11. WAFFLE HOUSE HAS ITS OWN RECORD LABEL
Waffle House delivers much more than just tasty breakfast and a 24-hour menu. Waffle House has its own record label called Waffle Records and has been releasing original music since the mid-1980s. The label has about 40 songs total, all about the popular Southern chain.
“So, it’s not ‘Waffle House, Waffle House, Waffle House’ over and over again,” Shelby White, the head of Waffle Records told NPR in 2016. “It’s about our food. It’s about our people. It’s about the things that happen if you just sit in a Waffle House and listen to the conversations around you. We try to represent all that to some degree in the songs.”
12. WAFFLE HOUSE PRODUCES ORIGINAL MUSIC VIDEOS
Waffle Records doesn’t stop at original tracks; it also creates original music videos to match its recorded music. You can check out some of the original (and wonderfully cheesy) music videos on its Vimeo page. With tracks such as “Summertime & Lemonade,” and “Southern Classic,” these catchy songs will be in your head all day.
13. YOU CAN HAVE A ROMANTIC DINNER THERE FOR VALENTINE’S DAY
Waffle House pulls out all the stops on Valentine’s Day, offering up candlelit dinners and romantic decor for couples who are interested. Although only select locations participate in Valentine’s Day-themed dinners, it’s the perfect treat for the Waffle House lover in your life.
14. FEMA HAS A ‘WAFFLE HOUSE INDEX’ FOR NATURAL DISASTERS
Waffle House stays open 24 hours a day, seven days a week — even through natural disasters. The restaurants are prepared to operate even without power, so FEMA uses a “Waffle House Index” to gauge how bad a natural disaster really is based on if the local Waffle House is still open. If the Waffle House is closed, FEMA knows the town needs help immediately. On the index, green means Waffle House is up and running, yellow means it’s open but has a limited menu, and red means the restaurant is closed so the conditions are incredibly serious.
15. THERE’S A WAFFLE HOUSE MUSEUM
If you’re planning a road trip through Decatur, Georgia, then you have to stop by the Waffle House Museum. It’s located at the original Waffle House restaurant, which was first opened in 1955, and has been restored to feel like an authentic restaurant from that era. It also features memorabilia from the last 60 years, and you get to make your own waffle at the end of the tour!
