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Arlington, Washington

• January 1, 2001 - "If you are ever in the Arlington, Washington area......the absolute best Denny's in the world is located at Exit 208 off I-5. (Called Island Crossing exit.) The manager is terrific. Staff is very friendly and polite. Nice, clean, open, large restaurant. One of the very few left who still give FREE birthday meals. Meals look fresh and appealing, large portions, a minimum of grease. Nice, friendly people seem to hang out here, too. We've tried others and they don't come close to this one......."
  - Tina-Marie

Bellevue, Washington

• November 13, 2000 - "I moved up to Seattle this year because the company I was working for in California got bought out. Naturally, I began staking out the local Denny's. The one I frequent most is the one on 116th Ave NE in Bellevue, because it's right across the freeway from my offices, where I spend most of my waking hours. The service is mediocre at best, and the back cushions on the booths are incredibly short, as if they were made for dwarves. The saving grace of this Denny's, aside from it being Denny's and therefore good simply by mere existence, is that half the time I'm there they play new wave 80's songs inside instead of the usual easy listening/country bilge."
  - Victor Andersen

• August 10, 2001 - "9:30 pm ... I went to Denny's (one near Bellevue downtown on 116th and 8th NE) for dinner around 9:30 pm on Friday night. I ordered an All American Slam (I requested over medium eggs and no cheese). A while later a guy (not my waiter) came and brought my dinner. Immediately I noticed the eggs were scrambled instead of over medium.
  "I questioned the guy and his first reply was "for a three egg plate that is the only way it comes".
  "I told him "you are kidding. Everytime I come in I was able to get over medium eggs".
  "His second reply was "oh, the cook won't do over medium eggs at this time".
  "I don't have anything against scrambled eggs. I just prefer over medium eggs if they can do it. I reluctantly accepted the order. Before I put the eggs into my mouth, I noticed another thing. They have cheese on them. I absolutely hate cheese. I immediately got up, went to the cashier's desk, and demanded to talk to the manager. Guess what, the guy who brought me food was the manager. I repeated my complain about the eggs and the cheese because my waiter happen to be standing right next to the manager. My waiter told me that he did write down my request. However, the manager came up to me, took out the menu, and pointed to the picture of what an American Slam looks like. I left the restaurant in disgust because I know I am not going to get any satisfaction especially with that manager in charge.
  "One thing I don't get, why is it so hard to give good service. It really makes good economic sense to treat customer right. For my case, I left the restaurant and will probably never come back. The economic lost I am sure is much greater than going back to redo an All American Slam. Plus with recently closure of another nearby Denny's (Eastgate area) because of competition from International House of Pancake, I assume the employees here would be more concern with job security and pay more attention to service."
  - Shih-Ku Kevin Yang

Bellingham, Washington

• " I find this mission of yours strikes me quite close to home. I can proudly say that I have eaten at most every Denny's restaraunt in Oregon, Washington, and Montana. :) Although I can't say as it has been a pilgrimge for me.
  I also have many fond memories of the Denny's in my hometown (Bellingham, Washington). I used to go there quite often with my friends >from school while I was in High School and, later when I began my current Job at one of the local nursing homes. (To be honest, my motivation behind this was simply: There is nothing better to do in Bellingham Wa when you're under 21. :) )
  At any rate, if you are ever in the Bellingham area, on your Denny's mission, visit the Southside Denny's location before the Northside one. "Southside" still has the old rock walls! (Although nothing else is truly original other than the bathrooms....tee hee) Not to mention the staff at Southside is truly a good group of people! Say Hi to Dave the manager while you're there (if you are there at night). He is ULTRA cool.... :) (even if he isn't a WAY lookalike.) " - written prior to September, 1999
  - Sarah Dean

Bothell, Washington

• "In high school (Bothell High School, Bothell, WA, class of '94) I was heavily involved in the drama department. On the day of the first performance of a new play, the entire cast and crew would head to the Kenmore, WA, Denny's for lunch -- in full make-up and costume. This includes our production of "A Christmas Carol," in which I played the part of Jacob Marley. It must have been odd to walk into that Denny's and see me, about 6'2", dressed in black, with my head and hair in creepy white "ghost" make-up, dragging a chain or too. Beyond those special events, Denny's was the popular hangout for all high school kids, as it was the only restaurant still open after ten p.m. Although I was always a fan of the sampler, I have recently discovered and fallen in love with the Buffalo Chicken Strips. I cannot reccomend these highly enough." - written prior to September, 1999
  - Vincent Verhei

East Bremerton, Washington

• "I was about 8 or 9 years old when my family decided to stop in to Denny's to get some eats. I ordered a ground round steak, which was my favorite at the time. Soon (in Denny's service time, which is longer than our time system on earth) everybody got their plate of food except me. Everyone proceded to munch away at their meals, and I was left their with gastric juices eating away at my stomach. After everyone was just about done, the waitress came and told me that the cook dropped my plate, and that I'd have to wait a little while longer. Needless to say, I never ordered the ground round steak and Denny's again." - written prior to September, 1999
  - Adam Merrill

Kennewick, Washington

• January 10, 2004 - "To whoever this may concern. I recently visited a Dennys in my hometown of Kennewick, Washington and I must say it was great. The food was delicious and I was stuffed. I also didn't have to pay for the meal because I had a coupon that entitled me to two free dinners with drinks and dessert included. It was great. And I actually received it as a raffle prize but Dennys was willing to donate that for free. I really appreciate that. Well, I hope you keep on visiting those denny's ."
  - Stuart Luttrell

Kirkland, Washington

• "Hi! My name is Shannon I am a waitress at Denny's in Washington State store # 1458, Kirkland. Was sorry to see ya'll never got up this way. As you can tell by the ya'll i am not originally from here . I grew up in Texas and lived about 8 years in Georgia. Before moving out West. Anyway if ya'll ever do get up this way stop in and see us . Were all a bunch of crazies. But you guys seem to be too so we would have a lot of fun!! Our Day staff includes Nan who thinks she's the Boss but is not, she really is great though, one of the best. Mindy who is very sweet but is really! crazy. Sean who is very funny and kooky . And a lot more . We also have a lounge . Isn't that the damdest thing. I never saw a Denny's with a lounge till I moved here. I thought Denny's is where you went to sober up and have coffee not get drunk!!! Oh well, it's pretty cool.Our manager is Randy, he's the coolest. It's sometimes hard to think of him as our boss. He's like everyones best friend.He can be tough though if he has to ." - written prior to September, 1999
  - Shannon D. Burris

• "I'd agree with Shannon about this store - it is by far my favorite Denny's in the Puget Sound area. The food is always good, they're never out of anything, there's a lounge, and the smoking and non-smoking areas are separated by a lot of space so it's very well divided between the old people trying to eat dinner and the young people trying to drink lots of coffee. If you're not familiar with the lounge - it's a separate room with a bar, TVs, drinks, tables, and everything - I'd never seen one until a friend brought me to this Denny's when I first moved here. Pretty cool idea." - written prior to September, 1999
  - Jon Konrath

• January 4, 2000 - "12106 ne 124th st. i went there on xmas for breakfast, all of the employess were rude, sloppy, and didn't care about their jobs or the customers.the worst part of the experience was the manager ross mcdonald, he was yelling at his employess in front of customers and when customers were complaining about their service he was brushing them off and treating them like they were to blame. i overheard many rude comments coming out the manger and employees mouthes. when i approached mr. mcdonald he became very defensive and denied everything. iknow people don't like working on xmas but they don't have to take it out on their customers."
  - Tamar Jacob

Lakewood, Washington

• "ONE OF MY FAVORITE DENNY'S STORIES WAS AT DENNY'S #309 IN LAKEWOOD, WASHINGTON. A "STREAKER" CAME IN, RAN THROUGH THE ENTIRE BUILDING, JUMPED UP ON THE COUNTER AND LEAPED UPON THE CANDY CASE, WHEREUPON HE BROKE THE CANDY CASE. WE NEVER KNEW WHAT HE BROKE IT WITH, BUT THERE WAS A TRAIL OF BLOOD AS HE RAN OUT THE DOOR, NEVER TO BE SEEN AGAIN, AND SHREAKING IN A VERY HIGH PITCHED VOICE." - written prior to September, 1999
  - John Beckman

Longview, Washington

• "This Denny's on Washington Way, is a place of mystery for all who have had the privelege of dining in the early AM hours. Deloris, our favorite waitress, is easily recognizable by the T-shirt she wears every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday nights. It is emblazoned with the perky slogun. "Try Denny's for Early Bird Espresso's". Deloris, or "Flo" as my buddies and I affectionately called her, would answer every question about orders with statements like..."Yes we have milkshakes, but I hate making them." "The espresso machine is just to complicated.", and my all time favorite..."Hey look, do you think this is a restaurant or something?"" - written prior to September, 1999
  - Carmen Kay

Lynnwood, Washington

• "If you're in Seattle and are missing the southern comfort of a Denny's where the belt buckles are big and "y'all" is used often, check out the Lynnwood Denny's. Physically identical to the South Bend, Indiana store, which gives me the creeps sometimes, you'll find mostly ma and pa folks eating here, with the occasional groups of kids with nothing to do and a craving for coffee and fried food." - written prior to September, 1999
  - Jon Konrath

Midway, Washington

• "Hey there. I really like your guys idea of fun.. I wish I could go to every Dennys in the world. I live in Washington State and I hit the Midway Dennys and 188th Dennys by SeaTac airport. Second busiest in the United states by the airport. Im usually at Dennys 5-6 times a week, smoke cigarettes, drink coffee, and do fun little Dennys tricks, etc. Were all one big happy family. Well... If your ever going to be in washington state please let me know so We can meet up. You guys are my idols." - written prior to September, 1999
  - Mike

Mt. Vernon, Washington

• " My name is Rachel and the Denny's I always go to is in Mt.Vernon, Washington. The only reason that my friends and I always go to Denny's is because funny stuff always happens when we go there. I think it might have something to do with we always go late at at night. Like this one time my dress got caught in my tights in the Denny's bathroom and I walked around all night like that. There's always scary people who go there late at night and they make for a funnier time also. I like the chocolate milkshakes the best." - written prior to September, 1999
  - Rachel

North Bend, Washington

• "My wife and I went to the NEW (3 weeks old) Denny's in North Bend, WA (Approx. 20 miles East of Seattle, just off Interstate 90). We were on a trip back to our home in Spokane, and we wanted a good breakfast before getting too far on our trip. Normally, a meal at Denny's can be counted on to be a nice experience. This one...well...wasn't. The hashbrowns were greasy (more than normal), the food took too long, and the service was...for 6AM..less than extraordinary. On the plus side...it DOES have a nice decor, and the staff IS friendly. Also, they DID keep my coffee cup filled. If they work out the bugs with the service and food, it'll amke a good addition to hungry travelers in Washington's West Side." - written prior to September, 1999
  - Scott Hoagland

• January 15, 2001 - "My husband and I were on the way to Seattle on Jan. 12, 2001 in the evening. When we walked into Dennys, we could see they were not very busy, there were lots of empty tables. There was a group of five people ahead of us in line. No one came and finally the lady who was the one who seats people comes out and asks how many? The group ahead says "five". So the lady tells the waitress to get a table ready. All the waitress could do was complain that she needed to go for a smoke. And she did not do it quietly either. Finally, the group was seated and then it was out turn. The lady doing the seating never said welcome, or how are you, nothing just walked us over to a table and that was that. And the waitress was still complaining about a smoke she needed. Neverless, a waitress named Laura was very nice and the only helpful one in the restaurant. We will not be going back there again."
  - Christine Patacini

Olympia, Washington

• "I recently lost my husband on a camping trip. He didn't die or anything. It's just that now that we've had our third child, we and all our stuff wouldn't fit in the car so we took two. I lost him when my daughter had to pee, and he didn't see us take the exit. Anyway, silly us had no contingency plan, and I didn't know the way to this totally hole-in-the-wall campground I was following him to. So I called out-of-state to my Mother-in-law on a pay phone (she is our emergency contact that they say you should have that is out-of-state, so that if there is some catastrophe and all the local lines are busy sometimes the long distance lines are free--but my honey didn't think to call her.) I figured he would get around to calling her and said I would be at the Oly Denny's. I went there, told the waitress that I was hoping my husband would call--just then my six-month old decided it was time to eat! The waitress was SO nice! She took a chair into the bathroom for me so I could nurse my baby. I'm in there and she comes to say that my mother-in-law is on the phone but since I'm busy she'll take a message. Then she comes to tell me that Mom will call back in ten minutes. Mom gave me the directions to the camp-ground (they used to live near there). I felt bad about USING Denny's that way - so we had a lemonade and a piece of banana cream pie. It's a great Denny's. Clean quiet, a lot of seniors and students from St. Martins college. And they have a big map on the wall showing the locations of the Denny's in the western Washington area. But most of all I liked the server/hostess." - written prior to September, 1999
  - Mary Lewis

• "Another favorite Denny's is in Olympia, Washington. I go with my 92 year old grandma whenever I visit her. She hobbles in to get her Senior Breakfast, hides the bacon in a napkin for her little dog Meggie and hobbles out happy...saying "they give you too much to eat." She insists on paying for the meal while we are there, and then insists on paying again on the way home...forgetting she already paid, and then once at home, insists on paying for it again...Still forgetting she bought everyone breakfast! What a doll. Her name is Madge." - written prior to September, 1999
  - Linda Schiller

Pullman, Washington

• "I have been to Denny's all over the country and I must say the worst one was in Pullman Washington. Not only was the service embarassingly incompetant, the food left a lot to be desired. After finding a hair in my Superbird, the waitress comented that it looked like an animal hair! Yow! In addition to that, I have friends that were seated for 45 minutes and brought a check without even being given the food. When speaking to the manager, they were told that sometimes happens and tried to give the kids ice cream! This is the Denny's from hell and has become a joke in the area!" - written prior to September, 1999
  - Marc Fusco

Seattle, Washington

• "If you're ever in Seattle, we have the 5th largest Denny's IN THE WORLD plus plenty of space to park a bus [I seem to live in the part of town where most of my "neighbors" live in their vehicles]." - written prior to September, 1999
  - Jessamyn West

• "My only encounter with Denny's was, as you may agree, life-changing. You see, I was a naive seventeen-year old student, studying away from home for the first time at a boarding school on Vancouver Island. For fall reading break we decided to board the ferry to Seattle; although only five hours away, many, many years away, indeed. After three days living life in the heart of the American urban landscape (shootings, the threat of random violence, damn fine coffee) we finally found a Denny's. I don't remember much -- must have been the drugs -- but I do know two things: it was in Seattle, by a revolving pink elephant, downtown. It was the first place where I realised that brekfast really is the only thing to eat at five in the morning. We had to wait in line at the Denny's, and before us stretched the whole assortment of stereotypical-Americana that Canadians' are bombarded with Daily, but very rarely see: pimps in pink fedoras with their women, whole families of Disney-clad white trash families, stoned college boys, vietnam vets mumbling in the corner, workers on the way to or from work, young stockbrokers doind deals on cell phones, everything." - written prior to September, 1999
  - M-J Milloy

• "Aurora St. Store - If you're in Seattle and are looking for a Denny's, I don't know that I'd reccomend this one. The food is cooked a bit too fast and on the weekends, the place is a real warzone. I've seen some Denny's that have an armed rent-a-guard come in every hour - this store actually has an armed police officer on constant watch during the after hours. Try the Mercer St. location instead." - written prior to September, 1999
  - Jon Konrath

• "Lake city Denny's. Table 31, 32. Every friday, and saturday night lurks our community of Denny's regulars. we sleep, drink,and live a life of complete denny's. However we do not eat because we have no money.. Lots of free food, because the waiters are not only servers but, our only friends outside of our false reality" - written prior to September, 1999
  - Steve Green

• "Not only are the omelettes better than usual at the Denny's adjacent to the Red Lion hotel (not the other Denny's up the street), but they have a real live bar in the back. Beers are cold, The jukebox is loaded with GREAT music, and the bartender of Personal Preference (Heidi) is just a riot to talk with! She's a knockout as well, but all to the benefit of her man, married. If you end up there during a layover, tip her well, and make sure to play the Stevie Ray Vaughn album for me." - written prior to September, 1999
  - Brian/Hallie

• "May 1998 around 7 AM - attendees: Jai, Tammy, Anita - As we're from Maryland, California and Arizona respectively; Denny's seemed like a good choice to get eats without taking too much risk. We all ordered breakfast items Chicken Fried Steak & Eggs for me, Pancakes for Tammy, Grandslam for Anita. It didn't take long for our food and the waitress was really tolerable of our giggling shenanigans. She did look at me weird when I requested Tabasco sauce but brought it anyway. I was shocked to be able to smoke and did so with pleasure." - written prior to September, 1999
  - Jackie Piper

• January 1, 2001 - "We went to a Denny's located by the Airport Plaza at Seattle -Tacoma Airport. Was understaffed, filthy and loaded with strange characters. Very small and cramped. Food was not bad, but small portions. We were entertained by an odd person on the very serious mission of trying to extract a green Alien doll from one of those coin-operated "grab-it" machines. After several frustrating tries and much muttering under the breath, the person finally left and went outside to the payphone......probably to recruit help in the "alien" mission......"
  - Tina-Marie

• January 20, 2003 - "Anyone who knows Seattle's U-District (home of the University of Washington) knows "The Ave." The Ave is a mythical place full of very specialized clothing shops, copy and print establishments, second hand book stores and every sort of Asian and Eastern Cuisine you can imagine. Located on the second block of the Ave was a beacon of Americana. The University Denny's. Where else could hungry Dorm Denizens get their hashbrowns covered *and* smothered...at four in the morning? The University Denny's, a shorter walk from any dorm than the University IHOP was the natural choice for late night pie, coffee, or anything else. Every time I was in there, I saw students with their laptops plugged into a handy outlet at their booth, sipping on coffee or cokes and happily munching on something greasy. I don't know the particulars of how or why (it couldn't be for lack of business) but my Denny's mysteriously shut down last quarter, the computer printed sign on the door simply saying "CLOSED." Now I have to walk the extra block to IHOP where the pancakes are better, but the atmosphere isn't."
  - Sarah T Smith

• December 25, 2003 - "i worked as a cook at ballard denny's in seattle and today i turned in my corny uniform then told the management where to go, leaving them screwed for christmas and new years, ha ha. working at denny's blows dicks. as far as denny's food safety standards goes, well, there's little chance of getting food poisoning since their cleanliness standards are high, and food is often thrown out long before it goes bad. but if you care at all about the quality of what you put in your body, beware. their shit is trucked in from thousands of miles away and it's full of fillers, coagulants, preservatives and hydrogenated oils. a denny's burger is made from a cow that's been dead for up to 3 years before it hits your plate. they also use an excessive amount of cleaning chemicals on surfaces where food is prepared. so in their efforts to eliminate food poisoning they've ended up being a risk for cancer. that food is poison, people. i doubt that will phase too many denny's patrons. this isn't why i quit though. i believe anyone dumb enough to eat at denny's SHOULD eat there, frequently, natural selection will eliminate your kind eventually. i quit because there's some very sleazy business practices going on in denny's corporation concering payroll. almost every employee i talked to believed they were getting screwed. i documented my payroll discrepancies, threatened to sue, and after a month of explaining basic arithmetic to some log-stupid managers i finally got the money they owed me . it's unbelievable how moronic denny's managers are. our gm gave us a test featuring alot of rules and standards no one knew or practiced. ironically, her test questions were so full of grammar and spelling errors that the test was nearly indecipherable (i.e. she spelled the word cirlce "cercal.") she then took away our blue pens and gave us red pens to correct our tests, as if to show us how much more denny's knowledge she had than us. so along with all my wrong answers i corrected her trailer trash english, covering my test with red ink. that was fun. also, what's up with everyone singing the praises of denny's coffee? i think it it tastes like moldy dirt. but maybe i'm a snob since i live in coffee land. denny's is nothing more than a sit-down mcdonalds. the only excuse for eating there is being wasted at 3am, or attempting suicide-by-junk-food. fuck denny's."
  - Anonymous

Tacoma, Washington

• "I am a memeber of the local Denny's visitors. The problem is that the restaurants are trying to kick us out by prohibiting smoking during certain hours, a minimum perchase (which isn't too bad) and by giving us really bad service. Anyhow, is there anything that we can do about this. I would hate to boycott Denny's but it might come to that. Oh, the Denny's in question is 108th Denny's in Tacoma, Washington." - written prior to September, 1999
  - Steve DesRosier

Totem Lake, Washington

• December 13, 1999 - "I remember when I first came to TLD. I was 15 years old, and I had just been dumped by my boyfriend. My friend picked me up in the middle of the night to take me out, hoping maybe it would brighten my spirits. She took me to Totem Lake Denny's. As I came through the doors, I was whisped on down the aisle of the smoking section. Apparently waiting to be seated was more of a joke than anything else. Instantly I met many new people, and I fit right in, because, at TLD nobody really "belongs", but everybody fits in.
  I took a seat and conversed about my break-up, swarming around me were many young men saying, "I can't believe someone as cute as you got dumped." I must admit, this was quite flattering, especially after being dumped just one night earlier. I met a guy who was completely smashed and had just beat the holy hell out of his best friend in the parking lot outside. He came in and grabbed my ass. I was shocked! But, I found him endearing in a strange way. I stayed and chatted a while longer and as I left that night, I was grabbed by the shoulder by a tall, drunk guy who gave me this prominent warning: "don't come back here, it's a trap!"Ê
  I am 19 years old now and I understand his warning more clearly than ever. We are known as the "TLD Rats" or, better yet, the "Denny's Rats". We come in without waiting to be seated, we stay for hours and hours, ordering nothing more than a cup of coffee, we come in and out of the restaurant to smoke weed, get in fights, make phone calls, or deal drugs. We're loud, we're obnoxious, we yell profanities and talk about sex. We've had sex there, we've gotten high there, we've gotten drunk there, we've been kicked out of there, but we always prevail.Management will change, employees will disappear, glasses will break, and rules will change, but we will always be Denny's Rats, and Totem Lake Denny's will always be home.
  Wondering who we are? Well,Êit wouldn't be right if I started with any other than the infamous "Jesus". According to some he was given this name because of his appearance. He has long red hair and a full beard. He is quiet, and, in my opinion, quite strange. He is probably the father of Denny's, if you will, because he has been coming there for longer than any of us. Let's see, then there's Bobby, Wade, Jhonny, Scotty, and a few others, they are the buttrockers, also very old school. In fact, Bobby was the one who gave me that profound warning four years ago, Wade is the guy who grabbed my ass andÊScotty is the guy he beat up. Well, there's not too much to say about them exept they sort of have their own thing going on, none of us really talk to them. There's Roger, this phillipino guy who's totally addicted to gambling due to his lack of sex, or something. He's really funny and he tells a great story. I wonder why he and I never got together? There's Grayson, one of the dealers. He's kindof wierd, but not as wierd as he thinks he is. He's an Aries, so of course he LOVES to be right, but he's often not. One of my favorites is Patrick, hes fairly new. He's always depressed and talking about jumping off a bridge or something, but he's SO funny and sarcastic that you've gotta love him. There's Dustin and Aaron, longtimers as well. Best friends, yet mortal enemies, both opionated and stubborn in their own way. Betsey, Dustin's girlfriend, she's way too sweet to be wasting her time with any of us. Anna, also new, absolutely beautiful. Blonde hair, blue eyes, large breasts and so innocent. She's a virgin, and she's such a sweetheart, but that innocence is getting her in trouble with the powder scene thats getting pretty big at TLD. If you're that cute, it's easy to get drugs for free. (I know, I get all of mine that way, too.) Shit, I don't know, there's so many more, and the people come and go throughout the yearsÊso it makes it hard to keep track. Hopefully I'm not forgetting anyone too important, but these are my closest friends at TLD.
  I spose I should tellÊyou who I am. I am Katherine, also known as "Dreadly or Dreadly Locks", because of my hair. Some even know me as "Pringles", but I'd rather not go into that. Patrick calls me "Honeycunt" and I call him "my beerslut". I'm not sureÊhow those names came about. I am one of the oldtimers,Êmyself. I've seen the changes in that place. I've seen over 15 managers come and go, and who knows how many employees. I know which seats lift up, I know what bathroom stalls have been used for sexual activity, I knowÊeverything thats on the menu, that coffe costs $1.43, and I also know that when I first walked in so many cups of coffee ago, it was onlyÊ$1.08.Ê
  So, if you ever find yourself in Washington State, west of the mountains, make it a plan to stop in at TLD. Because even if you can't relate to the bisexuality, the drugs, or the definite freak like nature in all of us, there's one thing you'll always find at TLD, someone to talk to."
  - Katherine Glass

Tukwila, Washington

• "May 1994, Tukwila WA: A Denny's on the Dark Side. My girlfriend insisted on the smoking section, which was totally unventilated. Actually, what was really memorable were the nice folks at the other tables. Two old drunk ladies who were talking about the Vietnam-created disabilities of their sons. When we left, they followed us out and BOTH fell down on the way to their car. (From alcohol, not age) Meanwhile at the table behind us, a salesman was telling a young lady that if he paid her $400, he would give her the right to sell long-distance service. She bought it." - written prior to September, 1999
  - Shawn Roberts

Vancouver, Washington

• "This Denny's used to be my gang's fave hangout, until they induced the must-check-id-to-sit-in-smoking law. Ptooey! I must admit, however, I still love the place...ah, the memories that the corner smoking booth in the back holds... As far as the food and that sort of thing goes--stick with the water, unless, like me, you are a fan of mysteriously green coffee." - written prior to September, 1999
  - Lawrence G. Gossett

• "hazell Dell - This place is better than the downtown denny's as still dont card for smoking section and they dont have green coffee either for some reason that's only at the downtown denny's also the night staff is excellent just avoid daylight visitsand the new manager kathy
  the night staff is excellent and has some of the wonderful people in it since way back when they are great becca is a new waitress and very cute and awesome on coffee truly a bottomless cup in her sections and kelly, the finest in denny's culinary arts, and vyda is so sweet so got me stoned one night and gave me a place to crash as i was homeless at the time she so good to me she took me home even let me sleep in her bed ( insisted on it even) she's wonderfull as are all the graveyard staff at hazell dennys my only regret is james the old service cordinator is now at the orchards denny's in vancouver
  Orchards - well this place was great back in the days when this used to be the vampire denny's but things reall changed after they moved that bitch of a manager linda ( that bug eyed bitch) to there their old cook butch was great but he quit becuase of linda and all the cool people quit hanging out there becuase the manager was a bich but now that linda been fired ( stealing out of the till) and james is in her place there is still plenty of hope
  downtown - just about worse than anywhere i have personally boycotted this dennys. strict id for smoking section. strictly no coffee only orders and everyone at the table must order as well as rude staff small portions and downright rude managment if a.c. green only knew how his denny's were being run . this has got to be this shittiest place to go i have gone to sherri's instead( yeah i know its a sin but orchards is to far, hazell dell has small smoking section) but i swear avoid this place at all costs...." - written prior to September, 1999
  - Anonymous

Yakima, Washington

• "The one in Union Gap, is very highly recommened by Kate, me, and all of our friends, but we got thrown out of the one on First Street, cos of a little Slurpee incident. If you ever make it to Yakima, God Help You, and drop us a line." - written prior to September, 1999
  - Pollyanna Rhee

• "I got back from my trip from Denver to Seattle, thinking I would stop in some Denny's along the way. Only stopped in one, Yakima, Washington, and I think the building is converted from an old Sea Galley Restaurant--which adds to the ever-growing list of Denny's unusual architecture. " - written prior to September, 1999
  - John Beckman (Former Rocky Mountain Regional Personnel Manager for Denny's)

• "I stopped at the Denny's in Yakima, wa. and was very surprised to find good service and good food. We used to go there but got terrible service. I talked to the new manager Mona and told her that we were very happy with our service from marge and we will start making this a steady place to eat !!! and the new skillets were delicous. we had the Texas chicken!" - written prior to September, 1999
  - Anonymous

• "Hi - we just returned from a lunch at Denny's in Yakima Washington and it was one of the poorer experiences we have had in a long time. The carpet was so filthy that it turned my stomuch. The service was very slow and the attitude was poor. The food was OK but the final straw was that they would not take a local check. Now Yakima Is NOT a large city and I have lived here 16 years and have NEVER had a resturant refuse our check. I was speechless and the waitress was very snippy about it. Sorry but that was my last Denny's dining experience." - written prior to September, 1999
  - Anonymous

• February 4, 2001 - "I live in Yakima Wa. and regularly visit the Union Gap Denny's on late night Sundays or very early am mondays. I've recently found out that both Yakima Denny's are being fixed up! The 1st Street Denny's is getting new carpets and a new kitchen while the Union Gap one is getting all new carpets. When i recently visited the 1st street restraunt i recieved VERY poor service, and switched over to the Union Gap restraunt. When i switched over i was greeted by Kevin, who is a very excellent waiter and super funny! He's always willing to go the extra mile! Union Gap Denny's is great if you're looking for great service and a good late night laugh."
  - Jenn

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