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The Wall Street Journal offers a look at the "Waffle House Index," which is part economic indicator, part hurricane gauge....

Indeed, we love sugar and eat too much of it. Americans currently consume 22 to 30 teaspoons of added sugar daily, half of which come from soda, juices and other...

Want extra salt with that fast-food meal? Then buy it in the United States, where chicken dishes, pizzas, and even salads are loaded with far more salt than in Europe...

The decor at Five Guys stays very true to the Five Guys “Brand” with signs promoting the Five Guys products throughout the black, white and red diner themed restaurant....

Auburn and Georgia square off in the “Deep South’s Oldest Rivalry” this weekend and Waffle House is getting in on the action. The restaurant chain is giving the winning city...

Compare the 25 states in the Waffle States America to the 25 states not in it. Of those 25 non Waffle House states , Romney won just eight in 2012:...

“We support a boycott on Belgian Waffles,” a Waffle House spokesperson told TMZ, which first broke the news of the boycott. We support America. We don’t support Belgian Waffles....

The map shown here is a truly quick-and-dirty visualization of the distribution and density of Waffle House locations as of summer 2012. It started as a way for me to...

As Craig often says, the Waffle House test doesn’t just tell us how quickly a business might rebound – it also tells us how the larger community is faring....

Recent press reports indicate that FEMA uses the status of Waffle House restaurants to gauge the severity of conditions following a natural disaster....

When the hunger for down-home comfort food strikes, head to these chicken and waffles joints. It’s a classic brunch dilemma: savory or sweet? Fortunately, the inspired combination of fried chicken...

Think of all the excellent American salads. There’s the cheesy, garlic laced Caesar, the creamy kicker that is the blue cheese wedge, the Waldorf…actually the Waldorf can be a bit...

Given that these two chains have roughly the same number of franchises, Waffle House’s density in the South is pretty astounding.* Greater Atlanta looks like it has a Waffle House...

IHOP...eat like the Americans...and certainly worth one breakfast when in the USA....

People get incredibly excited about National Pancake Day and the free pancakes that IHOP gives away. Today is National Pancake Day, and guests can receive a free short stack of...

Summer is the season for barbecues. That often means burgers and hot dogs. If you want to indulge in an occasional burger, here are five ways to build a better...

My mom said to me, "If you don't study, you'll be flipping burgers." That eventually gave me the idea for Five Guys--along with this little hamburger place in northern Michigan...

Five Guys restaurants also serve hamburgers; kosher-style hot dogs; Cajun-style fries; and veggie, grilled cheese and BLT sandwiches, among other fare. Other toppings include grilled onions, grilled mushrooms, jalapeno peppers,...

Kindler has bolder plans. He is remodeling stores across the country and even plans to open new ones--a remarkable comeback for a chain written off as dead....

One of the biggest little restaurant chains in America, Zaxby's has expanded from a single shop in the college town of Statesboro, Ga., in 1990 to more than 500 outlets...

Back in the mid-2000s, Burger King had a really unnerving ad campaign where a man in a plastic Burger King mask breaks into people's houses and watches them sleep....