I had no idea that this existed.
A patient of mine returned from a trip to Syracuse where she kept on getting asked the following question when she ordered meals in restaurants,
"Would you like that smothered?"She didn't know what the waiters were talking about so she of course asked what "smothered" meant.
Apparently smothered means that for an additional dollar or so you can have your whole meal "smothered" in smokey bacon, fresh sauteed mushrooms & Monterey Jack cheese.
At Fresno's this privilege will cost your $1.19 extra.
And yet people go on and on about the "mystery" of why the world is gaining weight so quickly.
Any readers out there with smothering stories?
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I believe that at any Denny's-style restaurant you can ask for your meal to be smothered (gravy) or covered (cheese) or both. Or, if you really want to tempt fate, you can ask for it to be double smothered and covered. I think there are all kinds of toppings you can add, each with it's own diner lingo name.
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This is an interesting menu, no smothered items, but check out the size of the porterhouse steak offerings! Does this enter the nightmare realm?
Waffle House diners have offered their hashbrowns "scattered, smothered, and covered" or any combination of the three for decades. 'Scattered' means that the potatoes are cooked loose on the grill, not formed into a patty or cake, 'smothered' means that a couple sliced of American cheese are melted over the while they're on the grill, and 'covered' gets you grilled onions on top.
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