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Waffle House Opens World's Greasiest Museum

September 11, 2008 at 11:00 AM | 0 Comments

No American road trip--well, at least any south of the Mason-Dixon line--is complete without a stop into at least one Waffle House.

But for those whose obsession with all things greasy spoon goes beyond smothered, chopped and covered hash browns, there is a new temple of waffle worship: Behold the Waffle House Museum.

The chain has gone back to Decatur, Georgia to reclaim its very first location--which opened in 1955 but then spent twenty years as a Chinese take-out joint--into a museum honoring the restaurant's history. The tiny restaurant has been outfitted with vintage equipment and memorabilia displays celebrating its 50-plus-years of early morning coffee, late-night snack attacks and even-later-night Kid Rock Brawls.

Related Stories:
· Waffle House History a Recipe for Museum Success [AJC]
· Waffle House Museum [Official Site]
· Hick-Hop Travel: Kid Rock Busted at Waffle Shop [Jaunted]
· Food Travel coverage [Jaunted]

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The Best Greasy Spoons: Vic and Irv's

August 17, 2007 at 4:00 PM | 0 Comments

You can find a greasy spoon just about anywhere. What you can't always find is Vic & Irv's. While kids in downtown Rochester were inhaling garbage plates covered with potato salad and baked beans, those finishing out a day at the Sea Breeze amusement park on the shores of Lake Ontario were wolfing down red and white hots, ground rounds and the best onion rings this side of the... Well, anywhere.

The food is simple. The recipes are classic. Vic has been mixing his killer hot sauce by hand since The Stand first opened 73 years ago. To last anywhere this long you've got to be doing something right. At Vic & Irv's it seems they're doing everything right. Rings and fries are hand cut daily. Hots and rounds are made to order. Barrels of dill pickles line the counter tops and shakes are made from hand-dipped custard instead of just plain ice cream. Vic & Irv's even sells both Coke and Pepsi. Good gravy, could it get any better than that?

Related Stories:
· Vic & Irv's [Official Site]

[Photo: Rochester Beat]