Waffle House is coming home to CR 220

Posted 1/25/24

DOCTORS INLET – Waffle House is coming to County Road 220, where Sonic Drive-In once stood near College Drive. The breakfast chain is known for being a cultural centerpiece for southern breakfast …

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Waffle House is coming home to CR 220

Waffle House serves an astounding 76 million waffles, 2.1 million T-bone steaks and 178 million rashers of bacon annually.

Posted Thursday, January 25, 2024 12:05 pm

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Diagram of the approved permit for a Waffle House provided by Clay County Public Records Portal.

Jack Randall,
jack@claytodayonline.com

Based 40 minutes from the first store opened in 1955 in Avondale Estates, Georgia, there are now 1,983 locations in 25 states and territories.

Obviously, Waffle House is known for its waffles. And it should since they serve 145 nationally every minute, translating to 76 million a year.

The restaurant also sells nearly 300 million eggs, 178 million rashers of bacon and 2.1 million T-bone steaks a year. Its hash browns remain an iconic standard of its simple menu because you can top the crispy shreds of potatoes with cheese (covered), onions (smothered), ham (chunked), tomatoes (diced), jalapeno peppers (peppered), mushrooms (capped), chili (topped) and sausage gravy (country).

The “Waffle House Index” is an unofficial metric FEMA uses to triage the damage from environmental disasters and assess the scale of assistance required for recovery.

The breakfast chain is known for its vigorous 24-hour service. A location closing can sometimes be taken as an ominous warning.

“If a Waffle House can serve a full menu, they’ve likely got power (or are running on a generator). A limited menu means an area may not have running water or electricity, but there’s gas for the stove to make bacon, eggs, and coffee: exactly what hungry, weary people need,” according to fema.gov/blog/its-little-piece-normal.