Seems like I always ended up paying $8 to $10 in a Waffle House. Maybe I was in a classy one. IHOP- 1 Belgium Waffle, 2 eggs, bacon $7.79 WH - 1 Waffle 2 eggs and Bacon $8.85 IHOP - Three Eggs & Pancakes (2-3) with Bacon Strips $8.29 WH - Three Eggs, 1 Waffle and Bacon $9.25 http://www.restaurantmealprices.com/ihop-prices/ http://www.restaurantmealprices.com/waffle-house-prices/
Impossible. You cannot buy or make a better breakfast than IHOP. @ bfun. I may be mistaken about going to a WH. I thought I ordered like 3 pancakes for $2, but Google says they don't even make pancakes.
I make buttermilk pancakes and use real maple syrup instead of that HFCS crap. My breakfasts poop all over IHOP.
I haven't used maple flavored corn syrup in forever. The real stuff is expensive but worth it. Sams and Costco usually have a quart for $13.
Real maple syrup is disgusting and your breakfasts must taste like Canadians. If you don't have that synthetic fructose you're doing it wrong. I like to eat a pancake with the strawberry, another with blueberry, and finish off with the butter pecan. Sometimes I make a mega mix of all three..
My whole family is from Vermont. Eating HFCS instead of maple syrup is like spitting on my ancestors' graves. Growing up we would eat the stuff my grandfather made himself in his sugar shack. When we'd go up to visit he'd send us home with jugs of the stuff. I still haven't found anything in a store that tastes as good. But I'll be damned if I'm going to eat some foul tasting synthetic imitation garbage.
It all tastes terrible to me. One of the big reasons I'm not a fan of IHOP, Denny's, Waffle House etc is that they don't even get the syrup right.
I grew up in an area that had IHOP, Waffle House, and Village Inn to choose from. I believe Village Inn was typically the preference due to superior Belgian Waffles.
If I'm going out for breakfast I'll usually try to get something Mexican or Southwest. There's a place around here that makes some great huevos rancheros.
If you go to a Target to their produce section, I was pleasantly surprised to find them selling apple cider from a company based out of West Seneca, NY. It tastes like home, especiallly since I'm 1000 miles away.
I knew the cook at the Waffle House that was near my old apartment. He was my brother's friend from school, so I felt more comfortable with that particular place. Waffle Houses in Missouri and Tennessee (stopped during long road trips) were frightening places, and they apparently don't know how to prepare food without using at least a pint of cooking oil. There was a nasty pool of cooking oil on the plate, which turned my stomach. I rarely eat that type of food because it is greasy, but this was bad enough that I got nauseous from it. Actually, I don't think I've had a stick of butter in my fridge for nearly 15 years. I do like an occasional omelette or something of that sort.
[TEXT BOMB ALERT] I visted the suburbs of Philly last weekend. I managed not lock myself in my room with food for 12... but I did tour an impressive amount of restaurants in a 48 hour period. Pics are stock since I ate everything before I thought to take any shots. Day 1 (Dinner): Not Your Average Joe's They seem to provide a classy spin on traditional foods for 6%'ers. It's in an affluent area so presentation, environment, and service was easily some of the best. Cheese steak Egg Roll Appetizer - Excellent. It should be renamed. It was quality steak w/ cheese topping, not the junky cheesesteak meat one would've expected. Probably best item I had there.[10/10] Steak Frites - Delicious. Easily one of the best cooked steaks I've ever eaten. The fries were unusually seasoned with garlic and shredded cheese and tasted good. There was some leaves or vegetables I wasn't sure what to do with. [8/10] Chicken Enchiladas - They did their own spin so it looked nothing like a Mex-restaurant version. Another unusually made dish that tasted good. [7/10] [Post 2/4] Day2 (lunch): Han Dynasty This restraunt has been listed as one of the 25 Best Chinese restraunts in American numerous times, and I believe it. Easily the best chinese food I've ever had. It might be too spicy for some. I was overwhelmed by the spice myself, and regretted choosing extra spicy. It would be wise to stay within their spice ratings for first timers. Lamb Cumin - It's seasoned perfect and was a perfectly spiced (Level 3) on their spice meter. I even ate the vegetables. Best item of this order. [9/10] Pickled Chicken - Also tasted great, but so freakin spicy. It rated a 4 on their spice meter, but asked for extra spicy. It tasted great so I couldn't stop eating but spicy enough to give me a runny nose, face flushed, and make my eyes water. [7/10] Beef Fried Rice - Couldn't believe fried rice could be so good. Lots of meat and eggs. No spice! [8/10] I'm guessing this is "authentic" chinese. They didn't have the typical items you would see at other chinese restraunts other than a Kung Pow variation I spotted. Also the spice was enough to not make me eat anything the rest of the night. Just had some Gateorade and cookies from a WaWa. [Post 3/4] Day 3 (lunch): Border Cafe Aptly named since it's at the border NJ/PA/DE. I'm not sure what this place was exactly, it seemed like Tex-Mex but had some Louisiana Creole stuff also. In any case, it was very good. Beef/Steak Fajitas - Lots of steak and grilled onions which I like. Gauc, sour cream, salsa, and tortillas on the side. I'm usually not a fan of paying to assemble my own food, but these fajitas were excellent and get a waiver. The actual side dish was Jambalaya rice with sausage, which was a good meal in itself. Surprisingly filling, I couldn't get through more than 2 fajitas before having to get it wrapped. [8/10] Chicken Quesadilla - Tasted good. But I'm not the biggest fan of quesadilla. It tasted about the same as you would expect from chicken and cheese stuffed in between to tortillas.[6/10] [Post 4/4] Day 3 (dinner): Bertucci Went here on word of mouth. Thought it was going to be an upscale Italian place, and maybe that is what was intended. But it felt like a cross between fast-food and Olive Garden. The food was better than Olive Garden though. Chicken Parm - Nice portion of chicken, and speggheti was pretty decent.[6/10] Jambalaya Fettuccine - I got this because it seemed different for an Italian restaurant. It was tasty, and the seasoning worked great on the shrimp, sausage, chicken, and steak. But it was too dry on the fettuccine. Still an interesting concept, and I give a decent score for trying. [6/10]
Did you go to these places with a group? Because it sounds like you generally order enough to feed a whole family.
I think it's safe to say that any Chinese restaurant catering to American customers is not actually authentic Chinese food.
From what I've read, most of what Americans think of as Chinese food was actually invented by Jewish dudes from New York and New Jersey in the 1960s and 70s.
when you run across a Chinese restaurant marketed to americans, it'll mostly likely have chinese take out style food. if it doesn't, it'll be fusion food (usually the higher end like pf changs). both are catered to American tastes. in this case for han dynasty, it falls into fusion food. there's nothing wrong with this as in the end, if the food is good, then it's good. for the most part, you wouldn't want to try authentic chinese food anyways. not just the difference in taste, but it's an inconvenience for Americans too. when Asian people eat fish, it's served full fish head on and all. and americans normally eat their fish in fillet or steak cut, no bone. Asians prefer bone in.