Waffle House is known for its 24-hour service, day or night, hurricanes or disasters.
The southern chain has a cult-like following, and while the all-star breakfast is the star
attraction, there’s some truly unique facts about Waffle House that many people don’t
know.
For example, Waffle House has its own index to indicate the impact of natural disasters
- something which doesn’t seem to have anything at all to do with a restaurant.
There’s a lot of bizarre happenings around the yellow-roofed chain.
So, sit back as we explore the top 10 strange things to happen at Waffle House.
The gang of elderly men at Waffle House
Now, who would have thought a Waffle House would become a base of operations for a bunch
of elderly men to conspire against the government?
That’s exactly what happened, when back in 2011, four men used to meet up at the Taccoa,
GA Waffle House and get to plotting.
The four men, Samuel Crump, Frederick Roberts, Ray Adams, and Dan Roberts, had named themselves
“the covert group” - and that name sure sounds like a secret evil group planning nefarious
plots to thwart the government - which was exactly what they were doing.
Their plan was to blow up government buildings and kill people with poison from a bean plant
in the area.
To top it off, they also had affiliations with a militia group as well.
They were arrested in November 2011 based on recordings of their meetings by an undercover
informant.
Because of the nature of the case, it has drawn a lot of attention, especially in regards
to domestic terrorism - and also you don’t often hear news of four elderly men cooking
up devious plans in a place no one would ever think such a thing could happen.
But once you know the story of all the things going bump in the night at Waffle House, this
one starts to look normal.
Next time you are having a hearty breakfast at a Waffle House, make sure your eyes are
peeled for elderly men sitting in groups and speaking in hushed tones.
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Naked woman rampage at Waffle House
If you thought a sinister government plot at a Waffle House took the prize for the weirdest
stuff to happen there - think again.
The Kennesaw, GA location was visited by a Georgian woman by the name Jennifer Nicholson.
Apparently, the woman became very aggressive and created a ruckus.
At first, she was witnessed preaching to the customers and prowling about the restaurant.
Then she was seen punching a woman in the nose and throwing a plate at her.
If that wasn’t enough to catch attention, she stripped naked and broke a window.
The drama didn’t just end there, as the woman scratched an officer while he was trying
to subdue her and also lunged at another.
Upon her arrest, it couldn’t be interpreted as to why she behaved in that fashion, but
her actions were considered as “a suspected excited delirium state."
It is not every day you come across a woman angry, naked, fist fighting, window-smashing
and blocking your booth while you try to have your breakfast in peace.
Hard times we live in.
The Waffle House home
Waffle House can get a book published on the amount of strange stuff going on at the chain.
Heck, they could use it to advertise their brand, and adventurers could walk by hoping
to catch the next out of the ordinary happening.
Now that’s an idea.
Anyways, here’s a story that would surely make one want to make the restaurant their
home.
Yes, that’s right.
One man in Augusta, Georgia thought of just that.
A guy who was repairing the air conditioning back in 2011 noticed someone living on the
roof of the Waffle House.
No one knew how he got up there or for how long he had taken up residence on the roof.
Later he was taken to the hospital, as he was suffering from dehydration.
We assume the view must have been nice up there, or the man must have had his fair share
of tree houses in his youth.
Waffle House has become the center stage for all things random and weird, and this one
sits proudly in this list.
Employees better start checking their Waffle House roofs from now on.
Who knows what could be living up there?
Maybe an army of raccoons or little green men.
Waffle House alert
Yes, Waffle House is also a conduit for bad people walking around, luring children away.
In a Port St. Lucia, Florida location, a teacher was nabbed by the cops for luring underage
girls for sex.
One of the undercover detectives was a woman, who made a deal with the man by offering her
young daughter as the prey.
Of course, the whole thing was a setup to catch hold of the guy, and he was arrested
at the Waffle House he was planning to meet the detective at.
Unfortunately, this wasn’t a solitary incident.
In 2017, a Waffle House employee was arrested from the Goodlettsville, Tennessee restaurant
on charges of possessing child pornography.
Through anonymous tips, the Metro Nashville Police Department managed to get a hold of
the man.
The culprit, later revealed that he had also uploaded the content on online platforms like
social media.
Next time you dine at one of the Waffle Houses and you suspect anyone looking at children
funny, make sure you call 911.
Your tip is denied at Waffle House!
When the customer is happy with your services and leaves you a fat tip for all your hard
work, chances are your smile widens from ear to ear, dreaming about all the stuff you can
purchase on Amazon.
In 2014, one waitress, Shaina Brown, must have thought about that when she received
a $1000 tip by a generous customer.
Unfortunately, her monetary dreams were short-lived, when she wasn’t allowed to accept such an
amount, as it was against company policy.
The North Carolina Waffle House waitress went back home without the huge sum and the money
was refunded to the customer’s credit card.
This story does have a happy ending though, as Brown managed to meet the generous person
through a reporter who covered the story.
She ended up getting a cheque for the tip by the customer.
If you’re working at a Waffle House and stuck around till wee hours of the morning
like Brown did, you might be the next lucky employee to get a handsome tip but not be
able to accept it.
Sorry Waffle House, when you gotta go you gotta go
As if Waffle House didn’t have enough naked or weird people in their restaurants, another
incident occurred in 2016.
In Sandy Springs, GA, a man named Bashir Rasheed decided to make the front door of the Waffle
House his own personal toilet.
The man peed outside the restaurant.
Then he decided to give it a shot and walk inside, but alas his waffle dreams were shattered
as an employee prevented him from entering.
Thankfully he didn’t try to get too ambitious and went back to his car.
Charged with indecency, and arrested, he got a ride to the hospital by the police.
At least he didn’t have to pay for gas.
What are they putting in the waffle batter to make people act like this?
The Waffle House brawl
Before your imaginations runs wild, assuming that Waffle House is the next WWE ring, that’s
not exactly the case.
But it did try to imitate one - in 2007, Kid Rock and his band did a gig in Atlanta.
After the performance, they decided to stop by a Waffle House and grab a bite.
For reasons unknown, he ended up having an argument with a customer, which evolved into
a brawl.
Both parties gave their own versions for the cause of the fight, but no one truly knows
the credible version.
The court didn’t find Rock’s fist endeavors acceptable, and he, and another musician who
was part of the group had to shell out $40,000.
A pretty steep price to pay for a restaurant scuffle, but that’s what you get, Kid Rock.
There’s clearly no bad blood between him and the chain, at least not anymore.
Kid Rock recently made a cameo in a music video for Waffle House Christmas, which was
released by country music legend Bill Anderson.
Waffle House Funeral Services
What does a Waffle House have to do with a funeral, one might ask.
Well, a faithful late patron, Lawrence Clark, passed away 2003 - and not many of Clark’s
relatives were there to eulogize, so Waffle House used the opportunity to give him the
respect he deserved by organizing his funeral at the restaurant.
The employees, patrons, and cooks gathered to give their salutations to Clark in the
parking lot space, which used to be his favorite spot, complete with his mortal remains on
top of the hood of a Chevrolet.
There were also family photos decorated in wreaths and flowers, along with huge display
boards.
His niece added a touch inside the restaurant by placing his jacket on the back of his favorite
chair, along with some Black coffee, milk and cigarettes, just the way he liked it.
Now that’s the way to commemorate someone who had a special affinity towards Waffle
House.
Let us hope Clark gets all the free meals in the heavens above and a plaque to show
the customers walking in, that there was a man named Lawrence Clark, who was also known
as “the Waffle House taxi service,” as he used to drop off people who didn’t have
transportation for their jobs.
Waffle House Intimacy
When you need your alone time for self-pleasure, a restaurant is hopefully not the first location
you think of.
Emanuel DeWayne Williams Sr. would not agree.
Working at the Waffle House in Macon, Georgia, Williams used the restaurant his own private
space back in 2015.
Walking in, a customer would expect to get their Papa Joe’s pork chop and eggs, but
on that fateful day when Williams was on the path of self-discovery, instead, they likely
lost their appetite.
According to a female employee working at the restaurant, Williams declared that sometimes
he would pleasure himself at work, which at first she didn’t believe.
Fortunately, or perhaps, unfortunately, there is video evidence of him doing the deed.
The woman recorded a video of the incident as she thought no one in their right mind
would believe such an event ever occurred.
The video popped up on Facebook and was also sent to the local news.
Williams was fired, as expected, and he and his girlfriend even tried to threaten the
female employee for circulating the video online.
It seems like sexual deviancy was not unfamiliar to him, as previously Williams served almost
a decade in state prison for a 1999 rape conviction.
He was charged for public indecency and probation violation.
Let us all hope no one else gets such an idea, and that the customers don’t end up witnessing
such a sight, instead of their waffles.
The case of the Waffle House armed robbery
In fall 2014, a man named Jason Philpot had decided that it was up to him to rob a Waffle
House, with the help of an accomplice.
They had come prepared, complete with black masks and a rifle.
All armed and decked up for the crime, they held waitresses at gunpoint and commanded
money from the cash registers, including tips.
Since that didn’t satiate their appetites, the men also demanded access to the safe as
well.
After forcing the waitresses to the back of the restaurant, they then got involved in
a chase, with the DeKalb County Police on their tail.
Philpot and Patrick Reese were eventually arrested, with Reese getting 10 years of jail
time as he pleaded guilty of robbery at McDonald's, which he had been a part of a few days before
the Waffle House escapade.
His partner Philpot was convicted of charges in August 2017 and prior to his robbery plan,
he had also been charged for possession of drugs in 1998.
Looking at the roster of things happening at the famous chain, makes you wonder what
can happen next at a Waffle House.
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