Do you have places you go and you’re not sure why?
The waffle place is like that for me. I was tired today, and I had to get up and take my wife to work so we could drop the van off at the shop, so my plan was to indulge in a big stupid diner breakfast and then go home and get more sleep. I had several enjoyable, palatable options en route, at least one of which I’ve written about here before, and one place I wanted to visit to see if they were still open.
But I knew before I dropped her off that I was going to the waffle place.
Their coffee is atrocious, which is mind-blowing to me. I know of a couple diners like this here in town. How can you be open for years, primarily serving breakfast, and always have coffee that tastes like there’s an old dishtowel soaking in the carafe? Has nobody said anything? Ever?
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