Lifestyle Food Restaurants All the Celebrities Who Have Nothing But Love for the Waffle House From Kim and Kanye's double date to Jake Owen's awards night afterparty, these stars are down for a smothered, covered and scattered breakfast anytime By People Staff Updated on July 16, 2018 08:02PM EDT Close 01 of 15 DWAYNE "THE ROCK" JOHNSON ABC The Rock's favorite cheat meal may be banana chocolate chip pancakes, but as he was growing up, he claims Waffle House was the comfort food that got him through some tough times. During an appearance on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, the actor revealed that before stardom, he made money wrestling in used car parking lots. "I was living at the Waffle House," Johnson said. "I ate there three times a day." 02 of 15 BRUNO MARS Bruno Mars/Instagram The singer celebrated the release of his newest music video for his hit Versace On the Floor by dancing outside of a Waffle House before heading inside to dine. 03 of 15 CARRIE UNDERWOOD Frazer Harrison/Getty The country star revealed to PEOPLE that one of her favorite Christmas traditions involves a family trip to the breakfast chain and a lot of scattered, smothered and covered indulgence. “We'll get up and go to Waffle House,” the singer said. “It’s such a hectic time, and I don’t feel like making breakfast on a day that you’re just making so much food anyway. So we order breakfast and leave a ginormous tip.” 04 of 15 DWAYNE 'THE ROCK' JOHNSON Pacific Coast News When the star was named the world’s highest-paid actor by Forbes in 2016—knocking off three-time list topper Robert Downey Jr.—Johnson took to Twitter to send a message of hope and hunger. "Want to say two things about this. I started w/ $7 bucks. If I can overcome, so can you. Waffle House on me!!" 05 of 15 DWYANE WADE Dwyane Wade/Snapchat To fuel up for their road game against the Orlando Magic, the Chicago Bulls player rented out a Waffle House on Tuesday, saying in a Snapchat video: "I usually don't eat Waffle House or eat like this, but sometimes, you know, you gotta do what the guys do." 06 of 15 KOBE BRYANT Source: Twitter The Los Angeles Lakers star guard, who recently announced this NBA season will be his last, celebrated his final game in Atlanta by stopping in for a feast of scrambled eggs, grits, sausage, marble rye toast and hash browns. The visit marked another special occasion: Bryant's wife Vanessa's first time at the diner chain. 07 of 15 JOEY MCINTYRE Courtesy Joey McIntyre While on the road with the New Kids On The Block's Main Event Tour, the singer and his (adorable) family stopped at a Waffle House to fuel up. And there's more Waffle House stops on the way, his tweet implies: "1st #wafflehouse of the #TheMainEvent tour!! #TheMacs gettin' #scatteredcoverednchunked." 08 of 15 KIM, KANYE, CHRISSY & JOHN Courtesy Chrissy Teigen The party never stops at a 24-hour breakfast restaurant, and Teigen, Legend, West and Kardashian knew exactly where to head after the DirecTV Super Saturday Night Party in Glendale, Arizona, during Super Bowl weekend. "Every house should be a waffle house," Teigen posted of the after-hours double date. 09 of 15 CHRIS ROCK Rick Diamond/Getty Dinner and a movie? How about a film screening and a snack. Chris Rock gave his late-night meal rave reviews after previewing his comedy Top Five in Atlanta. 10 of 15 DONNIE WAHLBERG Courtesy Donnie Wahlberg Might as well go for the double order; anything eaten after midnight doesn't count. "Nothing better at 3am Pittsburgh!" the New Kids on the Block member posted of his stop at the famous yellow sign. 11 of 15 JAKE OWEN Courtesy Jake Owen. Inset: FameFlynet When Nashville's Country Music Awards wrap, some stars hit the afterparties. This singer heads you-know-where. "Perfect end to a #cmaawards night. Who's hungry?" he posted to Instagram. 12 of 15 JUSTIN BIEBER Courtesy Justin Bieber When you're here, you're family (oops, wrong place). "Me and my Lil sis at waffle house," a baby-faced Biebs posted of his sibling bonding, perhaps over steak and eggs back in the days before his six-pack. 13 of 15 ASHTON KUTCHER & MILA KUNIS Noel Vasquez/GC While visiting New Orleans, the couple enjoyed a low-key date at the Slidell Waffle House. They dined with Kutcher’s sister, Taushaon, on eggs cooked over-easy, coffee and orange juice.“We were shocked to have two celebrities walk into our restaurant,” Assistant Manager Justin Greene tells PEOPLE, describing the couple as “normal, calm and relaxed.” Adds Greene: “Everyone was like, ‘Oh my God. Oh my God.'” 14 of 15 KID ROCK John Amis/Reuters/Landov How can anyone hold a grudge in the presence of grits and gravy? After a Waffle House scuffle in Atlanta, Kid Rock made things right at a charity event at the chain's Duluth, Georgia, location. Fans lined up, money was raised, and lots of syrup was poured. 15 of 15 SHAQUILLE O'NEAL Courtesy Facebook Put this one on the wall of fame: Shaq gets a little in-house council on what to order, as he works his way toward becoming a "regular."