The great Waffle House blueberry blackout
Published by Becky S May 13th, 2005 in travels, wtf?, food
A long time ago, back when the Waffle House existed only below the Mason-Dixon line and had Queen of My Double-Wide Trailer on the jukebox, I drank too much and made a late-night visit to the Harrisonburg location of this fine franchise*. I ordered the customary blueberry waffle, which Ravenna, the best Waffle House waitress around, promptly delivered.
The next thing I remember, I was looking down at an empty plate. I have no idea what happened to the waffle, but both of my shirt sleeves were stained with blueberry sauce from wrist to elbow.
Thanks to Dave and his recent Waffle House picture for inspiring this walk down WTF memory lane.
*There were actually two Waffle Houses in Harrisonburg, one predominantly filled with students and one favored by the townies.
UPDATE: Hooray! The Waffle House website has samples of original Waffle House songs, such as Waffle Do Wop and There are Raisins in my Toast.
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So where in Harrisonburg did you go drinking? I’m thinking the Highlawn Pavilion ’cause that place is the pinnacle of class.
Ah, Waffle House! The last time I ate at one was when I was about 23 years old and singing with a hard rock band. We’d often go to Waffle House after gigs, but our drummer couldn’t accompany us because he was so notorious with the local late-night establishments that he had been permanently barred and they would call the police if he darked their door. Good times…
But back to Waffle House itself, I think my favorite menu item is the Pecan Waffles.
Are those songs making your playlist next week?
Speaking of playlist, do you like somber, thought-provoking, soundtrackesque instrumentals? I made one up this morning and of course made a mention on my site which doubles as a blog when I feel like it.
I still haven’t been to a Waffle House.
Dave, I confess that I’ve never heard of the Highlawn Pavilion. How long has it been there? My drinking days in the ‘burg were over 10 years ago and the places (besides peoples’ apartments and the band bus) were mainly JMs (which has since closed), Gus’s Tavern (was re-named Dave’s Tavern the last time I checked), and Luigi’s pizza (pitchers in the back room).
Jane, in retrospect, if you are too drunk to eat properly, the pecan waffle is a much better choice than the blueberry waffle.
Jay V…somber, thought-provoking, soundtrackesque instrumentals? Actually, I’m more of a fluffy, mindless, catchy vocals kind of person. However, I confess to being one of the people who downloaded your Jesus Christ Superstar cover and blowing up your bandwidth.
Honestly, I don’t remember where the Highlawn in Harrisonburg is. I did stop over at Dave’s Taverna née Gus’ Tavern. That place was quite nice.
Anyone have the T-Bone steak at the Waffle House?
Bendy I’ll put the vocals in there for next time.
Ha! I just ate at the Awful Waffle last night, had the pecan waffle and side of hashbrowns. Mmm..
Five words: scattered, smothered, covered, and chunked.
No diced?
Nope, I like ‘em scattered, smothered, covered, and chunked. That’s it… but my lord, they’re my favorite hashbrowns ever.
It’s weird, but Waffle House is a bit of delicious rarity here in Texas — I guess it’s a mid-South (started in Georgia, right?) chain, and we only have a handful here and there. Mainly on out-of-the-way freeway access roads. Only one (!) here in Austin.
Re-reading this post, I was struck by the redundancy of the opening clause of this sentence. Does anyone make a late-night Waffle House stop under any other circumstances?
There are Waffle Houses above the Mason-Dixon line? That’s a sacrilege.
What next, you’re gonna tell me they serve grits too?
Hey Becky.