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The Original Pancake House

3.6 (179 reviews)
Closed • 8:00 am - 2:00 pm
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What's the vibe?
Casual
Moderate noise
Outdoor seating
Good for kids

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Audrey R.

We waited in a long line on a Saturday morning (20-30 minutes), but wasn't surprised because the food was fantastic. Definitely work the wait! The potato pancakes are made of finely diced potatoes, mashed together, and fried - and then served with sour cream & apple sauce. The cherry blintze had a thick crepe wrap, filled with whipped cream and covered with sweet cherries & special house sauce. Also, the service was great and our waitress was incredibly attentive!

Haley P.

Came here for brunch recently, they have a huge menu so everyone was able to get what they wanted. I enjoyed the cinnamon apple pancakes. They were definitely busy, be aware that your whole party has to be present to be sat. We had a slight debacle with our server ringing in an extra side that no one ordered and still charging for it, but it eventually got straightened out. Overall, this is a fine spot for a classic brunch.

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Katelin D.

I will say even though they were busy the wait was minimal. It seemed like a large wave of guests would leave at once in an ebb and flow. Service was okay. Our waitress wasn't very friendly but was quick and to the point. I ordered the baby's food as soon as we sat down. My husband and I ordered when her waffle came out. Our food came out much slower - a plain waffle, scrambled eggs and my omelette with rye toast. The vegetarian omelette was maybe the worst omelette I've ordered in a restaurant. It was bland with a mushy/wet texture. There was so much cheese I had to dig through it to find the vegetables. The broccoli was frozen broccoli. Not that it was still frozen but using frozen vegetables was not a compliment to the omelette. The rye bread was okay. Nothing house made but better than the omelette. The waffle was good. If I had a craving for waffles I would order them but again, nothing I'd write home about. I did like the building and seating areas. High ceilings made it feel more open inside while it was quite crowded.

German potatoes and scrambled eggs with mozzarella
Paige B.

Such a great place for breakfast. HUGE gluten free options for both pancakes and waffles. They are good portion sizes and decently priced. The service was good as well and very attentive. I ordered the gluten free Strawberry pancakes and let me tell you they were fire. With homemade whip cream and strawberry syrup topped with fresh strawberries was devine. Will definitely be back! This place has plenty of parking and it's very nice on the inside with plenty of seating.

Sam D.

Had the best experience here. I walked into this place last July when 1 first opened my business and I immediately feel in love with the set up, the building, windows, doors the entry way is my whole vibe, and the restaurant is beautiful. Very clean. The owner and staff are absolutely wonderful. Yesterday I had a cancel and I finally dined in. This is my place for now. Amazing. So many choices. Food was good portion and excellent. I really wish I could do take out for this place. I'm love and I will make time to stop back in. Thank you Victoria for you service, recommendations and kindness.

My eggs were runny as hell and raw
Otto M.

I had a very bad experience, my name is Will Ivanov and they seemed to serve us as slow as possible. The food was alright but it honestly waiting over an hour was not worth it. Additionally, my eggs were partly raw.

Good, but apples need cooked a lot more. Feels rushed.
Braden P.

Great scrambled eggs! Apple cinnamon pancakes are good although the apple topping is consistently way undercooked; who likes crunchy apples on top of their pancakes? I don't. Beware, they now tack on an "administrative fee" if you use a credit/ATM card to pay your bill. - totally ridiculous - I once frequented this place and will no longer patronize due to the "administrative fee." Greed never ceases to amaze me.

Strawberry pancakes and Blueberry Pancakes
Tabitha C.

Surprisingly this was my first time here despite in the neighborhood frequently. My son and I went for Saturday breakfast. I really like the feature to get a spot in the waitline on Yelp ahead of arriving to save time. I wish all restaurants did this especially so you don't have to make customers wait in cars due to limited capacity. I checked in the waitlist when we were 10 mins away an we only waited 5 mins upon arriving. It seems that most of their staff are either high school or young college students, they were all polite. The only thing that stuck out for me was the boy greeter who was wearing street clothing (other staff in black uniform) and the woman taking payment who wasn't as friendly as the rest of staff. There was a QR code at each table to pull up the menu which wasn't told to us we just assumed, if for some reason you didn't have a phone or forget it then that would be an issue. Due to covid other restaurants are doing this as well. The prices are very good with average of $8 per person. There are short stack (3-4) pancakes or large (8 pancakes) options with a pretty large selection. My son ordered the blueberry pancakes which came with blueberry syrup. I ordered the feta spinach and tomato omelette which has the option of pancakes, toast or something else with it - I got strawberry pancakes. Our food came out in about 15 mins which was perfect. The portions were just right and server stopped by at just the right times. We can't wait to come back, great service food and location.

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Amber N.

It doesn't seem like a franchise because it has the warm feel of a small diner. The cost of the food is low and the portions are huge. We had a large party and were told that we'd wait for 30 minutes, but it was actually a wait of 15 minutes or less. It was a lot busier when we were leaving around 11a, like people were waiting for parking spaces type of busy. Our server Justice was very busy with other tables, but somehow she was still able to patiently handle our table of 9. She was on point, organized, and did it all being very kind and pleasant. The bacon was thick cut bacon that wasn't too fatty and not at all greasy. It was the perfect level of crispy. The half order of french toast was still a lot. I tried the brown sugar banana flavor and it was great. It wasn't too sweet and the bananas were ripe. They also provided our table with warm syrup (without us requesting it) which I really appreciated because tepid syrup ruins hot food. I recommend asking for a side of cream cheese to add to the french toast because that would've made it taste perfect.

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