Hum Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 (CNN) -- Denny's restaurants across North America were jammed Tuesday with patrons hungry to take advantage of the restaurant chain's Grand Slam breakfast giveaway. Denny's announced in a commercial Sunday during the Super Bowl that it would give away its signature breakfast from 6 a.m. until 2 p.m. local time Tuesday at all its restaurants in the U.S., Canada and Puerto Rico. Media outlets reported customers lined up outside the doors of many of Denny's 1,500 locations. Some patrons were still wearing their pajamas and slippers, and strangers were crowding together into booths, CNN affiliate KSL-TV in Salt Lake City, Utah, reported. "You couldn't beat it. I mean it was a beautiful, beautiful breakfast. It was fit for a queen or a king," diner Annah Shoffner told CNN affiliate WNCN-TV in Raleigh, North Carolina. "To do this is amazing and not something you hear of every day, especially in today's economy -- that we're getting something free," Debbie Brugger of Essex Junction, Vermont, anticipating a hearty breakfast at a Denny's in Burlington, told CNN affiliate WCAX-TV. A college student who identified himself as DeShawn told CNN affiliate KFSN-TV in Fresno, California, that he came out for the free breakfast "to do better in class -- brain food, you know?" A manager at a Denny's in Raleigh, North Carolina, called the promotion a little "economic stimulus" for the average hardworking person, CNN affiliate WTVD-TV reported. "A lot of restaurants in the community have been going out of business, and we're aggressively going after the business," Eddie Rice, owner of a Denny's in Peoria, Illinois, told CNN affiliate WEEK-TV. Rice said he had 2,400 eggs ready to cook at the start of the day. Waitress Terri Gibson told CNN affiliate WMFD-TV that her restaurant in Mansfield, Ohio, was busy but everything was going smoothly and no one was complaining. The company said it was expecting an additional 2 million customers to turn out for the promotion. "This free offer is our way of reacquainting America with Denny's real breakfast and with the Denny's brand," Chief Executive Nelson Marchioli said in a statement. The Grand Slam breakfast consists of two pancakes, two eggs, two strips of bacon and two sausage links. It weighs in at 44 grams of fat, 56 carbohydrates and 770 calories, according to CNN affiliate KETV in Omaha, Nebraska. The Grand Slam started as a baseball-related promotion in Atlanta, Georgia, in the mid-1970s and has been served chainwide since 1977. Its normal price varies by market but averages around $5.99. Denny's said it sells 12.5 million Grand Slams a year. source Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
halcyoncmdr Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 There were people in line waiting for parking spots at the closest one to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minifig Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 Last time I ate at Denny's it was like some one took a Cuisine Art to my stomach and turned it on Pur?e...:wacko:: I swore I'd never, ever eat there again.. even if it was free or they paid me. I stuck by that decision. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Growled Member Posted February 5, 2009 Member Share Posted February 5, 2009 I'm sorry that we don't have a Denny's close to us. I probably would have right in there with everyone else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DukeChutney Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 Agreed, we don't have one near to us either, Soooo wish I did ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAID 0 Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 I wouldn't eat at Denny's because... well, Denny's hates black people. http://www.lubbockonline.com/news/011697/dennys.htm http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html...756C0A962958260 Google more if you don't believe me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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