White Castle - Belgium Waffle Breakfast Sandwiches Review

Location:  1280 MacArthur Road, Whitehall, PA
Time:  10:30 AM
Date:  April 11, 2014

Why aren't you closer to home?

The nearest White Castle is an hour and a half drive and I left early to get breakfast during a trip to Asbury Park.  Disillusioned after sampling the Taco Bell AM Crunchwrap a week earlier, the announcement of this limited time offering salved that wound.  White Castle is exotic fast food, far enough away to be a special event.  Introduced by the Beastie Boys with the line “White Castle fries only come in one size”, I waited years to find out of that was true*.  

Arriving near the end of breakfast service proved advantageous, because the cook happily made the entire meal fresh. This marked the first time I saw an actual egg fried on flattop in a fast food restaurant, instead of ‘folded eggs’ offered at McDonalds**.  The sandwiches are simple: egg, cheese, and meat on a toasted, slightly sweet Belgium waffle, served with containers of Aunt Jemima's syrup.

Sausage on the left and bacon on the right

Both were great, the singular reservation being the waffles became a little crumbly with the toasting.  Forced to choose, I'm going with the sausage because the patty better filled the sandwich.  

Glamour shot

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*Sadly, no longer the case, their fries come in three sizes: small, medium, and sack.

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*This is the ingredients from McDonald's website for a folded egg: Pasteurized Whole Eggs, Modified Food Starch, Soybean Oil, Natural Flavors (Plant Source), Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Carrageenan, Flavor Enhancer (Salt, Maltodextrin, Natural Flavor [Plant Source], Spices, Herb, Turmeric [Color]), Monosodium Phosphate, Citric Acid, Soy Lecithin.  Holy shit.