I WANT TO START AN AMERICAN BISCUIT RESTAURANT IN THE UK!!!

Hubs and I loved mama cheries when it was open in Brighton. They had some proper sweet corn bread and fried chicken. We were sad when it closed !

Me too, I used to go there frequently when I lived in Brighton.  Cherie is such a lovely person and had a bunch of pictures of all the kids she fostered. 

By the way are you celebrating Thanksgiving this year? 

I always feel a bit sad for Gordon Ramsey because he was absolutely fleeced by his father in law who was acting as his accountant.  Gordon had bought one of those signature machines to sign autographs and his FIL  used it to fake Gordon's signature and steal millions. 

Hi there!! I havent been on this site for a few months, so decided today to hop on and saw this thread!!

Frankie & Bennys TRY to do American breakfasts, but they fall far short!! I went in there one day just out of curiosity cos I was yearning for pancakes with maple syrup, and the meal almost made me want to throw up!! The best part of the meal was the endless mugs of coffee!!!

 I, too, long for IHOP, Perkins, Dennys and Country Kitchen(an excellent family restaurant chain very prevalent where I used to live in the USA).

I'm fascinated by the IHOP ordering process.  Apparently there's a special square that people have to stand on to call out orders in a special code.  The orders are remembered by getting a plate and placing things on it, like ketchup packets in special configurations to symbolise the eventual meal.  Also, I heard that a chef who can run a busy IHOP is very well paid.

I'm fascinated by the IHOP ordering process.  Apparently there's a special square that people have to stand on to call out orders in a special code.  The orders are remembered by getting a plate and placing things on it, like ketchup packets in special configurations to symbolise the eventual meal.  Also, I heard that a chef who can run a busy IHOP is very well paid.

I haven't been to an ihop in quite a while, but I definitely just ordered from a waiter off the menu. Maybe it's different up north! We didn't have ihops for a very long time.

I'm fascinated by the IHOP ordering process.  Apparently there's a special square that people have to stand on to call out orders in a special code.  The orders are remembered by getting a plate and placing things on it, like ketchup packets in special configurations to symbolise the eventual meal.  Also, I heard that a chef who can run a busy IHOP is very well paid.

I haven't been to an ihop in quite a while, but I definitely just ordered from a waiter off the menu. Maybe it's different up north! We didn't have ihops for a very long time.

Not IHOP but I think this is what jimbocz is describing! 

Waffle House uses the Pull/Drop/Mark system.


On your mark-- first all sales associates are instructed to stand on the mark when they call their order..  The mark is usually is a red tile surrounded by grey tiles.  This helps insure that only one sales associate is calling an order at a time.  It also lets the grill operator know where to listen for orders being called.

Pull all your meat for the entire order.    Sales associate says PULL

1 bacon
2 Sausage
1 Chicken
1 Ribeye

The sales associate then watches as the grill operator pulls the meat to double check that the grill operator heard the call correctly

Things to know when caller your pull.
1 bacon = 3 slices
1/2 bacon = 2 slices
1 sausage = 2 sausage patty's
1/2 sausage = 1 sausage patty
1 pork chop = 2 pork chops
1/2 pork chop = 1 pork chop

If you need 3 half bacon's (six slices) you would say Pull 2 bacon (six slices) you would not say Pull 3 half bacon;  All calling is called in the simplest most organized way.

Drop the hashbrowns- Sales Associate after all the meat is pulled calls all the hashbrowns needed for the order says DROP 4 hashbrowns make 3 in a ring.   If the customer has not requested that hashbrowns have a topping or not specifically requested that they be scattered, the hashbrowns go in a ring.  In the example I used above 3 of the hashbrowns are plain.  One has either a topping  or the customer requested the hashbrowns be scattered.  Please note that you to not call toppings for hashbrowns during calling the drop.  Also you would never call DROP 4 hasbrowns make 2 scattered, always default too make X in a ring.  If a sales associate does not call the hashbrowns in a ring the assumption is the hashbrowns are scattered.

Again, the sales associate watches the grill operator as he drops the hashbrowns to confirm the grill operated has dropped the right number of hashbrowns and they are in either in a ring or scattered.

Mark the plate -  Once the sales associate has the hashbrowns squared  away.  They would call the mark.  As the sales associate calls the mark, the grill operator marks his plates with jelly packets, mayo packets, ketchup packets etc.  What packet the grill operator places on a plate  and where and which side of packet is facing up or down is the grill operator way of remembering what the order is.  What the sales associate is doing as they call the mark is saying how the meat (the pull), hasbrowns (the drop),  the eggs, the toast  go on each  plate.

Things to know

Eggs
Single = 1 egg
Order = 2 egg
Triple = 3 egg

Hashbrowns are called a  plate. As example if the customer wants two eggs with hashbrowns the sales associate would call.

Mark Order scrambled plate.

If the customer wants two eggs scrambled with grits the sales associate would call

Mark order scrambled.

Why?  All breakfast orders default to grits.

If the customer wants two eggs scrambled with no hashbrowns or grits.  The sales associate would call.

Mark order scrambled hold the grits.

Always call your waffles last  As example.\

Bacon Quarter Cheese plate  (bacon cheeseburger with hashbrowns)
Order over medium  (two eggs over medium with grits)
Triple scrambled plate (three eggs scrambled with hashbrowns)
Waffle.

More things to know...
If customer wants lettuce tomato onions on their burger its is called deluxe.  As example.

Quarter Cheese deluxe.

And if they want hashbrowns with it?

Quarter cheese deluxe plate.

And if they want large hashbrowns

Quarter cheese deluxe double plate.

What if two people are at  a table and one wants a quarter cheese with lettuce tomatoes and onions (deluxe)  and the other wants a quarter cheese deluxe with a large hashbrowns.

Mark quarter cheese deluxe on two make one a double plate (large hashbrowns).

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Excellent!  You are right, I confused my breakfast joints. 

My favourite part of that whole post was "All breakfast orders default to grits".   Damn straight.

Thankfully we have an American breakfast restaurant called moose in Liverpool. queue is always out the door and there is always a wait. But they have waffles and pancakes and other yummy breakfast foods.

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Moose is the bomb. My wife and I are going before our FLR(M) appointment on Jan 9th. Do you live in Liverpool Jenny?