East Dallas had not yet suffered the Yuppie invasions. There was still not a single respectable bar to be found on lower Greenville Avenue, and quiche blight was unknown to the region. The epitome of culinary mastery was practiced locally by the ex-Navy cooks at the "We Never Close Waffle House" on Gaston Avenue. There they held to the simple but effective disciplines of keeping the grease, the floor and the customers language clean. They maintained order with the assistance of a pistol behind... read more
