Well I love IHOP. But for so long I've heard raves about how Waffle House is the best thing to happen to breakfast that I must say I was disappointed when I got the chance to try it. There aren't any Waffle House's up north (or at least not any in Illinois). But when I when down south I noticed that you can't throw a rock without hitting a damned Waffle House. Given the name I thought this joint would have awesome waffles. Not so. The menu is tiny compared to IHOP and the waffles are sad. The blueberry topping I got on mine was actually kinda nasty. Although I know y'all are mighty fond of their hash browns.... scattered, diced, smothered and..... Anyway I'm probably starting a another Civil War with this one. Fire Away.
Waffle House. It's all about the chicken and eggs. Add some scattered and smothered hashbrowns and the best coffee around and you've got yourself some serious eating. And if you order waffles, you have to get the pecan (that's PEE-CAN for all you northerners) waffles. No other waffles come close.
Yes, the Pecan Waffles are the only reason to go to Waffle House at all. But all around, IHOP is better. The buttermilk pancakes are phenomenal. Plus, Waffle Houses always feel slightly closer to "fast food" to me.
IHOP's selection of pancakes is incredible. I always order something different. Last time i tried the stuffed French Toast. Pretty good. Question for you Waffle House people? Are their grits genuine? I mean is that the way they are supposed to taste? Being a yankee I never had them before my visit to Waffle House. Bowl 'O Snot is what it was. Ew!
I tried grits at a restaurant up here in Seattle. Tasted like pulverized and jellied cardboard to me, even after introducing artery-destroying amounts of butter and syrup to it. I suppose if I'd grown up with it ...
For the food, I'll take IHOP everytime. The reason Waffle House is so great is because it has this great sketchy, Southern, been out all night drinking vibe to it.
Waffle House (or Waffle Steak it is often branded in the midwest) is my favorite. I'm only there for the hashbrowns though- scattered, smothered, covered, chunked, and diced. Basically that means no chili. All grits, on their own accord kind of suck . . . See, they're more like a delivery mechanism for butter or cheese and salt and pepper. Oh yeah, don't underestimate the value of the waffle house jukebox either- I can't tell you the names of the songs, but they usually have a section of waffle house themed songs about cofee and waffles and other such stuff.
i've never been to either one of those fine establishments. when ever i'm in the mood for some greasy breakfast, i hit denny's. it doesn't get any better than moons over my hammy.
I detest IHOP. I've been to them in many different cities, so it isn't just the skanky one down the street from me that sucks. Yeah, Waffle House is sketchy, but at least it's consistent. Also, Waffle House has jukeboxes with songs about Waffle House in them. Suck on that IHOP!
There is a brand new IHOP near REI (my second job). Hmmm...I have to work at the store tonight...I wonder if I should stop in there afterwards. Those stuffed waffles look damn good!!!
No, that's pretty much all grits. I mean, if you weren't raised on them, it's hard to get used to. The consistency usually stays about the same. Some are a little stiffer, some are a little more runny. == But honestly, IHOP is better than Waffle House food wise. But then again, if I'm going out with someone to chat over a meal (like a 3-4 hour non stop bitch a thon) I will always choose waffle house over Denny's or IHOP. Not to mention if I'm just looking for a quick egg-grits-sausage breakfast, nothing beats WH. Especially for the price. And honestly, since WH was created in the South (and aimed at its residents) you're not going to find a lot of pancakes with whipped cream, choco chip pancakes, crepes, or anything like that. It's meat, eggs, grits, hashbrowns, coffee and toast. Which I would say is the main breakfast foods of most southerners. And yes, it definately has that 'drunk and back from the club' feel to it. So, go to IHOP and Denny's for the food. But if you want to kick back and chat with friends for hours on end (without going broke) and/or get a pretty basic breakfast, go to Waffle House.
Well I went to IHOP tonight and had their stuffed French Toast sampler meal. Good stuff. Although the night was more or less ruined by some bitch yapping on her cell phone a table away. Man was that hag loud. The service was not as good as I am use to in the restaurants I frequent in downtown Boise but overall I would give it a 3 on a scale of 1 to 5 with 5 being the best. The best breakfast spot in Boise is shared by two places...Moon's across from my office and Elmer's near my alma mater.
No, you can get bad grits anywhere. I disagree with the poster below you who says all grits are pretty much the same. They're not.
I gotta say I voted for denny's, yes I am a freak. We don't have IHOPs here that I know of, and have only been there once, and it wasn't very good. The waffle house near me is TERRIBLE, even worse than the one for us college kids out partying. *shrug* So I'll stick with Dennys.
Must a choice really be made? You can make a stellar arguement for either place - but not Denny's. Denny's just sucks. Grits are just too fattening to really enjoy properly - unless they're the cheesy ones. Yummy! The real difference between the North & the South is that Southerners laugh their backends off while watching Yankees try to clean a pan that had grits in it!
I voted for the Waffle House, when I go to these greasy spoon places when I've got that drunken hunger so I want greasy fatty food, screw the pancakes and the carbs. Waffle House, I like their melts with grits all the way. IHOP - again, I don't much care for pancakes. Denny's - sucks, their famous 20 second eggs, undercooked and runny as hell. Conversely, I once placed an order for 2 eggs over well (see above), after waiting an ungodly time asked what the problem was. They said that they couldn't do the eggs since THEY WERE HAVING TROUBLE WITH THEIR COMPUTER!! I mean, WTF, if you operation closes down because of computer glitches than you don't deserve to be mentioned in the greasy spoon hall of fame. For people who live in Florida an honorable mention has to go with the Clock Restaurants "Always open" perfect for that drunken hunger.
When I'm drunk I crave sweet stuff. The Srawberry filled crepes at IHOP are so damn good. I did try that texas melt at Waffle House though. Not bad.