DECATUR, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – It all started in Georgia.
“This is actually a replica of the very first Waffle House location that was in this very spot,” said Kelly Bruner, Waffle House VP of Marketing and Communications.
The world’s first Waffle House operated in an Atlanta suburb for a few decades. Later, it became a mom-and-pop diner and even a Chinese restaurant.
Bruner says about twenty years ago, Waffle House bought it back.
“When we celebrated our 50th anniversary in 2005, we thought it would be a cool idea to redesign this space to look as it did in 1955,” she said.
The founders put in their input to help make this building a time capsule back to the 50s.
$1.50 filet mignon? Good luck finding that these days.
Prices may have changed, but a lot is still the same.
“We have most of the same items. We have a few additions, but we kind of stuck with what we know,” Bruner said.
On the other side of the building is a museum filled with things throughout the company’s history.
“Waffle House has done a really great job of keeping everything they’ve ever used,” said Julia Ludwiczak, museum curator.
It features things like old mugs, menus, uniforms, and more.
“Anything you’d like to know about Waffle House, it’s probably in here,” she said.
If you know Waffle House, you know they have jukeboxes with songs about Waffle House.
Will Volk tested out an old jukebox and started dancing to “It’s a Waffle Great Day.”
If you’re interested in visiting the Waffle House Museum, you need to set up a tour in advance or go when they’re having an open house.
You can sign up on their website.
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