So the one rule about Waffle House - don't order and eat the waffles.
Trust me.
I played it safe with a ham & cheese omlette, toast and bacon. My poor friends didn't know any better and found themselves with a case of "the bends" about 2 hours later.
Unfortunately, this was also the only place we visited on our entire stay in NC where the folks working there weren't the least bit hospitable. Could be they were the only restaurant in a sea of travel lodges and they just get sick of making sh!tty waffles and rubber band hash browns for the general public.
Shoulda brought some granola bars.