Waffle House

I stopped in here around midnight on a trip down South. It wasn’t at all crowded in the restaurant, but I got stuck waiting around for an inexcusably long time just to get service (a small to-​go order). I went there to order eggs and toast for myself and a Belgian waffle with strawberries and whipped cream for my wife, but I was told they did not make Belgian waffles. I gave the person behind the counter a strange look and asked them why an establishment with a name like WAFFLE HOUSE doesn’t offer Belgian waffles on their menu. I was told that they sold regular waffles, and I was given a menu to peruse. The cook came out and said the only waffles they make with fruit was some berries in the batter itself and would be poured onto the iron, cooked right into a regular type of waffle. I politely declined, and explained that a Belgian waffle has a higher raised look to it, but is still crispy on the outside but soft when you cut into it, and it can be served with butter, syrup, or with fruit and whipped cream, or with something like Nutella. He said they don’t do anything like that there… I was just surprised because those waffles are pretty popular in general. I ordered eggs and toast plus a burger plate to go, and the prices were reasonable… I didn’t try their regular waffles, but I plan to sometime. I am not from the South, and it is pretty impossible to get waffles that aren’t Belgian in restaurants in the northern states! I personally prefer regular classic buttermilk waffles a lot more than Belgian waffles, and I have no doubt they are tasty. I was just trying to get a Belgian for my wife (she liked those) when we stopped in Kenly to eat… Hopefully I won’t be kept waiting 45 minutes if I ever go into another empty looking Waffle House.