11 Waffle House Facts That Will Have You Headed For The Nearest Location
Although you may shamefully frequent the late-night breakfast joint, there are some things you don't know about it.
Joe Rogers and Tom Forkner were neighbors in the 50s. One worked at a restaurant and the other worked in real estate. The decided they wanted to open a restaurant together and opened the first Waffle House in 1955 in Avondale Estates, Georgia.
It's a three part index that is based on the fact that Waffle House is always open. Green indicates an open restaurant with a full menu; yellow means the restaurant is serving a limited menu; and red means the Waffle House is closed.
There is an urban legend that the keys to every new Waffle House location are buried in cement at the front of the store.
On Valentine's Day, your table will be decorated with special tablecloths, candles and hearts.Â
They've served more than 2,501,866,574 Â since opening.
There's an album of Waffle House songs you can pick up as well as a music video that you can watch here.
It has been preserved to look like the original location did in 1955.Â
Four T-Bone steaks are sold every minute at The Waffle House.Â
After a new item is released, a survey is sent out to see how well it really did.Â
There are 132 locations there.Â