The Original Pancake House

The Original Pancake House is a breakfast chain known for oven-baked specialties, starting with the Apple Pancake, a single large pancake topped with sautéed apples and cinnamon sugar, and the Dutch Baby, served with lemon, whipped butter and powdered sugar. Omelets are rolled in a skillet and finished in the oven, and the crepe menu includes a cherry kijafa crepe and a continental crepe filled with orange-liqueur sour cream and served with tropical syrup. Batters and sauces are made fresh in each kitchen.

The brand started in Portland, Oregon, in 1953 and now has more than one hundred franchises across the country. This Madison restaurant is on University Avenue, and its recipes call for 93 score butter, pure whipping cream and fresh grade AA eggs.