One thing people need to understand when they walk into a Waffle House is a lot of these buildings have been around since the70's 80's early 90s2 etc and since then, have been open 365 days a year 24 hours a day... So, when you see a black smudge on a wall, or rust etc, unless it's in direct contact with your food it's probably a result of age and is in no way detrimental to your meal. Waffle House has company standards and also they have to obey the guidelines of the state in which they are. They also have 2 yearly health inspections like every other restaraunt in the US.. I've personally NEVER seen one fail. They keep thermometers on hand to test the temperature of their food; they seperate meats, eggs, and ready to eat food; and maintain proper cooling temperatures for their ingredients.


I have however seen bugs like flies in a Waffle House but it's only natural when the high velocity of customers waffle house sees are constantly in and out of the doors, allowing time for them to fly in.. it happens... The food is delicious and ya, mostly unhealthy however you can order things like chicken and eggs, salads, BLT's and eggs with wheat toast etc.. healthy meals are available if you decide you can't handle the vegetable shortning they use in their hashbrowns. Their produce is fresh, being delivered twice weekly as well as is the meats being delivered weekly.


The service is usually friendly, especially if you are their in the morning.. My biggest complaint is that typically 2nd and 3rd shift waitresses are not as enthusiastic about the job, considering they make half as much as a breakfast waitress, it's somewhat understandable. However there is a hotline you can contact and your complaint will be taken into consideration and the waitresses/cook/managers will be confronted regarding your complaint.


In closing, the method in which Waffle House prepares their food, directly in front of you in plain view allows customers to see that their food is being prepared safely. The prices are somewhat cheap, the food comes out hot and fast, and the service is typically friendly. If you're in the south and want a quick meal that isn't quite fast food, but not quite a dine in resaraunt, stop by Waffle House. I love the place and in my xperience their as a regular customer, airman, and ex-manager I give this place 5 stars.. thanks for reading.

I am so tired of WH waitresses getting slammed for how they look, would you rather they work in a strip joint or on the street!?..People act like we're their to serve them hand and foot and we're just objects or better yet SLAVES well guess what!?..We're not, most of us are hard working people, who get paid next to nothing to bring you your food, I am so sick of people not realizing the work involved in keeping a WH clean, we do a crap load of side work, do our own dishes and we get paid 3.65 an hour, so you expect us to please your every whim, your ridiculous, we aren't a 5 star, you should know that when you pull up.

On the other hand, yes you should be able to sit down and not see roaches, and your food should be served hot and your waiter/waitress should be mannerly, there is no excuse for that. When you call the hotline (located on their website) the employee's do get in trouble, and most of the time if you are not happy with something they will do their best to fix it (IF YOU ASK!) if you don't like the food, do NOT eat it and refuse to pay or ask for something different, simple as that.

Store #1181

Bad Bad Service.
Worst service in an American Restaurant.

Okay food, HORRIFIC service. I could tolerate poor service IF the food was delicious, but it isn't.

I like this place. It is not gourmet. If you go in there expecting a gourmet meal, you will be disappointed.

The waffles are great, especially the pecan waffle. Bacon is good, and the hashbrowns are awesome!

The food is ridiculously unhealthy. You can literally feel your arteries clogging as you eat it. It's a good thing I don't live in the south because I would eat there a few times a week. Whenever I go to Florida or Missouri I make sure to visit one. Even so, I only eat there about once a year or so.

I do have to gripe that they don't give real butter for the waffles and I don't think they give real syrup either. However, the waffles are good enough that they don't really need either. And the bathrooms are tiny!!!

My only real problem with these kinds of places is that they specialize in waffles and pancakes, but don't offer real syrup. So, when Stark and I travel and know that we will be at the mercy of these restaurants, we bring our own syrup in with us. She likes blueberry and I like maple.

We also bring our own pancakes, waffles, potatoes, toast, coffee and crayons...

I've only ever tried them for breakfast and always found them good.  Never had any other meals there.  I like the way they do their hash browns (covered, smothered, scattered, etc.).  However, I was short-changed by a waitress once at the WH in Jacksonville, North Carolina.  I gave her a $20 and she gave me change for a $10 and swore that's all I had given her.  I had no way of proving othewise, but I know I was right, as I had only $20s in my wallet and no $10s.  I was sure I had seen her slip my $20 down her bosom and take a $10 out of the drawer and lay it sideways, as if that was what I gave her, but I wasn't 100% sure I had seen it and wasn't about to make a scene by asking her to reveal the contents of her bosom.

I don't quite understand the fascination with Waffle House, perhaps because I wasn't subjected to this particular chain as a child. I tried it once in Maryland about 5 years ago...and it seemed sorta like we were paying for a plate of glorified eggos (which I also don't like).

I've decided one visit was enough for a lifetime, BUT...

Eddie Kirkland swears by the Waffle House! 

After writing to the corporate office two weeks ago and getting nowhere it prompted me to write my review.
This waffle house is located right next to a Best Western Hotel-Eisenhower and Abercorn street,in the heart of Savannah,Georgia.
I traveled many miles off of exit 94 on 95.
It was the worst dining experience on the road.
The food prep area was DIRTY!
The service was very UNFRIENDLY!
Lot of GOSSIP & LOUD TALKING BETWEEN THE COOK & WAITRESSES!
I will NEVER go to this Waffle House again!!
Take note!!!!!!

The previous review (by chrismathy) awakens a memory that I thought I had buried.  I ate at these places every day for about two weeks when I worked a primary campaign in Florida many years ago. 

I was younger then, and food was simply fuel when I was on the road, but these joints stood out in spectacular fashion.  Not only does what they are pleased to describe as food promptly locate itself in your large intestine and take up permanent residence while holding the gastro-intestinal equivalent of a tequila party, it is served in an ambience that would seem unusually squalid in a Mexican jail.

Combine this with an array of dining companions who appear to be taking a break from the set of the latest "Cops" episode, and you have one of the most unique dining experiences going.

I travel frequently and have seen these establishments all over the place. We don't have them here in southern California and I was completely unfamiliar with them until this past week. Had a conference in Orlando but the very nice hotel was all booked so I stayed at a Howard Johnson (what a freaking dive, but hey, it was 1/10th the price of the Gaylord Palms for a night's stay, so what the heck...) Anyway, got sick as well and didn't feel like going out and spending a fortune on fine dining that I wouldn't even taste nor remember, so I woke up after midnight and ventured over to the nearby Waffle House. Anyone who says they actually like this food is either lying or has never really had anything resembling decent food. But I was hooked. I "ate" there three times over the next three days just for the cultural experience. I felt as if I was doing a science project of sorts, examining the absolute trashiest pieces of humanity, those no doubt responsible for our poor image abroad. Waffle House observations in no particular order: 1) All patrons and staff must be severely obese. 2) All patrons and staff must have disgusting tattoos. 3) English is optional. I didn't have my Star Trek Universal Translator with me so it was hard to tell what language was being spoken most of the time. 3) Waffle House employees never leave after their shifts, they simply remain at the counter discussing which shift is in charge of counting pies, or squat in the entry way smoking. 4) The bathroom is not suited for human use. 5) Women with children are obligated to smack them every 30 seconds or so. 6) Cooks will tell you how hard it is to raise NINE CHILDREN in today's economy. 7) Your wrists will stick to the table from the previous diner's syrup not being wiped up properly. 8) Sausage patties are supposed to be larger than fifty cent pieces. 9) Grits should be an off-menu item only and not offered to non-southerners who obviously know better not to eat something so grotesque based on name alone. 10) Can't wait for my next business trip. I haven't been so entertained for free in years.

the food is good when you cook it the right way. i was a cook in the ridgeway store in south carolina. i loved my job. just hated who ran it. i constantly got my weekly grill bonus stole from me. i know the rest were getting theres i saw thereprint outs. the relief manager was working second shift and i was on third. he was dumbing food cost onto my shift to make himself look better. i know how he did it. i did floor audites and saw the pull for the day. so i can see whats going on. not to mention i was making 6.80 for 8 months when i was cooking between 1000 and 1500 every weekend. it took black mail to get a transfer. i thought it was better in blythewood till the manager slept with my fiance and was stealing my bonuses as well. he claims food cost was the issue. our store was number one for two months. food cost was no issue. and then when i left to move back to california he stole my vacation check from me. i received it one week after i left and corporate said it was paid out at the unit. hard for that to happen if im 3000 miles away. i love the food but hate the people running it. always taking others triumphs for themselves.

I love American breakfast food.

The one and only time I've eaten at Waffle House,quite frankly I was too drunk to drive,so It was walking distance from my apartment,I had a burger and it was okay,it just stayed with me forever.

I'll have a waffle and hash browns that are scattered, smothered, covered, and topped.

The Waffle House On West Main Street in Hendersonville Tn. is the FILTHIEST restraunt I have ever seen.After ordering we got to looking around and found the place was DISGUSTING!!!! The dictionary definition of filth is; a. Foul or dirty matter. b. Disgusting garbage or refuse. c. A dirty or corrupt condition; foulness. The Waffle House on West Main Street fits all this criteria.EVERY Waffle house I have been in (the one in White House,Hendersonville and the two in Goodlettsville)owned by Southeast Waffles LLC. has been FILTHY!!! I suspect they all have the same regional manager because of the same conditions at these stores.When the corporate office was contacted they blew it off.

Always a good breakfast and coffee!

Well I used to think they were ok for what they were, but then my other half told me that the last one we went to, while I was eating, he looked up and he saw roaches crawling around the food and stuff, he never told me about it at that time, because he knows I have a phobia of the things and a weak stomach. Never again!

I can't eat there anymore. The food sits in my stomach like a ton of bricks. But I loved this place when I was younger----comfort food, and fast.

As with any restaurant chain, it depends on who owns the one you stop at. There are good Waffle Houses and bad ones. By far, most that I have eaten at were very good. We have 4 Waffle Houses within a 15 mile radius here. My wife and I frequent them all. They are alway very clean. The staff greets you at the door, and are very courteous. The food is consistantly good. And you can't beat the prices !! Our total bill is seldom more than $10 - $12 for the two of us. I absolutely love the Cheese and Eggs. As I said, while traveling, I have eaten at Waffle Houses that were less than wonderful. But they are the exception, not the rule.

If your on the road and hungry for a big breakfast you can't go wrong with Waffle House.

What has 3 sets of boobs and 2 teeth?? Midnight shift at the Waffle House. = )

Fine dining and friendly, quick service. I may have to worry about them putting a LOT of butter in their meals, but in terms of taste, it can be, on some menu items, better than Denny's. Hope it can expand to the Pacific Coast.

The nastiest greasiest diner chain in America. I don't know why but I love it. Its REAL America.

Best coffee in America can be found here.

Be afraid. Be very afraid. It is a declaration of war on your digestive system.

Lol on a road trip back from Florida we kept seeing waffle house billboards and my son kept begging for waffles so when we all started feel hungry we decided the next waffle house we see, we will stop at. OMG it was the worst experience of my life .. well maybe I am going overboard but it was AWFUL. It was Virginia I think? and I guess it was mainly a trucker stop or something I dunno but the floor was gross when you walked on it, it crunched and the food was nasty.

Eat here if you love grease! I ate there for breakfast & was sick all day!

i like this place becuase the peolpe are allways friendly and nice. the food is good but if you dont like smokers then this is not the place for you. Good food.

Celebrate diversity, just eat at a Wafflehouse after 1AM. Truckers, transvestites, travelers, homeless people, students, and imagine this; everybody seems to get along, well at least MOST of the time. And oh yeah, ask for your hashbrowns scattered, covered and smothered, you'll be glad you did...all in all a decent late night eatery, though they lose a star for a slightly overpriced menu.

Passable food but some of the worst coffee I've ever tasted. On a par with fast food restaurant coffee. Yuck.

I've been to one of these on a road trip down south. It was good.

One word describes this entire tired greasy-spoon chain very well - UGH! We have had fun counting them on I-95 on our way from Florida to Maryland (about 110, I think) and elsewhere, but that is about it. They are usually inhabited by creepy people nursing coffee all night long (bums?) and their menu is gross, just like their interiors and exteriors are similarly unappealing...

Michigan can bid me farewell

Haven't been in all of them, but I've been in a few and I haven't had a bad meal or a bad time yet. Maybe that's because I don't expect Waffle House to be a gourmet restaurant.

The food is greasy and not the highest quality. The local Waffle House is the all-night hangout for deadbeats, burn-outs, druggies, bar flies, psychos and truckers. In my experience, this is pretty much the standard around the US. Usually dirty and usually a smoker-friendly environment makes this a restuarant no meant for the squeemish or those with children. I am sure there are exceptions, but I have not witnessed any.

Outstanding waffles and excellent grits. This is not a restaurant in which one would order a steak. Stick to breakfast items and you'll be just fine. Found the service to be competent and friendly. Downrated one star because of some silly corporate policies, all of which are noted on their online website menu.

i ate at a waffle house here in tulsa oklahoma. (we got three of them) nastest stuff ever! it was dirty and the cooks smoked cigarettes while cooking the food. I threw up in thery're bathroom twice that night. nothing like a guy smoking a maroborow, talking to me about hookers and CIA conspircies to make me preety unconfortable. I never eaten trash from a trash can but the 11st Waffle house in Tulsa, Oklahoma is preety close!

Experts in how to lose a customer! My wife & son stopped in to get a bite to eat after a ball game. My wife didn't realize that they only took cash - her mistake. However the way it was handled was horrible. The cashier told her she couldn't leave to go to the ATM despite the fact that she had an ID, checks, credit cards. Any of which could verify that she was unlikely to stiff the joint. Then the cashier had the nerve to holler at the waitresses and ask them if they would take a check and pay for the meal. None of them would do it. So then the cashier starts asking customers if they would take her check and pay the tab. How absolutely rude, & disrespectful can an employee be? For an $11 meal the Waffle house in Yukon, OK has lost a customer for life and I'll be sure to tell anyone that will listen how little they respect & value their customers...

Extra star for 24 service. 24 hrs is a noble effort. Place to go if you like getting shot. Hashbrowns are only good smothered with jalapenos and cheese. Coffee D+.

Yes, this is one of the few sit-down restaurants that I actually enjoy! Their service is typically fast and their food, from their trademark waffles to fried bacon, is impressive. At least this sit-down place has large windows and bright interiors, compared to the dungeon-esque insides of slow-food terrors such as Cracker Bottom-of-the-Barrell and Steak & Pale. Their prices are reasonable too, and their soft drinks are above average.

Awesome place for breakfast, go there for the hell of it, relax, try to have fun, don't look to close at the cleanliness or into the kitchen to see who's doing the cooking, it may scare you away!!!!

I'm sorry, but I just don't care to eat a plate of greasy mess that all tastes the same because it was cooked with the meal of the guy sitting behind me and then serveed to me by a toothless wreck of a woman. How these places stay in business is beyond me. Sure it's open 24 hours but it's not the only place like that. Drive down to IHOP or Huddle House instead.

This place doesnt even deserve a star! YOu will have diarhea the minute you leave the place, it smells terrible and can you say greese??? More than Mc Donalds! I think you have to live down south to enjoy this resteraunt. The only good thing that came out of me going thier was that my friend got a millitary macaw in disneys animal kingdom to say waffles and grits...really funny.

Good hash browns, usually clean, usually friendly staff.

Waffle House has the best breakfast I've ever had at a restraunt. Their waffles are delicious and they make the best eggs of any restraunt I've ever been to. GO WAFFLE HOUSE!

Food Sucks!

At 3:00AM not a lot of places to eat. And food realy isn't bad.

Hard to slam this place too hard. It saw me through several late-night hangovers in college. The food is actually not bad if you know what to get (I would never get a steak at a place like this, for instance).