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Homeboy says

But where else can you get a Lumberjack Grand Slam, that contains almost an entire day's recommended allowance of fat, and almost 2 days worth of cholesterol and sodium?

When I order the "All Star Special" at Waffle House I make sure I maximize my calorie intake for free by selecting sausage (not bacon), hash browns (not grits), and grilled biscuit (instead of toast). This adds 470 calories to my meal without increasing any cost for it.

https://order.wafflehouse.com/menu/waffle-house-1491/products/67134659

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AD says

Denny's shut down 88 stores last year and plans to shut down 70 to 90 this year.

Not really a surprise. Local breakfast joints make more money. I think chains are slowly going away in that realm. If you can get a liquor license, breakfast is a high margin food service industry. You can charge $13-15 per omelette and walk with 20-30% after wages which is high in food service.

A steak dinner not so much. 10-20% at a good place. A skillet or omelette with a mimosa or two and you're making good money if you got a decent lease and cook.

My son pole vaults every Sunday. I go get breakfast the first hour before he jumps. Breakfast place is packed. They don't do dinner. So hours aren't shit for staff. I'd never open a restaurant, but breakfast is the way to go.

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Denny's market cap is $261 million for 1,323 stores, or roughly $197,000 per store.

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WookieMan says

Not really a surprise. Local breakfast joints make more money. I think chains are slowly going away in that realm. If you can get a liquor license, breakfast is a high margin food service industry. You can charge $13-15 per omelette and walk with 20-30% after wages which is high in food service.

Yep, either they re-invent or innovate, or they go the way of Kmart and Sears :-/

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Everywhere I see a Denny's building they are closed up. End of franchises around here just going into one would be embarrassing.

Denny's have all closed around here as well. Maybe they should not have changed their name from Sambo's.

drew_eckhardt says

Federal minimum wage is $7.55 an hour; although employers only need to pay tipped employees $2.13 provided they earn enough in tips for their net pay to equal or exceed the minimum wage.

Drew's post was in 2012, now its $10.98 for tipped workers (with a $3.02 per hour tip credit) in Florida. They used to pay around $9 an hour in 2014 for fast food in Panama City Beach, but now pay around $15, so about a 5% annual increase in hourly wages from 2014 to 2024.

The costs get passed on to the customers and that's why places like Dennys have not fared well, in addition to competition from Waffle House.

Though Denny's has better prices than Waffle House

https://www.dennys.com/location/dennys-8886/menu/2468-value-menu

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