Rank 'em - breakfast joints

[gunslingerdick]

Rank these breakfast restaurants from best to worst.

Waffle House
Perkins
Original Pancake House
Denny's
Bob Evans
Huddle House
Cracker Barrel
IHOP

 

[JuleZ '02 HEEL]

Cracker Barrel.



Oh wait, this wasn't a poll?

 

[coolwaterunc]

Cracker Barrel followed by Waffle House. Screw the rest of them.

 

[BillyL]

CB is #1 . .

I've never eaten at Huddle House or Perkins.



CB
Waffle House
OPH
Bob Evans
IHOP
Dennys

 

[UNCWayno]

I think Waffle House is one of the most consistent restaurants in terms of quality of food. Having been a sales rep and traveling a lot (100+ nights a year) since the late eighties I would guess I have eaten there nearly 3,000 times. Always great! My son in law is one of the head programmers for Cracker Barrel in their corporate headquarters and everyone in my family just loves it but I would take Waffle House every time.

 

[gunslingerdick]

I usually wait for @gteeitup before posting my own rankings but I'm going to get in early on this one.

Bob Evans - best biscuits and gravy around
Perkins - always clean and high marks for ambiance
IHOP - if I want to do pancakes, it's IHOP
Cracker Barrel - food is average but everyone likes rocking chairs
Original Pancake House - poor man's IHOP
Denny's - too fast-foody for me
Waffle House - I feel like I need a cootie shot after I eat there
Huddle House - poor man's Waffle House

 

[Blue2010]

Causeway Cafe - Wrightsville Beach, NC

Everyone else...you guys can have em!

 

[TarHeelNation11]

Waffle House
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Perkins / Original Pancake House / Denny's / Bob Evans / Huddle House / Cracker Barrel.

Fun fact: I've never eaten at anything on this list except Waffle House. I'm not 70 so I don't stop at Cracker Barrel on road trips.

 

[coolwaterunc]

Waffle House
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Perkins / Original Pancake House / Denny's / Bob Evans / Huddle House / Cracker Barrel.

Fun fact: I've never eaten at anything on this list except Waffle House. I'm not 70 so I don't stop at Cracker Barrel on road trips.

Do yourself a favor and go eat Cracker Barrel breakfast. Hash brown casserole. That's all I need to say.

 

[gteeitup]

good thread...my favorite meal is breakfast...feel fortunate to have an eggs up grill here so i could eat there twice a day if i wanted to...and columbia overall sucks for unique breakfast spots.

waffle house
ihop
original pancake house
huddle house
denny's
cracker barrel
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I've never eaten breakfast at bob evans and i've never stepped foot in a perkins...never heard of it prior to tiger woods bangin all those skanks.

 

[gteeitup]

Do yourself a favor and go eat Cracker Barrel breakfast. Hash brown casserole. That's all I need to say.

doesn't everything taste the same there?

 

[JuleZ '02 HEEL]

Do any of those other ones have an open hearth with a roaring wood fire going?




I didn't think so.

 

[coolwaterunc]

doesn't everything taste the same there?

No.

 

[TarHeelNation11]

Do yourself a favor and go eat Cracker Barrel breakfast. Hash brown casserole. That's all I need to say.

Why would I go anywhere other than Waffle House? Does not compute.

Agree with you @gteeitup -- breakfast is my favorite meal of the day and it isn't even close.

 

[coolwaterunc]

Why would I go anywhere other than Waffle House? Does not compute.

Agree with you @gteeitup -- breakfast is my favorite meal of the day and it isn't even close.

Because hash brown casserole.

 

[gunslingerdick]

Why would I go anywhere other than Waffle House? Does not compute.

Agree with you @gteeitup -- breakfast is my favorite meal of the day and it isn't even close.

Yeah, I'm not big on Cracker Barrel. Decent. And those gift shops are the worst. I mean, who in the hell buys that crap?

Waffle House is only good at 2:00 am. Or at least, that's the only time I can entertain choking down a blue steak and whatever it is they put on the hashbrowns when you order them scattered, smothered and covered. You know that's not real food, right?

 

[prlyles]

Rank these breakfast restaurants from best to worst.

Waffle House
Perkins
Original Pancake House
Denny's
Bob Evans
Huddle House
Cracker Barrel
IHOP

I've never ate breakfast at any of these retaurants.

 

[gunslingerdick]

I've never ate breakfast at any of these retaurants.

Have you ever eaten breakfast?

 

[TarHeelNation11]

Have you ever eaten breakfast?

He's never been to a Walmart either. The man avoids chains like you avoid non-PBR beer, 'slinger.

 

[gunslingerdick]

On a side note, who else believes breakfast for dinner is better than breakfast for breakfast?

 

[gteeitup]

i've got an omelet addiction right now...had a three egg one yesterday with canadian bacon, shrooms, red onions, and black olives.

i could've eaten it naked

 

[prlyles]

Have you ever eaten breakfast?

Yea, I saw that after I had already posted. Sorry.

 

[UNC71-00]

Yea, I saw that after I had already posted. Sorry.

Where is the Yadkin Valley General Store?

 

[JuleZ '02 HEEL]

Where is the Yadkin Valley General Store?

Yadkin Valley?

 

[coolwaterunc]

On a side note, who else believes breakfast for dinner is better than breakfast for breakfast?

Every time.

 

[prlyles]

Where is the Yadkin Valley General Store?

Elkin, N.C. the heart of the Yadkin Valley wine region.

 

[jcolucci]

#1...Waffle House near the Gold Club in Atlanta...3am...mmm...and if the walls could talk....

 

[TarHeelNation11]

#1...Waffle House near the Gold Club in Atlanta...3am...mmm...and if the walls could talk....

Gold Club?? Dang, tell me you got tested lol. Andruw Jones says hey!

 

[Raising Heel]

Yadkin Valley?

Bravo

 

[heelmanwilm]

Waffle house
Cracker barrell



Ihop


Not my proudest moment for sure but once in a waffle house in ashevile after a night of partying i consumed steak and eggs along with a waffle. While sitting there without any warning i projectile vomited all over the two guys across from me. Never ever done anything like that before or since. It was horrible. I cleaned it up myself inwas so embarrassed.

 

[Raising Heel]

Finally, a thread America can believe in.

I consider myself a lover of breakfasts (maybe we should stage a breakfast food tournament?) and eat breakfast food any time of day. Since I've eaten in every one of the joints listed, let me tell you how it is:

1) Bob Evans - Sleeper pick. Excellent biscuits and gravy as noted by @gunslingerdick, plus their breakfast skillets are the bomb, perfect for people who want their food served in a single, heaping mess.

2) IHOP - Screw the pancakes. I'm here for the stuffed French Toast.

3) Original Pancake House - There's an OPH about 5 blocks from where I work, so I eat there often. The service sucks but the pancakes are amazing...and I don't even like pancakes. They also serve corned beef hash and grits, which is a big part of the reason they rank so highly here.

4) Perkins - Pioneers of tater tots for breakfast, aka Smashers. "Oh, that's just basically, like, hash browns," you say. Well you are wrong. Now shut up and eat your tots.

5) Cracker Barrel - Thumbs up for the variety of dishes that contribute to cardiovascular disease. Thumbs down for the gift shop. Thumbs up for country fried steak. Thumbs down for the dry, chewy sausage patties.

6) Waffle House - The only reason I ever eat there is because of their hash browns. Well, that and I don't think I've ever been to WH sober. Considerable point deduction for all the health code violations. The WH on South Blvd. in Charlotte has been shut down repeatedly by state health inspectors.

7) Denny's - Huge selection of breakfast foods and it's always hilarious to say Moon Over My Hammy. Would've ranked higher but I have some black friends.

8) Huddle House - For people who are so drunk/high they think they're going to a Waffle House.

Honorary Mention:

Shuffletown Grill - The greasy spoon up the street from where I live. Food named after Ford pickups and waitresses who came with the building. Just ask @UNC71-00.

 

[UNC '92]

When I lived in the ATL I loved the flying biscuit. I also loved White House, place was freaking awesome for breakfast. Breakfast sucks down here around the Villages, Fl. All these old folks tongues are useless, dried up slabs of flesh so any chain will do. We have lots of Perkins, Bob Evans and Cracker Barrels around. Bleh! I've pretty much taken to making my own most of the time. Always getting my dad to send down that kick-ass Bass Country Farm sausage. We like the hot, ground sausage and the dry sausages too. Kids love the breakfast casseroles or sometimes we'll do omelettes with home fries or hash browns. The wife kills the homemade pancakes too. It has basically become a Sunday morning custom and my boys favorite meal of the week. They have come to expect it like death and taxes.

 

[bleeduncblue]

Do yourself a favor and go eat Cracker Barrel breakfast. Hash brown casserole. That's all I need to say.

BLEH ... Cracker Barrel food is all the same - lukewarm and smoke flavored. They run a 'get em in, get em out' atmosphere, hence the reason for the lukewarm food, makes folks eat quicker. It's the Walmart of breakfast.

 

[bleeduncblue]

FWIW, I think Biscuitville has the best fast food breakfast. They use REAL eggs and their biscuits actually taste homemade. Most of the best breakfast places are hole-in-the-wall spots with a 92% rating.

 

[TarHeelNation11]

FWIW, I think Biscuitville has the best fast food breakfast. They use REAL eggs and their biscuits actually taste homemade. Most of the best breakfast places are hole-in-the-wall spots with a 92% rating.

I frequent the Mebane Biscuitville whenever I'm up that way.

 

[UNC71-00]

Rank these breakfast restaurants from best to worst.

Waffle House
Perkins
Original Pancake House
Denny's
Bob Evans
Huddle House
Cracker Barrel
IHOP

1) another vote for Bob Evans biscuits and gravy
2) Cracker Barrel- biscuits and gravy pretty good here too
3) Waffle House- scattered, smothered and covered
4) Huddle House- only because remaining ones all suck. The Hud ain't bad, but should only be used in a pinch

Now excuse me while I go throw up after thinking about eating. And I hope one of you will please, please remind me that hangovers are 10 times worse when dealing with airports and airplanes.

 

[UNC71-00]

I frequent the Mebane Biscuitville whenever I'm up that way.

What is wrong with the 5 other Biscuitvilles you pass in Burlington and Graham before Mebane?

Actually 4- I know exactly what is wrong with the one at exit 145.

 

[UNC71-00]

Finally, a thread America can believe in.

I consider myself a lover of breakfasts (maybe we should stage a breakfast food tournament?) and eat breakfast food any time of day. Since I've eaten in every one of the joints listed, let me tell you how it is:

1) Bob Evans - Sleeper pick. Excellent biscuits and gravy as noted by @gunslingerdick, plus their breakfast skillets are the bomb, perfect for people who want their food served in a single, heaping mess.

2) IHOP - Screw the pancakes. I'm here for the stuffed French Toast.

3) Original Pancake House - There's an OPH about 5 blocks from where I work, so I eat there often. The service sucks but the pancakes are amazing...and I don't even like pancakes. They also serve corned beef hash and grits, which is a big part of the reason they rank so highly here.

4) Perkins - Pioneers of tater tots for breakfast, aka Smashers. "Oh, that's just basically, like, hash browns," you say. Well you are wrong. Now shut up and eat your tots.

5) Cracker Barrel - Thumbs up for the variety of dishes that contribute to cardiovascular disease. Thumbs down for the gift shop. Thumbs up for country fried steak. Thumbs down for the dry, chewy sausage patties.

6) Waffle House - The only reason I ever eat there is because of their hash browns. Well, that and I don't think I've ever been to WH sober. Considerable point deduction for all the health code violations. The WH on South Blvd. in Charlotte has been shut down repeatedly by state health inspectors.

7) Denny's - Huge selection of breakfast foods and it's always hilarious to say Moon Over My Hammy. Would've ranked higher but I have some black friends.

8) Huddle House - For people who are so drunk/high they think they're going to a Waffle House.

Honorary Mention:

Shuffletown Grill - The greasy spoon up the street from where I live. Food named after Ford pickups and waitresses who came with the building. Just ask @UNC71-00.

Shuffletown kicks ass.

 

[Grayhead]

IHOP would be much better if they had grits. I cook for the men's fellowship at my church several times a year. Breakfast for supper is always one of those meals.

Most of my breakfast adventures revolve around local greasey spoons. That is the best joints to eat at

 

[gunslingerdick]

Most of my breakfast adventures revolve around local greasey spoons. That is the best joints to eat at

No one is going to argue that. Little hole-in-the-wall type places like Ye Old are the best.

If any of you make it down to IOP, SC, check out a little place called the Sea Biscuit. Bangin'. My wife and I used to eat there every Saturday morning.