The Original Pancake House

It says something about a resturant when on any given time during the weekend this place is packed out the door. This place is definately on my favorites list. During my pregnancy I craved their food so pretty much made the resturant my second home for 9 months. There food is amazing. I usually get the Reese crepes. The orange juice tastes like it was freshly squeezed right before it is brought to the table and they never let your coffee cup go empty. The management there is so sweet and accomidating. I have had mostly great servers with one exception. I don’t remember her name but I discretely paid for a man’s meal sitting next to us who was dining alone. I even left her a tip on my cedit receipt. After he left she came to our table and said that was really nice of you but can you believe he didn’t even leave me a tip… I was highly offended but that’s the only time I’ve ever had a negative experience in the 4 years I have been dining there and one server is not going to warp my views of the company as a whole.

Service from the owner (woman) was terrible. She was rude, waitress made a mistake and she said it wasn’t a mistake because we didn’t have our food yet. Won’t be back nor will my 150 employees. All over from homefries. Idiot!

Id give this three and a half if i could, because the waitstaff is so good. The omelets are disappointing, puffy and very very pale. I asked the waitress before ordering if the eggs for the omelets were out of the shell and she assured me they absolutely were. However the look was extremely uniform and as i said quite pale. Like foam rubber. At the check out i asked the owner/​host the same question. He was distracted And when i said are the eggs for the omelets out of a carton, he said absolutely. Yes. So. get the pancakes here. Great variety and good.

We have been going here when friends and family visit for years. Today took parents, who were thrilled to see the options for Pumpkin, Gingerbread, or Red Velvet pancakes. We asked the waitress about the prices on this since they don’t put the prices on their signs or in the menu (leaving the impression these are just optional flavor choices when you get pancakes). Turns out it is a $ 2.50 surcharge to «enhance» your free 3 pancakes (with egg orders) with these optional flavors. We wanted to try 2 flavors, so the waitress suggested we buy a «full stack» which has 8 pancakes so we could get 4 of each for $ 8.99. We said great. Later they bring the bill and have charged us $ 14.00 for the 8 pancakes! We ask the waitress and she said «sorry, but I had the price wrong» and walked away… we asked her to come back and she said she guessed she could talk to the manager but she didn’t think he would fix it. Next thing we know the manager comes over and says the waitress said we wanted to speak to him and acted like he had no idea what it was about. We explained and he says, «yeah, we don’t allow special flavored pancakes on the full stack, and I have told this to your waitress.» We said this is not what we were told so we want to pay what we were told, and he said he would have to confirm this situation with the waitress. Then, the waitress comes back and says the manager wanted us to know he would not adjust our price, and she said she was sorry but she figured he wouldn’t do it. SERIOUSLY! They lie to us about the price and they play the blame game back and forth between each other until ultimately telling us to eat their mistake anyhow. Incredibly rude and treated us like we were asking for a favor. Horrible, I have never seen a more inept manager in some time… good luck with your experience.

My favorite gluten-​free brunch place? Original Pancake House!
Tired of being relegated to eggs and meat while your fellow brunchers enjoy delicious baked goodies? Well head over to OPH! They’ve got MULTIPLE options of delicious gluten-​free pancakes including buttermilk, bacon, pecan, chocolate chip, cinnamon apple, and blueberry! My pecan pancakes were loaded and top with delicious toasted pecans. Gluten eaters have even more choices! The «specials» included pumpkin, of course, and gingerbread, which were so aromatic I could smell their spicy deliciousness from across the table.
We also enjoyed the home fries. Their interpretation of home fries are scrumptious giant chunks of seasoned potatoes cooked to crispy goodness. My husband and daughter dug the kielbasa.
Don’t forget the fresh squeezed OJ thick with luscious pulp.

Stopped in on our way out of the city. Waited 15 or so minutes, while other patrons that came in before AND after us all got seated. We inquired and was told that our name was already crossed off, and was told that we were already seated! No explanation or apology was given.
Food was just okay… Coffee was watered down. Not a pleasant stop before we left the pleasant city.

It is fall … guess what is coming back. … PUMPKIN PANCAKES … refuse the whipped cream.. No butter needed … just experience the cinnamon and pumpkin … just salivating writing about it.
Take a friend to share your side of hashbrowns/​fried potatoes …
There is usually a wait because you are not rushed to eat and leave.

Me and my boyfriend go here for breakfast quite a lot. It’s packed on weekend mornings but we’ve never waited more than 25 minutes. Everything I’ve gotten has been so good. The French Toast is really something special and I’ve fallen in love with it. My boyfriend always gets a crêpe or omelet and always says how good they are. The reason I gave 4 stars instead of 5 is because I love my bacon and I don’t like theirs. They only have this bacon that’s super thick and hard to even chew. Not my style. But I love everything else.

Very good place to eat good portions great for family’s friendly device tropical syrup is very tasty as well as the apple. They all come out warm for the pancakes

Me and the hubby haven’t been here in forever. We decided to stop today. It was delightful. Service was fantastic and the pancakes are big and not too dry. I got the blueberry stack and they were chalked full of blueberries. I got a side of Turkey sausage which was great too although a little on the spicy side. The hubby got the buttermilk pancakes and noted they weren’t dry and they were light. He got eggs and sausage as well. The only thing I have to say bad is I wish they would done a quick floor sweep under our table because there were crayons and smashed pancakes… the latter of which I stepped on:(

Pleasant surprises galore… Arrived in the middle of a rush, was fortunate enough to grab the last parking spot. Walking in, we were immediately seated.
I ordered (2) 49er style pancakes, my girlfriend ordered the apple cinnamon pancakes. They were brought out within what seemed like less than 5 minutes. The 49er pancakes were described on the menu something along the lines of soft, chewy, as big as your plate.
The plates looked spectacular. The apples were sauteed al dente, the 49er pancakes surpassed expectations. When they arrived, they took were about ⁷⁄₈ the size of the plate. In a moment of gluttony, I basically inhaled the 49er cakes, sans syrup.
Perfect taste and texture. It literally took me 3 minutes to crush them. A couple minutes later, the manager came over with another one, saying it looked like I was a little slighted. Thought that was awesome, great move even though I didn’t feel remotely slighted. Well played gesture indeed.
It’s nearly impossible to beat a Pamela’s pancake, but The Original Pancake House now has a new loyal. I’m telling you, the 49er pancake is worth its weight in, well, you know.

My waffle was huge, as in height. Was very hard to chew. The waitress was slow. Very odd feeling in that place. Don’t. Like it.

Friends have raved about this place, so when I was up this way for an appointment, I had to stop in. The buckwheat pancakes (which I had with lingonberries on the side) were terrific, and Ron was a great server — everyone was efficient and accommodating.

I have yet to have a bad experience. Don’t be put off by the wait. It is well worth it!!! I’m sad to see the crab cakes Benedict are off the menus but I understand! I love their hash browns. I think they do them with meat drippings. They are perfect!!! Even as a non coffee drinker I like the coffee too!

I couldn’t tell you the last time I ate at The Original Pancake House, but my boyfriend and I decided to give it a go when we were in the mood to go out to breakfast. We dined on a Sunday morning around 10:30. And, surprisingly, it wasn’t busy.
We each enjoyed a glass of fresh squeezed juice (a big plus). He ordered orange juice, while I ordered grapefruit juice. I thought it was a bit strange that the menu notes «No Returns» on juice. Seriously? People have tried to return their juice?
For our meals, he ordered the eggs benedict with potato pancakes and I ordered the apple waffle with a side of whipped cream. To my surprise, the whipped cream is legit — no cool whip here. He quickly devoured his meal, while I made it about half way through my portion of waffles. Overall, the food was good, much better than nearby iHop or Bob Evans.

Mom, Minda, Rica, and I went here around 10:45AM. It was pretty full, but we got a table quick. Mom: corned beef and decaf tea; Minda: basic pancakes and orange juice; Rica: Swedish pancakes and coffee; Me: savory crêpe and coffee. Minda likes the orange juice because it has lots of pulp. My crêpe was delicious. The coffee cups are cute. Mom and Rica like the lingonberry jam that comes with the Swedish pancakes. The menu lists calories for all the dishes, which is helpful.

Best breakfast in Pittsburgh in my humble opinion. Wait on the weekends gets long but it is so worth it!
Love the pecan pancakes– fluffy pancakes with pecans in them and more on top. The dutch baby is a huge double layered pancake that is crispy on the edges and then puffy and soft/​almost chewy in the middle. It comes with lemon and powdered sugar to make a glaze in the center and it’s delicious. Presentation is hilarious– it comes out straight from the oven before the center has fallen– it’s huge! The 49er flap jacks are good too they are thin like a crêpe and again crisp on the edge.
The bacon and sausage links are both good. Typical diner coffee that they refill when you’ve only just started drinking it. The homefries are soft and oniony– perfect with copious amounts of ketchup.
Ore servers have always been good. Friendly and efficient.

The four stars are for the food… NOT the service. The servers are fine. The management is ridiculous! I have been going here for years with my family and I love the strawberry crepes and the hugely decadent «apple pancake».
I tried to call the restaurant for 2 ½ hours to place a take-​out order on a Saturday morning. 2 ½ hours and the phone was not answered. Not one time. It just rang and rang. My daughter really wanted the apple pancake so I drove there to place my order. I told the woman behind the counter about the phone never being answered. I was told by a male server standing there that they «don’t answer the phone when it’s really busy». The woman said that wasn’t true and apologized. She then said that sometimes people forget to hang up the phone. I explained how insane that was in terms of customer service. They didn’t seem to be bothered in the least.
But the food is SO good!

Sunday morning breakfast. A cherry blintz and cup of fresh fruit. YUM.
Friend had strawberry blintz and was also quite pleased.
Menu: HUGE
Service: Efficient
Prices: Just right
Portions: Big

This place is great!!! Best breakfast around town; the pancakes are out of this world! The portions are enormous.