EOC Week 3: Best Restaurant Experience

Food is not the only aspect of a restaurant that can make it an enjoyable experience and thriving business. From the exterior design that draws you in from the street to the comfortable corner booth that you sit in every time, there are many factors to consider when visiting a establishment. In 1955, in the far southeast regions of the United States a restaurant was born that would change the life of southerns for years to come. This restaurant was unlike any seen before. The food was greasy, the service was less-than-desirable and yes the guy that cooked your food was indeed smoking a cigarette simultaneously. At first the broken jukebox and unspeakable restroom made you second guess your culinary choices but when those gravy smothered hash browns hit your taste buds and those grits tasted better than your mother's ever could, you realize that heaven does exist. This southern born paradise is called many names but you may know it as Waffle House.  After eating your year's worth of bacon grease and butter, the biggest slap-in-the-face is now just around the corner. Once you were able to walk again, you made your way up to the cash register to see how much damage you accumulated after ordering the half of the menu and are left with a most righteous surprise, the ridiculously low tab. You started making your way out of the restaurant, said bye to your server Lynette who mumbled something you probably did not want to hear and smile as you pass the battered jukebox. Something changed from when you first walked in through the doors you opened, the food went from greasy to spectacular, the service terrible to great and who needs to use the bathroom anyway, right? Waffle House was a staple of my past and I believe it will always by my best restaurant experience.