate the cringiness of employee training videos, good job!

[@patsyc229]

The Waffle House night crew need triple pay.

[@Stevarooni]

Hazardous Duty Pay

[@dominickschrute3084]

We only get an extra dollar an hour, but we are allowed to cuss out customers, employees, or managers as we see fit.

[@curtisstewart3179]

You got to put this with some Waffle House fight videos. As a past past 12 o'clock patron, this is funny. And true. I was witness to an attempted armed robbery during the early 1990's in a west side Charlotte NC WH. Clerk took the gun away and beat the attempting robber into a bloody pulp after pulling the trigger. Only thing that saved the robber, it was a BB gun. The clerk pointed the gun at the robbers head and pulled the trigger. When it went "spring" was when he wore the robber out with that pistol and his fist.

[@robw9435]

Never, ever, mess with the Waffle Waffen.

[@truthunfiltered314]

If you're in a WH on the west side of CLT, then you're definitely gonna see some action.

[@chocolatefrenzieya]

Oh, you did NOT just try to rob me with a BB gun!! Now I'm mad.

[@John_Alford]

@@chocolatefrenzieya My thoughts exactly. In most the Wa-Ho's I've been in, you just guaranteed an extra bad beat-down.

[@David-yh4wz]

@@robw9435 Das ist das waffenhaus, schnuckiputzi!

[@alienonion4636]

I love love love Waffle House from the first one I was ever in. Sorry to hear about the new so-called jukebox since the most awesome Waffle House I was ever in hadn't changed the 45rpms since maybe 1961. When my first selection was a local favorite I became the second of only 2 yankees officially adopted by that Waffle House as an honorary southerner. Of course that was after I had ordered my biscuits and gravy telling them the leftover coffee from two pots would be just fine and then asked for an ashtray as they did in fact have a big sign on their door proudly stating that they were still a smoking establishment and if you didn't like it you could go elsewhere. I lingered there as long as I could wiping a tear from my eye as I left out the door. Long live Waffle House.

[@An_Economist_Plays]

Is this sketch comedy or an actual training video? Asking for a friend.

[@alostrich]

I’m shipping a VHS copy to Waffle House corporate office. What happens next is up to them.

[@stevenfoster9402]

@@alostrich that response is amazing 🤣

[@kekfreedomheritage5633]

Hmmm should it really matter? One and the same are sometimes the best.

[@Simeonpravoslav]

Both

[@markripley6889]

Absolutely hilarious! For the Northerners that have never been to Waffle House, this should be required material! 🙂

[@jennymounce2708]

Ummm... We have Waffle House in the North. You just can't smoke inside (because reasons).

[@ianfinrir8724]

@@jennymounce2708 If there's no cigarette ashes in the waffle batter, are you really at a Waffle House?

[@jennymounce2708]

@@ianfinrir8724 Back when I frequented WH between the hours of 12-4 you could still smoke inside! 😁

[@guccideltaco]

I can attest to a plethora of Waffle Houses in Indiana (although most people from Indianapolis and below are either from Kentucky/Tennessee, or were born to parents from there, so it's sort of the South by proxy).

[@suprsquirrel2215]

Your chair deflection was good, but nobody is going to top Waffle House Wendy's stellar moves.

[@davidcox3076]

I suspect that wasn't the first flying chair Waffle House Wendy ever had to fend off.

[@JohnBowetheAssassin]

Very true to life. Worked at WH 6 years. Half of that on 3rd. It'll change you, and every job after that will be downright relaxing after that.

[@toysruskid5074]

I was in a waffle house at 2 am. This is as close to I can remember to the actual run on sentence by an overworked waitress as we entered the store: "Welcome to waffle house I'll be right with you f*** you Jimmy, stay off the counter awww, yes, we have some jelly for that waffle here it is sweet thing that'll be $20(something) shut UP Jimmy the jukebox is still broken and I'm not refunding your change because you ignored the sign"

[@dirtybird311]

“The Catch These Hands” did it for me. 😂😂

[@wingzero7084]

As an Armed Security Officer years ago having 5 waffle houses on contract, this is all way too accurate LOL

[@justsomeperson5110]

Gosh, this brings back memories. Good to see that in the 20 years it has been since I've been to an Awful House that things haven't changed at all.

[@Malhaloc]

If there's one thing the Awful Waffle is good at, it's not changing. Same wahburgers, still no French cries, but come on in and have a hashfrown

[@kevingray8616]

It wouldn’t be Waffle House without Waffle House drama. Come for the food. Stay for the show.

[@kazeryu17]

Way too accurate. It's amazing how they keep the coffee cup shards out of your hashbrowns.

[@lauramichellelichoff-james7137]

We love waffle house any time of day. It is that happy beacon of light on a long trip saying "Hey,you need a break and some pecan waffles"

[@eluminaryxarrais7735]

I work night shift driving a sweeper truck I have stopped in to eat at Waffle House a few times over the years and I have been there during two fights. One where are the Cook started punching a customer ( the cook was not fired) and another one that started in between two pairs of extremely drunk customers that Spilled Out into the street and they started fighting with shovels as if they were swords... there was another really crazy thing that happened at a Waffle House pretty near me where a guy went in and shot the cook, that one turned out his wife or girlfriend was cheating on him with a Waffle House cook and he got the wrong Waffle House and shot a random guy. I wasn't there for that one. A fun thing to do at Waffle House is asking why they have locks on their doors and if anyone has the key. Most of the time they do not know why they have locks and no one has a key.

[@phi23198]

I'm actually about to go to bed for my night shift you are 100% correct on all of this we have no concept of the word close I just bring my speaker so we can have a good time with the drunks also I have learned smoke breaks automatically mean more people lol gotta love waffle house

[@johnmorgan1629]

One lethal weapon you'll find is the food, it might not get you today, or tomorrow, but eventually you will succumb.

[@frzstat]

I knew a guy who ate breakfast at Waffle house every weekday, excepting Holidays, for over 50 years. He was rarely sick, had no serious health issues, and lived to 90 years of age. Yep, that Waffle House food finally got him!

[@MaxAmiga]

I went to a Waffle House in Macon, Georgia between 3am and 4am one morning on my way to Florida. The food and the service were both really good and there wasn’t any other customers besides me and my friend. I remember the waitress sort of signing and dancing and trying her best to avoid the cook!

[@afroembrya]

I worked at WH during grad school. Exclusively on the drunk b*tch shift (Thursday, Friday, and Saturday 10pm-6am). This video is completely accurate except for one thing; the music. Were Matt really a third shift WH grill operator he would know the most annoying music one the jukebox are the Waffle House themed song? The worst (best?) ones are: 1. Raisin Toast-a song that dishonurs 1950s dowop. 2. Grill Operator-a surprisingly sexy torch song set to the tune of Smooth Operator by Sade. 3. Special Lady-a song from the perspective of a customer who has an unhealthy fixation on his favourite WH waitress. It will serve as exhibit. A in the trial when she has him arrested for stalking.

[@shawnvofficial]

As a former night shift WH cook, I can vouch that this is eerily accurate 😂

[@writerbill1]

The Dojo really trained that employee right who blocked the chair that was tossed at her 😂😂... ninja-like moves 😂

[@dixiestrausser7117]

Worked there for 6 years and the stories I could tell. Just ask Miss Ruby and Taneshia

[@hemaccabe4292]

OMG. I could not stop laughing. Matt you're a freaking genius.

[@drewforsberg5405]

This is dead accurate. Waffle House kicks ass and is my favorite of all the breakfast chains. When you just want a mountain of gravied-up hash browns for cheap, you can't go wrong with them. My local Waffle House a few suburbs over just so happens to be in Eastlake, OH.... Which is the absolute most appropriate place for it. Eastlake is the 12-4AM Waffle House of northeast Ohio.

[@sagrammyfour]

I am a retired nurse who worked most of my career on the night shift. I still keep those hours which has provided me with hours of spine-tingling entertainment on the Waffle House night shift. I learned a lot about scantily dressed women who work at night and take their breaks at the WaHo. They arrive by limo, dressed like they're going to a Hollywood red carpet premier, only outshone by their pimps, who are in outrageous uniforms--it's a parade! I enjoyed listening to their gossip, ranging from everyday stuff just like any other mom with kids, to low down, trifling men, to hair and nails. Several times, though, serious looking, scary gang types arrived, some looking for more than waffles. They were spoiling for a fight with each other, rivals, and sometimes the WaHo staff. When they arrived, rather than stick around for too long, I usually left, occasionally without my waffles. When I got home, Inwatched the news for reports of mayhem at the WaHo. Good times.

[@ccl6192]

I work nights at the hospital and it’s amazing how similar this is…. The big difference I see is the lack of syrup but yeah. Same

[@iHusk]

I went to a WaHo around 2 in the morning once. It was actually a pretty calm, normal, overall pleasant experience. Frankly, I just like the idea of a restaurant you can actually smoke in. If you enjoy the odd death stick, an ashtray on your diner table is a rare luxury.

[@benh2587]

Serving up hash browns and haymakers!! Love it

[@candiigurl7893]

You forgot "F" for "Fire employees who defend themselves from flying chairs."

[@kevingray8616]

That was some Matrix shit she did with that chair.

[@indianafanatic]

'Waffle House Wendy' is the real deal.

[@TheOReport1994]

I had to go look it up but when I saw the video. . .. Dayyyymmmnnnn!

[@carmenwebster]

This is just AMAZING! 🤣😂🤣 B.A.C.O.N.S system feels legit

[@jessicathomas9868]

Any WaHo I've been to didn't coat their floor in syrup. Floors were covered in years of residual cooking grease. Fools who act up get slip-slide-skated out the door

[@firstbradley3281]

He gained my praise during the college football season and now I’m a fan.

[@skillganon606]

Only time I tried to go to waffle house past midnight I was drunk and there was a ring of cops surrounding it. So I went to the Denny's next door and got dinner(?) and a show.

[@kishagreen4578]

"Geraldine I coming back, hold your horses"🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@gradyhampton600]

Love your stuff Matt. Thanks for taking time off the grill to teach us.

[@thakvnk1]

You spent $7 dollars for the cigarettes used as a prop, and maybe $3.50 for the bottle of syrup. I appreciate your dedication to your craft. 😅

[@alostrich]

And $10 for the hat on eBay

[@jdeang3531]

My town in TX is about to get their first WH. They have no idea what is about to hit them.

[@dolphinbear661]

Stock up on TP, Rolaids and get that "bail- money" envelope full. Enjoy

[@laceandribbonsviolin]

I still like It’s a Southern Thing but I usually prefer just you being funny by yourself over their multi-player stuff. 🤗🥳you embody the South more accurately to me. Born in TN, living in MS 🙋🏻‍♀️

[@iamTW64]

The B.A.C.O.N. system has to be posted in every Waffle House employee restroom. 😆

[@kassdizzienikki1667]

Ex-employee here. I call my own order from the table and dare one of ‘em to cut me a look. These new ones… I swear… Sharlene is drunk as hell over by the waffle irons and MaryLynn is on the store phone cussin’ out the district manager over a batch of chili.

[@punchfisttop]

WHW=waffle house wrestling! Hilarious as always son!!!

[@BrandonGamble626]

3.5 million hash brown combinations, also half as many ways as you can catch these hands 🤣

[@PolyBiBadger]

The smoke break part is so accurate. My family and I wanted some breakfast for dinner so we went to Waffle House but it was closed. We see one of servers outside smoking in the dark, leaned up against a car, “we closed. Waiting for the night shift folks to come in.” It felt like I was in some old spy movie 🤣

[@stephanielynn9808]

My strongest memory of going to waffle house was being a veryyyy drunk 15yo after too much peach schnapps and doing my damndest to stay upright while I was at my hometown location at 400am. Don't remember much else, but didn't get arrested, so i presume I acted okay lol.

[@philobeddoe6508]

If you didn't get arrested or kicked out, you did great.

[@RC-vz7mx]

I went to my local dive bar that I frequent often and the woman who owns it/bartends was upset because they were building a waffle house across the street and she figured it was gonna bring down the area, I believe her exact words were "You know what kinda areas got waffle houses"

[@my2.5cents54]

Matt Mitchell always knocks me out, but this is my favorite. I yelped and howled, hollered and hiccuped.

[@aegisofhonor]

Waffle house serves 5 things; Waffles, Hash Browns, Eggs, Coffee, and Fists.

[@dandangle1823]

As a waffle house employee I can confirm this is our latest training video.

[@notthefbi7932]

Low standards=high customers 😉

[@kimmjohnston4744]

"After a night of serving up hashbrowns and haymakers, you've earned one...." Blah hahahahaha

[@kellie6496]

And you posted it just in time for me to watch during my morning coffee. Another winner, Matt!

[@amateurcritic6247]

I was a Wafflehouse waitress. I worked one overnight shift. The drunks were the loudest, the perverts were the sweatiest and the early commuters were the nicest.

[@keasstudio9822]

I'm too northern to have ever seen a WaffleHouse before, but breakfast all day sounds amazing. I do wonder about all the drunkards though. Funny video! Lolol

[@andrewbeck4854]

Tifton, GA has a population around 15,000 and four Waffle Houses. Everyone has their favorite and refuses to go to “that” Waffle House.

[@abysspegasusgaming]

The only non-military military to exist, Waffle House employees. Pretty sure I've seen one of their wafflecopters a time or two...

[@Scavenger82]

I'd never heard of Morgan Wallen, so I listened to a few of his songs and Matt's description is spot on.

[@cherylhee9762]

Never heard of Morgan Wallen? What do you listen to...jazz?

[@Scavenger82]

@@cherylhee9762 I don't listen to pop country.

[@cherylhee9762]

@@Scavenger82 gotcha

[@jenna6149]

WaHo at 2am could be a psychology course.

[@travishayes8125]

Hash browns and haymakers, I don’t care who you are, that’s funny.

[@janejones7638]

If the WaHo is near a college or university, it's full of college kids at night. People who are pulling an all-nighter studying or more than likely a pub crawl.

[@darrellhall6508]

It doesn't even have to be near a college...I know KSU students that drive over 2 hours to get to the nearest Waffle House.