Waffle House - Hoover

The staff here are always courteous, warm, attentive, and personable. They remember you if you make a return visit, and ask about you and your family... and that's the kind of small town, intimate atmosphere I knew in my childhood and find so rarely today. The food is served hot and quickly, and matches the menu descriptions, so no disappointments. I give it 5 stars, refer my friends, and am a regular at this great little hidden gem.

Food was great! Service was good until the end. Didn't come back for refills, ran out of coffee. We were the only table. (4) The BIGGEST draw back was the noise! It was so loud. I wouldn't be surprised if they don't have to buy new plates, often. Music playing, the 7 people working talking over everything. If you have a person in your family that has sensitive hearing, not a place to go.

Tammy is our favorite server. We like to go on Sunday morning before church let's out to beat the crowd. I like the hash browns well done, scattered, double covered. I also really like the patty melt. It's delicious. Great eggs and the country ham is pretty good too.

For me, ‘my’ Waffle House is the one on Lorna Road at Montgomery Highway. I’m perplexed by why the servers feel the need to write down every order, while the short-order cook never seems to need to jot anything down when he takes the shout-outs from the servers. I get lost after hearing "Pull 2 bacon!" but no matter how complex the order is, the cook always nails it. It’s like watching a symphony conductor; he perfectly coordinates all our orders and has everything ready at the same time. Throughout it all, he maintains a lively conversation with the servers, the trainee, the cop, and the regulars at the counter. The food is actually the second reason people come to Waffle House. My meal of cheese eggs, toast, sausage, and hash browns (scattered, smothered, and covered) may not be gourmet, but it was delicious and served with a smile—something you can’t always find elsewhere.

I spent a week in this city, and this is one of the best waffle houses I've visited. The chefs take great pride in their food, and I found the rest of the staff to be excellent servers. I didn't think much of the mid-morning team, but the overnight and night shift crews were outstanding.