Stopped by on a weekday morning and there was no wait. The place has a cheerful, slice-of-Americana feel with decorative plates displayed high along the walls. Service was very friendly. The menu is huge, with a lot of interesting, slightly retro offerings. I went with the sausage patties with scrambled eggs and 3 buttermilk pancakes. My breakfast companion went with Eggs Benedict with hashbrowns. We shared a side of corned beef hash. We asked if we could have sausages on the Eggs Benedict instead of the Canadian bacon and, after checking with the kitchen, the waitress said it was just fine. The food was all delicious, with the eggs rich and buttery, the sausage patties huge and tasty and the pancakes excellent. The Eggs Benedict was decadent and flavorful, and the hashbrowns yummy as well. The corned beef hash was yummy and had a nostalgic flavor. The portions were huge, and we got two more breakfast servings this next morning. This place isn't cheap, but super fun for a special morning treat. read more

The Original Pancake House - Eggs Benedict with sausage patties instead of Canadian bacon, hashbrowns, a side of corned beef hash. - Pancakes Near Me - Salem, Oregon

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I've been coming here for over 30 years. The food and service is consistently good to above average for breakfast food. Parking is plentiful. The grounds are well manicured and restrooms clean. Downside, extremely expensive for basic breakfast food. More than $20 for an omelette now. $16 for an Eggs Benedict with no sides. $12 for granola. The location has homeless people walking around the sidewalk and in the parking lot. This is unfortunate. My days of stopping by when I'm in town is probably coming to an end. If you want a good home cooked breakfast and money is no object, you will be satisfied. read more

Good for pancakes. Meh for everything else. We had really bad service also sadly. We went out of our way to go here. Its a pretty loud environment if you are sensitive to stuff, but thats pretty normal. Sausage was said to be homemade too, but it was extremely dry and lacking flavor sadly. We just did not have a good experience. read more

They have a large menu and can seat pretty quickly. We had a very large party of 16 and they handled everything w ease. All of our orders cannot correctly and they were so on top of it, they even remembered who was sharing and brought extra plates. Everything we had was delicious. We happed to be there during fresh strawberry season. They were so good and not too sweet! Forgot to take other picks read more

The Original Pancake House - Fresh Strawberry Pancakes - Pancakes Near Me - Salem, Oregon

I have been coming here for years and have always enjoyed the food. However I decided to order To-Go and was extremely disappointed. First off they charged for the to-go supplies. Never seen that before. Second there is no where on the ordering app to ask for extras or to give instructions. I always get 49'ers and can only eat them with powdered sugar and lemons. There was no were to put on the order that I needed powdered sugar and lemons. When I called they said they will not take orders over the phone anymore. Why? They need to fix the ordering app so there is space to place special instructions. And what's with charging for a to-go box? Ridiculous. The food is already over priced as it is. read more

Warm and inviting restaurant with friendly staff, and spotlessly clean. Husband had the potato pancakes which he said were the best he'd ever had. And there were 8 of them! I had the Swedish pancakes with the lingonberry preserves - don't tell my aunt, but they too were fantastic. And three plate-sized pancakes. Link sausage was also a winner. I see some people have complained about the prices. Given the size of the servings, I think they're quite reasonable. Next time we might split an order though! Definitely on my "to visit" list the next time I'm in the area. Or near another location! read more

This was my daughters and my time coming to The Original Pancake House. The restaurant is very clean and well maintained. Our server Noelle was very nice and took good care of care of us. We ordered the Pumpkin Spice Pancakes and a half serve of biscuits and gravy (at the waitresses recommendation) the portions were large and the food was very good. The only down side and the reason for the 4 stars is that it is pretty pricey. 2 meals and 2 drinks were a little over 40 dollars. Would definitely recommend as long as you're aware of the price point. read more

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Nice little breakfast spot away from downtown. Seems like the place the locals go to for a good family breakfast. Definitely a bit on the pricey side but the food was good. I got an omelette and it was massive. Plus it came with pancakes. Definitely could have split it. The waffles came with a mountain of fruit. read more

The Original Pancake House - Omelette and pancakes. Enough for 2 people to share - Pancakes Near Me - Salem, Oregon

When: Monday April 29th; Party of 2 Adults, 10:45 am Service: Our server Sarah, was an absolute Gem, she was cheerful, friendly and professional. She took our order promptly and our order turnaround was super quick. All in all, the whole staff in general seem to be upbeat, on this Monday, greeting returning customers by name and enthusiastically guiding 1st timers to an empty booth or table. Ambiance: On this occasion, the eatery was tidy and well kept. Tables were quickly cleaned and readied for the next diner. The decor here is that country home or farmhouse feel. Food: My wife and I are big fans of Original Pancake House, not only the two in Salem, but pretty much wherever our travels takes us. On this occasion, my wife and I had our usual items ordered at OPH. That is, I ordered the Irish Omelet with Hash Browns and my wife ordered the French Toast. My Irish Omelet was fluffy and tasty, while my wife's French Toast was light and heavenly delicious. read more

The Original Pancake House - Irish Omelet - Pancakes Near Me - Salem, Oregon

Best breakfast ever ! We just happened to see a sign on the freeway for this wonderful restaurant ? We exited the next exit and found the place. The hostess was very welcoming and led us to our table. Got us some coffee and had the server come take our order, our server was great and we're we're so amazed at their selection or pancakes etc. We have a ESA teacup poodle in a carrier and they were happy to meet him ! The food was fantastic and the portions were big ! The next time we come up that way from Florence as we frequently do , a stop off at the Original pancake house is a must !!! read more

Everything was great Happy waitresses! Nothing but smiles Reasonable prices! Lots of places to sit!

One of my favorites when I want pancakes...the BEST!! Great service. The restaurant is bright and warm. Locally owned so we like to support them! read more

Best gluten free pancakes ever! Friendly staff and great service. Though it can be quite a wait on a weekend morning.

The food the ambiance and the server Faith B was fantastic yesterday, after church my son & cruised across town to eat at the OG pancake house cus we wanted some pancakes and Faith did not fail us although the wait was twenty minutes but it was all worth it especially with such great Attitude and servers . I did take any photos but you go for yourself and have a family day out , it's absolutely awesome feeling with the great professionalism and also family vibe as well . Cruise down check out faith on Sundays . Aloha & god bless . read more

We enjoyed the Original Pancake house. For sure they are a bit expensive for what you get hence the 4 stars. The food was so very good. The restaurant was clean, and everyone was friendly. We tip well for great service, and it was deserved so it goes. Try it out for sure! read more

I ordered eggs benedict without a side, my wife had Swedish pancakes. We were both disappointed. My hollandaise was just a cream sauce, the pancakes were fine except for the lingonberry sauce with the tip it was 40 bucks. Next time we'll go to Sybil's, the food is much better and it doesn't cost more. read more

A big place so doesn't take long to get seated on busy mornings. Food was good, my only complaint is prices. $15.95 for 2 pieces of regular sized bread for my French Toast order, I was hungry after finishing, and $4.00 for a cup of coffee. Too high. French toast should be $9.99, coffee-$2.75 like every other place. Nice staff and atmosphere. read more

Good Day Yelpies !!!! This is definitely a favorite for my daughter and her husband. When she mentioned it yesterday her excitement level was so high I decided to take the family out to give it a try. (I've eaten at the Eugene location and they have always been on point) Let's start off with proper planning... It's Father's Day and the wait was expected. 1 hour then the buzzer went off. The person working the front looked at my daughter and pointed towards an empty table and said yeah your table is over there. I thought for sure if this is how it's starting off it's going to be a very interesting experience. Within 5 min a waitress came out with menus and the rest was breakfast bliss. Understand I've been in the food and beverage industry for 27 years so I don't judge quickly because we can't begin to understand what it takes to get a team of people together to wait on others for food. They have it down to a T and that speaks volumes to everyone working there. Well done read more

Always dependable... great food! Been coming here for 25+ years... and hopefully we will keep enjoying it for years to come!

Hadn't been to this restaurant in years. Usually went to one in Portland. Such a yummy breakfast.

Worth the 15 minute wait!!! We found this location to be super Friendly , welcoming and super clean! The food we ordered - eggs, bacon, waffle and extra crispy hash browns were made exactly as we requested. Hot, fresh and super delish!!! Sarah made us feel like family only better and Aleatha was attentive and kept us loaded with hot , freshly brewed coffee! We call this place our go to for breakfast/ brunch!!! The entire staff is like a well oiled machine, efficient and a smoothly ran restaurant. Great job to the owners for caring for your team here. We will be back! read more

Food was good, coffee was good. They were busy but we didn't have to wait long. Good for seniors--I had my mom with me. I had the corned beef hash and eggs. It came with pancakes! read more

The Original Pancake House - the interior of the restaurant - Pancakes Near Me - Salem, Oregon

This is my first posting on Yelp. I am very shocked by what I got for what I spent for $21.25. I got a ham and cheese omelette. It was big fluffy. Tasty nice but all it came with three small 5 inch diameter, buttermilk pancakes. Where are the days when you could buy a breakfast and included hashbrowns toast I feel really cheated, but I guess that's the world we live in now I left somewhat satisfied, but mostly disappointed and frustrated too much money for what you get read more

Service was excellent. Wait staff was friendly and the food was good. The restaurant is no longer a value added establishment. The prices are high for the food quantity of food. This is a nice place to visit occasionally, but better food values are available at other breakfast locations. read more

I went here for breakfast this morning with my family and left feeling cheated. Service was great and good was good, but it's wildly overpriced for meals that don't even come with any sides. We spent $62 for one order of pancakes, one order of French toast, two orange juices and a kids meal. I get that things are expensive right now, but this was just too much. We will not be back as there are definitely better and cheaper options. read more

Social distancing nightmare leads to great intimate dinning experience I thought C19 was behind us and we were getting back to normal. When we arrived I noticed that the staff were very cautious and maybe too much in my opinion. Everyone must wait outside and use an outdoor sign in system. Then you are handed a pager and wait in the sun, there is a little shade. We couldn't find anything else to eat so our large group of 14 picked this place as we were traveling out of state. LUCKY US!! We were greeted by friendly staff and had our own section of the restaurant to eat in because of the very cautious approach the restaurant took. Our group of 14 felt like we had our own restaurant and were treated very well by the employees. Everyone had fun and the mood was set as we reviewed the menu. I ordered the Original Joe and was not disappointed. The meat used was flavored so nicely and it was filling but not heavy which was perfect as I had a long drive ahead of me. The omelette dish was AMAZING and big and fluffy and most importantly, DELISH!! I wish I would have ordered one. Everyone in our group (only 2 of us did not order omelets) did their best finish them but they were so filling, and oh yeah, BIG!! Pancakes were good for my son and again the staff was awesome which capped off the experience!! I highly recommend this restaurant and the omelette!!! read more

If I could give zero stars I would. I went in this morning for my birthday. First we had to seat ourselves, then I had to ask six different servers to grab a high chair. Tom the server decided to walk away from our table as my friend was asking for coffee. Then about ten minutes pass by and not a single server came by to help us. So we get up to leave and pay for the two coffees and Tom very hastily tells me to just leave its fine. Then as I'm leaving I notice that they are magically 'please wait to be seated' The whole place is very judgmental and your typical place you'd expect old white ppl to hang out at and rant about the youth Now I don't know if this was bc of how I was dressed. Which doesn't really matter, I'm in jeans and tank top. Maybe it was the pentacle earrings that made them be mean towards their customers but I will not go back to either location. read more

The food is not worth the high prices. The coffee is not great. I wish the service was faster but it was okay I guess.

Alway clean, always top quality, always delicious and the staff are always friendly and courteous. Orange Juice is fresh pressed, pancakes and waffles are fabulous. try "The Joe" it is very nice. read more

Overpriced batter served with fake syrup and fake butter..... no thank you! Can't believe this place gets so much business, just goes to show, people clearly can't cook anymore! read more

This is one of those breakfast places with something for everyone whether referring to finding food or something budget friendly. My favorite go to is their French toast with seasonal strawberries & a cup of cocoa. Recently they got new mugs & they are super cute...however, my mug collection is too large to add to, so I opted out. The pancakes always look perfect, no matter what style or toppings you get and the omelettes are huge! read more

Def not used to the new hours, and wish they were open more.... They are great for pancakes!! They have an amazing variety and are incredibly homey. They are in high demand so there is often a wait but worth it. They were accommodating to allergies. But limited with what they could do. They have gf pancakes but no designated gf area so they are considered gluten friendly. The food itself was fantastic and huge portions when you order a pancake dish. The butter they make is whipped cream butter and to die for. The best strawberry and whipped cream pancakes in town. The kids meal options are the perfect portions and satisfying. I dont know if it's the sugar intake or the home cooked meal feel but you can't go wrong. read more

I don't go enough, but the few times I have been here-It was delicious. Good portions, great service and good quality food. Professionally run and always consistent. read more

They are very nice at this restaurant. I am a vegan and they fixed what I asked for and food was very good.

My husband and I went here for breakfast and it was spectacular! The staff was very welcoming as soon as we got inside! we had an amazing server named Shawn! If you get him enjoy!! He goes above and beyond ! He's charismatic and really goes the extra mile! Shawn even asked my husband if he wanted coffee to go after we ate! The food was amazing with big portions! The pancakes were a delicious and fluffy delicatesy! The potatoes were super good and very salt cautious but I added salt on the side! Definitely coming back! read more

The Original Pancake House - Seasonal Pancakes - Fresh Fruit - Pancakes Near Me - Salem, Oregon

It was fine. Just fine. The blueberry pancakes were absolutely FRESH and the coffee actually tasted pretty good. The BACON was also good. Too bad the corned beef hash was SO-SO and the french toast was outright BLAH. It was more like two slices of bread (no seasoning) plopped on a lukewarm stove. Why did I pay for this? Well, THAT''s what you get for coming to the Original Pancake House and ordering anything but pancakes. But the menu was a bit PRICEY to me. The best deal is under the egg / other specialties. Look there first! Because a STACK of pancakes accompany your plate as well as maybe some protein. BEWARE! You probably should split this (someone eats the cakes and someone eats the eggs, duh) for the best VALUE if you dare. read more

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Do not bother going to eat at any other pancake place. This is IT. Cooked from scratch, delicious pancakes! On a previous visit (at the end of summer) we ordered fresh peaches with fresh, real whipped cream but on this visit, peaches were out of season so we ordered strawberries with whipped cream and it was the perfect sweet to balance my order of savory eggs benedict, which were gorgeous, by the way. My daughter-in-law ordered the veggie omelet with egg whites, the littlest all had stacks of buttermilk pancakes, and it was all worth going back for again and again. read more

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Consistent food, gluten free options, has delivery which is convenient. No problems here!

Well, it has been 26-months, just an update -- The Original Pancake House is STILL, IMHO, consistency the best American Pancake House. I have nothing but respect and admiration for the Servers (friendliness, service, appearance), the food (delicious), the buildings, the landscape, the cleanliness of the kitchen (it sparkles!) and of the restrooms. Today, we enjoyed the Specialty of the House -- The Apple Pancake! Oven baked pancake with Granny Smith apples with cinnamon glaze ($13.50). Very good, too big to finish. Perfect for sharing. Remember, it takes extra time to prepare, (we waited about 15-minutes), but your patience will be will rewarded! We also had a Ham and Cheese Omelette. This is one VERY fluffy omelette, filled with ham and cheddar cheese ($12.00). The only downside is the wait to get in. We usually go to the South Commercial location in Salem after 1pm, when the line is much shorter. Five Stars, and the South Salem location deserves more. read more

The Original Pancake House - The Original Pancake House. The Ham & Cheese Omelette. "Fluffy" really doesn't begin to describe it! - Pancakes Near Me - Salem, Oregon

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Always enjoy a German baby pancake here. Very popular, so expect to wait. Like that we got a pot of coffee left on our table for refills.