365 Things To Do In Columbus # 5 is "People Watching at the Waffle House"... my latest contribution to 365 Things To Do In Columbus... on Facebook.
Columbus Ohio of course.
Written Sunday AM - We went to the Waffle House on 161 just west of Interstate 71 this morning* (I believe there is another Waffle House on 161 further east, Westerville area? It's probably in Blendon Township... or maybe you can just see the Waffle House sign in the sky from 161...) but back to 161 and Interstate 71. Great people watching... much better than the people watching at the Polaris Waffle House. Don't get me wrong, there is good people watching at the Polaris Waffle House but without a "gentleman's club" behind... how can it compare?
We went to the Waffle House this morning at about 6:30 (the 6:30 that was 5:30 really because we did that "Spring Forward thing this morning.) We were coming back from a secret mission in downtown Columbus this morning and discussed going two exits north to the Polaris exit... but we just ate "breakfast" there on Friday night... as long as we were on Interstate 71 we were able to stop at the Waffle House there without going out of our way... and it is an interesting place for people watching.
The photo of the sign is not mine... It is from McSquishee's Flickr photo stream, credit below... he has a whole series of his visit to the 161 (Dublin Granville Road) Waffle House back in 2008, titled 'Our Trip to Waffle House' The sky was pitch black at 6:30 this morning. It was still too dark for my phone's camera when we left...
People Watching at the Waffle House, it's the neighborhood
Why do I suggest this particular Waffle House for people watching... probably because of the establishment behind. Back in the late 90's I visited this establishment in the dead of night for some people watching and breakfast occasionally (I have gone to the Polaris location more recently... good but not great for people watching.) In his series of photos, McSquishee has photos of the establishment behind. It was Gold Fox in 2008, now Lollipops. There was an interesting set of temporary signs in the driveway the businesses share. Gee I wish I had light or a camera with a flash...
People Watching at the Waffle House there's food and coffee too..
Hash browns, smothered, covered.... grits, eggs and of course waffles. McSquishee's Flickr series on his visit to the Waffle House has photos of food too. I could have taken a photo of my plate this morning... there was enough light inside. Never thought of it.
Photo Credit: http://www.flickr.com/photos/25159787@N07/ / CC BY 2.0
*Written Sunday March 14, 2010. Published on Discover Columbus OH, Columbus Ohio real estate on ActiveRain and Localism.com on Monday March 15, 2010. Similar post on ColumbusBestBlog.com on 3/10/2010. Originally posted on the 365 Things To Do In Columbus on Facebook.
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