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You know what? Go ahead and visit one. They know how to bounce a mf.
If that doesn't describe token Waffle House clientele then I don't know what does.
Some years back I went to a waffle house, GAH! Not actual food. Save your time, money, and GI tract.
I am so curious to know what your expectations were going in. Had you been to a similar greasy spoon type restaurant before?
Prolly, back in the 70s - 80s, def. gone downhill, while at the same time my discernment went up. My expectations, at that moment was, "well, how bad could it be, and I've got to get something to eat in this godforsaken food desert". I had a teacher many years ago who said it was important to try things twice, to make sure the first impression was correct. Obviously somethings one should never try once. As for Waffle House, I'll pass. If it's a greasy spoon, it's a corporate greasy spoon. Definitely not the place you would expect Tom Waits to be hanging out drinking coffee, and writing another amazing paean to the common person's experience.
greasy spoon noun
Yes, I agree with your definition. I think it aspires to evoke a greasy spoon but is corporate
I have a friend who is a Culinary Institute of America graduate, who has been involved in every aspect of running numerous restaurants over decades. And he loves to go find that small time, 'mom & pop' greasy spoon, and and check them out, to see what they are doing. But he def. is not seeking out, and comparing this wiffle house, to that IHOP, etc.
Does he have spiky hair, a big personality, and an even bigger heart?
I haven't seen him in a while, so not sure. Yes for number 2. No cardiomegaly, that I'm aware of.