‘We hope to get there soon,’ Waffle House official says about Springfield

A Waffle House official said the breakfast chain will, “someday,” come to Springfield. CONTRIBUTED

A Waffle House official said the breakfast chain will, “someday,” come to Springfield. CONTRIBUTED

It’s a popular question when Springfield residents hear about a new restaurant opening in the area — Why doesn’t Springfield have a Waffle House?

The closest Waffle House to the Springfield area is located at 1107 E. Dayton Yellow Springs Rd. in Fairborn.

“We would love to open a restaurant or many restaurants in the Springfield, Ohio area,” said Pat Warner, Director of Public Relations for Waffle House, Inc. “We have a couple of great markets for us nearby in Dayton and Columbus.

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However, Warner said he does have some frustrating news for fans of the 24/7 breakfast chain. He doesn’t know when a restaurant will be opening in Springfield.

“Right now, there are no active locations secured in Springfield,” Warner said. “However, we hope to get there soon.”

There are 2,100 Waffle House restaurants nationwide, mostly in the Southeast region of the country, although there are restaurants in 25 states, according to Waffle House’s website.

Warner said in short, the restaurant hopes to bring a location to Springfield soon, but doesn’t know when that day will be.

“I can tell you we will be in Springfield someday, however I don’t know what day that will be,” Warner said.

Waffle House has been operating since 1955, with each restaurant remaining open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. According to their website, the diner has sold 2,501,866,574 orders of eggs, 1,684,212,442 orders of bacon and 1,289,801,887 cups of coffee.

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