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| A cup of joe at Waffle House. Photo: mfajardo, Flickr. |
The chain, based in Norcross, Ga., is celebrating National Waffle Week by honoring its patrons -- those regulars who often duck in for a fix of T-bones, country ham, cheese 'n eggs and waffles.
Through Sept. 12, local Waffle Houses will be awarding their Top 20 customers with "Official Regular" pins, and more than 31,000 customers are expected to be honored at the chain's approximately 1,550 restaurants.
And as it's National Waffle Week, Waffle House is also rolling out a new flavor.
The banana-nut waffle is made with buttermilk, banana nougat and nuts. The new menu item joins a lineup of waffle flavors that include blueberry, chocolate chip, pecan-chocolate chip, strawberry, pecan and traditional sweet cream.
For those who think they can polish off more than one waffle, some Waffle Houses will be holding waffle-eating contests throughout the week.
[via Nation's Restaurant News]
9-08-2009 @5:24PM NYCubsFan said... A pin? Is that the best they could do? If they really want to help their regulars they should offer Tums.
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9-08-2009 @9:10PM TonyG said... No Waffle Houses in Michigan!
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9-09-2009 @7:26AM nazz said... ewwwwwwwwww i never eat there,i worked at one and they made me rinse off a to go box with spiders on it and searve to a custmer,i quit,nasty one this one was in geogia.ever since that day ill never eat in one sry to say
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9-08-2009 @9:53PM jolan said... They should take more of there time screening the drug addicts and theifs they hire and the crapy stealing managers.They are very unfare to there loyal employees.Worked for them for four years very loyal didn't do drugs or steal and was treated like crap.But God knows so that's all that matters it's in his hands.
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9-08-2009 @9:59PM chuck said... I heard a comedian say describing a waffle house: "Picture the dirtiest gas station bathroom you have ever been in. Now picture someone making waffles in there and that's a Waffle House." too funny!
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9-08-2009 @10:37PM Gretchen said... I hear you Jolan, I worked there for 30 years. It was a great place to work and the drunks and junkies they hired became to much. We had to keep our tips in a cup because they said it controlled theft. From who? My tips were stolen all the time but it was never the managements problem. Our store trained managers to move on up to higher positions. So I was used to getting new managers. We got 2 new manager trainess that were so bad and theives. The female trainee called me to the back and called the male trainee to the back too. I was cussed up and down for saying I was having a bad day and backed into the corner of the office. When I complained the district manager said "Gee, I'd hate to see you lose your carreer over that." And suspended me for a week. I'm attacked and suspended. I finally quit because my Dr. said the stress was too much for my blood pressure and was going to kill me. To make things worse the district manager stole 4 days of my credit card tips.
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9-08-2009 @10:54PM jimmy said... I love waffle house but some of those cigarette, tattoed watresses seem to just be off work release programs. the food is great but when they are all huddled in a corner drinking coffee talking and smokeing the service levels go down
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9-08-2009 @10:58PM CThomas30 said... I have been eating at Waffle House in Memphis every day for breakfast for the last 15 years and have never had a problem with the service or cleanliness of the store.... I also have started taking my grandkids and they order the same breakfast that I do.... Sausage egg sandwich over medium hold the pickle and hold the knife...lol.... they can call out the order themselves....
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9-09-2009 @2:52AM Debbie said... I worked in Cornelius, NC, been with Waffle House almost twenty years and never had a problem with any employee. I come here and this fat, nasty, fat and mental employee(history of mental illnness) decided to be off her roceker that night and jump in my face and shove me, I left when I couldn't get the Manager or District. What else would you do, stay and put up with the abuse. I am not young, she is and also the manager's friend. I get fired but she doesn't. I kept that place clean as a pen. it now looks like crap. Where is loyalty to the good employees that has a longivity with a company and no problems. I used to be District Manager ikn Alabama and had no problems. Go figure. Waffle House seems to take care of the bad seeds and turn away the good. I have seen it more than once and I loved my job. But I had to go. I have heart problems and did not need to go into fighting at my age and in my health.
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1-06-2010 @4:56PM Brenda said... Debbie, I too as you know work at the Waffle House in Cornelius. No one at the Cornelius Waffle House pushed you. Not to mention the person you are accusing of pushing you, is only 7 years younger than you are. So if you are old, so is she. You are only 52.
You were fired because you walked out in the middle of your shift.
As to never having problems with other employees, you had problems with us all as you loved to talk about everyone behind their back.
The store looks excellant, we are always cleaning, and as proof many customers say it is the cleanest Waffle House they have ever been in. Why do we clean it? Because we work and eat there too.
Gone from Waffle House, but you are still attempting to cause problems for the people working there.
9-08-2009 @11:04PM sassy cassie said... I am really so tired of all the bad comments about Waffle House. I am going through some bad things at my store in Lincoln, but things are not that bad. Please remember that Waffle House also franchises out stores and these stores might be those. They do have in-house policing as in being investigated for wrong doing from corporate and these people should have called the 800 number. They did themselves a great disservice and now here are more bad WH jokes.
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9-09-2009 @12:29AM Patrick McLaughlin said... We enjoy the Waffle House,it's food and specially the Waffle House People.It's fun to be there and their socialization is the best in their Industry.
My wife's parent's are in the Waffle House Calender for the month of May.We're not the only folks that Love the Waffle House.
Good Luck.
Thanks Pat / Teresa.
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9-09-2009 @1:20AM John said... What has 23 teeth and 6 legs?
3rd shift at Waffle House.
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9-09-2009 @2:28AM Tom said... When I lived in Georgia I often ate at the local Waffle House because the service was quick and friendly, the price was affordable and the meals were tasty. Now I live in New England where I can not find a Waffle House but always seek one out when I travel in the South.
My last visit to a Waffle House was in Maryland where I witnessed a text book case of good management. The pace was as hectic as it could be but the staff acted in such a fluid and cohesive manner that it was impossible to tell who was in charge. No directions were given and the only sounds from the staff were the passing of food orders and some occasional banter.
When the pace slackened I asked to speak to the manager and was surprised to be speaking to a crew member who appeared to be minimally observant of what was happening around him. I asked how he had built such a smooth operation and he said respect for the crew was the starting point. The way the crew worked together showed they respected each other.
Working at a Waffle House looks like a tough way to make a living and I respect those that are able to maintain the pace.
I always look forward to having another meal there when I am in the neighborhood. I have no affiliation with the chain, I simply like the food and admire the way the restaurants are operated.
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9-09-2009 @3:36AM Becky said... I worked at the Waffle House for 2 years, about 25 years ago. We kept it spotless, and the management and owners were wonderful, never a problem. The problem was the nasty ass customers who came in and trashed the place every weekend, like a bunch of animals. I hated cleaning up after these idiots.
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9-09-2009 @4:24AM Jm said... Always liked Waffle House, could see what they served by looking at the aprons of the employees, didn't need a menu.
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9-09-2009 @4:54AM Sherry said... I have never had a problem with Waffle House. I've always had great service, the food has been excellent and I've met the nicest people there. I support Waffle House 110%. Those that have nothing good to say about WH should not comment at all. As my Mom always said .. "if you can't say anything nice don't say anything at all".
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9-09-2009 @8:02AM Rob said... I used to live in Georgia and loved the burgers at the "Awful Waffle" as we loved to call it but we all loved it there. I now live in Central California and there are no "Awful Waffles" and I sure miss them, they need to open some here! Also they need to change the lemon pie back to how it was about 10 years ago the new ones aren't as good!
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9-12-2009 @9:58AM TheLazyComic said... I am a regular at a couple of the Waffle House's here in suburban Atlanta, THEIR HOME BASE. But now, some of the local Waffle House restaurants are being held up at gun point! Makes me feel really safe to go out and eat there. And these are CORPORATE stores people, not franchises. Atlanta is riddled with crime, and having a location being held up at gun point while I'm trying to enjoy my pork chop & egg breakfast... well, let's just say, it's NOT A GOOD MIX.
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9-16-2009 @11:38AM jerry said... i agree with you on all points. 870 is an example; they have servers that tell off the manager in front of customers and he does nothing about it. the young things that work day shift should not be there. one of them od last week and she is back to work. everyone get's written up execpt the young things on days. us regulars laugh every day about what is going on but the corporate office does not see it. that is why they do not have sales.who wants to come and eat when the girls are singing to the juke box and will not stop when mgr. tells them to. we joke about writting book and it being a best seller. between the drugies, and boozers it would be one.
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