The Greasy History Of Denny's
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- Опубліковано 1 чер 2024
- Today on Weird History we will delve deep into the past of everyone's beloved late night dining spot, Denny's. After a concert, having the munchies after a party, or whatever the reason, Denny's has always been a great all night option. Join us as we walk through to Denny's humble beginnings as a donut shop, and trace how it became the place we all know and love!
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Can't wait for them to cover the local pizza place just down the street from me with two locations total.
@@moth.monster I'd still watch that episode.
Seconded
You can have this entire shitty channel!
Denny's is favorite breakfast chain. I have never had bad experience at one. They earned my loyalty when i was 18 and i was homeless, i coundt afford anything other than coffee and was there at 2am. One of the servers had a extra plate of pancakes and gave it to me. Been a loyal customer eversince.
Awesome story, that was really cool of them!
Reminds me of a time I was wandering a new town looking for a Doobie for a few bucks that my mom gave me, I asked the first person I saw who happened to be in a similar situation to you, but close to a subway. He was chillin in the parking lot smoking a cigarette so I asked where to get pot. He said honestly he doesn't know and he's hitching his way somewhere and is just resting up, all sore and tired.
He got some kinda loaded sub, combo and I didn't smoke a puff that weekend and I learned as a 14 year old what it meant to be a human being. Spent a few years homeless and always thought of him and wish everyday he does well.
I hope you're the king of your jungle, my friend.
My grandma was a waitress at Denny's in Wichita for many years. She once talked a robber out of the burglary while it was happening. The cook later made the man return after he'd served his sentence to meet her and apologize. She was such a personality, and I miss her dearly.
Wow...what a great story!
Never underestimate a grandma
Didn’t the robber meet her during the robbery?
@@jasonberry1307 I mean, how much are you exactly "meeting" someone during a robbery? "Hey, my name's Jeff, now give me all your monies"...lol but no, he came back in and met her in a not-as-stressful situation and sincerely apologized. He was having a rough patch in life and she understood and was happy he got things together.
I spent almost 30 yrs working for Dennys. Had so much fun.
Yeah nobody cares
You basically called yourself a loser
What a waste of life
You should do something about that kid
weird history food AND dennys!?
what a great way to start my morning! AT DENNYS!
I worked the all-night shift at Denny's in 1976-77, the era of the Pizza Omelet made with pepperoni, mozzarella cheese, and pizza sauce. 🍅🍅🍅🍕🍕🍕🧀🧀🧀
Worked at DENNY'S for many years. It was one of the best fun jobs i ever had. There was a strict adherence to food and sanitation and safety
Moons Over My Hammy is a hangover delicacy...
UHHHH EWW. Lolzz
That’s Funny😂.
La Quinta, is Spanish for next-to-Denny's.
I don't get it despite speaking spanish
@chobies5383 Jay Leno made that joke in his monologue years ago.
@@jenniferlonnes7420Jay Leno was poor replacement for Johnny Carson.
@@chobies5383La Quinta Inn is a brand of motels, they must have some partnership with dennys as they are often in the same parking lot
'The observation that “La Quinta is Spanish for ‘next to Denny’s'” is a joke made famous by the late comedian Mitch Hedberg. Last year, John Reiser, on his new jersey geographer blog, wrote up an analysis of this joke using data scraped from the respective websites of Denny’s (a diner chain) and La Quinta Inns and Suites (a hotel chain). We have used Reiser’s work as inspiration for developing a team-based homework assignment in both our undergraduate- and master’s-level statistical computing courses at Duke University.'
I have cooked at many restaurants and Denny's was the busiest, most stressful kitchen that I ever worked in. The tickets just never stop and they were very corporate.
GRAND SALAMS
It's been ages since I've lived near a Denny's but their Grand Slam was my favorite. When I'm on the road and need a place to eat, I always look for Denny's.
Ever try a Grand Slamwich?
they made it into a sandwich btw
Garfield is around the corner... Ive only been waiting 11 months for weird history of
L A S A G N A
Always had good experiences at Denny’s!
My friend Ed and I regularly went to Denny's in Beorne,Texas. Great cooks,great staff. My friend past away a few years ago. I don't go as often as I used to. Not the same without my friend.
I'm from Costa Rica in central america, we have Denny's here and it will always have a special place in my heart, as it was the place where my parents and I would go religiously to have breakfast every birthday (it was our little birthday tradition). Even if they had to go to work that day or I had to go to school, we always made sure to make the time to go to Denny's for breakfast. One of my favorite memories with my mom and dad for sure
I'm from Mexico, everytime I go to Denny's I love the food.
Heard many bad stories and I guess I have luck? Never had a bad experience when I go
Been to that last Sambo's a few times 10 years ago. Decent spot.
Love their food
Even in the middle of June in a northern latitude, I don't think I've ever eaten at a Denny's when it wasn't dark outside and I was with whoever I was romantically involved with at the time.
The greatest "I'm hungry, you want to go out and grab something?" chain ever.
I was a mid shift cook at Denny's way back in the late 90's, early 2000's. After working there, I can still eat it to this day.
I like Denny's they got good pancakes and eggs
A+ video!
LOVE IT! What a fascinating restaurant!
Many years ago I had friends visiting from Canada when there wasn't any Denny's "north of the border." When I asked them where they wanted to eat, you guessed it-Denny's!
I hear you loud and clear!
Ahhh Denys… the one restaurant that is open at 6 AM for us to hang out after the rave at 6 AM(90s-2004), and only ordered water
Our family still refers to them as Lenny's because of the ad campaign they ran in the 80s. It was soon after the famous "Where's the beef?" campaign, and Denny's replyed with an ad featuring three old ladies who kept calling the restaurant Lenny's.
Alaskan here, We have gone from 6 24 hour diners to 1/2. I say this because we are down to one Village inn that is open from 9am to 7pm, and 1 dennys that is open drive through 24/7, and lobby open from 6am to 10pm. As a night owl who likes dine in, I feel like I cant go out to eat when I want to because these places arent open anymore(doesnt help that most have only upped starting wages to be competitive in the last 2 years)
Denny's: the true Acapulco Gold
I'd like to see Weird History Food cover the history of the Milwaukee area diner chain George Webb.
I'd like to see a video for WHY KFC had to change their name to Kentucky Fried Chicken. All the rat stories can't be true.
ate at Denny's yesterday.Never Disappoints!❤
I love Denny's. I wish there was one in the town I live. The only one in Nebraska that I know of is by Gretna, and that is about an hour's drive from where I live.
Cool looking store at 0:58. Lots of windows and homelike stones. I'd like to enjoy a snack sitting there now.
Thank you for this! 🥞
I’m usually quick to click my notifications from Weird History Foods specifically, but I can’t believe I missed this one! I must have been saving it for an occasion like lunch or dinner. You know watch while I eat, but another entertaining & informative banger from Weird History!
There was a Dennys in Rockland, ME...I miss it and love the restaurant and wish there were more of them.
Moons Over Myhammy is the easily the best breakfast sandwich I've ever had.
Great documentary
Denny's is my favorite diner so far, love to go very early in the morning.
I wish one day I could go to a Denny's. This was a good ad for them.
My local dennys closed down in 2022 and was instantly turned in to a bob evans that opened about 2 months later which is packed every day.... kinda crazy how just a name change and slightly diff menu can get people in the door.
Always my parents weekly supper out place, in the 70's. When I worked swing shift, it was a stop for a like breakfast or coffee and BS with buddies. It was unfortunately closed, pre-pandemic. Possibly because it lost thru traffic because of a bypass, or maybe one of the corporate closures. I miss it. It was replace by a Jack In The Box.
WHAT THE FUCK IS UP, DENNY'S
Denny was one of the first places we got to eat during the pandemic. I'll never forget how happy eating out was to us during that whole thing
I remember when I was a kid back in the 80's there was a FBI situation in our town. They all went to the local Denny's. Black agents sat with each other and white agents sat separately. The white agents were served first and the black agents had to wait and received poor service. It was based on the belief that black people tipped less or not at all. The FBI sued Denny's after that.
5:54 Reminds me of our expedition-style trip to camp at the bottom of the Grand Canyon!
There were actually a lot of people at the bottom, whole crowds of people!
I went down to Denny's a few times during my March Break trips down to Niagara Falls in my Junior High days, the classic slam was always my favorite next to the classic burger combo. Thanks for uploading! (can we get a hint on the next video?)
SHE SAID SMAUG CORRECTLY! AWESOME NARRATOR!!!!
The history of Perkins would be a good one for a deep dive like this.
Dear goodness no there foods nasty
I've been to a Perkins in White Bear, Minnesota.
Here in Great Falls mt it closed not to long ago, good pancakes
Aside from our hole in the wall little diners. Dennys was a staple all the way through the 80’s into the early 2000’s 🤙🏻
Absolutely no mention of “what’s up? What’s up? What the f@“k is up Denny’s?!?”
Hardcore ❤
@@floydsemlow8253 Yahoo News Canada
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'Oct 31, 2023 - The clip starts with bassist Mark Hoppus yelling into the microphone “What's up? What's up? What the f- is up Denny's?” before the band ...'
A true crime. An epic piece of history!
Denny's here in North Dakota tends to cater to the 'over 60' crowd, and there is nothing wrong with that. Every time I've been to any Denny's in North Dakota, it was with my elderly parents, or I've seen a table full of retired women out for their Book Club night at Denny's, or retired people out for their Friday dinner at Denny's. My Dad was tickled pink to get an additional 15 % discount at Denny's with his AARP card, as well.
I use to love Dennys, because the meals were affordable and the food was pretty good. Last year was the last time I go to one because the prices are too high and the portions are smaller. I’d rather pay the same at a better breakfast place. It’s a shame.
Late 90s I'm around 10 years old and I seen my first ever grand slam commercial and my folks knew I wanted it so bad that they treated me to it on my birthday I loved it great memory and we never went to Dennys once b4 that commercial or once after my birthday lmao it was a great one and done sorta thing
All I remember about Denny's in history class was a picture of the Black waitstaff forced to huddle in the bathrooms to keep the look of the establishment, "clean." I forget what occasions they did this for and why.
I don't see Perkins anymore, what happened to them? We used to love going to Perkins for breakfast!
5:30 I understood that reference 🧑🎄 📝
Nobody asked or cares
@@Jason-tz7ir nobody asked or cares
In May of 2004, a group of people I was part of went to a Denny's in the Philadelphia area for breakfast. A couple of people ordered Grand Slams but I didn't want that as I don't eat eggs. They gave it to me anyway, claiming they were doing us a favor as it'd be cheaper to get it that way. Ended up totally wasting the eggs, though.
When I lived in Fairbanks Alaska, I worked at the world's farthest north Dennys. It was a popular place. They had to start closing early on weekends, as the bar crowd, military on a night out, would riot and tear up the place. I love Dennys. Too bad everything is so expensive
All I know is that pancakes don't taste the same to me if I'm not within 40 square feet of a washed up stripper, an alcoholic who is convinced his reflection in the window is taunting him, or a waitress with teeth as misaligned as they are multicolored.
Perhaps but at least you don't have to deal with any late night drunken brawls lol
An “open 24 hours” format usually doesn’t attract people from the upper reaches of society!
So which one are you? (please don't say stripper)
@@ingridfong-daley5899 all of the above? :)
Why is there a bell with one notification next to your reply?
Dennys is the only restaurant open at 4am when I get off work. Once or twice a month I find myself there eating breakfast haha
Beard Meets Food surprise cameo😂
I worked my way through college by cooking for Denny's in the 70's. (For which I will always be grateful. They accommodated my schedule. Plus, I ate very well!) But short-order cooking is one of the most stressful jobs there is. I went into medicine and then business and even now, all these years later, when I'm under a lot of stress, my nightmares are about cooking at Denny's, always being rushed and always needing help.
BTW, my paycheck stubs read "HAROLD BUTLER ENTERPRISES", not Denny's!
Dennys is not a restaurant chain: it's a lifestyle. Spent many nights there in my teens.
I remember Coffee Dan's In the 1960's in Albuquerque, NM.
good video
Denny's Japan serves a higher end and higher quality menu of items. It's like night and day difference. Definitely worth trying if you ever get a chance.
I worked at a Denny's during the pandemic...it was rough.
I hope they pulll through.
The one in my town ended the24 hour thing back in 2009. Their prices have sky rocketed since Covid and I’ve noticed a drastic difference in the size of my order to boot. I don’t expect that ours is gonna last much longer.
Denny’s burgers are incredible. I thought it was a great move to start The Burger Den, that delivery app-only menu
denny's never closes! and eating breakfast is good in there!
I miss denny’s my HS friends and I used to hang out there all the time and hit it up after going out to clubs in college. Ihop is just too expensive.
generally satisfied by my Denny's dining experiences.....and they do seem to adapt to changes....for the future I think they will move from survival to thriving....likely over the next 3 to 5 years...just my thoughts....good video
Moons over my hammy was always my favorite just because I liked saying it. 😅.
Did anyone else wince every time she said Smaug? 😂
Weird History Food: the more credible, enjoyable presentation of content you sidestep on Mashed.
Never been a huge fan of Denny's. The best local 24hr breakfast spot in Maryland is The Honey Bee. It's the best!
When I worked in North Kansas City in the early 2000s, MO, the town had two Denny's, one a regular Denny's and about a mile away, a Denny's Diner.I don't know if they still do.
Yoooo, her pronunciation of Smaug is on point... she didn't say Smog... she said Sma-ug... I like it.
i love dennys.
Halway through this turned into an ad for Denny's.
@BeardMeatsFood look! You're famous @6:05 🤣
My hometown used to have 3 Denny's. Sadly, 2 of those have now closed within the last couple of years. There is still one open, so there's that. It was definitely a good place to go if one member of the group wants breakfast but not all od the.
As someone who once had a car problems at 5 am in the morning on a road trip. And end up in a middle of no where with a Danny's near by. My only high lighting of that trip. And the staff at that one was so nice the decors were old fashioned country live vibe. Good memories may they last forever !
I'll never forget the one I went to all the time had a huge 'cup of coffee' welcome mat when you walked in the door.
I always liked Denny's. There's none around here, but whenever I'd travel with the family we'd always go to one wherever they were cause they were always open and we knew the food would be good. The one that used to be here probably shut down cause the night staff absolutely didn't care about customers at all. The one time I went, it took almost an hour to get an order of fries and the dude who ordered pancakes had several bites taken out of them before they were served. But yeah, it's nice when places are always open so you know any time you can't sleep and are hungry or just wanna be around people, there's a place you can go where you won't be alone.
So, it’s nice to know those Hobbit movies provided some good results for someone.
The Denny's in Louisville Kentucky needs help. The last time we were there we ended up walking out after being there for 30 minutes with no one even coming to the table after we were seated. The place was empty too.
Only ate at Denny's one time. The food was cold. At least it wasn't undercooked. I am personally hoping Weird History will cover the sad downfall of Burger Chef and Howard Johnson's, two pioneers of fast food that had the most unfair fates ever. Mcdonald's even straight up stole the Happy Meal from Burger Chef!
Denny's got a special place in my heart, me and my best friends went to one at 3 in the morning when we were in our early 20's tripping balls on some L and our server was a cute slender blonde with long pronounced vampire canine teeth. When we left we saw a purple car with a license plate that said vampirella which I can only assume was hers. It was an awesome time, I ate a Dagwood.
I used to go to a place called Village Inn; have you any news on them?
Please do The History of IHOP
Village Inn as well
I think Dennys is way better.
Food is fun
The flavors can't be beat with Denny's. I've always liked their hot cakes better than IHOP.
nothing like going to 3 different Denny's on your birthday for free meals
Best breakfast place ever was Sambo’s.
No, all of the Denny's here in the Colorado Springs area (as shown in the video) were operated by one guy that didn't pay his State and payroll taxes, so the Colorado IRS walked into them in the middle of dinner service and shut them all down, seizing them all. No warning, diners had to get their meals that they were eating to go and the employees were made to shut everything down, clock out and leave the premises. This was almost 10 years ago and had absolutely nothing to do with the pandemic, and they have yet to re open. One was demolished and now there's a car wash, another is sitting vacant, Bijou Dennys, the icon of our youth in the 70s and 80s, has been vandalized by vagrants and is boarded up and a fourth in Woodland Park was converted to another restaurant. Now, if I want my Super Bird fix, I have to go to Denver, some 65 miles away to the closest one.
Should definitely do episodes on IHOP and Perkins
2:30 A.M on a Saturday night after the bars closed and later on in life Sunday mornings with my ex and my then step daughters.
I don't think I've eaten at a Denny's since the mid-1990s after the time it took 30 minutes for someone to take our order, and over an hour to get one refill on our drinks. And my party was four out of the six customers in the store at 3PM. There's a reason all three of their locations nearest me closed out and never re-opened.
My Female Cousin Luvina Rojas used to work at Denny's Diner in Riverside County, California.❤
My first and only time at Denny's was when I had just returned from the UK. At the time obesity wasn't as big of a problem in the UK (or maybe I just didn't notice). I remember being shocked by how many obese people there were at the restaurant.
8:48 The last Denny's I went to was connected to a Flying J.