We Finally Know Why Waffle House Is So Cheap

[@MashedFood]

What is your favorite meal at Waffle House?

[@jerryeskridge4798]

Pecan waffles, hashbrown potato, scrambled eggs, grits with salt&pepper stir, toast&jam, bacon, with a coca cola or milk shake Always open Always Fresh at The Waffle House❤️❤️❤️

[@boohere2]

i have never eaten there,but want to some day

[@KKEM641]

Biscuits and gravy, hash browns scattered country, side of bacon, unleaded ice tea. Others are chili, Texas Melt.

[@kaiwind]

Triple over medium plate-raisin & scattered-covered-country!

[@susanjaneterry1073]

Pecan waffles!!!

[@treeherder2201]

I used to be a health inspector....believe it or not Waffle Houses are 10 times cleaner in the dining room, kitchen area, and walk ins than the majority of 4 and 5 star restaurants I inspected.

[@getchasome6230]

It's because it's all open and the customer can see everything. I like the layout

[@coleshupe6901]

@@getchasome6230 You see what we cooks want you to see/how much we care about the job.

[@getchasome6230]

@@coleshupe6901 The literal health inspector just said they're clean.

[@brokepapa3007]

I've seen otherwise, and have reason to believe "health inspectors" are bribed to sign off on those inspections. This actually enforces that perspective.

[@saved_yet_so_as_by_fire]

@@getchasome6230 he used to be a health inspector now he works for waffle House.

[@scottmann4093]

Waffle House is the only restaurant, sit down or fast food, high brow or low brow, where my order has NEVER been messed up and the food has always been spot on.

[@jhudson_tiedye]

wish ive had the same experience

[@vectar]

Plus they're open when I'm drunk at 3am. 👌

[@Jacksonn985]

Exactly, and im in louisiana, and maybe 4 days after hurricane ida hit my mom took me and my brother to texas to stay with our cousins who had recently moved near dallas. Before we left we went to a local waffle house and it was the only resteraunt open, surprisingly not much people were there but once again it was after the most powerful hurricane in state history so i doubt anyone thought of going out to eat. But yeah food was great and i always enjoy there workers they have some of the best customer service

[@Jacksonn985]

@@vectar 😂😂 my friends ever week on wednesday during the school year love raiding waffle house. the whole place packed with teens

[@vectar]

@@Jacksonn985 😂🤣

[@WhiskeySins]

As a west coast person, I didn't end up in an area to make a stop at a Waffle House until I was in Kentucky for a week around 2018. Stopped in to try it just because of all I've heard of it and couldn't pass up the chance, definitely gave me those old diner feelings, sat down, older heavier black gentleman was at the counter and asked me what I was having. Told him I'd need a minute since I was new, he announced to the whole place that we had a Waffle House Virgin in today, guy was one of the happiest restaurant workers I've ever met, sang the whole time, and without a doubt the best hashbrowns I've had came from there. 10/10 would go again.

[@gus473]

Pro Tip: The BEST Waffle House crews will turn and look at you and your co-diners and say "Good morning!" If you don't get a "good morning," might need to lower expectations a bit on that visit. ┬──┬ ¯\_(ツ)

[@brendanallen15]

Southern comfort baby!

[@SmiIeyyXD]

Welcome to the south!

[@DefinitelyNotAFerret]

23 years in Florida and still have never been to a Waffle House… maybe I should eventually try it one time

[@brandondavis8584]

Luckily you tried the only waffle house that will ever do that to you, Waffle house isn’t worth my spit with the amount of such low class decor.

[@coleshupe6901]

From someone who has worked for Waffle House since 2014, Waffle House employees do NOT get paid enough. Servers get "server" pay but they are not just servers, they are also cashiers, bus-boys, expeditors, dishwashers and janitors. Night shift guys always get screwed at every location i've worked at (15+). The morning shift crews get a busy rush, the second shift guys does some prep and the night shift guy is left with the mess and NEVER has enough time to clean the store and get it ready in the morning. Sure every shift is "supposed" to do their side work and have their job done but there is 0 accountability or oversight. Having a 24/7 place to eat sounds good but when you only run it with 1 or 2 people and work them overtime/to death it is just unrealistic and unsafe. Not to mention it's already harder on your body to work overnight AND night shift works 10 hours while 1st and 2nd work 7's... If anyone wants to know i'm a Rockstar 3rd shift Supervisor.

[@Mickielicious]

You’re a hero, sir! And I don’t even care about dehydrated hash browns. Just give them to me smothered

[@ABlueEagle]

Second shift supervisor +6 years master grill operator (they refuse to bump me up cuz they don’t want “to many rockstars”)

[@earlstringer9189]

i worked in every store close to my house third shift for two counties either shut down at midnight and drank or other stuff your imiganation i worked for six months as cook

[@jerrycurl75]

Keep ya chin up. Waffle House is so much better than huddle house. Huddle House is like a shitty attempt at a Waffle House.

[@jerrycurl75]

I wish they had more options for people that don’t like eggs. It’s expensive for me to eat the things I want there. Grits, hashbrowns, bacon, sausage, toast. Trick be like twenty dolla.

[@KrepsyK]

Waffle House is dope. It may be 3 star quality food, but its always at least a 4 star experience. We needed biscuits on Christmas morning and all the stores were closed naturally, that didn't stop Waffle House from selling us a dozen biscuits really cheap and making Christmas breakfast happen.

[@Bbeff.Baby.]

My grandma worked there for years. I use to go in there all the time to see her before she passed. Very nostalgic.

[@shellyagourmet9409]

It would be great to see employees making more money to reflect the amount of work they have to do

[@sandragreen9560]

Corporate is too greedy -

[@Pactastic042]

@@sandragreen9560 more like they are just a normal corporation

[@Appaddict01]

@kimchiraven 💀😂

[@1970joedub]

Not in the USA!

[@renechibois3664]

then they either need to increase the price to reflect that or you need to tip better. wafflehouse given i know how much work they do i tip accordingly. same with steak n shake, you cant go with the same percentage tip as normal resteraunts when your meal is dirt cheap and theyre doing just as much if not more work. tip based on the service not the check total.

[@marknc9616]

I believe the secret for Waffle House's strategy is in its hash browns. WH doesn't serve French fries. I don't believe they fry anything. Everything applicable is grilled or put on the waffle grill plate. This means that food can be cooked to order. Frying requires that fry oil be kept fresh and hot. It also requires that the French fries be cooked ahead of time with limited time availability before they must be discarded. In contrast, hash browns are grilled and are cooked to order. This allows WH to keep its service level high during times of low customer turnout.

[@jameswhitaker4357]

They use oil on the flat top to cook the hash browns.

[@comradeq2493]

@@jameswhitaker4357 Tell me you dont know what youre talking about without saying it

[@jameswhitaker4357]

@@comradeq2493 bruh I worked there a couple summers ago during college.. lmfao I use to help cook

[@remix7345]

@@jameswhitaker4357 rubbing a bit of oil on the flat top does not require the same amount of upkeep as a 20 gallon deep fryer. you really do sound clueless comparing apples to oranges.

[@maevekirkland9452]

@@jameswhitaker4357 that is what is knows as "lubricant" deep frying requires gallons of oil to be kept at or near 360 degrees F. Pan Frying would be possible for a waffle house, but it takes time for even a small film of oil to come to temp for pan frying.

[@PAHighlander24]

I first experienced a Waffle House just a few weeks ago in VA on my way to SC. My wife and I set out from our hotel which only served a cold breakfast and we saw WH as we headed to I-95 and decided to try it. We sat at the counter and within minutes had our bacon and eggs and hash browns served piping hot of the grill with a cup of delicious coffee! We were on the road in 20 minutes and the check was less than $20. I left a generous tip for the staff, having enjoyed their friendly banter. It reminded me of a small town diner I lived near in my childhood 60 years ago, especially watching our meals prepared on the grill before our eyes. I wish WH would expand North!

[@nonayabusiness6170]

Wait, I’m moving to Virginia soon and there’s no Waffle House there?!?! Nooooooooo Wait your comment is a year old imma look it up.

[@hobo1452]

I have eaten at Waffle House's all over the country for years. I've never gotten bad service or a bad meal. My favorite meal anywhere is breakfast, and Waffle House does it right. Chunked and smothered hash browns and three scrambled eggs with extra chunked ham in them is my usual order. The wife had never eaten at a Waffle House until I took her there. Now she is usually the one who suggests going for breakfast so she can get her favorite, a waffle and covered hash browns.

[@jago668]

Double scattered, double covered, double capped, double chunked, smothered, 3 eggs over easy. Mix it all together. Some of the best stuff around.

[@englishatheart]

Houses* Apostrophes aren't used to make plurals.

[@hobo1452]

@@englishatheart

[@coachanderson2704]

Never seen one or heard of this chain before. Not in my state! Pretty sad I want try it out!

[@lord_queso]

3:15 This is so true, it actually saved my family's lives. We lived in Houston, I was driving home late after work and noticed that not only was my local Waffle House empty (highly unusual) but the lights were still on. I pulled a U-ie to be certain and people's food were still on the tables! I checked the weather app, saw Harvey was on it's way, woke up my 8 months pregnant wife with our secret term stating, "I don't have time to explain, gather the important shit, we are leaving now" Pounded on the neighbor's doors (that we knew) told them flood was coming, leave now. Gassed up and left to family up in Abilene.

[@okas425]

“I don’t have time to explain”, you could’ve just said it was a flood like you did with your neighbor lol this isn’t some Hollywood movie to implement suspense

[@pepsicherry6389]

@@okas425 hahaha mw, be he always wanted to act in a hollywood movie. This was his chance

[@Auroche]

@@okas425 "I don't have time to explain" shuts down any further conversation. "Flood outside" instills panic and more questions.

[@mushykiller782]

@@okas425 ok but that's not what he said at all tho, he said him and his wife have a secret term that equivalents to that phrase. So I could be something like "pinecone" and she knows what to do since they planned for something like this

[@melannieg7]

The reason why rescue efforts during Hurricane Harvey were so successful was because the public were told to shelter in place. If everyone evacuated like you did and risked being stranded on the roadways, it would have been disasterous. Like Rita's evacuation plus flooding on top of that. We were given plenty of time to prepare with food and water for those days.

[@Brian-mp2mv]

I will pass 3 IHOP's to get to 1 Waffle House!

[@retroshared5213]

I have totally lost count of the times I have eaten there with my family members and, or friends. I agree with the KZbin piece! It's not rocket science, but well thought out and well executed food service. Sometimes I would say, it's not what you need...It's what you want that counts!

[@boohere2]

I never have tried it myself,but want to!

[@HBrooks]

nothing is 'cheap' anymore. shortages, shrinkflation and Inflation are going to decimate the restaurant industry in the next year. it was fun while it lasted.

[@brianbutterworth6107]

They forgot the part about how a fight breaks out every 20 minutes during night shifts...great food though.

[@mdskydive7245]

Sometimes even the patrons join in!

[@TonyWilliams27]

Agree! But, way better than IHOP and Denny's!

[@kennethwoods6525]

I remember visiting relatives outside of ATL and seeing my first Waffle House. I was so excited someone had thought of a place where you could get any variety of waffles. I skipped breakfast at the relatives and dashed to the Waffle Meca instead. LOL!

[@dontdoxmebro]

I’ve noticed the food is getting smaller and smaller. Those waffles used to hang off the plate now they’re smaller than the plate. I used to get more hash browns than I could eat; now a double is the old “normal” portion of hash browns.

[@maevekirkland9452]

you got bigger mate.

[@jerrygriffin7629]

@@maevekirkland9452 Yup , the waffle iron size didn't change

[@darrenwells2277]

The thing I remember the most about Waffle House? Im from the UK, and on a long trip to Florida involving long flights and getting lost out of the airport, we stopped at one and the Coffee I had was the most welcoming best tasting coffee I've ever had. We kept coming back every morning throughout our trip. Their Hash Browns are amazing too

[@slightlyuncomfortable]

I urge anybody visiting the US to go to a waffle house at least once. You'll never get anything like it anywhere else.

[@matthewhylton8532]

I've been enjoying wh for over 20 years as an adult and have never considered them a "cheap eats" place!!! Do y'all know of some magical location I haven't heard of?!?!?!

[@robertbayless769]

Yea, it's called walk across the street to braums, Casey's, Wendy's or McDonald's.. burger King is there too.

[@tmcmovement5416]

Like frfr

[@Myopinionmatters78]

I agree with you.

[@WaffleHouse247]

@@robertbayless769 those are magical locations to you? When every city/town has them lmao gtfo Waffle House > all

[@EzraM5]

Oh wow, I did not know that about their kind of ordering system. That is genuinely really clever and robust, and honestly timeless considering they don't need to faff around with fancy queue systems or anything. Kinda curious how long it took them to do such.

[@karenmbbaxter]

I don't mind if people eat out or choose to stay at home and cook for themselves but if you eat out you have NO RIGHT to abuse staff. Yes, if your coffee or waffles are cold then politely ask if you can have a fresh one because the other one is cold but if you say " B#tch, looky here. This coffee is cold. What sort of place are you running here?" then expect no help. Also don't drink your whole 'cold' coffee or eat you whole waffle and then expext a new one......If something is cold and you can eat it then your won't eat the entire thing........I rarely eat out because I prefer my own cooking but when I do I don't go crazy like some people do thinking it is okay to abuse a server......It's not.

[@Manavine]

Especially Waffle House employees. Morning Shift fucks over the cooks. Graveyard Shift fucks over the servers. Half the employees are always not in a great shape because they're overworked and underpaid.

[@awsometech7431]

This video is so well made. I am lying in my bed at 23:20 in easter eruope (Czechia). Watching it, even though I will probably eat at waffle house once or twice in my life if I visit USA.

[@dougwatt6303]

Absolutely LOVE Waffle House! Good wholesome food & amazing customer service. I wish they’d come to Western Canada. Cheers!

[@pureluck8767]

The food is so bad for you man

[@TheVVildHunt]

Took a trip this year to Macon, GA and there were 2 things that stood out: A church every other street and the endless placements of Wafflehouse close by. I immediately fell in love, I was counting the amount of Waffle Houses as we were driving by. My biggest regret since the visit was not being able to attend and offer my business there but that was because I was outvoted. Loved this little video! Glad I was able to learn about it and confirm that the food is indeed good and that I did miss out.

[@cmennare]

When my daughter got married, I offered to have Waffle House cater the wedding. Sadly, she refused, I blame her Mom's side of the family.

[@Magical_Trash]

I didn’t know they did that 😲 new idea acquired 😏

[@nicholaspowell7931]

All Star breakfast at wedding sounds good to me

[@comradeq2493]

@@Magical_Trash we watch the same video?

[@RabbitsInBlack]

Sad. You are that low of a person to cater some crappy low wage paying company cheap breakfast food.

[@BangkokJohn]

Funny.... Their loss.

[@torokk21]

Worked for Waffle House for 7 years and only just left a couple months ago for a career in education. A lot of this seems like bs. I worked in the Atlanta area where it's based and the pay was still around $2.75-$3.25. So I'm not sure where this $4.50 or so pay came from. And it's not common at all for customers to always get their orders within 8 minutes and leave by 20. If the store is mostly empty, absolutely. When it's full, there's so much shit going on that the food should be out at best 10-15 minutes. And customers never leave at 20 minutes. Many tables will hang out there for about an hour which severely hurts server pay. The food isn't even cheap anymore. I could get a pile of burgers with a drink and fries from McDonald's cheaper than an All-Star meal with a drink now that it's over $9 for the meal and $2 for the drink where I am plus tax and tip

[@poikelos6291]

thank you for your service!!!

[@torokk21]

@poikelos6291 Thank you. Sadly, life got in the way and now I'm back at Waffle House. And lo and behold, the All-Star is now $11 with drinks at $2.50

[@poikelos6291]

@@torokk21 so i dont mean to be rude and im sorry if your life i rough right now. but in your opinion as someone who worked their 7 years, should regular staff below management make more then minimum wage? ( same for Mcdonalds staff any cheap fast food place)

[@Trentstone121]

​@@poikelos6291no. But minimum wage should be increased to an actual living wage, and servers should not be paid less because they might make tips. The abysmal pay is the very reason I won't work at Wafflehouse or any other restaurant for that matter.

[@Jhoffa22_]

I don't care what time your watching this, you want breakfast bad as hell right now..🍺💯🤣😂💯🍺

[@Brian-mp2mv]

I could eat breakfast style food 3 times a day... Gravy fixes everything!

[@msvoyeur]

Yep born and bred in the Atl think I hear a Patty Melt calling my name...

[@yashistampedes5849]

damn straight

[@MrEliaspalacios6]

My favorite kind of food

[@TheProfessor936]

You have to wonder how Waffle House stays open with employees being paying so little for having to do so much work.

[@Duskreaper]

Both Waffle Houses near me are no longer 24 hours due to lack of employees. Now they're only open from 6am to 2pm.

[@InvadeNormandy]

@Toy Tsunami It actually means people hours (And the wages associated) are getting slashed but go off.

[@MrStone125]

@@InvadeNormandy i mean minimum wage really isn't minimum wage anymore.

[@johnadams9044]

Waffle House is NOT cheap anymore. Prices have skyrocketed and the menu has been reduced over 60%. The old menu was great. The new menu is awful and too brief.

[@Poodleinacan]

Was it ever cheap? I went there once with my family, while visiting the USA, in the mid/late 2000s... The prices were high and also "No sharing".

[@bullcherokeee]

@@Poodleinacan Yeah it used to be you could get a burger for a dollar. Now they’ve removed that burger from the menu and the replacement is much more expensive. I noticed the prices start to climb during covid.

[@thememeguy2195]

Really? I only ate my first Waffle House about 6 months ago. If you can, could you enlighten me about the cut food from the menu?

[@drex1235]

I used to eat there about once a week. I have not been in months because of how much the prices have increased

[@Rl29F34R.V]

Still got everything just ask

[@SimplyJack3]

After so many of these videos, cheap is being used as derogatory word, and not cost.

[@davidfence6939]

I've eaten at expensive restaurants that were infinitely worse than a Waffle House. While the price of the food should dictate the quality of it that's rare.

[@luchvk]

I use "cheap" to define quality and "inexpensive" to define cost. I think that this is one of those cases where the meaning of the word is highly based on the intent of the speaker.

[@JazzyJae88]

This is a little bit of a stretch. And cheap by definition means inexpensive.

[@skip081961]

First off, I LOVE WAFFLE HOUSE (WH)!!! I am 60 years old and Waffle House was my summertime job as a DISHWASHER when I was in 6th grade!!! Oh, and I worked the 11pm-7am shift. How I got the job? I dunno... Now I look back and think, "How crazy!" But at the time I connected with all the staff there and it created a work ethic in me that I still hold today. Some of the old Jukebox songs customers and staff would play keeps me remembering that time AND now when I hear them today; Conway Twitty, Johnny Cash, Faron Young, Donna Fargo, and most importantly, Petula Clark with her song, Downtown. Oh, oh, oh, the memories. The waitresses (most mothers themselves) would caudle me as their own child and take care of me. However, I have lived in California for the past 25 years and the closest WH to me is in Arizona. In my experiences visiting these WH's is they don't fill the waffle irons with enough batter to make a 'full' waffle; there's always edges of the waffle that flatten out. I understand there is waste with the batter and it falls onto the drip pan (I had to clean them!). So I have learned to request that my waffles be full. After all, they are the "Waffle House" so present your product well. Even in this well documented video, I noticed waffles that weren't full, almost all of their edges were lacking in batter, which is concerning to me. Oh, I still cook grits to this day and order them from Georgia/South Carolina....I LOVE MY GRITS! Y'all take care.

[@adibabdullah6633]

Waffle House to me is Better than IHOP, Denny's, etc 🙌🏾🔥🔥🔥❤️.........WH Late night on Friday and Saturday, when the Drunks come in, is the Best especially in the Hood 😂,🙌🏾🔥❤️......It's always a good show 😂, Good or Bad....

[@shagmanjackson220]

Word bro , even this shittiest waffle house is fire 🔥

[@milesd0texe385]

Waffle house has actually gotten a lot more expensive past couple years to the point where its really not cheap at all anymore. Its $10 minimum for an all star breakfast now. Additionally, the waffle houses around me are very often closed on weekdays and even when theyre open, its to go only. The waffle house magic is pretty much gone for me these days

[@michaellusk2856]

Where do you live? That is not happening in the deep South. Tell us what area is doing what you say.

[@milesd0texe385]

@@michaellusk2856 Dude I live in metro atlanta. lmao

[@milesd0texe385]

@@michaellusk2856 waffle house corporate is practically down the street

[@JazzyJae88]

I mean…inflation. Everything is more expensive. Have you seen the price of gas?

[@milesd0texe385]

@@JazzyJae88 Sure but that's a lot more than a 10% price increase. Its almost 40% from before. I can get a breakfast twice as good at a local small business for a few bucks more, and if theyre closed/to go only after midnight so often then it cant be the late night spot either. So whats the point?

[@woodrowsmith3400]

Yum! ...but sadly, I live in the Pacific Northwest. However, 9 of my 67 years on this mortal coil have been spent in the deep South, and it IS Waffle Home when I am there. Three-egg scramble, hashies and mystery toast (I let the server pick) washed down with gallons of coffee. I'm drooling just thinking about it. The 'dig' on the hash browns was kinda low. I spent six years as an institutional cook. Used that style of hashies all the time. I poured a couple quarts of boiling water directly into the carton, and by the time I could hold the carton, the hashies were ready to grill. They brown up nicely and cook faster than any other style I've used. If there are "Chef Store" retailers in your area, you can find 'em...may also look at Costco. Not all stores carry them. A trick: I add about 2-3 tablespoons of minced onion to the carton before I rehydrate. Love me some onion!

[@johnr797]

Weird that onions aren't included in the recipe already. In Canada like 90% of places that serve hashbrowns or home fries do that automatically

[@hylacinerea970]

knew a trucker, waffle houses strategically position themselves along major highways with appropriate parking for big rigs etc. many stops don’t do this, or complicate parking. WH is the simplest, safest option for many truckers, and allows them to walk around etc before getting back on the road

[@crmarsh99]

Love the food but you used to not be able to stay in one because of the smoking. Many people would just sit there, smoke, and drink coffee. Much better now and opens up places for people wanting to eat.

[@christopherhumphrey]

I pretty much always order the same thing when I go. I just love the country ham and eggs up with a large hash brown scattered and peppered. Damn it's good!!

[@coobay4786]

I love my hash browns scattered and crispy.

[@watchyourtimeco1]

I love me some Waffle House. In my younger days, I was enough of a regular that I could walk in and call out my own order to the cook (as long as they weren't super busy). Hash browns scattered, smothered, covered, chunked, topped, diced, and peppered is a meal in itself! They've got good quality, filling food that's fast and cheap, so it's the perfect place for a quick lunch, late night snack, or hangover breakfast. The only thing on their menu I wholeheartedly recommend against is their steak. They say they use "Choice" graded steak but I don't see how that could be possible. I've had their steak several times and I've regretted it each time.

[@shyamdevadas6099]

The freeze-dried hash brown mix was a surprise, but if they produce good hash browns and they make WH profitable (which is the #1 way they keep prices down) then re-hydrate away! I often make my own hash browns from fresh potatoes and I can't say that they are consistently any better than those at WH. Indeed, there's a lot of variance in potato type, potato freshness, potato starchiness, and the preparation of them. Even though I'm careful, my hash browns will often suffer from this. Maybe, Waffle House needs to embrace its dehydrated mix, brand it, and sell it in stores?

[@mdskydive7245]

In comparison to other corporate diners such as Huddle House and IHOP, Waffle House is the most expensive out of the 3. For the exact same omelette breakfast plate, Waffle House cost more than the other 2 anywhere I have ever been. However it is definitely cheaper than most mom and pop diners.

[@Brian-mp2mv]

My favorite local mom & pop diner has been in continous operation since 1972. Our local IHOP is a joke! I will never darken their doorway.

[@johnnysanchez4456]

You got that right!

[@jasonbradley2807]

IHOP sucks though and huddle house is dollar store version of waffle house. Now let me get them scattered and covered

[@trayyoutube]

Depends on which state

[@Dixcus-zp7om]

Waffle House is NOT CHEAP. Their standard breakfast (2 eggs, toast, hash browns and either bacon or sausage) is now over $10 ... for a meal that costs them $3 to cook.

[@andrewburgess-linden9612]

The All Star (a Plain Waffle, Hash Browns, 2 eggs, toast/biscuit and Bacon/Sausage) is around $13. Considering the amount of food you get it's a good deal.

[@brianleeper5737]

4:26 there are plenty of places in the south where they roll up the sidewalks at 6pm. And there are plenty of places in the north where you can get an oil change at 3am.

[@briangrassie4612]

But who the hell wants to live up north

[@brianleeper5737]

@@briangrassie4612 Anyone who works for a living?

[@Murasadramon]

"There's an emerging behavioral trend with millennials of just wanting the convenience of someone else making breakfast for them." Man, it's almost like restaurants that served breakfast never existed before millennials. I get this isn't a Mashed quote, but man, is that a stupid statement. The entire restaurant industry solely exists because we want other people to make food for us.

[@yondermileslimpey3892]

I heard a commercial the other day that said kids, adults,and millennials. Ppl think millennials are a wild species or something?? 😂

[@KitchenWizard]

The way you are improving day-by-day is absolutely fantastic! 👍😋💚

[@moonycorn4914]

Discovered this place when i went on a trip - i fell in love with it instantly due to the old-looking style it had, as well as the small spacing between the squares in the waffles. 10/10 one of the places i *Really* wished i had near me.

[@CoffeeNerd2]

Our waffle house is right next to the Interstate like many are. I eat there maybe once a year, its not my favorite but it is cheap and they are fast with coffee refills.

[@Fools_Requiem]

I love Waffle House and similar diner places (though Waffle House's hashbrowns are always better). Hope they increase wages in the future. Need those places to stay open and they can't just rely on workers who only work there for extra cash or because it was the only option.

[@slightlyuncomfortable]

3:15 During the aftermath of Hurricane Sally, Waffle House was the only restaurant serving hot food to the city. My family was fed that day because of the index. It was in the yellow, bc no power and running on a generator, but Waffle House holds a special place in my heart. Also, if its ever closed, you're probably in imminent danger.

[@Mike28625]

After Covid, a lot of waffle houses in NC only offer the limited menu. A lot of them are carry out only after midnight. Some close for the night now. I used to see the sign on the highway and be confident of a decent place to sit and eat. i never know if they're open or not anymore. Truck stop hot dogs are now the only reliable night food where i live.

[@easternncbigfoot1288]

Waffle house isn't cheap, it's what the average price of food should be. I'd say the All Star is my main meal. From there. I worked at one in Florida for about 2 years and I still love food from there, it just has to be cooked right.

[@brianvickery4071]

Here is the thing, having worked as a tipped employee, I ALWAYS kept my 'tips' low to keep my owed taxes low.

[@charliedavis8894]

The government screws you either way. When it's time to draw social security, they use all those "low income" years to average out your life income so they can pay you less in retirement.

[@hollyhock1197]

First time for us and we got the worst customer service. She looked like she hated her job. We sat at the counter & the kitchen floors were dirty. Our server pretended to be working by the utensils but was occupied with her phone. Visiting GA for the 1st time and our last time at The Waffle House.

[@PilotTed]

Never had a bad experience at waffle house, it will always be my favorite cheap quick breakfast for roadtrips.

[@MichaelGarcia-nc8om]

I absolutely love going to waffle house with my wife every Saturday or sunday before heading to Costco , home depot, Garden Center, or when heading back from a vacation or the beach....I'm definitely showing my age here.

[@jbscotchman]

Now that I think about it, I don't think I've ever been to a Waffle House while sober.

[@vectar]

Same. It's always drunk at 2-3am for me.

[@jonmiguel]

I miss waffles with two sides. They've reduced the amount of batter used and much of the time one side looks more like a worn out shoe pattern rather than a proper waffle. And don't me started on the shorter bacon strips and thinner sausage patties.

[@ursulasmith6402]

All restaurants use cake or waffle mix., no one is in the guild like in Europe, so I eat at home. They are not real,cooks. Butter is not smart balance, no olive oil. I don't want fake sugar loaded fake food.

[@animejanai4657]

That's "shrinkflation" at work.

[@storytimewithunclebill1998]

I like Waffle House and pretty much everything on the menu. Was fun to watch. Great video

[@jyoung2393]

Every time i ask my wife what she wants and she says "i don't know", we go to waffle house. Guess what? She knows now! Haha just kidding, i love the wa ho, awfully waffley, or whatever yall call it. Where else can you go and see someone make your food for 10 bucks or less and hear more than one tragic story in 20 minutes? It's effin great. Waffle house is fantastic, you might see a t**ty you don't wanna see, might get to participate in a fight, might get to meet an ex con with a great story cooking your eggs that probably has an ankle bracelet and shouldn't be around knives or children. Where else can you get that? 🤣🤣🤣 To all waffle house employees, I'm just kidding...i love the waffle house and i want to thank yall for everything you do. Probably one of the only businesses in GA that stayed open during the pandemic. Some of the best comfort food I've ever eaten has happened inside of that unusually cold brown checkered floor establishment, and i wouldn't have so many great stories to tell had it not been for the yellow and black letters under a neon glow. I remember those tin ashtrays, cigarette machines, the ol jukebox and the smell of onions cooking fondly, even if that experience is lost on todays generation. I've sobered up more times than i can count in one of those hard booths. Where i come from, the waffle house was where yall went to hang out when every other place was closed. So many memories inside a waffle house, and I hope to make so many more.

[@skynet40433]

Aww, man... I'm getting so sad that I live all the way out in CA 😢 I miss the hash brown bowl.

[@MrDan708]

The one thing they do well is stick to the KISS principle (Keep It Simple, Stoo-pid!) People don't usually want to look at a complicated menu first thing in the morning.

[@ric4332]

You guys make me hungry - if they have corned beef hash - I’m there a few times a week.

[@cloudstar8765]

I've always said to my friends, when you're drunk at 3-4am and everywhere is closed, no where to turn, but Waffle House. The feeling of you can get shot at any point during your meal is definitely part of the experience as well.

[@debra1363]

It's the only place in town where you can get scattered,smothered ,and covered when you're plastered!

[@leadfoot1229]

I ate at one in Florida, and loved it. Wish they would put some in Nebraska!!

[@austinhughes1924]

I went to Waffle House.For the first time a year or two ago.With my dad and it was very good!

[@debra1363]

I used to love Waffle House.Now I can't afford their prices and their menu and their portion sizes have shrunk.In what universe are their current prices considered "cheap"?

[@MrBeast1901]

Have you not heard of the recent massive inflation?

[@animejanai4657]

@Debra No WH here, but at $10 they are cheap compared to the alternative 24hr places. I see breakfast prices $12.99 and up now at other places due to inflation. Paying the TIP makes breakfast even more expensive at those places, so I stopped going after the inflation jacked all the prices.

[@gregkareem9824]

This gotta be a bot

[@ghoward6797]

Went the other day with a out of town friend it is not cheap not at all

[@williamrayfield8809]

@Tsunami Lucky you!

[@lancewright617]

Waffle house is the best when u trying to sober up

[@missesreyes09]

I wish we had them in California! I have had it while traveling. Food is always hot and fresh and employees are always friendly.

[@Indrid__Cold]

I would NOT patronize an establishment that runs on near-slave labor. The thought that my server might not be able to afford to eat there, would give me endless hearburn!

[@hannahwiita3524]

I would rule out most fast food on those grounds. I was a manager making $8/hr

[@whatever9480]

@@hannahwiita3524 wow.

[@minuteman4199]

Do Waffle House workers make less money than workers at other fast food/quick service restaurants?

[@Indrid__Cold]

@Minute Man Did you not listen? They get FOUR measly dollars an hour plus and AVERAGE of $4.00 in tips. Fully HALF of their wages are at the discretion of tipping customers! FUCK THAT!!!!!!

[@victoriamcmillan6292]

It depends on what your job title is .I have been there for 13 yrs.. they charge us for everything. We even pay to eat

[@soopgodreal1550]

The guy marking the plate at 2:04 is me lol crazy I’ve been on so many videos and articles and haven’t made a cent

[@minuteman4199]

It's interesting to hear how they make their hash browns. With lots of experimenting I have never been able to replicate it.

[@marzsit9833]

lots of restaurants use a dehydrated potato mix like this, because it is consistent unlike fresh potatoes which are not always available and the quality tends to vary a bit. nothing wrong with dehydrated potatoes, i actually prefer them for hash browns or soups/stews since they don't turn into mush and hold their shape.

[@warrenroberts1912]

You can buy their hashbrowns in a container and cook them at home. Just go and ask them. they will sell you a container of them. To cook them its best on a flat top like they have. closest thing if you dont have a flattop is a cast iron pan.

[@minuteman4199]

@@marzsit9833 I don't think I have ever seen dehydrated potatoes in a grocery store.

[@yashistampedes5849]

@@minuteman4199 yes you have. go look at the instant sides like mashed potatoes and stuffing..you'll see the boxed au graten potatoes and otheer boxed spud flavors..those are all dehyrdrated spuds. i havnet looked lately but i bet you can find some brand of dehydrated hashbrown too.

[@minuteman4199]

@@yashistampedes5849 Thanks for that, I'll keep my eyes open!!

[@lostinmyspace4910]

I ordered two eggs, and they were the size of pidgeon eggs. My two sausages were the size of baby pinky fingers. Haven't been back in over 10 years.My dinner plate was practically 100% white except for the dots of food on it.

[@aipo86t]

I worked the mid-night shift and there was a Waffle House just down the street. So much fun at 3AM. Watching them make the food is amazing. Not a wasted motion.

[@djaysouthernpride6417]

I’ve traveled this land building these units for almost 20 years now. Still loving the black-n-yellow. Such a small building but enormous outfit🤘🏼💪🏼💪🏼

[@coreypetttit]

LOVE waffle house ! only get to eat it a few times a year though due to living in North Iowa.

[@skn9895]

Waffle House is my first stop when I'm "down south". The waitresses call you "honey" and "darlin" and the food is always good. I've never had a bad meal there yet! 😀

[@Sarcastitonea]

"We finally figured out how waffle house is so cheap" "They don't pay their employees a living wage" Wow mystery uncovered, thanks mashed!

[@sheridanmcavoy3817]

where I'm from, we call waffle house Aweful house. the ones I seemed to go to were always dirty and I've been in so many around the south. I am very much surprised that this chain is 'much loved' considering the rep it has with my family. I see it more as a 'last resort' dining option when everything else is closed.

[@Senseless_ColorZ]

Less than 4 minutes... 😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣 YEAH OKAY! Idk what waffle house you go to but my local waffle house takes a good 10 minutes. Though the food is great so I'm not complaining i just never in my life have ever seen food come in 4 minutes. I once got 1 single biscuit and it took about 5 and a half minutes. Definitely recommend said biscuits very much so worth it but honestly the waffles are hands down the best waffles.

[@glynnisthomas9165]

Waffle House has always been there when folks have been devastated by hurricanes, tornados and floods. They have such love for the communities they serve. This is a company that deserves to be loved in return. ❤️

[@MrStone125]

oh yeah they do, trying to force workers to work through those disasters lmao.

[@crich8956]

The waffle house clousures are true. There is a joke in Fl that if Waffle House is closed due to a hurricane its a bad omen.

[@themoviedealers]

People complain about the high cost of living in California, but servers at similar low end restaurants here get paid over twice as much, and at fine dining establishments over three times as much.

[@jasonrobbins4227]

Didn't grow up eating wafflehouse. I found out about the awful waffle in my early 20's. Almost 20 years later it's still a staple in my diet. My son now 13 has been eating the awful waffle half his life lol. It's just good fast and always a pleasant visit. Yeah it can be neglected and look dirty and what have you. In the end what you want from a greasy spoon diner? I want that fat comfort food that leaves me happy 😊 I just may get me some tonight. Tripple order covered, smothered, chunked and peppered mmm

[@IceCreamJones57]

Ive always been mildly intrigued by the hype around these places, but the saddest part isn’t just that Ive never eaten at one but Ive also lived in many places where they were nearby. Unfortunately where I live now is not the case but this video has instilled a treasure hunter mindset & I must find my pot of golden syrup & waffles… someday

[@crunchytaco58]

I love waffle 🏡, never change you've got it right.

[@50URC]

5:00 i love has browns

[@SquishySenpai]

From what I've seen most Waffle House locations have greatly reduced their menu, getting rid of steaks, chili etc. I don't really go there for those items though, so it's not a huge deal for me.

[@yagirlashh6910]

Nope, we still have those items! Just change the menus up every few months.

[@dannyarriaga1]

​@@yagirlashh6910 you work at every single waffle house?

[@SquishySenpai]

Maybe it was a regional thing. It wasn't a refreshed menu with different items or anything like that. It was a reduced menu with a bunch of stuff missing. And whenever I mentioned it they flat out said they're not selling those items for the time being.

[@pauladeegan6926]

Thank You for the great video! Aw Man! Watching this video was literally making my stomach growl lol... I havnt been to a Waffle House since I lived in Delaware - it was only 5 miles from me. The closest 1 now is an hour or more - bummer!

[@sheilag4863]

What is cheap? That is my question. Because I’ve been watching the last couple of these videos as well and I agree with Manta comments these places are not cheap.

[@WaffleHouse247]

What kind of naive question is this? It’s Waffle House amazing food at great prices google the prices idk what “cheap” is to you unless you mean Ramen noodles

[@katelyng1019]

@@WaffleHouse247 either you’re pretty well off on money or don’t have too many mouths to feed lmao. When you take a whole family here (parents and kids) on the average income/budget, Waffle House gets expensive pretty damn quick. “Cheap” is McDonald’s or Taco Bell, not Waffle House.

[@WaffleHouse247]

@@katelyng1019 no, it’s Waffle House if you have a problem feeding a family of 4 at Waffle House I guess that’s a 5 star dining for y’all

[@christianjamesen4411]

I always leave a 100% tip, hibachi breakfast is now a rare event for me since I moved from GA to northern IN

[@IKEMENOsakaman]

Mmmm... cheap & delicious...!!!

[@Green-Andy]

Sausage hashbrown bowl worth onion, bacon and gravy is my go to. If I'm sorry hungry I'll add 2 waffles with blueberry and pecan. If I'm not that hungry, I just get the waffles

[@kentclark5594]

Please come to California!!!

[@CharlieLovesAveri]

Whoever placed the first piece of cheese on a hash brown deserved an award

[@SiriusMined]

Every Waffle House I've ever been had a vibe of failure and sadness.

[@goldenstate66]

Finally a positive Waffle House video. Most videos I've seen about Waffle House involved fights or shootings.

[@iishadowriderii3987]

Waffle house is the only place that I will tip like 50%-100% just because they’ve never messed up my order or gave me bad service.

[@jerrygriffin7629]

Me too , once you see the same person working there year over year you know its a good thing

[@silky0439]

This was a great reminder of how much I enjoyed Waffle House when I was in my twenties. I have to go back. I loved all the food except eggs…allergy. What a happy video!

[@rustybearden1800]

I've been dining at Waffle House since I was a child and as I grew up in the South, associated WH as a treat and as a special occasion with friends and family. Everybody has their own order and favorite items. I always make a point of greeting the staff when I walk in, being courteous and patient and tipping generously (as well as choosing a few iconic songs on the always ever present jukebox). I've always been very curious as to the "secret" condiment code system to mark plates and the order "lingo" used to call the orders - I've never seen that laminated code card ever and have had limited success asking servers to explain it to me. Having been a professional cook for many years, I'm always amazed at the skill and proficiency of the cooks (some better than others) as they keep track of the orders and pump out endless amounts of food. I've had the pleasure to taking several friends on their first visit to a WH and coaching them on how to order, how to interact with the staff and what to expect. One of my favorite things to order is a pecan waffle, adding jalapenos (not too many), cooked slightly crispy and served with honey (not syrup) - sounds very weird but it's delicious! Finding a good WH is like meeting an old friend - you pick up a familiar conversation right where you left it. It's always a comforting sight to see a WH in an unfamiliar area - like recognizing a friend's face in a crowd of people!