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- Denny's #2066
- Dale City, Virginia
- 30-Nov-96, 5:30pm EST
- 2861 Dale Blvd (Woodbridge)
- (703) 680-3089
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- Attendees: P7A77, Corpse, Amie
- Wait-person(s): Melissa
- What we ate: P7A77 - Water; Corpse - Water; Amie - Coke
- On the map we had, Dale City wasn't listed, so this was a "found" Denny's for us, so we were happy. The Denny's in question did not share our attitude, though. Melissa (our waitress) was not amused by us, and by the end of our stay was even getting sarcastic - an attitude not at all becoming to her since she was also slow as all git-out.
- WAY: No
- Free Stuff: Dessert Table Menu, two Flavored Coffee Menu Inserts, Silverware Set (all stolen)
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- Denny's #1846
- Farifax, Virginia
- 30-Nov-96, 3:20pm EST
- 10473 Lee Hwy., junction of Rt. 123 & Rt. 50
- (703) 273-8133
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- Attendees: P7A77, Corpse, Amie
- Wait-person(s): Undetermined
- What we ate: P7A77 - Ultimate Omelet, Hashbrowns, Coffee; Corpse - Fries, Coke; Amie - Moons Over My Hammy, Hashbrowns, Lemonade
- At first we were somewhat impressed by this restaurant because the waitress didn't need to write anything down, yet got our orders exactly right. However, that was eventually countered by the fact that she didn't check up on us once, and we were getting thirsty for refills.
Luckily, though, that was made up for by the quality of the food. Corpse said that his fries were very good and that he even had to replenish his catsup many times. Amie noted that her Hammy was less greasy than usual. As to my Omelet... well, how can you go wrong with an Ultimate?
Something interesting about this Denny's was that they had "special" menu items. The "Feature of the Day" when we were there was Eggs Benedict.
Oh, by the way, the street sign and mugs had the new logo, but the sign on the side of the restaurant had the old logo.
- WAY: Undetermined
- Free Stuff: Nothing
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- Denny's #1155
- Fairfax, Virginia
- 30-Nov-96, 4:00pm EST
- 9940 Lee Hwy., across from Hardee's
- (703) 273-8133
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- Attendees: P7A77, Corpse, Amie
- Wait-person(s): Undetermined
- What we ate: Nothing
- The sign outside had the new logo, the sign on the wall had the old logo, and the frosted glass partitians inside had the old logo.
Much as in the other store in Fairfax, nobody in here seemed to speak English terribly well. I couldn't seem to get across the concept that I was just passing through and that I wanted something for free. The gentleman behind the counter kept telling me that he would call the head office and for me to come back in a week. Finally I just took a toothpick and left.
- WAY: No
- Free Stuff: Toothpick
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- Denny's #1823
- Manassas, Virginia
- 30-Nov-96, 4:35pm EST
- 8201 Sudley Rd.
- (703) 369-2259
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- Attendees: P7A77, Corpse, Amie
- Wait-person(s): Silvia and Mike
- What we ate: Nothing
- Finally an English-speaking Denny's! The special of the day at this Denny's was "Manager Mike's Saturday Delight Steak & Eggs". We were even lucky enough to not only meet Manager Mike, but get a photo with him.
- WAY: No
- Free Stuff: Thanksgiving Feast Menu
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- Denny's #1593
- Norfolk, Virginia
- 26-Jul-96, 8:00pm EDT
- 930 N.Military Highway at Military Circle Mall
- (804) 461-8470
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- Attendees: P7A77, Seth "GothGrrl" Bartles, Conrad "He" Chuang, Corpse, Roger "Nim" Everett, Sven "Condor" Geier, Malcolm "Peri" Gin-Hopwood-y-Silva, Roger "Trism" Giner, Barbara "Eclipse" Reece, TWIST
- Wait-person(s): Lisa and Diana
- What we ate: P7A77 - Grand Slam, Eggs Scrambled, Coffee; GothGrrl - Fries, Coffee; He - Vegetable and Cheese Omelet, Fries, Rye Toast, Sweet Tea; Nim - Roast Turkey with Stuffing, Sweet Tea; Condor - Scram Slam, Coffee; Peri - Chicken Fried Steak, Fries, Root Beer Float; Trism - Charleston Chicken Dinner, Fries, Fruit, Large Tomato Juice with Lemon; Eclipse - French Slam, Eggs Scrambled, Meat on Side, Hash Browns, Coffee; TWIST - Chicken Fried Steak, Garden Salad with Ranch, Lemonade
- I was going to Virginia Beach for a little summer vacation, so I thought I'd be hitting up a lot of Denny's. Nope. This is the first Denny's I saw after driving over a thousand miles in the bus from Dayton, Ohio, to Norfolk, Virginia. I-64 is a vicious and unforgiving stretch of highway.
Anyway, there was a party of sorts happening at Virginia Beach so I took some folks along with me to Denny's. (Don't worry.. I knew all these people before the trip.) We had a bitch of a time finding the place. According to my Denny's guide, it's located at the intersection of Rt. 13 and Rt. 58. What the guide fails to mention is that in the area there is also a Business Rt. 13. We stopped a few times for directions, but none of the locals seemed to know where it was either. Finally we saw a stretch of road with a Perkin's, a Big Boy, and an IHOP, so we figured that Denny's must not be much further. Thankfully, we were right.
There were too many of us for one table so we had to split up. The waitress for my table, Lisa, had only been working for five days. Either I have an amazing ability to always talk with green workers or Denny's has a high turnover rate. I suspect the latter.
A few quotes from the evening... "The fries are greasy.. they shine." -GothGrrl; "Bland." -Eclipse; "A bit too conventional; unsurprising." -Corpse
Overall, though, it was a pretty good evening, though the service was a bit slow. So friendly and energetic were we that a couple sitting at the next table got up and left. I tried to get Lisa to give me a food tray, but she didn't seem terribly pleased with that idea. Fortunately for myself, the manager gave me one of the glasses that come with the root beer floats. Diana (the other waitress) was kind enough to look the other way while the other table took an orange juice carafe (which was later converted to a bong by TWIST the paraphernalia craftsman).
- WAY: Undetermined
- Free Stuff: OJ Carafe, RB Float Glass
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- Denny's #1822
- Woodbridge, Virginia
- 30-Nov-96, 6:30pm EST
- 13775 Jeffrey Davis Hwy.
- (703) 494-7788
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- Attendees: P7A77, Corpse, Amie
- Wait-person(s): Wanda
- What we ate: P7A77 - Strawberry Shake; Corpse - Blueberry Shake; Amie - Vanilla Shake
- This is actually the Denny's we were aiming for on this little trip, and boy was it worth it! We originally set out for Woodbridge because a fan of the Project:Denny's pages knew I would be in the area and asked me to stop in and say hello to his mother and sister, both of whom work there. Unfortunately, neither of them were there when we were, but we still enjoyed our visit.
First off, the waitress was there asking if we knew what we wanted as soon as we sat down, and was extremely friendly. We chatted during most of our stay.
In addition to the serivce being superb, our shakes were excellent. Amie: "Thick and Rich." Corpse: "Full of Flavor." P7A77: "They have chunks of stuff in 'em!" I don't know if they'd have been worth five dollars, but they were damn good milkshakes.
Not only were the employees helpful to us, but we ended up being helpful to them. One of the sinks that are used to store counter utensils started to overflow, so we quickly alerted the employees to the problem and they got right on it. The "Weird Al" lookalike almost burned himself, even. That's dedication.
- WAY: Richard (host/server)
- Free Stuff: Denny's Travel Guide, Take-Out Menu
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