More than 350 Waffle Houses close across the country

Waffle House (Raymond Boyd, 2018 Getty Images)

HOUSTON – Waffle House announced Tuesday that several hundred of their locations across the United States were closed.

The company shared a post to Facebook saying that 365 restaurants are closed but 1,627 remain open.

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Waffle House had previously posted a statement saying the company was “trying our best to keep our customers and associates safe, and also keep out nearly 45,000 associates employed.”

In the statement, the company said it was taking extra measures to keep the restaurants sanitized. Customers were asked to let employees clean and sanitize their seating area before taking a seat and anyone who was sick – employees or customers – was asked to please stay home.

The post did not mention why those stores closed or if and when they would reopen.

#WaffleHouseIndexRed: 365 Waffle House restaurants closed. 1,627 open.

Posted by Waffle House on Tuesday, March 24, 2020

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Daniela Sternitzky-Di Napoli has been a digital news editor at KPRC 2 since 2018. She is a published poet and has background in creative writing and journalism. Daniela has covered events like Hurricane Harvey and the Astros World Series win. In her spare time, Daniela is an avid reader and loves to spend time with her two miniature dachshunds.