I Ate Nothing But Waffle House For A Week Straight

[@glndreamer]

The fact that the official Waffle House instagram responded to hearing about your challenge with “no one is asking you to do this” is HILARIOUS 😂😂😂

[@thekawaiicripple]

I cackled 😂 their PR is top tier haha

[@tastyneck]

Yeah, Im dead. That was great.

[@FormalFilmsProductions]

Thats amazing XD

[@connir4346]

😂😂😂😂😂😂🥑😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 never been to waffle house cuz I'm aussie, no wh here!

[@atorrrand]

San went to Australia to get outback you ​need to come to America to get WH @@connir4346

[@will9845]

They keep track of orders by the way they plate things, like they will put certain things like grape jam in a certain position to signal stuff like eggs, hashbrowns, waffles, etc. Its alot to learn for the workers to memorize every configuration for orders, mad respect

[@mr.cheapshotnick5534]

I can vouch for this. I’ve worked for wh for 10 years. Everything means something else. Ketchup mayo mustard just to name a few all correspond with a food item.

[@Jules_Rules]

That’s gangster

[@therealsamreid]

THANK YOU!!!

[@LanK111er]

it looks harder than it is once you get the groove it gets natural

[@Jessicasadd114]

Very simple process

[@SwagJaws]

Today I learned Waffle House has more than like 4 items on the menu

[@PragmaticDany]

I honestly thought it was just waffles and coffee

[@EitherBendToTheTruthOrLiveALIE]

Their chicken melt is amazing 🤤

[@wat5709]

@@PragmaticDanyso you’ve never been to Waffle House?

[@fbhubbaliciousgaming4495]

They only have one thing and thts the all star special

[@Wolf_3125]

​@@PragmaticDanyThey have burgers and sandwiches too

[@ace12052]

Thank you for continuing to put out extremely quality content despite having a criminally low follower count. We see you, we appreciate you, and it'll pay off one day. You are truly my favorite KZbinr

[@therealsamreid]

☺️

[@JocelynXGenocide]

I worked at Waffle House for a year when I was 16. They mark the plates with condiment packets to signify what is what on the plate as the "salesperson" notifies the "grill operator" what the order is and how it's going out. If you listen when they call, you'll see that they "pull" their meats, "drop" their hashbrowns, and "mark" their plates. It's a whole system of code they teach you when you start. I'll never ever forget it, and I LOVE Waffle House

[@therealsamreid]

This is more complex than I ever expected and I love it

[@robgoald]

@@therealsamreid Here's the inside scoop: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gJzcZo2OfpWUrsU

[@Hanakooh]

hey Sam, while having watched your this video for a number of times, this other video about Waffle House's order calling system (which is the Pull Drop Mark method) popped up in my feed. Hope this helps man. kzbin.info/www/bejne/gJzcZo2OfpWUrsU

[@XiangYu94]

Goddamn it’s like the Roman Legion of diners

[@diy5729]

omgd, you eat and look like my husband. Handsome 😍@@therealsamreid

[@rachelreid1797]

“No one is asking you to do this” lol very funny response from WF

[@Meefs1]

WHY IS THERE ONLY 1.6K PEOPLE WHO WATCHED THIS THIS GUY IS CRIMANALLY UNDERATED

[@nyxcal]

bc its hours old

[@colton7345]

​@@nyxcalI mean 2 days later this is still only at 40k views. This is the type of video that should've blown up by now.

[@LoveK1]

@@colton7345it’s only been 2 days. Do you know how much content gets released on this app? You act like it’s been 2 year. Chill.

[@SnowySummers01]

Now at 100K

[@ARandom01]

@@SnowySummers01300k

[@SuperAwesomeWeirdGuy]

I love the fact that you filmed a whole shot dressed like someone from the 1700's at 4:48 just for one throwaway joke lol

[@therealsamreid]

lol thank you for appreciating that

[@benjaminjameskreger]

And he looks like he's emulating Chapelle emulating Prince.

[@shednija]

I love the eating taco bell for 30 days, this video is basically a serving of more,great work!

[@AliiKattTalks]

For the tomato salad: that is how corporate lists the 3 tomato slices. Salads were discontinued shortly after reopening post pandemic. They used to do steamed hashbrowns too, but it became a safety issue.

[@therealsamreid]

Oooooooh ok gotcha. Thank you!

[@seangarrison8042]

Yeah steaming the hash browns would require putting ice on the grill with a dome over the hash browns, but there were instances of the ice chipping the metal grill and potentially leaving shards of metal on food. Learned that today on my second and last day as a WH employee

[@lacijohnson2684]

I’m a grill op and we still steam hash browns as far as I know!

[@woas_hellzone]

WH employee here, and i gotta say the random waffle house jingles through your video are actually a pretty accurate depiction of working when that song came out (the jukebox system was programmed to play it once every thirty minutes, unless delayed by other songs customers are playing) ALSO EDIT: sidenote, the tomato salad is actually supposed to be a full saucer plate of sliced tomatoes

[@joebob5482]

I swear to God Sam, all your videos are so fresh and so original I don’t think there’s another single channel like yours. I’m so glad that I found it and even what I’m going through hard times I always remember what you say. It’s going to be okay.

[@therealsamreid]

🙌🏼 Thanks for being here!!

[@ThePeacePlant]

I hope you are doing great!

[@georgesitgraves8474]

If you're going through hard times, Waffle House is for you. You got lemons, make lemonade.

[@TofuOLDS]

I worked for WH nearly 4 years, and I just keep thinking there is so much you are missing out on. As employees we made so many things not on the menu to keep it interesting for us... As you can imagine we got burned out on the food after enough years of eating it. I would love to introduce you to what we called the "El Jeffe" omelette, named after our cook Jeff.

[@mememan3424]

Do tell use more about the El Jeffe

[@TofuOLDS]

@@mememan3424 ask for a 3 egg old fashioned fiesta omelette with hash browns. Have the cook put the hash browns inside the omelette. Pay for 2 extra slices of cheese to be put on top of the omelette, and finish it off with a scoop of chili over the whole thing.

[@ServoToken]

I am excited to see where the "Buying a joke billboard" meme goes once you start raking in that real youtube money here soon. It's a fantastic recurring gag, and I look forward to your "buying every billboard in america" video in a few years.

[@jackmagner2382]

Hey Sam! As a lifelong Virginian who recently left the state for work and at times feels a little homesick, I just wanted to let you know how comforting your videos are to me. The way you capture Lexington and the Blue Ridge is so authentic and wholesome, and I really appreciate it.

[@gup5774]

All of your videos are bangers after bangers, I really hope you get the recognition that you deserve one day. Who knows what kind of ideas and videos you can make with a wider budget and ambition! This was a fantastic watch.

[@aydenegan8507]

Hey Sam I was a waffle house Rock Star Grill Operator in North Carolina for around 9 months. Every item we have on the cold side can be used to mark something the customer ordered, IE if ham chunks and napkin was place on the 12 o clock postion they wanted grits with ham in it, or a fiesta omlet is marked by having a waffle house sauce and a grape jelly packet on the 12 o clock postion, but scrambled eggs are just a grape jelly at the 6 postion! This system took me a little bit to get into but it worth it!

[@therealsamreid]

This is more complex than I ever imagined. Thank you for clarifying!!!

[@kyle2beats]

when sam uploads it’s gonna be a good day

[@KathrynGeiger]

Truly

[@Landon.trippy]

For real

[@theChef1337]

First tswift, now the jonas brothers. This guy is just a walking W

[@karaashcraft6097]

WH on technically Christmas morning at 3am was a tradition for many of us that worked at the bars in Orlando for a mouse. Not only was it our celebration as friends, but WH has their own collection of holiday tunes. It was something that lasted for almost a decade, until the company shut down our area. I would 10 out of 10 recommend.

[@TEEDUBS]

The All-Star challenge is a hilarious concept. Also, RIP Smash Mouth Lead Singer, Steve Harwell.

[@Eighty4prcnt]

This channel is criminally underrated. Production, editing, everything is on point. Good shit as always Sam

[@ihavebraindamage4445]

11:18 I love how you say about and then proceed to give the exact length of the song. Also I want to say that I love this super wholesome and positives video in a time of KZbin where it seems everything is about random drama!

[@overshotelf2964]

Great video, Sam!!! Your side quests always add such a nice little side narrative to follow with the main video! I can't wait until you start popping off. I'm calling it. One year from today, you will have 1,000,000 subscribers on YT. Keep going!

[@therealsamreid]

Thanks so much for the kind words!!

[@kglass3625]

How do you not have more subscribers?? Seriously one of my favorite channels

[@e0478]

I'm so impressed with how you made this into such a journey of a story. Like. The premise is... Not going to carry the piece. But you nailed it. I was actually delighted to hear very mundane things that you made exciting. You're going places. You have a gift.

[@alisongreenslade1006]

Patiently waiting for you to pop off on this platform! You deserve so many more followers than you have, but it'll happen I'm sure. Thanks for putting your all into every video you produce!

[@therealsamreid]

Thanks for saying that!!!

[@lhaveaguninmybackpack]

I'm sorry how do you only have 58k subscribers??, I've been watching you for like literally a day and you're already one of my favorite youtubers lol

[@therealsamreid]

That's kind of you to say! Thanks for watching

[@nataliekate2176]

As an Australian who has never had Waffle House, this was very satisfying! Keep up the great content Sam! 👍🏼

[@jeremylevy7176]

Here's what I can tell you about their code. The way the server places toppings and condiments on the plates communicates to cook what the order is. There is a lot of code to learn before flying solo at WH

[@therealsamreid]

It sounds like a whole new language. I love it

[@kindnessmattersffs]

11:50 OMG the way you are SHOVE ING food into your mouth is hysterical yet so business like and professional. I'm cry 😂

[@chrismarrow9639]

RIP Smash mouth singer. Everyone do this challenge in memory of him .

[@redcr33perproductions]

I want to but I don’t have a Waffle House in my country

[@joshhan1214]

So many subtle, hilarious bits in this video!! I was GOT by the Sir Edward Waffle thing.

[@therealsamreid]

Hopefully we will read about him one day in history books

[@yna418]

5:41 i work there and ngl, we basically just have our own language. the grill operators usually mark their plates with some type of thing tho to help them remmeber what goes with what

[@BigdaddyvoodooFilms]

You sir are a brilliant creator. Never forget about the waffles.

[@rileybick5837]

This is my favorite KZbin channel, was shocked to see it’s so underrated! Keep making content!!

[@ChadEveryday]

You live near Lexington! That's awesome, I'm in SWVA and visit Rockbridge fairly often. Loving your content.

[@joetrotter2072]

I love how you present your information and your sense of humor

[@DannyBusch69]

The things Sam does for us. This was so awesome dude loving all the uploads

[@tylerdixson1854]

Can’t get enough of your content man. Keep the bangers coming!

[@quinnlareau1216]

It’s absolutely insane how little subscribers you have - truly one of the most creative and fun to watch channels on the platform keep up the good work!!

[@ProtoMario]

You are a legend my guy

[@thallus1998]

You’re my underrated KZbin hero. Love the content keep up the great work.

[@true-fiction]

This is the content that I'm looking for.

[@stefanabramian5038]

Man.. you know it’s an amazing day when Sam uploads

[@stevenrenfro5064]

As a Rockstar grill op, I will tell you that marking plates and keeping track of orders is not as hard as it seems and is also the hardest thing, if that makes sense 😂. Also something to keep in mind is that the reason you don't know much about waffle house until you eat there a lot is because they're really big on word of mouth and regular reoccurring customers. Or the late night travellers that just want an all-star or hashbrown bowl.

[@residentidiot8093]

This guy is very quickly becoming one of my favorite KZbinrs. The quality is unreal!

[@natefish1]

These videos are so fun and always top notch in quality. How does he not have like a million subs?

[@crypticshadows]

omg this channel is so underrated!! Thankful for the yt recommendations to introduce me to you :D definitely subscribing !

[@jeffreycumpton9112]

You really do have great content. Not just some bullshit about everyone else. I ATE EVERYTHING ON THE MENU!! So tired of seeing those pop up on my feed. Your commentary is excellent also. Very good sir. Thank you for doing all of the things we never asked you to. Great content,im 6 videos in and dont plan to stop yet.

[@CINKOtube]

references to billboards, bristol stool chart, HQ visits, the channel lore is growing 🔥

[@gddrew]

I want to give a shout out to the Waffle House servers in Columbus, Georgia. I went there with my family several years ago when one of my boys graduated from basic training. There was an elderly veteran there who was a frequent customer. He would order the same thing for breakfast. They treated him like gold and referred to his menu selection as “The Mr. Jenkins”. They absolutely loved him.

[@ambers.]

I'm going to be hearing you sing "waffle house" in my sleep tonight. 😂

[@therealsamreid]

If you figure out a way to get it out of your head please let me know!

[@wyattbeal7937]

The whole all star challenge is perfect to honor the lead singer Steve harwell

[@henri1298]

Ive hit waffle house 3 times in the past 3 weeks and they already know my name and what I like. It's better than a michelin star restaurant.

[@Eklipz3b0rk]

Former employee here! We keep track of order by the marking system! The grill op pulls plates down based on the mark (the order) and places a specific ingredient in a very specific spot in order to mark the order as whatever it may be!

[@bullshizzah]

Dude this video warmed my heart. I don't even know why. I just liked it ALOT. I guess it's that Waffle House vibes are great when people aren't fighting in them. This video embraced that whole-heartedly.

[@nicholasgolden1460]

Somehow I didn’t know about the “secret Menu” thank you for changing my life

[@blakenarmore1147]

Once again killing with the videos Sam!! 💪

[@itscamerontaylor]

This video was amazing. Definitely needs more views. Keep coming to Charlottesville too!

[@TheJfunk91]

The waffle and bowl of chilli order made me laugh out loud 😂 love this video!

[@daringfungus]

Great videos, still can't believe that you have less than 50k subs thought you were over 1 mil with the quality of videos. Keep up the good work

[@keithdosik]

Dude I love these types of videos!! More please

[@cassie6985]

This channel is a little more Mr. Beastified than the normal stuff I watch, at least in theory, but in practice your videos are pretty calming. Like a sleeper comfort watch channel I wasn’t expecting

[@MissSunshine9700]

Crazy how underrated this channel is! Your content is incredibly made. Stellar thumbnails & a great message to go with it! I really enjoy the videos. Thanks for sharing! As someone who has consumed a horrific amount of Power Bowls because of your Taco Bell video, I will now be adding a stop at Waffle House to my upcoming agenda. Thanks again 🙌🏼

[@therealsamreid]

Thank you for saying that!!

[@absoluteterror4045]

It's called "the marking system". If you watch as a server calls a cook will mark a plate with a ketchup , mayo, jelly or butter. Also a "pull" is the meat in your order, "drop" is your hasbrowns and than we call everything with hashbrowns first, than without (it may vary region to region)

[@BunnyWatson-k1w]

In Canada and we don't have the Waffle House. However whenever I am in the U.S I find a location. Try the pork chops, hash browns, grilled sandwiches, omelets, and pecan waffles.

[@radicaloctagon9449]

MY FAVORITE CHANNEL UPLOADED!!! LET'S GOOOOO!!!

[@burgbored]

This video was a masterclass in story telling and retention farming for lack of a better term. Great Content

[@mbatchelor]

After watching this, I'm ready to go jump in the car and go grab me an All Star with grits, sausage, and a pecan waffle. Yum. And always available. One of the few places still open 24-7.

[@kyezek524]

I freaking love your videos man. The main challenge, the side quests, the jokes, they are all GOLD!🥇🎖

[@italiana626sc]

As someone who lives in the south, this quest is approved! Great video and I hope the Jonas thing works out for you. Now go eat some veggies! 😀

[@alfr1]

MUCH cheaper than IHOP. I pointed out to my Wife just today that there was a Waffle House close to us, instead of the one 15 minutes away that we have gone to before. So, when I saw this title, I had to watch. Glad I did!

[@JamesWade1021]

Worked at a Waffle House for 3 years as both a cook and server. Definitely loved the late nights a lot better. Glad people were able to explain how they get everything right for you

[@JamesWade1021]

I will say you def missed out on the Wraps era of Waffle House. Those things were always amazing.

[@turdfurgusson6373]

Love waffle house. Grew up in the south and did the same thing when young and couldn't go to bars late at night. Wish you would have and the apple butter on cinnamon toast and mention the slang for types of hashbrowns. Loved your video

[@michaelwright7960]

When they call her the order, they will repeat it, but the cook will lay out things on the plate to signal what that plate represents like two jelly packets on the bottom of the plate or butter on the right side of the plate. It’s like a roadmap saying what should be on the plate

[@mikemath9508]

i can tell you that my waffle house has 2-3 full menus with what we can sell to customers placed around the store. the menu we place on tables is yeah the favorites but the "extended menu" lists the sirloin, t-bone, pork chops, various sandwiches, tomato juice, both sizes of chili, pie, and omelettes. it also lets you know you can order the meat as a breakfast with two eggs, grits/hashbrowns, toast, or a "dinner" with double hashbrowns and texas toast.

[@tenebr1sm]

I cant stop watching your vids! You put so much effort into them and I hope you blow up some day 🔥

[@austino5083]

I’ve never been more excited to watch a KZbin channel grow. Keep going man your unique style is gunna keep paying dividends

[@therealsamreid]

Thanks for saying that!!

[@DanDuffy071]

Another great video Sam! There is no one else on KZbin making videos as entertaining and refreshing as yours in my opinion. So glad I found the channel and looking forward to more videos

[@therealsamreid]

Thanks so much for saying that!!

[@mikemath9508]

it seems like it's for show, and it kinda is, but WH has specifically printed ticket books, not a generic one you might be able to pick up at an office supply store. the system is "pull/drop/mark". You get two tables or two customers who sit down at the same time in your section, get their orders, then go wait to stand on one of the squares behind the bar. You call out your pull (whatever meat they get from the fridge), then how many hashbrowns need to be "dropped", then they "mark" the plates with whats going on them. mark texas bacon cheesesteak hold the onions double plate scattered, (or scattered double plate, depends on how much of a stickler your cook is) would mean they get the large oval plate, drop two distinctly separate bits of hashbrown at the top of it, set down two slices of pre-buttered texas toast, two slices of cheese, a ketchup packet, and a chunk of ham. obviously the bread/cheese makes it a melt, the ketchup means cheesesteak (at least at my store) and the chunk of ham means there's bacon on the sandwich. when you have multiple orders and multiple cooks, they're not going to remember who ordered what exactly, so they glance at the plate, see two face up jelly packets on the bottom of the plate and know "oh, that's why I'm scrambling 4 eggs. if the two jelly packets were upside down that'd be 4 eggs scrambled, but with wheat toast instead of white. if they were apple butter packs, it's raisin toast.

[@therealsamreid]

Thank you for the detailed explanation!!

[@sidrathabib8698]

i've never wanted waffles so bad after watching a video

[@ThyPandora]

100+% on the employees' who contributed and helped out. Testament to good service.

[@BrandonBuckinghamClipss]

Waffle house employees are just different

[@coreytheawesome8988]

They remember who ordered what by marking the plates with certain items, I know they put the jelly packet in different parts of the plate based on what kind of bread you want and stuff like that… still crazy to remember tho

[@catlordenzo]

I used to work at Waffle House, and there are two ways that orders are kept up with. The first thing is that they have a system of plating that tell you what exactly came with the order. Like a piece of hashbrown at the top of the plate means the plate will have hashbrowns on it. However, that system isn't followed closely by everybody. The main way that they keep up is that the orders are always called out the same way, and the grill operator takes out what is called in the order as they're being told. This makes it so that it's easy to keep up with what orders there are in your head since it's also in front of you at the same time. With multiple orders, they often also organize the grill space according to what's been called. It's been a while since I've worked there, but I still remember how it works for the most part.

[@therealsamreid]

Thank you!!!!

[@weuries6]

The WAFFLE HOUSE Jingles sprinkled throughout 😂😂 gets me everytime

[@DugEphresh]

Don't sleep on the bacon double cheeseburger with egg and waffle sauce!

[@halfrican0813]

How have you not blown up on KZbin yet?! Love your channel!🥰

[@joshhan1214]

The synthesized “at the Waffle House” will be stuck in my head all week.

[@therealsamreid]

WELCOME TO MY LIFE lol

[@greenblob2105]

Serious ryan trayhan vibes, keep it up big boy :D

[@Landon.trippy]

I’ve been to Waffle House once at 2am and it’s a wondrous place- You just shared this magic with the world. What a beautiful video:)

[@dasdasdsa6634]

Wow very original video format. It felt very chill and engaging at the same time. 10/10 you gain a sub.

[@rjt135]

My theory is the Jonas Brothers are doing Eat the Menu with the Try Guys.

[@dariusdrake3854]

This was very entertaining, well paced, and well shot. I appreciate you promoting positive eating habits at the end. This is a creator that will inevitably gain more subscribers, laughs, and fans in time, as your current stats show. 👍 Thanks for the forward thinking content!

[@jvever4904]

Another fantastic video from you! I miss having a waffle house nearby after moving states for grad school.

[@ina2703]

yeah i used to be a server at waffle house & the "full menu" confused me too. it's used to price a-la-carte items & employee meals. it's mostly just a breakdown of every menu item/ingredient

[@ina2703]

if anyone sees this: my WH recommendation is the Cheesesteak Melt Hashbrown Bowl with onion & tomato, mayo, ketchup, & !!waffle house sauce!!

[@ina2703]

oh and for the orders- servers just call out the order to the cooks, then we (servers) use our eyes to read back the tickets & figure out whose food is ready. the servers won't call another order until the cooks have started everything for the last one and also have space on the grill

[@D3athP4nda]

I’m the manager at that Waffle House, in Lexington Virginia, if you’re interested I’d be happy to teach you how to call/ mark orders for a video.

[@danielimmortuos666]

As a South American, watching these food videos on American fast foods makes me feel as if I’m learning a little bit about American culture thank u

[@CatsPajamas23]

I love Waffle House. They used to make an excellent grilled chicken salad, a nice side or garden salad and pretty good fries, good biscuits and gravy, decent pie.

[@leighannbutler4529]

I can explain the calling system! I used to train at waho! It’s a little complicated and it takes some getting (it usually takes ppl like 1-3 weeks to understand it) But on the ticket there are three categories: pull drop and mark Pull (meat) Drop (hash browns) Mark (eggs and others) The way you would call an all star with two scrambled eggs with cheese, hasbrowns with cheese, bacon and a double waffle would sound like this: Pull one bacon (one order or bacon comes with three slices) Drop one hashbrown scattered (scattered means in the flattop. You can get it in the ring as well. This makes the hasbrowns a perfect circle) Mark an order (two eggs)scrambled cheese plate covered (when marking, plate= hash browns and covered means cheese)and a waffle on two out like one (two waffles on one plate). I can’t remember the plating system (I haven’t worked there in a year) but grill operators would mark their plates with jelly packets, mayonnaise, hashbrowns, cheese, and other resources to symbolize what goes on that plate! Lmk if you want a further explanation!!!