I love breakfast. I mean I really love breakfast. While planning my trip to Fayetteville, I noticed most of the places I planed to eat were lunch and dinner type places. Breakfast was being left out completely. That simply wouldn't do. Years ago the hotel I stayed at was just off I-95 at Cedar Creek Rd. I think it was a Day's Inn. The location was great, the hotel was good, but the big selling point was the Denny's in the lobby. Denny's rules. Just like Central Park and Baldinos form my prior two posts, my love of Denny's started in Macon. The Denny's in Macon was down the hill from campus on Riverside Drive. It was open 24 hours and was a well known Mercer hang out for those who needed free refills and room to spread out books and study. But like Baldino's and Central Park, Denny's also closed. What's worse is NOTHING has moved into the old Denny's location on Riverside. To be fair there were other Denny's location in Macon, but nothing compared to the Riverside location, and all the other locations closed as well, including the super fancy one they built on Pio Nono in the Office Depot parking lot. Finding a Denny's in my hotel in Fayetteville was great. After hockey games I always have a craving for food. Kim and I would make regular trips to Waffle House after Macon Whoopee games. I suppose if we had a Denny's in Macon we'd have wound up there. After games in Fayetteville I could come back to my hotel, kick off my shoes, and get comfortable before walking down the hall in my slippers to Dennys for the late night snack. That Denny's closed many years ago and the hotel closed not long after that. The hotel has reopened under a new name lately, but Denny's hasn't returned. Other places have moved into the area including a Cracker Barrel and a Waffle House, so I doubt Denny's will return. With a clean breakfast slate I decided to try something new. For years driving form my hotel to the games I would pass my a tiny motel on the side of the road. In front of the hotel was an intriguing sign.
You may be wondering about the colorful things in the mall cup beside the butter. Since it was Easter Weekend, the Bunny had stopped by and dropped off jellybeans for everyone at Pancake House. I like this place. I'll be back for sure. Maybe one day I'll even try something else on the menu. But not any time soon. |
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