The Original Pancake House

1. This location is in such a beautiful part of historical Birmingham. Every time that I’ve been there, it’s always been busy. The staff are hard-working and provide great service. Our server this time was name Chris. He did an amazing job and made sure that we had a great breakfast service. The prices are a little bit higher than some of your breakfast places, but it’s well worth it!

   Everybody’s food was delicious and served hot. I hope to come back to this location and try lots of their great selections!

2. This place is sooooo good!!! The omelettes are yummy filling fluffy and savory. We got the Swiss oven and the santa fe. The coffee was amazing – fresh hot and the cream provided was very good. Our server was very nice and I wish I had gotten his name as I believe he should be promoted to manager. Each omelette came with three buttermilk pancakes which were mouth wateringly light and delicious. One thing I will say is that it takes about 40-45 minutes to get a table and have your food to you, but that’s because it’s so busy and the food is all cooked fresh. Definitely recommend coming here.

3. Flapjack Fiasco Turned Feast

   I’m not sure this is THE ORIGINAL – but if you ever find yourself in Birmingham with a hankering for some serious breakfast fare, waddle your way over to The Original Pancake House, where the pancakes are plenty and the servers are… well, let’s just say they’re full of surprises. Take Chris, our server, who could double as a stand-up comedian (or a dietary consultant, depending on how you look at it). He was so determined to steer me away from the Swedish crepes that he even brought out a sample to ensure I understood what I was (not) missing. Now that’s service with a smirk!

   Our adventure in breakfast land wasn’t without its mix-ups. Imagine our surprise when what we thought were peach pancakes turned out to be peach crepes. Before we could say “flipping flapjacks,” Chris had swooped in and corrected the order faster than you can butter a biscuit.

   Now, let’s talk about the bacon—because it deserves its own love letter. This wasn’t just any bacon. This was the thick-cut, crisped-to-perfection, might-just-order-another-side kind of bacon.

   As for the French toast? It was a hit with the family. It must have been dipped in angel tears and grilled by the gods themselves because it vanished from the plate faster than Icarus fell from the sky after flying too close to the sun!

   And thanks to Chris, I didn’t order the Swedish crepes – instead I went with peach crepes which were unbelievably good. They might just be my new forbidden fruit.

   So yes, we’ll definitely be back to The Original Pancake House—where the food is as delightful as the quirks of its staff. And next time, maybe Chris will convince me to skip the menu altogether and just order a cup of coffee. Or not 🙂

4. This review is really for anyone who is not local to the area.

   They have signs in the window and the owner comments on other reviews saying if you park in the back lot the restaurant will validate your parking. We park in the back and go into the restaurant and they tell us “gotta wait a few minutes, the tablet we use never holds a charge. We’ll bring it to you”. They seat us and 25 mins later that never happens. Ask the waitress what’s the deal with the parking lot and she tells us the lot is very strictly enforced and you will likely get a ticket. Okay??? So now what??? She tells us the tablet only has a 2% charge and to go try another business in the strip and they can validate it for us. Completely ridiculous but ok. My fiancé walked over to the UPS store while our food was being served and UPS says they can’t validate it and the lot is camera monitored and you only have 30 minutes to get the parking validated. My fiancé comes back into the restaurant and they finally let us validate it on their tablet. Hoping we won’t get a ticket as it was right on the 30 minute cusp. The couple next to us said they had to go to the business next store to get theirs validated. None of the staff had any care about it what so ever.

   The food leaves a lot to be desired. I got an “omelet” (see photo) and it was completely dry and crumbly. I ate maybe a quarter of it. The pancakes are okay. The food was the least of my worries at that point. The service itself was barely adequate we had to ask for silverware, milk, syrup.

   This is one of the worst experiences I’ve had in a long time. I recommend trying quite literally anywhere else and save yourself the headache

5. Very good French toast. Service was excellent and friendly.

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