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| - I am a chef by trade, and cook most of my family's meals, and often have a hard time eating out. A common joke that my wife and I share when we go out for a special high-end dinner is what appetizers will I prepare at home before we leave just in case we are disappointed $100 later. Well I was on a "Daddy Daughter Date," with my 14 year old and wound up at this waffle house. Needless to say I was skeptical, the place was virtually empty yet the server was friendly and the place was clean. Looking at the menu I thought the prices were a bit high for a restaurant of this caliber, but I feel that any sub-par food is over priced. My daughter, who would have rather been at McDonald's, ordered a plain cheeseburger ($3.25) without the hash browns (they don't serve FF), and I ordered something like a Philly steak melt ($7.65). Initially I was looking at a sliced steak sandwich but when I asked the server if it was good she said yes but most people like the Philly steak melt better. I appreciated that as I didn't feel like chewing too much--my teeth hurt. I was still skeptical but I breathed a sigh of relief when I saw the cook who came from outside the building to cook, but meticulously washed his hands first. It told me that this man was serious about his craft. Then a wonderful thing happened. The cook felt that I would be missing out if I didn't have sautéed mushrooms on my sandwich and suggested it. Yes, I said, yes. The food took a bit to get to us (about 10 mins), but even that was comforting, as I knew that much care was going into this preparation. We got the food and to my amazement every morsel was magnificent. I cleaned my plate. Even my daughter denounced McDonald's as the king of the burger and asked when I will return with her. "Daddy Daughter Day," was a huge success and I believe in flavor outside of the home again.
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