Reviews for The Original Pancake House in Chicago, IL
This place is a nice diner environment. The food is what you would expect with some twists on the menu. Everything I have eaten... so far has been enjoyable. The people working remember you and that adds a nice personal touch. It's a nice classic breakfastand it does it well. Read more
Delicious food, blackberry jam is a must try .generous portions Coffee was very good. Our server Magaley was the best!reasonable... prices. Restaurant and washroom were spotless. Indoor and outdoor seating. Read more
Pretty good Florentine Eggs Benedict! They also have a pretty full breakfast menu with lots of options that can accommodate many... dietary restrictions. They have both indoor and outdoor seating space and the restaurant doesn?t get too loud or crowded.Perfect for groups or singles. Will definitely be back! Read more
We Absolutely loved the food and the experience!! Magaly the server was a sweetheart! The food was superb!! Definitely recommend... to anyone looking for a GREAT breakfast in the Lincoln Park area!!! Read more
The Santa Fe omelette with Chicken Sausage is good. Strawberry pancakes are good. The breakfast potatoes were soft and I was... expecting it to be crispy! We got the Southwest Skillet and it was all soggy and soft. The base of skilled is supposed to behash browns or atleast crispy potatoes which was not tha case. Go for the pancakes and omelette! Read more
Vegetarians, Muslims or Jewish people, they will not accommodate you in the slightest if asked. Simply wanted the ham in a... western omelet on the side because we like sharing meals. According to server and the guy we heard in the kitchen, "the hamisn't precooked we have to mix everything together and cook it." It is clearly precooked ham. But let's pretend it wasn't, howhard is it to cook some ham at restaurant where there are 8 or so tables sat of 30+ on a Sunday morning before the rushstarts? On top of that all of the cheese was in the dead center and not exactly melty. We also did not have salt pepper orsugar on our table. Asked for them and was only brought pepper. I have been going to Original Pancakes House's for 16 years;today was the first (and obviously last) time at this location. The Gold Coast location is a classic for me, grew up a fewblocks away. Lincoln Park was also great because it was just down the street from my school, LPHS. Read more
Recommended: I would could give it a 4.5 but have to choose between 4 and 5. The only bad thing about this place is their hash... browns - very strange in terms of taste, look and the way it is cooked. They should also serve better (and stronger) coffee, butit isn?t bad. Also, food quality and service are good. Prices are also reasonable and the portions are big. All in all, I think4 is a fair score. Read more
Very quick service - food was on the table within 7 minutes of me ordering! I had the Two by Four meal with a side of potatoes... and tea. I wanted to give them 5 stars but the potatoes weren?t right. The first order looked and smelled delicious but thepotatoes were hard (not cooked all the way through). I thought they were going to bring me a fresh batch but it looks like theyjust added the same potatoes back to the grill until they were practically burnt. Read more