Waffle House — Restaurant in Lee's Summit

Waffle House is a terrific stop 'n go for breakfast in 30-40 minutes but it's not fancy, sometimes loud because of it’s small size and rowdy bunch of (men) "regulars", and it's only source of entertainment is a jukebox that sits near the front door. That said, Waffle Houses across the state are identical in speed of service (fast!), nature of waitresses (friendly!), and quality of Waffle House's own brand of UNLIMITED coffee (hot, delicious, and plenty of it!).

Now for the not-so-good stuff — I had to ding one star off for this: Although I realize the general public loooooves to make total messes of dining tables wherever they go, we've been a couple of times to WH's who aren't as clean as I'd prefer. Examples vary from leftover straw covers or used spoons on the table, dropped food on the booth seats, self-serve catsup bottle's lids gunked up, to an untidy restroom. NOT ALL AT ONCE! But as a former restaurant owner myself, these things are NOT acceptable.

We keep going back for the super friendly service and their GRAND SLAM BREAKFASTS — you get a ton of food, INCLUDING A FULL SIZED WAFFLE and UNLIMITED coffee for around $8. Now I'm not much of a menu hopper but I have had pretty much everything on their menu at one time or another and it is all good because Waffle House prides itself on making your breakfast the way YOU WANT IT. Extra crispy bacon? No problem! Pecans in your waffle? No problem! Half N Half instead of cream in your coffee? No problem! And you want onions in one scrambled egg and the other egg you'd like plain, but over medium? No problem! They've got ya covered... and always with a smile. ;-)

Parking is convenient. Usually one giant unisex bathroom, and handicapped parking with arm rails and skids are standard.

Most WH's have that wonderful small town, "Come on in 'n have yourself a seat...", then as ya leave, ya may get a "Y'all come back now, ya...

This Waffle House should be investigated by the Health Department. Upon arrival, the cook was out back smoking. Then as soon as we walked into the restaurant, I had the urge to turn around and leave, but we hadn’t ate at a Waffle House in years and wanted to do so for nostalgia reasons. All the booths were dirty despite the place being totally empty. So we sat at what looked like the least dirty counter spaces. As our food was being prepared, I looked at how disgusting the kitchen area was while listening to the cook complain about being at work. Raw meat grease was smeared on the refrigerators. A raw piece of bacon was lying on the floor. Old food was underneath the grill where the frying pans were stored. The high-chairs for children were disgustingly dirty. Rather than cleaning up the mess, the cook just kept disappearing. The proof is in the photos that I’m posting. A...

It's Waffle House 😝

Seriously though, it's been consistent the four or five times I've visited. The food has been great each time.

Ive seen the same staff each time too. That may not mean much but I like to think that means the team works together well. It also means I feel a little more comfortable with the staff- I think you know what I mean. Familiarity I suppose.

Good location for people that have had Waffle House before. Also good for new comers, at least around midnight. I can't attest to the day staff.

Oh, and if you're thinking of stopping here because you don't want to wait for the what-a-burger up the street it's a good call. I've ate at this Waffle House, including paying, in less time than I've waited on 5 cars there. It's actually what drove me to try this location so thanks to What A...