Good food, not trying to be flashy or something they aren't. Went back after what I thought was an average outing and was super happy to know my initial review was perhaps a bit off. Corn chowder, very good! Grilled cheese with bacon and tomato, just what I needed! Sitting off to the side also made me realize that the cross room talk was the owner and staff recognition of BY Name that visited. Lots of construction and road crews as well as locals and some like me just passing through. read more

Fast service - HOMEmade food delicious ! We came in with over 20 people and we were served with a smile and with hot quickly delivered food!

Great fried chicken and potato's Coffee was awesome. Fresh coleslaw Cozy fun stop just off the hwy read more

Hotcakes Cafe - Fried chicken dinner - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Hankinson, North Dakota

Great small town gem! So glad we stopped in because it truly hit the spot. I had the Hot Cakes club sandwich with homemade steak fries. It was absolutely perfect and the bacon was very crispy! My husband had the chicken Philly and enjoyed it quite a bit. Very reasonably priced and the staff was extremely friendly. We bought a coffee mug they sell too. read more

Hotcakes Cafe - Hot Cakes club sandwich with homemade steak fries! - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Hankinson, North Dakota

Best home cooked meals and the best staff ever Love this place and the patty melts and breakfast can't be beat read more

Adore this place! Their salad bar always has yummy homemade items and their specials always taste like mom made them. With so few options in the area, it's nice to have something available. read more

I was broken down in this small traveling from Tennessee. I can't speak well enough to tell you how great the folks in this town are. To Jeff that helped pull me out of a snow drift, to Lovdokken auto who towed my truck in town. Ardie at the convenience store and mechanic shop was so helpful and went out of his way to help me, I can't say enough praise for him. Lastly here at the Hot Cakes Cafe and lodge where the owner Greg Paulson gave his personal card, fed me a late lunch when the cafe had just closed. Greg also let me stay late because I needed a tow truck to take me to Sioux Falls and he wouldnt get here until after check out. Needless to say if you are traveling across Inerstate 29 between Sioux Falls and Fargo and time to stop in this town, you definitely you should! A special thanks to everyone in that town! read more

Down home cooking. Delicious hashbrowns, ham and toast. Everything prepared nearly perfect Pancake was just a little undercooked not very fluffy but tasted good. Staff was amazing and super friendly. read more

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You guys this place is AMAZING! Their food is homemade comfort food. SOOOOOO GOOD!!! The portions are huge and the price is right. I can't wait to come back! read more

We pulled into the dirt lot in front of the cafe and parked among a fleet of very large pickup trucks. We left our little cowering Camry sedan and proceeded through the front door into a mid-sized room with tables and a counter. We had seen plenty of license plates hanging on the walls of bars, coffee shops, and country restaurants but this is the first place we ever saw license plates lining the counter. The counter was really the only place in the restaurant that shouted ostentatious. The rest of the room was simple, comfortable, and with only a few pheasant hunting related items on the walls. We chose a table with a good view of the kitchen. The cafe was about a quarter full; all men dressed in various degrees of camouflage or denim. They all seemed pretty laid back with plenty of time on their hands. A grizzled old farmer seemed very amused that I was taking pictures of our food. We with our fleece jackets definitely stood out as strangers in town. For such a small town and such a small restaurant the menu was rich in its variety of choices. I couldn't help but notice a dished called The Peterson Omelet which was described as a 12 egg omelet with sausage, ham, and cheese and toast on the side. It was tempting, but I was trying to dial things back a little after the previous day's breakfast of a Spam and cheese omelet. I settled on two blueberry hot cakes with sausage. I thought about it, but decided to spare the waitress my razor sharp wit by asking her "if they sold like hot cakes". The hot cakes were nothing spectacular but very good with an ample amount of tasty blueberries. I sure did wish they had pure maple syrup to pour over the handsome couple but our waitress was bluntly honest about the syrup being of grocery shelf quality. The pork sausage patties were terrific. They didn't taste as greasy as they looked and I gobbled that twosome in short order. We thought our waitress was wonderful. She said that it was only her third day on the job. What she lacked in experience she more than made up for with friendliness and enthusiasm. More commentary with photos at usabreakfast.blogspot.com. read more

This place was our best off-road stop. Great menu. Super friendly service. Can't say enough about the coffee. I ordered some to go at the end and they gave me a to go cup full of coffee for free. What a wonderful place. What a great town. We will for sure be stopping by here on our way back through town. Plus it is right across from a really cool park. If you are traveling to North Dakota and have kids in the car I would highly recommend stopping here. read more

Hotcakes Cafe - a coffee mug with hotcakes gifts on it - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Hankinson, North Dakota

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This was a fine little local diner. The staff was very, very friendly, and the food was tasty. I'd definitely recommend it to anyone who's hungry. The chicken and rice soup was delicious, and the apple pie was quite good too. read more

My DH and I both ordered the hot cakes and bacon - yum! The hot cakes were light and fluffy and the bacon hot and slightly crisp - perfect!! My DH loved the hot,fresh coffee - we even bought one of the great coffee mugs to take home :-) We could not have asked for better or friendlier service! Hot Cakes is a small town cafe at its best and we'll be back :-) read more