Original Pancake House

Founded in Portland in 1953, the Original Pancake House serves its signature Apple Pancake, a large pancake baked with sautéed apples and cinnamon sugar. Its breakfast menu also features the oven-baked Dutch Baby, omelets, and crepes, alongside waffles, fruit, cereals, meats, and beverages. Batters and sauces are made fresh in each restaurant's kitchen. The menu draws on pancake recipes from different culinary traditions, with seasonal fresh fruit and a specially blended coffee served to complement meals. The business is a second- and third-generation family operation with locations across the United States and Asia. In Charlotte, it is a breakfast and brunch restaurant offering both sweet and savory options, including a mushroom omelet with mushroom sherry sauce and cherry kijafa crepes.