Waffle House

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1507 US Highway 72 E
Athens, AL 35611
The first Waffle House restaurant was opened on Labor Day in 1955 in Avondale Estates, Ga. Since then, it has grown into a chain of more than 1,500 company and franchise-owned casual restaurants in over 25 U.S. states. It serves a variety of waffles, steaks, omelets, hamburgers, country ham, pork chops and grits. The restaurant serves specialty dishes, such as Bert's chili, Walt s soup, Alice s iced tea and Lib's patty melt. It offers hash browns in eight different ways. Waffle House serves more than 3 million pounds of grits each year and over 10,000 T-bone steaks each day. Apart from serving food, the restaurant supports various health and human service organizations, youth and education programs, and disadvantage and other civic causes. It conducts in-house events and programs, such as The Great Miller Lite Chili Cook-off and the Waffle House World Waffle Eating Championship.

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3.018 reviews
Wendy M.
7/5/2025

Heading back to Nashville tonight around 11:00pm on a Saturday night. This turned out to be a pleasant surprise. 1st the food was delicious and quick ! But the most important part was that the...

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Alexandrea I.
9/8/2024

I wouldn't normally write a review on a Waffle House but today's experience was so satisfying that I can't pass up an opportunity to share! We had some time to pass so we stopped for breakfast....

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Gena A.
3/2/2024

The staff is overworked but they still have a smile on their face. Because they're understaffed it's a little hectic. it took a while for the table to get cleaned,but the place is clean. it's...

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Charles F.
5/28/2022

111:59 5/28/2022. 1. Waited to be helped at the register for a take out order for 13 minutes. With a staff of 5 working. 6 patrons in establishment at the time. 2. Two new customers come in...

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Linda W.
1/16/2022

Love Waffle House and the one in Athens did not disappoint ! It was entertaining to sit at the bar and watch the precision involved with 8 people cooking and serving and expediting. Deborah...

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