Huddle House is a great example of a place NOT to take the family and of what I would consider a Mommylicious Delicious zero star restaurant. I want to add that this restaurant was not my choice, but the choice of someone else I was dining with, otherwise I would have probably left after the first impression and found another place to eat. In fact, even McDonalds would have been a better choice.
First Impressions
While I wasn't expecting much from this diner about the size of a very large mobile home, I still hoped that the food would taste good and that the tables would be clean. I was disappointed on both fronts and was not impressed from the start when I walked in and there were more tables and seats that needed to be wiped down than there were that were clean and available. It was not as if they were busy or behind either. We ended up settling on a booth where we only needed to wipe down one seat before we settled in.
The Kids Menu
First off, I had to ask several times for a kids menu. Second, when I finally received it, it had no prices but at the bottom it stated, "5.99 minimum." I never did figure out what that meant. Who ever heard of a minimum for a kids purchase? Unless that means that I have to order 5.99 worth of adult food in order to get a kids meal too? But the kids meals were not included with the adult meals....Plus, one can come in for just a cup of coffee, so adults don't have a minimum. I just couldn't wrap my brain around it. In addition, there was NOTHING even remotely healthy on the kids menu unless you count eggs and bacon with pancakes. Needless to say, I ordered something from the adult menu for myself and shared with the kids.
The Adult Menu
There is a breakfast, lunch, and dinner menu for Huddle House, but you can get anything off the three any time. This is great if you like breakfast any time. They do have salads, but unless you order one dry, you are unlikely to get anything healthy off this menu. Virtually everything else is fried or smothered in something or other, and the fruit is the type you use as cheesecake topping. I ended up ordering the Original Bighouse Platter and sharing it with both kids. It included 3 eggs which I had scrambled with cheese, bacon or sausage (sausage), and a biscuit or toast (I ordered a pancake for an extra charge). The eggs were so cheesy that even my son didn't care for the texture. The sausage was greasy yet still dry. the pancakes were fine, but even I can't mess those up. All in all, I was glad I only ordered the one meal for the three of us.
Overall Impression
I would not go back to Huddle House unless I was sans children and possibly drunk. There were several people smoking in the restaurant. Though I thought that was against the law now, I guess they make their own rules at Huddle House. The tables and benches were dirty and the food was sub par even for a tiny mobile diner. I would NOT recommend this restaurant for families.
Taste: Poor
Menu: A moderate amount of choices, but virtually nothing healthy
Affordability: Moderate
Atmosphere: Poor
Cleanliness: Dirty
Website: http://www.huddlehouse.com/#
Rating: zero Stars
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