""Anybody who's been to a Waffle House already knows that they're failing that health inspection," shouts the poster. "I know it's dirty, and I'm still eating it cause it's $4.70. Give me my All-Star Special [...] I want somebody behind the grill with a felony." Indeed, this vignette artfully captures the greasy, unpretentious Waffle House dogma, which seems to remain fairly consistent from one chain location to the next."
"The restaurant's official site has an entire page dedicated to verifying that its bacon comes from Smithfield Foods. Waffle House seems to proudly emphasize the brand's "American-ness" (which isn't exactly true) and repeatedly insists that Smithfield is "a great American success story" and "the name Smithfield equate[s] to quality." In reality, however, the meat producer has long been mired in numerous, varied controversies that tell a very different story."
An Atlanta Waffle House failed a health inspection in 2017, generating a viral response that framed Waffle House as greasy, unpretentious, and affordable. Waffle House's website asserts that all of Smithfield's U.S. fresh and packaged pork products are produced in the USA and that the hogs are raised domestically. The chain states that the 17-million-plus pounds of bacon, ham, and pork chops served annually come from Smithfield facilities in Clinton, North Carolina, and Middlesboro, Kentucky. Smithfield, however, has long been mired in numerous controversies that contradict the chain's portrayal of reliable, patriotic sourcing.
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