The Original Pancake House

1931 11th Ave S, Birmingham
(205) 933-8837

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Leah Harrison

This was my husband and my first time in Alabama and we had breakfast @ Original Pancake House. Oh my, what a treasure found. The service was very professional and attentive, the restaurant clean and decorative of an old style restaurant, BUT the food ohhhh my greatness. Yes, 😋 delicious. I had biscuits w/gravy ohhh wee-buttery soft biscuits/ yummy gravy, bacon(4perfevtly fried pieces) eggs over med and cooked as such 👌and potatoes- also delicious and flavorful. If ever in the area, this should be where you have breakfast. You will not be disappointed. Oh the coffee, yes ma'am and sir, was on point. Try it, you'll thank me later. 💜

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Jeremy Hawkins

First tine here as my son loves it and has been before. So we took him him for his birthday breakfast to see if the hype was real... and YES IT IS. Great place for the family and great food. Pancakes are great and they have a gluten free version. Steak, eggs, pigs in a blanket oh LORDDD. somebody help me. Highly recommended.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Russ Clarke

I enjoyed breakfast at the original pancake house. The prices weren’t bad service was a little weird. Didn’t realize it would take 40 minutes to get a Dutch baby or the Apple pancake I made a note of that for the future so I can plan ahead because I really want to try it. It looks really good. I saw a couple of them come out. We went later in the morning, so it wasn’t very busy and it was also a weekday.
I would recommend checking it out I had a delightful breakfast at the original pancake house. The prices were reasonable, but the service was a bit peculiar. I didn’t realize it would take 40 minutes to get a Dutch baby or the Apple pancake. I made a note of that for the future so I can plan ahead, as I’m eager to try it. The pancakes looked incredibly delicious, and I saw a couple of them being served. Since we went later in the morning, it wasn’t too crowded, and it was also a weekday.

I highly recommend checking it out!

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

Ben Hayes

Best breakfast place. Everything they make is high quality.

Food: 5

Brent Payne

Awesome 👍 place

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

David Malone

Amazing lunch! The bacon was terrific and Bri (hostess) was exceptional! 15 minutes wait, and food came 5 minutes after we sat down.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Majed Naji

Amazing pancake restaurant. Fresh food, very clean, and wonderful service 👍

Michael Brasfield

Everything was good I felt like my chicken was just a little tough this time

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

Aryane Torres

We went early in the morning of December 27th. Service was decently fast. Our server was attentive and got our orders right without needing to jot them down.
The portions were pretty big and filling, although I found the omelette a bit too salty. Sadly, both my 9 month old and I got sick after breakfast. My husband and our toddler were ok.
The place was clean but music was disturbingly loud. It’s a breakfast/pancake place, not a pub. Also, the AC was cranked up and it was colder inside than outside the place. We had to keep our jackets on.

It was an ok choice but we don’t plan on going back.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 4

Service: 5

Lori Boothe

No waiting. Good food. Great service. My coffee never ran dry.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 4

Service: 5

Austin Jones

Tested the theory of infinite patience today. Turns out, the heat death of the universe will likely happen before anyone at this location picks up a phone. Pancakes are great, but their telecommunications department is currently ghosting the entire planet.

Jacob Fry

No wait time for a table which was nice (hostess was nice), although it had syrup all over it. Waited 10 minutes to see my waitress to make an order (place was about half full). Got the veg omelette (not vegetarian) because it looked good, and some cheese grits. Took a while for the food, but that’s alright. Food came out, I ate the pancakes first, they were great. Then my omelette and grits, they were both so bland, I drowned them in S/P and hot sauce. Grits were also cold when they got the table. Maybe I should’ve just ordered pancakes from the pancake restaurant.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 2

Service: 2

Cassandra “Sandra's Sweet Sensations” Allen

First time here the omelet is definitely big enough for 2. And the pancakes 10/10

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Sean Mulvany

If you haven't been to an Original Pancake House, you're in for a treat! It's pretty rare to find a Dutch Baby Pancake (an American breakfast creation, inspired by German, not Dutch puffed pancakes). They take a little longer but are totally worth the wait. Yum!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Tommy Laseter

Fresh and Hot!!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

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