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Jesus [censored] Christ I miss Waffle House.
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My first Waffle House was in North Carolina, less than a mile from my grad school apartment, and therefore perfect for 2 a.m. early drunken breakfasts. And 2 p.m. late hungover breakfasts. Never on the same day, though...
Now that I have a surprisingly fierce craving for WH, I searched for the nearest one, but alas, no WH's in Southern California (states with WH locations in yellow):
Damn, closest one is in Arizona. But WH hash browns sound awfully tasty... how far, exactly? According to Yahoo Maps, about 330 miles:
Hmmm, 330 miles. Let's see, if I get started now...
BTW, here are some WH facts, for the uninitiated:
A look at the Waffle House restaurant chain, by the numbers (as of 2005, courtesy MSNBC):
Number of Waffle Houses: 1,497
States with Waffle House restaurants: 25
Eggs served by Waffle House in a year: 185 million
Estimated total waffles served since 1955: 442,451,500
Pounds of pecans that go into Waffle House waffles each year: 334,000
Pounds of grits served by Waffle House each year: 3.2 million
T-bone steaks served by Waffle House in a day: About 10,000
Cups of coffee served each year by Waffle House: 95 million
In Waffle House lingo, how the restaurants trademark hash browns are served, in any combination:
"Scattered," Scattered on the grill while cooked.
"Smothered," Smothered with onions.
"Covered," Covered with melted cheese.
"Chunked," Chunks of hickory smoked ham are added.
"Topped," Topped with chili.
"Diced," Fresh diced tomatoes are thrown in.
And finally, Hash Browns "scattered all the way" -
