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Oh, the irony of this establishment selling fewer waffles than their greasier counterparts. Still, the titular item pulls its weight as the most profitable part of the menu, thanks to its price sold versus cost of labor and ingredients.

Hash browns can be ordered plain, smothered (with onions), scattered (spread out on the grill as opposed to cooked in a round, metal ring mold), covered (with American cheese), capped (with mushrooms), diced (with tomatoes), plus a bunch of other options.

Lib's Patty Melt, Papa Joe's Pork Chops and Walt's Soup were also named in honor of the employees who perfected them.

It only makes good sense that Georgia has more than 380 locations, since the original Waffle House was established in the Atlanta suburb of Avondale Estates. South and North Carolina come in at a distant second and third, with 144 and 142, respectively.

FEMA uses Waffle House as an unofficial index for how badly an area is affected by storms. A "green" level means that electricity is on and the restaurant is serving a full menu. "Yellow" means that the site is serving a limited menu and relying on an electrical generator. "Red" means that the store is closed — and it's time to head for the hills!

Waffle House has a very limited "No Water" menu for those situations where H20 isn't available, like a water main break. Items include hamburgers and grilled chicken sandwiches. Beverages under such circumstances are limited to bottled water and canned drinks.

The bacon Waffle House serves every year could wrap around the equator if laid end-to-end. In fact, the chain serves an average of 341 strips of bacon per minute. That's a whole lotta bacon!

That's right — everyone is expected to clock in on holidays at Waffle House. In fact, they're typically so busy that the higher-ups work dawn to dusk, or vice versa.

Jump teams are usually about 100 people brought in from other areas to keep area Waffle Houses running during times of disaster, like hurricanes. This helps local employees deal with their own property damage and related issues, so they don't have to stress about work.

More than 2.5 billion eggs have been fixed up in one way or another since the first restaurant opened in 1955, with hash browns coming in second with 1.8 billion orders.