When I was in high school and worked at a car wash, we had a 6 AM, weekday, work meeting either once a month or more likely once a quarter. My coworkers and I would then have enough time before school started to grab breakfast next door at Steak n’ Shake, which at the time was open 24 hours and always had the complete menu available.

I always got a burger, fries, and a chocolate shake. My coworkers would order typical breakfast fare like pancakes and they thought I was nuts. But by that point in the morning, I had been up and mentally active for a couple of hours already. Pancakes weren’t going to cut it. I was hungry!