Chain Eating Joints that serve breakfast....

[royalfan5]

So I'm headed out on my first vacation in three years on Friday to attend the National Western Stock Show where I will look at cattle, watch rodeo, and drink beer. I feel like I should start this trip off with a large greasy breakfast from a chain eatery. What is the best for this? There are no Waffle Houses along my route either.

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

Denny's

 

[Lindley]

IHOP.

 

[RoJoHen]

IHOP, Village Inn, McDonalds, Burger King...

 

[tharpdevenport]

Some Golden Corral's do breakfast.

http://www.goldencorral.com/locator/

 

[Spot's Meow]

Nothing beats IHOP.

 

[Mr. B]

IHOP, Waffle House

 

[Gary Mitchell]

Nothing beats IHOP.

For a place named International House of Pancakes, their pancakes aren't that good. Village Inn has good pancakes. Even Denny's is better than the IHOPs I've been to.

 

[Alidar Jarok]

Nothing beats IHOP.

Waffle House beats IHOP.

 

[RoJoHen]

I'd say Village Inn also beats IHOP. Mmm...pie....

 

[Spot's Meow]

I can't say I've ever heard of Waffle House.

I actually never get pancakes at IHOP, unless they are serving their seasonal pumpkin pancakes, which are amazing. I enjoy their french toast and mostly their eggs and hash browns.

 

[RoJoHen]

I can't say I've ever heard of Waffle House.

I think you're on the wrong coast.

 

[Mallory]

Waffle House rules! Too bad there aren't any around you royalfan5.

 

[Alidar Jarok]

I can't say I've ever heard of Waffle House.

I think you're on the wrong coast.

It's more of a north-south thing, I think:

http://acloudofdust.typepad.com/global_southdirty_south/2008/11/waffle-house-map.html

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

Talking of regional cuisine...I love grits. And I'm from Nebraska. Figure that one out.

(I had 'em for the first time at a Denny's outside Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City)

 

[Timby]

Perkins is the classic Iowa standby.

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

^ We used to have a lot of Perkinses but they are almost all gone now. I agree, though, the food is good.

 

[Major Chord]

I'd say forgo the chains all together. Hit up a small diner or something on your route. Generally anywhere where truck drivers frequent has good food...and I can almost guarantee it will be better than anything from the chains mentioned.

That said, Denny's is the way to go if you insist on going to a chain. The grand-slam breakfasts are hard to beat. Also, if you're going the fast food route (assured to be greasy), it's either Sonic, or Jack-in-the-box (can;t remember which), that offers a breakfast menu all day, and has some pretty good looking stuff on the menu as well.

 

[Maestro]

I am all for Perkins for breakfast. Along with Denny's and the Bitchin' Kitchen (That's Country Kitchen, BTW).

I think MajorChord has a great answer, though. I often look for a nice greasy spoon for a nice good greasy breakfast. I grew up eating breakfast on Saturday mornings at the Dixie Lunch in Antigo, WI, and I always look for a similar place when I'm in the mood for a good breakfast. Almost every midwestern town with 2500 people or more will have a similar diner in its downtown.

 

[RJDiogenes]

I like both IHOP and McDonald's, but I definitely agree that a local Greasy Spoon is the way to go. The best breakfasts I've ever had have been in diners or local Mom & Pop joints.