Waffle House

Okay, you've all heard the jokes about the Starbucks that's across the street from a Starbucks. Well here it is. A waffle house that is literally ACROSS THE STREET FROM ANOTHER WAFFLE HOUSE. This is the one on the right side of interstate 65. The one on the left side is not listed on this site, but it is still listed on google maps as of writing this review and I have eaten there. I'm not sure if it's still open or not. Apparently one waffle house was so busy that they had to build a second. Only in Alabama.... I don't the think you can literally see the other Waffle House house from this one, but you could if the interstate wasn't in the way; it's that close.

Anyway, if you've been in the dirty south and you haven't eaten at a Waffle House you are really missing out. Every Waffle House is the same. You pull up in the driveway next to a whole bunch of pickup trucks. You walk in the door. The entire restaurant is full of white trash and some normal people who are trying not to draw attention. You're greeted by a friendly underpaid waitress who is usually in her 40s with wrinkled skin, scraggly graying hair in a pony tail, and a few teeth missing. She goes "How y'all doin', I'll be right wit' ya in a moment." You sit down and you can see the cooking area where the waffle chefs are working hard. On a side note, It actually takes a lot of talent to be a Waffle House cook since they work fast and they don't write ANYTHING down. They literally have to memorize every order they get on the spot. With memories this good, you wonder why they didn't go to an ivy league school. I have heard multiple executive chefs of big restaurants say that they try to recruit cooks from Waffle House since they have photographic memories and can handle the "controlled chaos" of a real kitchen.

As far as the food goes, well, they serve orgasmic waffles which you can get with pecans and chocolate chips among other things. And they sell amazing hash browns with sautéed onions, melted cheese, grilled hickory smoked ham, grilled tomatoes, jalepeño peppers, grilled mushrooms, chili, and sausage gravy. You should always get your hash browns "all the way." They also sell awesome texas melts if you want something else.

Waffle House is open 24 hours a day, even on Christmas. It's about the only place where college kids can go out to eat at 3 am while stoned out of their minds. Waffle House is a place where you go for the awesome food and a cultural experience. The price is somewhere between really expensive fast food and a really cheap restaurant. Bottom line, go there at least once and get the waffles and hash browns "all the way". You won't regret it.

Short staffed, they offer a limited menu, but were happy to make me items not on the menu. Servers were very friendly and service was prompt. Great place!

This Waffle House is by far the best I have ever experienced. Especially due it's location in a geographical region where service tends to suffer, this business is surely doing it RIGHT!