View Full Version : in praise of Waffle House


Creakyknees
04-28-2008, 07:00 AM
So I was looking at photos from Georgia and noticed a Waffle House banner.

mmmmm Waffle House.

I've often mused it'd be great to have a Waffle House cycling team. It's just a cool logo IMO and I can tell you after decades of race weekend road trips, it's always nice to spot the source of cheap carbs n protein, done fast and right.

Thanks and kudo's to Waffle House for sponsoring.

jhamlin38
04-28-2008, 07:33 AM
how cool would it be to see Waffle House open up all over Belgium.

blackhat
04-28-2008, 07:47 AM
neil agrees, apparently.

http://neilroad.blogspot.com/2008/04/road-is-in-georgia.html
http://neilroad.blogspot.com/2007/11/on-train-in-milan.html
http://neilroad.blogspot.com/2007/10/best-28-i-ever-spent.html

Mosovich
04-28-2008, 08:22 AM
a couple of years ago and were a big hit and seemed to have a great time.. It was perfect Belgium weather and they still set up shop and made all the riders super happy..

Pablo
04-28-2008, 08:35 AM
how cool would it be to see Waffle House open up all over Belgium.
Not very. About as cool as McDonalds selling french fries in and arounf Paris.

lookrider
04-28-2008, 03:37 PM
neil agrees, apparently.

http://neilroad.blogspot.com/2008/04/road-is-in-georgia.html
http://neilroad.blogspot.com/2007/11/on-train-in-milan.html
http://neilroad.blogspot.com/2007/10/best-28-i-ever-spent.html

I like Waffle House. It's pretty cool when they sing out hello to you when you walk in the door.

In Atlanta there was a spot where 285 and a major road intersected and there was a Waffle House on each corner. 4 within a square mile of each other.

brujenn
04-28-2008, 04:34 PM
Every time I'm in the south and see a Waffle House, I notice a large volume of extra creamy fat people all around. hmmm...

tbrown524
04-28-2008, 08:34 PM
and their hash browns... capped and scattared!!!!

Damn, we need one in Los Angeles...

lookrider
04-28-2008, 09:03 PM
Every time I'm in the south and see a Waffle House, I notice a large volume of extra creamy fat people all around. hmmm...

The other days they go to Bob Evans or Cracker Barrel. You're gonna get big if you eat one of those Southern breakfasts every day. Well maybe not if you take it easy the rest of the day with the eating. I think a lot of these people are eating these crazy breakfasts, a good lunch, and then a big dinner with dessert every day. Then they tell you they don't eat much.

I was at the airport waiting in line at a food place, and a heavy woman kept bumping into me from behind. It was about 5pm. I turn around and she tells me she hadn't eaten since noon, she was starving. I'm thinking damn, I had 2 cups of coffee and and english muffin at 6 this morning, relax..

brujenn
04-28-2008, 09:08 PM
Of course, if you're away from the south and get an itch to see some fat people, you can always go to the mayonaise isle at Costco in most major cities. Usually a good concentration there, cause they locate the smokes in the same area.

teoteoteo
04-29-2008, 02:59 AM
More like Aweful House.

vanjr
04-29-2008, 05:31 AM
I admit I love waffle house. Only thing I don't like is they take cash only. Wish I wasn't 4 hours from the closest one.

Creakyknees
04-29-2008, 05:57 AM
I might've been on crack that day, but I seem to recall paying with plastic at a WH once a few years back. Mebbe they changed policy.

Or maybe I need to cut back on the crack. Naaah.

theimperviousone
05-01-2008, 11:38 AM
Ah, Waffle House...my first WH experience was in Indy while I was there on business.

Worth every clogged artery...:)

nwbrowne
05-01-2008, 09:11 PM
Yep, ROAD Magazine is a big fan of Waffle House. Check out our video from Greenville the day before the US pro road race.
http://neilroad.blogspot.com/2007/09/waffle-house-revisted.html

honkinunit
05-02-2008, 05:05 AM
When I lived in Tampa, we used to eat grits from WH before long rides. Good!!

Having lived in Tampa and Atlanta, I've introduced many people around Denver to to joys of a Pecan Waffle, cheese grits, and a cup of that perfectly awful coffee. There are four that I know of in the Denver area.

I always thought that if they put one near the Morrison exit on I70, it would be the busiest WH in the universe. Once skiers and mountain bikers were hooked, the place would be the most popular restaurant in Denver. It is the only place I can find here with real grits.

vanjr
05-02-2008, 05:12 AM
That reminds me of the only other thing I dislike about waffle house (besides no credit cards)-I think the coffee stinks. But the waffles, hash browns and blue collar atmosphere make up for it!

bigbill
05-02-2008, 07:44 AM
When I lived in SC, we would usually have a race or two each month in the upstate. That usually meant a Motel 8 or 6 and both would have a Waffle House within walking distance. Some of my best race days started out with a pecan waffle. I medaled at states after a double pecan waffle and bacon (four hours prior). We would just have to arrive at the right time to get a booth in the no smoking section.