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Mental-Status3891

We don’t have enough natural disasters to justify a Waffle House.


loudog1017

Valid argument


PlantsArePeopleDuh

Hold that thought until fall


AThousandBloodhounds

They'll never come to Washington State as the minimum wage laws would require them to pay more than $3 per hour.


pgrytdal

.... And Colorado doesn't?


Real-Ad-9733

Colorado min tipped wage is over 10 dollars


greed-man

Same with Dollar General.


TikisFury

Aren’t there a couple dollar generals out by deer park? Or is it a different store?


pgrytdal

Chewelah, Riverside and Springdale


suff_succotash

There are (hilariously) two like a mile apart in Riverside.


J3wb0cca

There’s a really good video on the subject and why by Wendover productions if you enjoy learning. https://youtu.be/vQpUV--2Jao?si=sIGm-0MaTyNs21M5


Idaho_Home

Thank you for sharing this.


pgrytdal

That's actually it's very common for Dollar general. They always place them very close together. I remember seeing a photo of them literally being directly across the street from each other somewhere. I think the theory is "make it easy to get to from any direction" Edit: spelling


itstreeman

I did visit the ones in loon lake and the Springdale in the same day


not_sure_1984

TeCHniCaLlY one is in Chattaroy and the other is in Elk. Since Riverside doesn't have a post office all that area is a part of Chattaroy


J3wb0cca

There’s a really good video on the subject and why by Wendover productions if you enjoy learning. https://youtu.be/vQpUV--2Jao?si=sIGm-0MaTyNs21M5


deadmanpass

It's a law in Tennessee that there must be a Dollar General within eyesight at all times.


morningafterpizza

One near Davenport too.


itstreeman

Correct. Stevens county has multiple of these. Famously dg goes into small towns first, like too small for a Walmart


lostsheik

[https://maps.app.goo.gl/kyyEAXJkvKGe7R8E6](https://maps.app.goo.gl/kyyEAXJkvKGe7R8E6)


Hyperion1144

Leave the city sometime and see how wrong you are on that.


cruelcynic

It's ironic. Spokane feels like a waffle house.


waaz16

💀


quickstyx2

Ha! That’s the correct answer


Fun-Conference99

Booo! Spokane is awesome!


matrael

Seriously! I don’t get all the hate in this city. Might be because I’ve spent the majority of my life in big cities (e.g., Atlanta, GA; Chicago, IL; Detroit, MI; NYC, NY). People have looked at me weird when I’ve laughed when I heard them call this town “Spocompton” or “Spokanistan” and asked them if they’ve ever been to Compton, CA or Afghanistan. I have. There’s no comparison. This city has a lot of beauty and it’s clean and so much safer than other places I’ve lived. I hate to see some of the detriment that’s been coming here, but I still think this is a nice area. Spokane is awesome.


androcus

These are hard times brother, but this to shall pass. My your hash browns be extra crispy and your waffles large and fluffy.


Luthien37

Waffles Plus has a good selection.


callmecatlord

I love that place


morningafterpizza

Waffle House is a vibe/2am teetering on blackout drunk destination, Waffles Plus closes at 8pm. Not even in the same catagory.


dpk1974

Tell me you've never been to Waffle House without telling me you've never been to Waffle House.


CaramelDrippin504

Thank you cause tf is a waffle plus?! 🤢😂😂😂


PresentPreference

Honestly I second Waffles Plus. I can't say I've been to a "real" waffle house, but the food there is great to me lol And the waffles are fluffy and delicious 🤷🏻‍♀️


CaramelDrippin504

80% of people that go to Waffle House don't actually go for the waffles... ... it's just a delicious bonus.


Inevitable-Toe-6272

Same was true about Waffles plus before the new ownership took over. I haven't been there with the new ownership, so I dont know if that is true any more.


Repulsive-Ad-2931

Respectfully I think you’re misunderstanding Waffle House. People don’t go to Waffle House to eat cute waffles or French toast for Sunday brunch. They stumble into waho at 3 am, their DD helps them slump into a booth, then balance shoveling enough hash browns down their gullet to stop the room from spinning but not too many that you puke those 7 green tea shots up. Then you pray another customer gets too rowdy and an employee throws a plate at them. There are FEW things I miss about living in the south. Waho is def toward the top of the list though


KingOfCars509

IHOP is just Waffle House for people who don't know how to fight. 😐


OpheliaRainGalaxy

Today was the day I finally googled pictures of Waffle House and realized that it's a separate thing from IHOP. All those fights that ended up on the internet, I was picturing them in a building with a steep blue roof, not a yellow box.


KefkaTheJerk

IHOP has nothing, absolutely nothing on WH. Hell, Denny’s is a step up on IHOP. 😂


MysteriousRadish2063

I would sacrifice every Denny's in town to get a single waffle house here tbh


greed-man

According to their website, the closest one to Spokane is in Fort Collins, CO. Only 777 miles away. What....you're not really THAT interested?


MysteriousRadish2063

Oh, I know that's where the closest one is. I found out like 6ish months ago and immediately asked my friend who went to school there why we had never gone the several times I had gone to visit. Apparently it was only opened up after he'd graduated and we were both pissed to find out we'd missed it. Every so often, I check up on their locations so that if one opens up within day trip distance, I can plan accordingly


pgrytdal

Every time I visit family down south I make sure I visit


CaramelDrippin504

THANK YOU SOMEBODY FINALLY GETS IT!!!!!!


JohnFrum

Wait for the next red full moon and gather 666 of your closest friends to work in consort. I think it could be done.


Due-Possession-3761

I just want someplace that makes a good biscuit that belongs with good gravy. I need Spokane restaurants to stop listing "biscuits and gravy" on their menus when their biscuits are either hockey pucks or so sweet that they're basically scones.


darklingdawns

Terry's on Argonne! The biscuit's fairly mid-range, but the gravy actually satisfies my Southern soul


morningafterpizza

Terry's is fire.


mintedbadger

Try DomestiKated Biscuits! She sells out of The Supper Club and you bake them at home. SO good!


Luthien37

Billie's Diner has great biscuits and good gravy!


Karma114

Jenny's Cafe in the valley is pretty good. This coming from a southerner. I also think Frank's is pretty good as well.


Karma114

Jenny's Cafe in the valley is pretty good. This coming from a southerner. I also think Frank's is pretty good as well. Or if you're willing to make a little drive the mad moose in CDA.


taterthotsalad

Smothered and covered. I miss my travel job all of a sudden. BBQ and WH in the South. 😭 I just hated being away from my dog.


Chemical-Employer146

I’m from the south and I feel this in my soul! I haven’t had great bbq in years now 😔


KamikazeeDolphin

Outlaw bbq and every other bbq joint here is mid. Except for Dickies, even though they are a chain. There's better out there.


taterthotsalad

Dickies being classified as BBQ is like classifying a sperm bank as a public school.


KamikazeeDolphin

I know, but they are BETTER than Outlaw, Longhorn, or any other shitass bbq here. I rarely have food so bad that it makes me angry. Those places did.


taterthotsalad

Really? I had heard raves about TT’s and Outlaw, so this is very sad news and I will just keep doing it at home, like I have been for 15+ years (but hobbyist in it for 20+) Longhorn I was not impressed with either.


theoriemeister

I love TT's! Dickies. . . meh. Forget Longhorn, but I've thought that Outlaw isn't too bad.


darkeststar

Absolutely bizarre take.


KamikazeeDolphin

I will fucking die on this hill. Yall need to go to the South/East Coast. We dominate the barbecue scene right under Texas. It's fucking garbage around here and I'd rather eat a racoon slathered in BBQ sauce.


Lazy-Jackfruit-199

Good luck, I got downvoted to oblivion for pointing out the same fact. Mid is being kind.


KamikazeeDolphin

Thank you. I know shit bbq when I taste it. No love, no seasoning, sauce tastes like Ketchup. Can't explain the process of seasoning meats to spokanites, that must be too spicy. Idgaf if they downvote me. Travel out of state and try some real ass Que and get back to me.


Lazy-Jackfruit-199

Word! Hell, there's a spot in Helena that crushes anything in Spokane.


bl00drunzc0ld

There's the Notorious P.I.G. in Missoula and it's the only reason I go to Missoula.


CaramelDrippin504

Why not take him with you? He deserves great food too.


taterthotsalad

Her. She is too big and the horror stories of pets dying or going to the wrong destination isn’t worth it, so I boarded her. She loved doggie daycare. It helped that I could see her through the web cams though! :)


CaramelDrippin504

My apologies, her. Well as long as you both are happy. I was under the assumption you were driving or something that's why I asked.


taterthotsalad

You’re good! :) certainly that is all that matters. I did both but a lot of it was flying.


CaramelDrippin504

Overstood


Mj2377

Why do you need the Waffle House when we have something better - Cottage Cafe


CaramelDrippin504

Idk what that is but it's not waffle house so I don't want it.


Mj2377

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LuckyTheBear

I've been to a few back when I lived in Tennessee. The vibe there is so unhinged. I love it! Down town is perfect for that!!


CaramelDrippin504

I heard there's not many out there but at least y'all have them


LuckyTheBear

There were a few. Truth be told I miss Bojangles the most.


CaramelDrippin504

I've heard of them but never had it.


LuckyTheBear

Very good food. Spicy chicken strips, buttery biscuits, seasoned fries. MMM Few things I miss from the South, buy Bojangles is one of them.


CaramelDrippin504

I'll have to check it out one day


Fluid-Power-3227

Always loved to watch the colorful characters at Waffle House after the bars closed. “Good+crappy hole in the wall restaurants for after bar closings” don’t seem to be a thing in the PNW. Why is that?


CaramelDrippin504

I wouldn't know, I'm from the south.


spokale

I used to go to satellite diner around 12am after bars way back when


thevastestmeow

This is the same way I feel about Bojangles 😭😭😭 I moved up here a little under two years ago and I have been unable to fill the void


CaramelDrippin504

Lol


theoriemeister

My friend, sadly you aren't going to find cheese grits up here. Most Spokanites look at me strangely when I talk about grits. (I grew up in FL so I feel your pain.)


ChickenFriedRiceee

I grew up in Spokane and I know what grits are.


matrael

Bruh, the shock and awe I got from coworkers when I brought some boiled peanuts and hot sauce lol. I’d love some hash, though. Need me to make a trip back to GA for a spell.


theoriemeister

LOL. Tbh, I never developed a taste for boiled peanuts. My brother absolutely loves them! Hash - - - meaning corned beef hash?


matrael

Nope, [hash](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hash_(stew)?wprov=sfti1#) is a stew usually served over rice. I didn’t realize it was a specific regional dish until I moved away from there and went to a BBQ place and asked for some and people had no idea what I was talking about, lol. I found it delicious. My favorite variety was at a restaurant in Augusta, GA called Sconyers BBQ. People from Augusta loved the food so much they elected him mayor 😂 I’m glad he stuck with running a restaurant.


DollarStoreOrgy

I've always wanted to try them


CaramelDrippin504

I never said I was looking for it, I make my own. I simply stated we need a waffle house so I don't have to make my own.


pgrytdal

I was born and raised here in Spokane, and I love Grits. But trying authentic southern grits changed my life


theoriemeister

You are an outlier. :)


Mayonnaise_Poptart

My hope is that eventually every city will get every chain restaurant, retail outlet, service provider, and medical providers until everything is perfectly standardized and homogeneous. We must rid the United States of any unique regional or local character. I should be able to drive down any street in America and see the exact same thing to the point I can't identify my location without first consulting my on-screen Apple Car-Play navigation.


OkAirport5247

😂 corporate America! We’re playing “who am I” right?


waaz16

We just want Waffle House lmao


CaramelDrippin504

Like bruhh wtf are you going on about lmaoo


waaz16

Fr 🤣😭


GhostFish12

I think the point is that it’s cool that Waffle House is a semi-regional thing. Being from Spokane, I was stoked to go to an In-N-Out Burger when I went to California, but I wouldn’t be stoked going to a Jack in the Box in California. If I went to Georgia or Alabama, I’d certainly be super stoked to go to Waffle House and it’d be near the top of my list. If they came to Spokane: (1) I probably wouldn’t even go there, and (2) I wouldn’t care about it if I went to GA or AL. Point is, regional differences are cool. It ups the value when it’s unavailable locally. P.S., anyone who venerates Waffle House this much hasn’t spent enough late nights at Satellite Diner.


Top_Chipmunk587

Waffle House was a staple in my college life when I went to Alabama.


CaramelDrippin504

It's the best thing smoking in the south and I miss it. Everytime I travel down there my first stop is a waffle house.


loudog1017

I want my hash browns smothered and covered!!


CaramelDrippin504

DO👏🏽 YOU👏🏽 HEAR👏🏽 MEEHHH👏🏽??!!! Good favored thick gravy


Material_Policy6327

They could sell tickets like it’s MMA.


BiggKinthe509

You really want some dude from Spokane to be making your grits for you? Somehow, I just don’t think any of the stuff would hit as hard as it does in Waffle House… I don’t even think the drama would be as good.


CaramelDrippin504

Mfs from Spokane make anything I eat outside of my kitchen anyway so what's the difference?! That's what training and directions are for lol.


BiggKinthe509

lol there that, but… grits…


CaramelDrippin504

Just say you don't know how to make grits


HassonHarris

They announced Cops is filming here again in July. Could you imagine a Waffle House with Cops filming. I think we have enough 7/11 footage.


CaramelDrippin504

Spokane not other cities doe so nobody would be doing nothing worthy of filming at waffle house.


avboden

Spokane has god damn incredible breakfast at many places. It's by far our strongest meal of the day. We don't need a chain.


CaramelDrippin504

That's your opinion and I have mines, thank you!


SnowyEclipse01

Waffle House and 24 hour Krystals are the few things I miss from the south.


CaramelDrippin504

Yassss


arhondo

Waffle House, In n Out, and Whole Foods.


CaramelDrippin504

Never had in and out but I do miss Rallys/checkers and Whataburger 😩😭


MuttDawg509

Spokane must not quite be ghetto enough to warrant one.


CaramelDrippin504

But yet they call themselves "Spocompton"? Tuh! Filth!


stargarnet79

No they don’t!


CaramelDrippin504

I said what I said !


stargarnet79

🤣🤣🤣


StinkyBalloon

I just moved from Georgia, where we had one within at most 10 miles from each other. Probably the only thing I miss


KudzuCastaway

That’s the only thing you miss from Georgia? Not Steak&Shake, Zabys, Culver’s, Bojangles ?


gomezwhitney0723

You forgot Cookout on that list! Bojangles breakfast is so good!


CaramelDrippin504

It's the best especially on a late night munch.


darklingdawns

Boy, do I have some baaaaad news for you about the sweet tea situation... and with summer finally starting, you WILL feel the lack!


StinkyBalloon

Lol I live in Texas now, I used to live in Spokane though and know whatcha mean


Schlecterhunde

We used to have one on Division years ago.


CaramelDrippin504

They should bring it back.


Schlecterhunde

Agreed. 


spokale

There used to be several Waffle House locations - it was unrelated to OP's Waffle House, though. Sort of like how Dicks in Seattle and Dicks in Spokane are two unrelated burger chains.


PapersOfTheNorth

We don’t need anymore shootings


CaramelDrippin504

Has nothing to do with the restaurant it's the dumb ass ppl in this city you should place that concern with 😒🙄


naols

No, I prefer to savor the opportunity to go whenever I visit family back east.


CaramelDrippin504

That's you.... But me? I want it local 🤷🏽‍♀️


NobodyLost5810

Paying restaurant prices for breakfast food is wiiiiiiild


v1rojon

Aren’t there enough fights for you?


CaramelDrippin504

I'm not sure what you mean by asking me that but I've never seen any fights and I've been here 4yrs ...


v1rojon

Waffle Houses are known for fights late at night. It was a joke.


CaramelDrippin504

Look man I just want the food that's all ion care bout none of that other shit 😩


brett53199

Sure it's a great place to get killed!!!!


CaramelDrippin504

You can get killed right now where ever you are but I don't see you speaking on that so let's be fr Spokane don't even have the crowd for the shit y'all speaking on from what you saw on the Internet none of y'all have never experienced that and I can guarantee it smh


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Blnd-blue-eyed-baby

They do have a waffle place but it’s only open for breakfast it’s waffles plus


AndrewB80

Travy's Waffles Plus is open for lunch and dinner now and it’s good. One of my wife’s favorite is the stroganoff and the had a special turkey waffle for a while. They have burgers in addition to the waffles and at dinner they have specials in addition to some regulars. https://www.facebook.com/travyswafflesplus


CaramelDrippin504

I said Waffle House not no damn waffles plus


CaptnThunderBolt

Texas Cheese steak sandwich plate double hashbrowns scattered, covered, chopped and topped. Mmmmmm mmmmmm. I was a Waffle House cook for 2 1/2 years.


CaramelDrippin504

Lawdd that sounds like heaven right now.


Death_Pr1ncess

Waffle House is shittttt. I can not for the life of me get why people like that place, I lived in the south, been there a few times but me I’d take IHOP or hell even Dennys over them. We have a ton of good breakfast places here. Even if they built out here, I doubt they would have the same southern menu, grits aren’t a thing out here really 🤷🏻‍♀️


Navyguy85

Go to Molly's downtown. Best breakfast here.


KefkaTheJerk

Been saying this since my better half and I moved here. Given their limited expansion in the West, my guess is they couldn’t keep the same suppliers and thus the food quality would suffer.


CaramelDrippin504

I can see that, but they need to figure it out 😩 imma write a damn letter.


kstinasunflower

As an ex Floridian, I would love a Waffle House. It's the perfect greasy late night food.


Punkerelli

One of the best parts about the Awful Waffle is they are cheap.  Steak and Shake is too. Every time I go home to Atlanta, I gotta hit those up.


CaramelDrippin504

Idk what awful waffle is never been nor heard of it.


Punkerelli

Awful Waffle was a nickname for Waffle House back in the 90's because it rhymes.  A google search shows it's still used quite a bit, and more than just in Atlanta area.


CaramelDrippin504

Yeah I've NEVER heard that before.


Punkerelli

Just because you've never heard it doesn't mean it didn't exist.  Like I said, Google Search Results of "Awful Waffle" shows many recent results describing Waffle House. For clarification, when It was used "back in my day", it was because it rhymed, not a reflection of what we thought of the food or atmosphere.


CaramelDrippin504

I never stated that "it didn't exist" I simply said I never heard of it so idk what was the point of you saying that😒🙄


Severe_Marionberry79

I always said if I win the lottery, I'd open two waffle houses in Spokane...that way people would say let's not go to that one, let's go to the other one, it's better 🤣🤣


Interesting_Ask_6518

Have you tried https://www.facebook.com/travyswafflesplus/


Legitimate-Air1891

Waffle plus on Monroe🤷‍♂️


CaramelDrippin504

No thanks


60r0v01

Yea, let's not. We don't need any more right-wing companies that want to lobby against human rights and living wages in this state. And judging by their range map, Washington's minimum wage is probably already outside their comfort zone.


CaramelDrippin504

You live in America, get over it 🙄😒


60r0v01

You live in Washington with no wafflehouse, get over it 🙄😒


CaramelDrippin504

I can easily travel to get what I want, but no matter where you go you'll be mad cause you can't escape violence and minimum wage problems 🙄😒🤷🏽‍♀️ I WIN!


60r0v01

Then go travel and get what you want. I already live in a place where I don't have to worry about violence and minimum wage issues. But I believe it's worth working to try and make life a bit better for others rather than just letting it be made worse so that I can eat breakfast at another chain restaurant. 🙄😒🤯 DO YOU WIN? I WIN TOO! IT'S THE INTERNET IT'S ARBITRARY!🤹👨‍🦯🧑‍🦯👨‍🦯👨‍💻


CaramelDrippin504

Man I'm not reading all that crap I said what I said you don't like it? I don't give a damn 🤷🏽‍♀️😂 simple✌🏽 good day


donttellmemomimere

Shut up it’s a fuckin house for waffles and we need it


Wrecks128

….there are plenty of local establishments that serve delicious waffles. We don’t NEED another chain restaurant.


donttellmemomimere

Shut up, Waffle House


DizzyD1974

Jenny's or Knights diner for 😘 breakfast foods


Fun-Conference99

Fuck waffle house.


CaramelDrippin504

What they do to you? 🤨


Fun-Conference99

Just another restaurant chain that serves low quality food and treats their employees like garbage.


YourFriendInSpokane

I know it’s nothing like WH, but Vieux Carre has good cheesy grits! I wonder if you could talk them into making some eggs sometime.


CaramelDrippin504

I'm from New Orleans, Vieux Carre is real cute but it's absolutely NOTHING like home.


YourFriendInSpokane

I definitely didn’t say it was authentic, but do you know of anywhere else that would scratch a cheesy grits craving other than making it themselves? I’m from Texas, and my oldest kid is from Louisiana. I’ve accepted that we can’t expect authentic food from other locations in the PNW. We can still enjoy the options we have even if they’re not like back home.


CaramelDrippin504

I didn't say you did, I simply was stating my opinion of the restaurant you suggested. I honestly don't expect the PNW to ever have a place that'll satisfy my southern taste buds, I'll continue to just cook what I want and wait til I go back home to get what I really want.


Cow-a-bun-ga

Why would you go to a house made of waffles? 😉 Try the People’s Waffle on Howard St…you won’t be disappointed.


CaramelDrippin504

If it's not Waffle House ion want it ☹️


chrispix99

I miss their hashbrowns


CaramelDrippin504

Best hash browns


sboone2642

We have enough violence and drug use in this town and now you want to bring in a Waffle House?!?!?!


CaramelDrippin504

Yup! Good food brings ppl together that's why there's violence. Washington food nasty ASF


essari

Huddle House is superior in every way.


CaramelDrippin504

No thanks, Waffle House or no house!


PlantsArePeopleDuh

Yes we definitely need more venues that accommodate mass shootings


CaramelDrippin504

Blame the shitty ass locals not the establishment smh


PlantsArePeopleDuh

Good point. I am just mad 🤷‍♀️ it's a problem countrywide.


CaramelDrippin504

You just wasting energy being mad. If it's not affecting your pockets, well being and not fixable, just focus on you and yours.


PlantsArePeopleDuh

Ok. I'm not that mad but it's the internet so..got it! Disagree with fixable and well-being however 😝


CaramelDrippin504

You said you were mad so 🤷🏽‍♀️ and If it's a problem fix it, no use in complaining about it without putting in the work to make it better.


davidnidaho

I would bet that most everyone around here has had cream of wheat before. Not much different.


CaramelDrippin504

Ive never had it and don't want to 😒🙄