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Waffle House, Inc. is an American restaurant chain with over 2000 locations in 25 states in the United States. [4] The bulk of the locations are in the Midwest and the South, where the chain is a regional cultural icon. [5]
Joe Rogers Jr. (born 1950/1951) is an American businessman, and the chairman and former CEO of Waffle House, a franchise restaurant chain co-founded by his father Joe Rogers Sr. Early life [ edit ]
Waffle House is a restaurant chain that has over 1,500 locations in the United States. [15] The Original Pancake House has over 100 franchise restaurants in the United States, [16] and in Portland, Oregon, where it was founded, it has been open since 1953. [16] [17] It is known for offering a wide range of breakfast dishes and items. [18]
Chicken & Waffles. This might seem controversial—but if you know, you know. Waffle House isn’t in the business of frying things, and instead relies on its trusty griddles and waffle irons.
4. Hash Browns. When a breakfast plate includes hash browns, there's a lot of customization that comes with that. These are marked with a few shreds of hash browns up at the top of the plate.
Rogers called the move “the single largest additional investment in our workforce in the entire 68-year history of Waffle House.” The federal minimum wage in 2025 is set to hit $15 per hour.
In 1960, when Rogers asked to buy into Toddle House, and they refused, he moved back to Atlanta and rejoined Waffle House, now a chain of three restaurants, to run restaurant operations. [4] Shortly after Rogers returned full-time, Forkner followed suit and left Ben S. Forkner Realty.
This Waffle House in Fort Worth, Texas, is near the Texas Motor Speedway. In 1949, Forkner sold a home to Joe Rogers Sr. [7] Inspired by the emergence of fast food chains like McDonald's, [8] Rogers, who was a regional manager of the Toddle House chain of diners in Memphis, Tennessee, proposed that he and Forkner go into business together for a quick-service, sit-down restaurant. [7]