A Waffle House in Ann Arbor? University of Michigan students are working on it Updated Dec 23, 2020; Posted Dec 23, 2020 The Michigan Waffle House Club hopes to bring a Waffle House franchise to Ann Arbor. From left, Zach Simpson, Leo Samba, Harshith Vempati, Nikhil Tangella and Cam Turner.Michigan Waffle House Club Facebook Share ANN ARBOR, MI — Right now, Michiganders have to travel across state lines to get a taste of Waffle House. But some University of Michigan students are trying to change that. Friends Leo Samba, Zach Simpson, Nikhil Tangella, Cam Turner and Harshith Vempati pitched a few ideas to Dr. Eric Fretz for a project in his entrepreneurial creativity class, but they weren’t exactly what Fretz was looking for.