I needed to brace myself before heading out to a giant kids
consignment sale. So, I took myself to Waffle House for brunch. I
ordered a pecan waffle, grits, and scattered smothered, and topped
hash browns (covered with onions and chili). I managed to eat
about half of this. If loving Waffle House is wrong, I don't want to
be right.

Tara

On Fri, 17 Feb 2012 15:48:00 -0500, Tara >
wrote:

>I needed to brace myself before heading out to a giant kids
>consignment sale. So, I took myself to Waffle House for brunch. I
>ordered a pecan waffle, grits, and scattered smothered, and topped
>hash browns (covered with onions and chili). I managed to eat
>about half of this. If loving Waffle House is wrong, I don't want to
>be right.

what's scattered smothered?

On Fri, 17 Feb 2012 15:40:31 -0600, Lou Decruss
> wrote:

>what's scattered smothered?

Scattered, smothered, and topped describe the hashbrowns --

scattered on the grill so they brown and crisp up
smothered with onions
topped with chili

Tara

On 2/17/12 4:49 PM, Tara wrote:
> On Fri, 17 Feb 2012 15:40:31 -0600, Lou Decruss
> > wrote:
>
>> what's scattered smothered?
>
> Scattered, smothered, and topped describe the hashbrowns --
>
> scattered on the grill so they brown and crisp up
> smothered with onions
> topped with chili
>
> Tara

I like mine "scattered well done, covered (cheese), smothered (onions)
and diced (cubed ham)"

I looked at the Waffle House webpage and was kinda surprised that they
don't list the hashbrown additions.

On Feb 17, 6:16*pm, Goomba > wrote:
> On 2/17/12 4:49 PM, Tara wrote:
>
> > On Fri, 17 Feb 2012 15:40:31 -0600, Lou Decruss
> > > *wrote:
>
> >> what's scattered smothered?
>
> > Scattered, smothered, and topped describe the hashbrowns --
>
> > scattered on the grill so they brown and crisp up
> > smothered with onions
> > topped with chili
>
> > Tara
>
> I like mine "scattered well done, covered (cheese), smothered (onions)
> and diced (cubed ham)"
>
> I looked at the Waffle House webpage and was kinda surprised that they
> don't list the hashbrown additions.

They also don't list ingredients or any nutrition info. Dumb hick
greasy spoon.

--Bryan

On Fri, 17 Feb 2012 16:49:31 -0500, Tara >
wrote:

>On Fri, 17 Feb 2012 15:40:31 -0600, Lou Decruss
> wrote:
>
>>what's scattered smothered?
>
>Scattered, smothered, and topped describe the hashbrowns --
>
>scattered on the grill so they brown and crisp up
>smothered with onions
>topped with chili

Sounded good up to the chili. Sounds bad with a pecan waffle.

Lou

On Feb 17, 1:40*pm, Lou Decruss > wrote:
> On Fri, 17 Feb 2012 15:48:00 -0500, Tara >
> wrote:
>
> >I needed to brace myself before heading out to a giant kids
> >consignment sale. *So, I took myself to Waffle House for brunch. * I
> >ordered a pecan waffle, grits, and scattered smothered, and topped
> >hash browns (covered with onions and chili). * * *I managed to eat
> >about half of this. * If loving Waffle House is wrong, I don't want to
> >be right.
>
> what's scattered smothered?

She defined it: HB with sauteed onions and chili:

http://wafflehouse.com/images/alacarte90611.pdf

On 2/17/12 4:52 PM, spamtrap1888 wrote:
> On Feb 17, 1:40 pm, Lou > wrote:
>> On Fri, 17 Feb 2012 15:48:00 -0500, >
>> wrote:
>>
>>> I needed to brace myself before heading out to a giant kids
>>> consignment sale. So, I took myself to Waffle House for brunch. I
>>> ordered a pecan waffle, grits, and scattered smothered, and topped
>>> hash browns (covered with onions and chili). I managed to eat
>>> about half of this. If loving Waffle House is wrong, I don't want to
>>> be right.
>>
>> what's scattered smothered?
>
> She defined it: HB with sauteed onions and chili:
>
> http://wafflehouse.com/images/alacarte90611.pdf

Ah! There's the menu! I didn't see it when I looked.
Waffle House is handy when you want a hamburger at 8AM in the morning. I
don't particularly do "breakfast foods" and after working all night
sometimes we go out to get a bite.

I have to go to Huddle House on those days I'm in the mood for french
fries to dip in ketchup though as Waffle House doesn't offer fries. Just
hashbrowns.

On Feb 17, 6:20*pm, Goomba > wrote:
> On 2/17/12 4:52 PM, spamtrap1888 wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> > On Feb 17, 1:40 pm, Lou > *wrote:
> >> On Fri, 17 Feb 2012 15:48:00 -0500, >
> >> wrote:
>
> >>> I needed to brace myself before heading out to a giant kids
> >>> consignment sale. *So, I took myself to Waffle House for brunch. * I
> >>> ordered a pecan waffle, grits, and scattered smothered, and topped
> >>> hash browns (covered with onions and chili). * * *I managed to eat
> >>> about half of this. * If loving Waffle House is wrong, I don't want to
> >>> be right.
>
> >> what's scattered smothered?
>
> > She defined it: HB with sauteed onions and chili:
>
> >http://wafflehouse.com/images/alacarte90611.pdf
>
> Ah! There's the menu! I didn't see it when I looked.
> Waffle House is handy when you want a hamburger at 8AM in the morning. I
> don't particularly do "breakfast foods" and after working all night
> sometimes we go out to get a bite.
>
> I have to go to Huddle House on those days I'm in the mood for french
> fries to dip in ketchup though as Waffle House doesn't offer fries. Just
> hashbrowns.

Huddle House doesn't list nutrition info either. What are they
hiding? Maybe they're just too lazy to post nutrition info, and/or
they figure their customers are mostly slobs who don't care what they
put into their bodies.

--Bryan

On Fri, 17 Feb 2012 17:46:11 -0800 (PST), Bryan
> wrote:

>
> Huddle House doesn't list nutrition info either. What are they
> hiding? Maybe they're just too lazy to post nutrition info, and/or
> they figure their customers are mostly slobs who don't care what they
> put into their bodies.

They aren't lazy, it's business. They serve fattening food, their
customers are in denial and they are enabling fatties.
Nutrition information

http://www.shapefit.com/fastfood.html

--
Food is an important part of a balanced diet.

On Fri, 17 Feb 2012 13:52:16 -0800 (PST), spamtrap1888
> wrote:

>On Feb 17, 1:40*pm, Lou Decruss > wrote:
>> On Fri, 17 Feb 2012 15:48:00 -0500, Tara >
>> wrote:
>>
>> >I needed to brace myself before heading out to a giant kids
>> >consignment sale. *So, I took myself to Waffle House for brunch. * I
>> >ordered a pecan waffle, grits, and scattered smothered, and topped
>> >hash browns (covered with onions and chili). * * *I managed to eat
>> >about half of this. * If loving Waffle House is wrong, I don't want to
>> >be right.
>>
>> what's scattered smothered?
>
>She defined it: HB with sauteed onions and chili:
>
>http://wafflehouse.com/images/alacarte90611.pdf

It looked like two items. I can see it now though.

Lou

Tara wrote:
>
> If loving Waffle House is wrong, I don't want to be right.

They are inconsistent site to site. Some are very good. Some blow.
Not a good thing while traveling but just fine for your own town where
you learn which is which.

"Doug Freyburger" > wrote in message
...
> Tara wrote:
>>
>> If loving Waffle House is wrong, I don't want to be right.
>
> They are inconsistent site to site. Some are very good. Some blow.
> Not a good thing while traveling but just fine for your own town where
> you learn which is which.

I second that emotion.


W. Pooh (AKA Winnie P.)

On 17/02/2012 5:28 PM, Doug Freyburger wrote:
> Tara wrote:
>>
>> If loving Waffle House is wrong, I don't want to be right.
>
> They are inconsistent site to site. Some are very good. Some blow.
> Not a good thing while traveling but just fine for your own town where
> you learn which is which.

My experience with pancake/waffle restaurants is that their pancakes and
waffles usually suck big time. We stopped at a pancake restaurant (not a
chain) a couple years ago and I swore I would never got to another.
But... last week I had to go for a fasting blood test and stopped at a
local restaurant for breakfast. After reviewing the menu opted for the
one that came with pancakes. I figured there was enough on it that if
the pancakes were bad I would still have enough. I have to say they were
pretty good. They would have been better with real maple syrup, but even
their artificial syrup was better than the specialty joint.

On Feb 17, 5:39*pm, Dave Smith > wrote:
> On 17/02/2012 5:28 PM, Doug Freyburger wrote:
>
> > Tara wrote:
>
> >> If loving Waffle House is wrong, I don't want to be right.
>
> > They are inconsistent site to site. *Some are very good. *Some blow..
> > Not a good thing while traveling but just fine for your own town where
> > you learn which is which.
>
> My experience with pancake/waffle restaurants is that their pancakes and
> waffles usually suck big time. We stopped at a pancake restaurant (not a
> chain) a couple years ago and I swore I would never got to another.
> But... last week I had to go for a fasting blood test and stopped at a
> local restaurant for breakfast. After reviewing the menu *opted for the
> one that came with pancakes. I figured there was enough on it that if
> the pancakes were bad I would still have enough. I have to say they were
> pretty good. They would have been better with real maple syrup, but even
> their artificial syrup was better than the specialty joint.

Waffle/Huddle Houses and IHOP are garbage food restaurants. At least
IHOP admits they still use partially hydrogenated fats. It saves them
a few pennies, and they figure that anyone who eats there has low
standards anyway.

--Bryan

On Fri, 17 Feb 2012 17:55:00 -0800 (PST), Bryan
> wrote:

> Waffle/Huddle Houses and IHOP are garbage food restaurants. At least
> IHOP admits they still use partially hydrogenated fats. It saves them
> a few pennies, and they figure that anyone who eats there has low
> standards anyway.

If you don't eat there, why care?

--
Food is an important part of a balanced diet.

On Feb 17, 8:18*pm, sf > wrote:
> On Fri, 17 Feb 2012 17:55:00 -0800 (PST), Bryan
>
> > wrote:
> > Waffle/Huddle Houses and IHOP are garbage food restaurants. *At least
> > IHOP admits they still use partially hydrogenated fats. *It saves them
> > a few pennies, and they figure that anyone who eats there has low
> > standards anyway.
>
> If you don't eat there, why care?
>
I care about public health policy. One could ask why any parent who
lives in a neighborhood where there is no lead paint should care if
kids from older neighborhoods are ingesting high levels of lead.

--Bryan

On Feb 17, 3:39*pm, Dave Smith > wrote:

>
> My experience with pancake/waffle restaurants is that their pancakes and
> waffles usually suck big time. We stopped at a pancake restaurant (not a
> chain) a couple years ago and I swore I would never got to another.
> But... last week I had to go for a fasting blood test and stopped at a
> local restaurant for breakfast. After reviewing the menu *opted for the
> one that came with pancakes. I figured there was enough on it that if
> the pancakes were bad I would still have enough. I have to say they were
> pretty good. They would have been better with real maple syrup, but even
> their artificial syrup was better than the specialty joint.

We traveled to Coos Bay, Oregon to visit a friend who was there for a
family reunion. We ate at a place that I think was called Pancake
Mill. I had pancakes. They all had waffles. We all agreed that they
were the best we had ever had. And their bacon was the best also. I
hope my friend has a reunion there again sometime.

On Feb 17, 4:28*pm, Doug Freyburger > wrote:
>
> Tara wrote:
>
> > If loving Waffle House is wrong, I don't want to be right.
>
>
> Not a good thing while traveling but just fine for your own town where
> you learn which is which.
>
>
Oh, I don't know. Was traveling to the Grand Canyon about 15 years
ago and was pretty late and on the western side of Arkansas. Waffle
House was about the only thing open and we were starrrrrrrrving.
Those hashbrowns and that patty melt was mighty fine, mighty fine.

"ItsJoanNotJoann" > wrote in message
...
> On Feb 17, 4:28 pm, Doug Freyburger > wrote:
>>
>> Tara wrote:
>>
>> > If loving Waffle House is wrong, I don't want to be right.
>>
>>
>> Not a good thing while traveling but just fine for your own town where
>> you learn which is which.
>>
>>
> Oh, I don't know. Was traveling to the Grand Canyon about 15 years
> ago and was pretty late and on the western side of Arkansas. Waffle
> House was about the only thing open and we were starrrrrrrrving.
> Those hashbrowns and that patty melt was mighty fine, mighty fine.
>

I hear ya! IMHO, Waffle House is a great place to eat when you're on the
road. Open early and late. I've never had a bad meal at any of them.

Jill

On Feb 17, 2:48*pm, Tara > wrote:
> I needed to brace myself before heading out to a giant kids
> consignment sale. *So, I took myself to Waffle House for brunch. * I
> ordered a pecan waffle, grits, and scattered smothered, and topped
> hash browns (covered with onions and chili). * * *I managed to eat
> about half of this. * If loving Waffle House is wrong, I don't want to
> be right.

Who'd be stupid enough to trust any food source that suggests, *trust
us*?
http://www.wafflehouse.com/contact-u...al-information
You might as well say, "If loving Waffle House is White trash, then I
want to be White trash."
>
> Tara

--Bryan

Loving Waffle house is not wrong. Even I love Waffle house.

"Tara" > wrote in message
...
> I needed to brace myself before heading out to a giant kids
> consignment sale. So, I took myself to Waffle House for brunch. I
> ordered a pecan waffle, grits, and scattered smothered, and topped
> hash browns (covered with onions and chili). I managed to eat
> about half of this. If loving Waffle House is wrong, I don't want to
> be right.
>
> Tara


I hear ya! John and I often ate at Waffle House when travelling.
Inexpensive, filling (mostly breakfast) food and a great selection. And
those short order cooks are amazing! They can have ten things cooking at
once and still get the food out quickly (and not cold). I remember being
surprised once when I heard a server call out an order for an egg-white
omelet. I didn't realize they'd do special orders like that. The servers
are also to be commended. These places aren't large but when they're busy,
they're busy. They don't seem to skip a beat.

Jill

On Sat, 18 Feb 2012 21:35:34 -0500, "jmcquown" >
wrote:

> And those short order cooks are amazing! They can have ten things cooking at
>once and still get the food out quickly (and not cold).

I get a kick out of watching the cooks. The servers set the plates
and silverware out in some type of code that tells the cook what goes
on each plate.

Tara

On Sun, 19 Feb 2012 10:34:57 -0500, Tara >
wrote:

>On Sat, 18 Feb 2012 21:35:34 -0500, "jmcquown" >
>wrote:
>
>> And those short order cooks are amazing! They can have ten things cooking at
>>once and still get the food out quickly (and not cold).
>
>I get a kick out of watching the cooks. The servers set the plates
>and silverware out in some type of code that tells the cook what goes
>on each plate.
>

It's the placement of the condiments that signal to the cook what goes
on each plate. I found this Waffle House cook cheat sheet:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/nickgray/378694469/

Tara

On Feb 17, 3:48*pm, Tara > wrote:
> I needed to brace myself before heading out to a giant kids
> consignment sale. *So, I took myself to Waffle House for brunch. * I
> ordered a pecan waffle, grits, and scattered smothered, and topped
> hash browns (covered with onions and chili). * * *I managed to eat
> about half of this. * If loving Waffle House is wrong, I don't want to
> be right.
>
> Tara

I guess they're OK in a pinch. They always look kinda seedy to me.

On Feb 18, 8:38*pm, Kalmia > wrote:
>
> On Feb 17, 3:48*pm, Tara > wrote:
>
> > I needed to brace myself before heading out to a giant kids
> > consignment sale. *So, I took myself to Waffle House for brunch. * I
> > ordered a pecan waffle, grits, and scattered smothered, and topped
> > hash browns (covered with onions and chili). * * *I managed to eat
> > about half of this. * If loving Waffle House is wrong, I don't want to
> > be right.
>
> > Tara
>
> I guess they're OK in a pinch. *They always look kinda seedy to me.
>
>
The ones I've been in have always been clean, but you're not going to
find tablecloths and good glassware, nor expensive Oneida flatware on
the table.

Kalmia wrote about Waffle House:

> I guess they're OK in a pinch. They always look kinda seedy to me.

I ate at a Waffle House once when I was working in Virginia. It was
pretty late, so the cook and I were the only two people in the place. We
struck up a conversation, during which he disclosed that his recent
prison stay had taken place because, "a white man can't get a fair trial
in this state."

Sounds like Jill would be right at home there.

Bob

On 2/17/2012 10:48 AM, Tara wrote:
> I needed to brace myself before heading out to a giant kids
> consignment sale. So, I took myself to Waffle House for brunch. I
> ordered a pecan waffle, grits, and scattered smothered, and topped
> hash browns (covered with onions and chili). I managed to eat
> about half of this. If loving Waffle House is wrong, I don't want to
> be right.
>
> Tara

My daughter's boyfriend brought a big baggie of small waffles from the
restaurant that he works. It was small yet thick waffles that looked
kind of goofy. These were the kind that you get from a buffet line. My
guess it's from Sunday brunch and it's been sitting on our counter for 3
days or so. I popped one into my toaster and boy were they good! You'd
think they would be all gross by now but they're pretty much all that
waffles should be. When I go home, I'm gonna eat another. Foods that you
like and don't have to prepare yourself are the best kinds of foods. :-)