I miss Waffle House... - SoberRecovery : Alcoholism Drug Addiction Help and Information

barb dwyer · 11-19-2009, 06:39 PM

... the one thing I miss most about the south ...

late night coffee marathons at the Waffle House.

There aren't any here in Montana.

If I had the $$$... I'd open one.

**Ann** · 11-19-2009, 06:53 PM

And if I had the $$$ I'd come out there and be your best customer

Sounds yummy.

barb dwyer · 11-19-2009, 07:07 PM

grits.

I do, on occasion .... require grits.

which ... I eat by myself.

while anyone watching stares in horror!

**Impurrfect** · 11-19-2009, 07:20 PM

Awwww, (((Barb))) and we have a gazillion Waffle Houses here....get your hash browns scattered, covered, smothered and smushed (okay, so smushed isn't an option but I like the sounds of it

)

For those not from the south, all those things mean what you want on your hash browns - onions, chili, cheese. I've never worked at the WH, but my friend has, for years.

They never close - one had to close for some reason, and no one had a key because the doors hadn't been locked in years.

(((Barb))) - if I could, I'd zap you here by e-mail

Hugs and prayers!

Amy

barb dwyer · 11-19-2009, 07:29 PM

my X & I lived right down the road from Waffle House #1.

On Memorial Drive.
The new cooks would come there for their introduction to cooking.

Gosh that's been twenty years.

But - ten years ago, when I went back east
\(for about 7 months)
the FIRST waffle house we came to
we stopped.

LOL!

**Impurrfect** · 11-19-2009, 07:40 PM

My uncle visisted from CA, and he couldn't figure out why there were so many of them so close together...right across the street from each other? The same restaurant?

Believe it or not, they've actually closed down several in Atlanta..first time I've ever seen that happen in the 20+ years I've been here. Last I heard, there were 11 or 12 that were shut down.

They even have signs "14 meals under $5" or something like that - another sign of the poor economy.

barb dwyer · 11-19-2009, 07:48 PM

biscuits & gravy so thick and white -
you could take it home and spackle the walls!

yup.

barb dwyer · 11-19-2009, 07:53 PM

diz what I'm talkin 'bout.....

This Biscuits and Gravy Recipe is a Southern Favorite

**Impurrfect** · 11-19-2009, 07:55 PM

you're making me hungry ((Barb))

Country ham'n'eggs

Hey, do you know that XABF #2 - the one who introduced me to crack, was a COOK at WH? He didn't last very long, though..too busy smoking dope to show up for work.

barb dwyer · 11-19-2009, 08:00 PM

most of 'em were...
I seem to remember a good many of 'em learned the basics
wheil still incarcerated as well.

and yes
I'm flat out hungry, too!

**Impurrfect** · 11-19-2009, 08:07 PM

I never could make biscuits. I may have lived in GA my entire life, but was born in MN and I am missing the "biscuit making" gene, as well as the "grits eating" gene

barb dwyer · 11-19-2009, 08:31 PM

I got 'fair to middlin' in a camper oven before I left...
but here at 5200ft....I can't even get a cobbler to rise!

LOL!

**Astro** · 11-19-2009, 09:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by barb dwyer

grits.

I do, on occasion .... require grits.

which ... I eat by myself.

while anyone watching stares in horror!

I'll join ya for grits anytime, any day, drenched in butter and cheese, and biscuits and gravy too. A big pile of 'em.

I was born in IL and moved to AZ at an early age, but that doesn't mean I don't like southern cooking. Our kitchen cabinets are full of cast iron cookware, there's nothing more satisfying to the soul than good, hardy food cooked in dutch ovens or a heavy seasoned pan.

barb dwyer · 11-19-2009, 10:00 PM

omg.

I jsut went into the casion here and nabbed a handful of goldfish crackers.

Now I'm really hungry!

Lenina · 11-19-2009, 10:20 PM

I don't believe I've ever been in a Waffle House. Is it like Bob Evans? I had some really yummy gravy and biscuits there once. Grits, well, must be an acquired taste. I like them with lots of butter and cheese!

There's nothing like a good biscuit though. With honey and butter. Or to sop up pot likker!

Love,

Lenina

barb dwyer · 11-19-2009, 10:31 PM

when I get the back home munchies like this -

I also miss the Krystal.

**Astro** · 11-20-2009, 07:35 AM

We were in Jawwwwja (Georgia) in June, had to stop by Krystal and pick up a family pack, something like 35 burgers. I think I was the only one who was really crazy about them

Sometimes I fry up my grits in butter until they're like crispy pancakes. Does anyone else do that? Momma taught me that one

**Impurrfect** · 11-20-2009, 11:05 AM

((Lenina)) Bob Evans's are bigger. Waffle Houses are pretty small - have big yellow/black letters (Brit learned them before she knew how to read!!) on their sign and are EVERYWHERE!!!

I think California has White Castles, which are just like our Krystals...little bitty burgers

((Barb)) I'm just going to have to find a way to get you back on a visit to GA, huh? I keep meaning to take a picture of the big chicken at the KFC by work..one of these days I'll remember!

Hugs and prayers!

Amy

Lenina · 11-20-2009, 11:47 AM

I don't think I've ever seen a White Castles here. I've enjoyed those little burgers in New Jersey and New York though and liked them! Probably good for me I don't know where they are as I am plump enough!

And I woke up craving biscuits and a big pots of greens!

Love,

Lenina

**Impurrfect** · 11-20-2009, 01:04 PM

My uncle Dave was from MN and was a big man - he believed in eating BIG meals. Dad took him to a Krystals, one time when they were here, and uncle Dave looked at the little burgers and bellered "WHAT THE HE!! IS THIS?!?!?! I NEED AT LEAST 50 OF THESE THINGS, ARE YOU CRAZY!???!" Uncle Dave wasn't known for his tact and diplomacy

My g'pa thought grits were cream of wheat (also from MN). Mom had to stop him as he tried to put milk and sugar on them.

Now, I'm hungry again. Good thing I'm heading to work, shortly, and I work in a restaurant, huh?

Hugs and prayers!

Amy

Aysha · 11-25-2009, 11:09 PM

I miss my smothered and covered hash browns too!! Woooow..Waffle House is so good, especially in the middle of the night. Anyone know what cook out is? They have some awesome burgers and how bout buscuitville? I love that place. The best buscuit sandwiches ever.

dgillz · 11-26-2009, 02:29 AM

I love WH and southern cooking in general, but Krystals suck compared to White castles. If I ran White Castle, I'd come down south and put in a White Castle as close to every Krystal store as I could.

Krystal would be out of business in a year.

barb dwyer · 11-29-2009, 08:24 PM

LOL!

I can't tell the difference, dg - LOL

anyhow - they don't have them up here, either.
or Krispy Kreme.
or Krystal.
or Bonanza (whick, you'd think they would being cow country)
Steak and Ale

If they put in a bennigan's or even a Appleby's
they'd probably have people shooting each other
to be first in line!

that is one thing that sucks about butte.

**Done_With_It** · 11-30-2009, 02:14 PM

Oh Waaaa, No sympathy for you, You've got Pasties and Porch Chop Johns, the only city in the entire world (Minus one other) that has either!!

LOL!!

I have Chicken and Waffles that's what we do at Roscoes, I'll send you one! LOL

**Done_With_It** · 11-30-2009, 02:15 PM

Why don't you open one? I'm sure it would be a hit there......

11-19-2009, 06:39 PM	#1 (permalink)
barb dwyer same planet...different world Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: butte mt Posts: 10,933 Blog Entries: 7	I miss Waffle House... ... the one thing I miss most about the south ... late night coffee marathons at the Waffle House. There aren't any here in Montana. If I had the $$$... I'd open one. __________________ Knowledge is knowing that tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is not putting it in fruit salad.

11-19-2009, 06:53 PM	#2 (permalink)
Ann Forum Leader Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: By The Lake Posts: 25,227	And if I had the $$$ I'd come out there and be your best customer Sounds yummy. __________________ “Promise me you'll always remember: You're braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.” ~Winnie the Pooh~

11-19-2009, 07:07 PM	#3 (permalink)
barb dwyer same planet...different world Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: butte mt Posts: 10,933 Blog Entries: 7	grits. I do, on occasion .... require grits. which ... I eat by myself. while anyone watching stares in horror! __________________ Knowledge is knowing that tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is not putting it in fruit salad.

11-19-2009, 07:20 PM	#4 (permalink)
Impurrfect Social Network Moderator Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Atlanta Posts: 18,348	Awwww, (((Barb))) and we have a gazillion Waffle Houses here....get your hash browns scattered, covered, smothered and smushed (okay, so smushed isn't an option but I like the sounds of it ) For those not from the south, all those things mean what you want on your hash browns - onions, chili, cheese. I've never worked at the WH, but my friend has, for years. They never close - one had to close for some reason, and no one had a key because the doors hadn't been locked in years. (((Barb))) - if I could, I'd zap you here by e-mail Hugs and prayers! Amy __________________ "I'm not where I want to be, but thank God I'm not where I used to be" - Joyce Meyer "You got what it takes you can win, today is your day to begin. Don't give up here, don't you quit, the moment is now, this is it I know that you can then you will, get to the top of the hill. Part of the fun is the climb, you just gotta make up your mind" - Shania Twain (Tinker, Elvis, Patches and Mots - Mouth Of The South)

11-19-2009, 07:29 PM	#5 (permalink)
barb dwyer same planet...different world Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: butte mt Posts: 10,933 Blog Entries: 7	my X & I lived right down the road from Waffle House #1. On Memorial Drive. The new cooks would come there for their introduction to cooking. Gosh that's been twenty years. But - ten years ago, when I went back east \(for about 7 months) the FIRST waffle house we came to we stopped. LOL! __________________ Knowledge is knowing that tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is not putting it in fruit salad.

11-19-2009, 07:40 PM	#6 (permalink)
Impurrfect Social Network Moderator Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Atlanta Posts: 18,348	My uncle visisted from CA, and he couldn't figure out why there were so many of them so close together...right across the street from each other? The same restaurant? Believe it or not, they've actually closed down several in Atlanta..first time I've ever seen that happen in the 20+ years I've been here. Last I heard, there were 11 or 12 that were shut down. They even have signs "14 meals under $5" or something like that - another sign of the poor economy. __________________ "I'm not where I want to be, but thank God I'm not where I used to be" - Joyce Meyer "You got what it takes you can win, today is your day to begin. Don't give up here, don't you quit, the moment is now, this is it I know that you can then you will, get to the top of the hill. Part of the fun is the climb, you just gotta make up your mind" - Shania Twain (Tinker, Elvis, Patches and Mots - Mouth Of The South)

11-19-2009, 07:48 PM	#7 (permalink)
barb dwyer same planet...different world Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: butte mt Posts: 10,933 Blog Entries: 7	biscuits & gravy so thick and white - you could take it home and spackle the walls! yup. __________________ Knowledge is knowing that tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is not putting it in fruit salad.

11-19-2009, 07:53 PM	#8 (permalink)
barb dwyer same planet...different world Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: butte mt Posts: 10,933 Blog Entries: 7	diz what I'm talkin 'bout..... This Biscuits and Gravy Recipe is a Southern Favorite __________________ Knowledge is knowing that tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is not putting it in fruit salad.

11-19-2009, 07:55 PM	#9 (permalink)
Impurrfect Social Network Moderator Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Atlanta Posts: 18,348	you're making me hungry ((Barb)) Country ham'n'eggs Hey, do you know that XABF #2 - the one who introduced me to crack, was a COOK at WH? He didn't last very long, though..too busy smoking dope to show up for work. __________________ "I'm not where I want to be, but thank God I'm not where I used to be" - Joyce Meyer "You got what it takes you can win, today is your day to begin. Don't give up here, don't you quit, the moment is now, this is it I know that you can then you will, get to the top of the hill. Part of the fun is the climb, you just gotta make up your mind" - Shania Twain (Tinker, Elvis, Patches and Mots - Mouth Of The South)

11-19-2009, 08:00 PM	#10 (permalink)
barb dwyer same planet...different world Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: butte mt Posts: 10,933 Blog Entries: 7	most of 'em were... I seem to remember a good many of 'em learned the basics wheil still incarcerated as well. and yes I'm flat out hungry, too! __________________ Knowledge is knowing that tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is not putting it in fruit salad.

11-19-2009, 08:07 PM	#11 (permalink)
Impurrfect Social Network Moderator Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Atlanta Posts: 18,348	I never could make biscuits. I may have lived in GA my entire life, but was born in MN and I am missing the "biscuit making" gene, as well as the "grits eating" gene __________________ "I'm not where I want to be, but thank God I'm not where I used to be" - Joyce Meyer "You got what it takes you can win, today is your day to begin. Don't give up here, don't you quit, the moment is now, this is it I know that you can then you will, get to the top of the hill. Part of the fun is the climb, you just gotta make up your mind" - Shania Twain (Tinker, Elvis, Patches and Mots - Mouth Of The South)

11-19-2009, 08:31 PM	#12 (permalink)
barb dwyer same planet...different world Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: butte mt Posts: 10,933 Blog Entries: 7	I got 'fair to middlin' in a camper oven before I left... but here at 5200ft....I can't even get a cobbler to rise! LOL! __________________ Knowledge is knowing that tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is not putting it in fruit salad.

11-19-2009, 10:00 PM	#14 (permalink)
barb dwyer same planet...different world Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: butte mt Posts: 10,933 Blog Entries: 7	omg. I jsut went into the casion here and nabbed a handful of goldfish crackers. Now I'm really hungry! __________________ Knowledge is knowing that tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is not putting it in fruit salad.

11-19-2009, 10:20 PM	#15 (permalink)
Lenina Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Los Angeles, California Posts: 2,956	I don't believe I've ever been in a Waffle House. Is it like Bob Evans? I had some really yummy gravy and biscuits there once. Grits, well, must be an acquired taste. I like them with lots of butter and cheese! There's nothing like a good biscuit though. With honey and butter. Or to sop up pot likker! Love, Lenina

11-19-2009, 10:31 PM	#16 (permalink)
barb dwyer same planet...different world Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: butte mt Posts: 10,933 Blog Entries: 7	when I get the back home munchies like this - I also miss the Krystal. __________________ Knowledge is knowing that tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is not putting it in fruit salad.

11-30-2009, 02:15 PM	#25 (permalink)
Done_With_It ~6 YEARS BABY~ Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Hollywood Posts: 9,254 Blog Entries: 15	Why don't you open one? I'm sure it would be a hit there...... __________________ Living in fast forward Hollywood RockStar outta control Need to rewind real slow Always Runin Time to take control Oh yeah ...

11-20-2009, 07:35 AM	#17 (permalink)
Astro Forum Leader Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Scottsdale, AZ, one big happy dysfunctional family! Posts: 11,845	We were in Jawwwwja (Georgia) in June, had to stop by Krystal and pick up a family pack, something like 35 burgers. I think I was the only one who was really crazy about them Sometimes I fry up my grits in butter until they're like crispy pancakes. Does anyone else do that? Momma taught me that one __________________ "Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty, and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming---WOW-What a ride!"

11-20-2009, 11:05 AM	#18 (permalink)
Impurrfect Social Network Moderator Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Atlanta Posts: 18,348	((Lenina)) Bob Evans's are bigger. Waffle Houses are pretty small - have big yellow/black letters (Brit learned them before she knew how to read!!) on their sign and are EVERYWHERE!!! I think California has White Castles, which are just like our Krystals...little bitty burgers ((Barb)) I'm just going to have to find a way to get you back on a visit to GA, huh? I keep meaning to take a picture of the big chicken at the KFC by work..one of these days I'll remember! Hugs and prayers! Amy __________________ "I'm not where I want to be, but thank God I'm not where I used to be" - Joyce Meyer "You got what it takes you can win, today is your day to begin. Don't give up here, don't you quit, the moment is now, this is it I know that you can then you will, get to the top of the hill. Part of the fun is the climb, you just gotta make up your mind" - Shania Twain (Tinker, Elvis, Patches and Mots - Mouth Of The South)

11-20-2009, 11:47 AM	#19 (permalink)
Lenina Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Los Angeles, California Posts: 2,956	I don't think I've ever seen a White Castles here. I've enjoyed those little burgers in New Jersey and New York though and liked them! Probably good for me I don't know where they are as I am plump enough! And I woke up craving biscuits and a big pots of greens! Love, Lenina

11-20-2009, 01:04 PM	#20 (permalink)
Impurrfect Social Network Moderator Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Atlanta Posts: 18,348	My uncle Dave was from MN and was a big man - he believed in eating BIG meals. Dad took him to a Krystals, one time when they were here, and uncle Dave looked at the little burgers and bellered "WHAT THE HE!! IS THIS?!?!?! I NEED AT LEAST 50 OF THESE THINGS, ARE YOU CRAZY!???!" Uncle Dave wasn't known for his tact and diplomacy My g'pa thought grits were cream of wheat (also from MN). Mom had to stop him as he tried to put milk and sugar on them. Now, I'm hungry again. Good thing I'm heading to work, shortly, and I work in a restaurant, huh? Hugs and prayers! Amy __________________ "I'm not where I want to be, but thank God I'm not where I used to be" - Joyce Meyer "You got what it takes you can win, today is your day to begin. Don't give up here, don't you quit, the moment is now, this is it I know that you can then you will, get to the top of the hill. Part of the fun is the climb, you just gotta make up your mind" - Shania Twain (Tinker, Elvis, Patches and Mots - Mouth Of The South)

11-25-2009, 11:09 PM	#21 (permalink)
Aysha Looking For Myself...Sober Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Where the heart is Posts: 10,087 Blog Entries: 26	I miss my smothered and covered hash browns too!! Woooow..Waffle House is so good, especially in the middle of the night. Anyone know what cook out is? They have some awesome burgers and how bout buscuitville? I love that place. The best buscuit sandwiches ever. __________________ Dont just count your days...Make your days count! It may not get easier, But it will get better.

11-26-2009, 02:29 AM	#22 (permalink)
dgillz Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Mobile, AL Posts: 3,459	I love WH and southern cooking in general, but Krystals suck compared to White castles. If I ran White Castle, I'd come down south and put in a White Castle as close to every Krystal store as I could. Krystal would be out of business in a year. __________________ He should be fine...if he survives the detox process that is..... Any quotes from the big book of AA are from the first edition, or are otherwise exempt from copyright infringement under the "fair use doctrine".

11-29-2009, 08:24 PM	#23 (permalink)
barb dwyer same planet...different world Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: butte mt Posts: 10,933 Blog Entries: 7	LOL! I can't tell the difference, dg - LOL anyhow - they don't have them up here, either. or Krispy Kreme. or Krystal. or Bonanza (whick, you'd think they would being cow country) Steak and Ale If they put in a bennigan's or even a Appleby's they'd probably have people shooting each other to be first in line! that is one thing that sucks about butte. __________________ Knowledge is knowing that tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is not putting it in fruit salad.

11-30-2009, 02:14 PM	#24 (permalink)
Done_With_It ~6 YEARS BABY~ Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Hollywood Posts: 9,254 Blog Entries: 15	Oh Waaaa, No sympathy for you, You've got Pasties and Porch Chop Johns, the only city in the entire world (Minus one other) that has either!! LOL!! I have Chicken and Waffles that's what we do at Roscoes, I'll send you one! LOL __________________ Living in fast forward Hollywood RockStar outta control Need to rewind real slow Always Runin Time to take control Oh yeah ...

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