Waffle House is a renowned American restaurant chain specializing in Southern breakfast food. With over 1,900 locations across 25 states, it holds a significant presence in the Midwest and South, earning recognition as a regional cultural icon. The company's headquarters is situated in Norcross, Georgia, within the Atlanta metropolitan area.
In 1947, Joe Rogers Sr. began his restaurant career as a short-order cook at a Toddle House in New Haven, Connecticut.
By 1949, Joe Rogers Sr. had become a regional manager for the Toddle House chain, which was based in Memphis.
On Labor Day Weekend in 1955, Joe Rogers Sr. and Tom Forkner opened the first Waffle House in Avondale Estates, Georgia.
To avoid a conflict of interest with his job at Toddle House, Joe Rogers Sr. sold his share of Waffle House to Tom Forkner in 1956.
After opening a fourth location, Waffle House began franchising in 1960.
In 1960, after Toddle House refused to sell Rogers a stake in the company, he returned to Waffle House full-time. Shortly after, Forkner joined him.
Waffle House of Bloomington, Indiana, Inc. was established in 1967 and was the city's second oldest restaurant before closing in 2013.
Waffle House, Inc., of Norcross, Georgia, registered with the state of Indiana in 1974.
Waffle House Greenwood Inc., doing business as "Sunshine Cafe", was established in 1981 in Indiana.
Four deaths occurred in 1993 from E. coli traced to undercooked hamburgers at a Jack in the Box.
Waffle House released "Saturday Night At My Place" by Gary Garcia on its own record label, Waffle Records, in 1995.
A serious Salmonella outbreak occurred at a Chili's restaurant in Vernon Hills, Illinois in 2003.
In 2004, Dateline NBC investigated the sanitation practices of Waffle House, finding an average of 1.6 critical violations per inspection.
In 2005, all Waffle and Steak restaurants in Indiana adopted the "Waffle House" name.
Waffle Records released the song "They're Cooking Up My Order" by Alfreda Gerald in 2006.
In 2007, Waffle House repurchased its original restaurant and restored it to serve as a private company museum.
In 2008, Waffle House, Inc. bought out one of its largest franchises, North Lake Foods, after it filed for bankruptcy.
In early 2009, East Coast Waffles purchased North Lake Foods to become a new Waffle House Franchisee.
Joe Rogers Sr. and Tom Forkner, the founders of Waffle House, died within two months of each other in 2017.
On September 17, 2019, customers of a Waffle House in Goose Creek, South Carolina were potentially exposed to Hepatitis A after an employee tested positive.
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