Since there are no Waffle Houses in the upper left corner of the country, what does 'scattered, smothered and covered' refer to in the context of hash browns?
When one order hashbrowns at Waffle House they are typically cooked in a ring, so they come on the plate in a nice circle. Keep in mind, these are shredded potato style hash browns.
Scattered refers to removing the ring and, well, scattering them about so you get more browned goodness. When adding something to the hash browns, one orders as listed on the menu. Smothered adds onions. Covered refers to a slice of american cheese on top. Capped adds mushrooms (ftr, I like mine scattered, smothered, covered, and capped) There are similar references for different items including ham, peppers, chili and cream/sausage gravy. For each thing you want added it's an extra, iirc, 35 cents. Then you have all the way, which is everything and the floor sweepings. Or double or triple order...if you're just that hungry.
