# Waffle House hashbrowns: how do you want it? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 17, 2020, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/waffle-house-hashbrowns-how-do-you-want-it/846580 "2020-01-17T18:48:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![DorkVader](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/73ab20/32.png) [@DorkVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DorkVader)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2020, 7:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/waffle-house-hashbrowns-how-do-you-want-it/846580/21 "2020-01-18T07:21:04Z")
Mmmm Waffle House, we need some of those around here. Scattered All The Way with a side of grits and a cup of coffee please. ---
**Author:** ![Snooooopy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee7513/32.png) [@Snooooopy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snooooopy)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2020, 7:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/waffle-house-hashbrowns-how-do-you-want-it/846580/22 "2020-01-18T07:57:09Z")
The first time I had them topped was an absolute revelation. That pretty much became a must-have instantly. I generally will get them chunked as well, but if I’m in the mood to watch my pennies, then I might not bother. ---
**Author:** ![gdave](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gdave/32/3683_2.png) [@gdave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gdave)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2020, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/waffle-house-hashbrowns-how-do-you-want-it/846580/23 "2020-01-18T13:54:25Z")
Smothered, covered, chunked, and diced. Then I apply the Tobasco. > [@TruCelt](#): > > I won’t go to Waffle House, because what the heck is the use of a waffle in a place that doesn’t have real butter? No use whatsoever, that’s what. > > Hmph. Ironically, I don’t think I’ve ever actually had waffles at a Waffle House. Omelets usually, sometimes scrambled eggs or Texas melts, but never waffles. ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2020, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/waffle-house-hashbrowns-how-do-you-want-it/846580/24 "2020-01-18T14:57:32Z")
Chunked and peppered sounds pretty good. Or perhaps just chunked with hot sauce on the side. I’ve never been to a Waffle House. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2020, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/waffle-house-hashbrowns-how-do-you-want-it/846580/25 "2020-01-18T15:43:26Z")
Ooo… I"ve only once been to a Waffle House. I didn’t realize there were so many choices. I’d go for regular, smothered, covered, chunked, and peppered. ---
**Author:** ![Patx2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/73ab20/32.png) [@Patx2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patx2)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2020, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/waffle-house-hashbrowns-how-do-you-want-it/846580/26 "2020-01-18T20:01:24Z")
Large and smothered, nice and crispy please. ---
**Author:** ![RioRico](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f04885/32.png) [@RioRico](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RioRico)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2020, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/waffle-house-hashbrowns-how-do-you-want-it/846580/27 "2020-01-19T00:54:56Z")
The nearest Waffle House is about an 800 mile drive away. Do they have drone delivery? ---
**Author:** ![wolfman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a8b319/32.png) [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2020, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/waffle-house-hashbrowns-how-do-you-want-it/846580/28 "2020-01-19T00:57:48Z")
> [@TruCelt](#): > > I won’t go to Waffle House, because what the heck is the use of a waffle in a place that doesn’t have real butter? No use whatsoever, that’s what. Is that true? ---
**Author:** ![Ulf\_the\_Unwashed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Ulf\_the\_Unwashed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ulf_the_Unwashed)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2020, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/waffle-house-hashbrowns-how-do-you-want-it/846580/29 "2020-01-19T01:44:49Z")
Large “Scattered on the grill AND diced, peppered, and topped.” I have also had it just country style. Which is excellent too. There are two problems: 1) The nearest Waffle House is 2 hours away and 2) My wife won’t eat there when we travel. So it’s been a while since I had any of the hashbrowns at all. Sigh. Now I’m all hungry. ---
**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2020, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/waffle-house-hashbrowns-how-do-you-want-it/846580/30 "2020-01-19T02:20:31Z")
> [@wolfman](#): > > Is that true? In my one-and-only Waffle House experience (dove hunting in Eloy, Arizona), it is true. They’re very big on the use of oleo in all its manifest carnations. They aren’t in my area. I consider it a mercy. But hey, we like what we like. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Labdad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/439d5e/32.png) [@Labdad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labdad)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2020, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/waffle-house-hashbrowns-how-do-you-want-it/846580/31 "2020-01-19T03:11:56Z")
Scattered, with ketchup. Period. If I want more, I’ll get a hash brown bowl with eggs, sausage and cheese. WH hash browns are so good, I don’t need a lot of other crap in them. FWIW, I grew up in the little suburb of Atlanta (Avondale Estates) where the first Waffle House opened when I was five years old. The son of the founder was a grammar school classmate of mine. I’ve been chowing down at Waffle House for 63 years. It hasn’t changed a whole lot. ---
**Author:** ![Morgyn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morgyn/32/3041_2.png) [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2020, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/waffle-house-hashbrowns-how-do-you-want-it/846580/32 "2020-01-19T03:49:09Z")
Scattered and crispy. There’s no Waffle House near me and that makes me sad. ---
**Author:** ![Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slow_moving_vehicle/32/291_2.png) [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slow_Moving_Vehicle)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2020, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/waffle-house-hashbrowns-how-do-you-want-it/846580/33 "2020-01-19T03:55:02Z")
Scattered, smothered and covered. And ya gotta say it in that order; sounds weird, otherwise. Fun fact: the very first Waffle House ever is about two miles from my house. It’s now a museum, open one weekend a month. I went once; it’s interesting. ---
**Author:** ![TruCelt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trucelt/32/523_2.png) [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2020, 6:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/waffle-house-hashbrowns-how-do-you-want-it/846580/34 "2020-01-19T06:18:19Z")
> [@wolfman](#): > > Is that true? Not only is it not butter, it’s not even high-quality margarine. Like, the food coloring isn’t even mixed in evenly. Blech! And don’t get me started on the brown sugar-water. I mean, I get that it’s a cheap place and I shouldn’t be expecting real maple, but at least cook it down into a syrup! As for my hash browns: A regular, scattered and crisped, smothered and capped. I’d order it covered, but what are the chances any dairy was involved in the creation of that “cheese”? ---
**Author:** ![peedin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peedin/32/14095_2.png) [@peedin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peedin)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2020, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/waffle-house-hashbrowns-how-do-you-want-it/846580/35 "2020-01-20T02:07:25Z")
Regular, scattered and crisped, Covered and smothered. ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2020, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/waffle-house-hashbrowns-how-do-you-want-it/846580/36 "2020-01-20T02:46:29Z")
Never been, but I might try it now that I know they offer sausage gravy, which I only see in the South and the West. There’s exactly one on the road between NYC and Chicago, off US 80 in East Ohio, near Youngstown. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2020, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/waffle-house-hashbrowns-how-do-you-want-it/846580/37 "2020-01-20T02:54:00Z")
> [@Ukulele\_Ike](#): > > Never been, but I might try it now that I know they offer sausage gravy, which I only see in the South and the West. > > There’s exactly one on the road between NYC and Chicago, off US 80 in East Ohio, near Youngstown. You also have a few in the Toledo area if you’re going 80 west all the way. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2020, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/waffle-house-hashbrowns-how-do-you-want-it/846580/38 "2020-01-20T03:06:24Z")
There are almost 2000 Waffle Houses in the U.S., and the closest one to me is 1200 miles away. Ghoddammit. ---
**Author:** ![Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slow_moving_vehicle/32/291_2.png) [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slow_Moving_Vehicle)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2020, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/waffle-house-hashbrowns-how-do-you-want-it/846580/39 "2020-01-20T04:12:33Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > There are almost 2000 Waffle Houses in the U.S., and the closest one to me is 1200 miles away. > > Ghoddammit. Come, come to the South side, padawan. We have Waffle House and Krispy Kreme and Chic-fil-A. Almost makes it worth the hypertension, diabetes, and homophobia. ---
**Author:** ![nightshadea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7ba0ec/32.png) [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2020, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/waffle-house-hashbrowns-how-do-you-want-it/846580/40 "2020-01-20T04:14:42Z")
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