We didn't have the pancakes, but the brunch dishes were very very good. The crab was plenty in the omlette. Deducting a star was the salads and sides are just meh. Service was great!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Laurent Cruveillier
On the one hand the crab scramble (more like an omelette) and the coffee were delicious. Apparently the TexMex scramble was really good too. On the other hand the service is not nice even if smily. They won’t accommodate simple substitutions (such as a bit of salad- which they have- instead of a slice of bread). Be aware that their “chilaquiles” are more like tossed nachos. Also ambient modern jazz is unbearable. So, yes… mixed feelings.
Lauren Girardin
I've gone to Pancake Boy with a lot of folks, and everyone always leaves very happy! The egg sandwich is an delicious if messy breakfast. I'm don't get omelettes when I go out to eat, but friends have loved theirs. The benedicts could use more hollandaise sauce, but the rest of the ingredients are generous and good quality. Anything that has shrimp is recommended, as they're perfectly cooked, tender with zero rubberiness. The chicken and french toast is absurdly indulgent, and one of this place's best dishes - even if I can't justify the health consequences of getting it very often. The burger is huge, and surprisingly satisfying for a place that's more about their breakfasts. The drip coffee is great, and refilled constantly. And it's so nice that they have small bottles of bubbly.
Food: 4
Service: 4
E Lim
The service was great; everyone was very friendly. However, the food was subpar. The sausage patty had an overpowering cumin flavor and was oddly sweet. The pancakes were overcooked and dry, like bread. The presentation was nice, and the staff was friendly, but I wouldn’t come back.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 3
Dewi Tjaden
Surprised by this place: food is great, portion is great. Specialty lattes 👍👍
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
François
Nice place. Seats both inside and outside (Under a patio or in front of the store) SUPER cold inside: they leave the door open to facilitate the service but it means that all customers have to keep their coats on (which is not really an issue tbh). Pretty disappointed by the menu: few pancake options, and all of them are oddly specific. Maybe you can ask for plain pancakes with your topping of choice, but it’s not on the menu. Waiters were nice, but not super warm, but there was a lot of people to serve so maybe that’s why. My girl took her ricotta pancakes and was super happy about it, they were fluffy. I took the soulfood option: fried chicken with French toast and was super disappointed; the fried chicken was not that good, weird taste, and the Maple syrup was super liquid and not sweet enough to contrast with the fried chicken.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 4
Teresa K
A simple, small cafe located in the busy retail area of popular Noe Valley on 24th Street. The three of us ate brunch there the day after Christmas around 10:30. We waited 10 minutes for a table, but the table looked directly into the open doorway of the kitchen and the back of the grill cook. To the credit of the two stressed yet accommodating servers, when we saw a better table open up, they relocated us at our request. Portions are generous, so we ordered two entrees for our party. The Pancake Boy Plate ($25) with Lemon Ricotta Pancakes, 2 sunny-side up eggs and pork patty and Pb’s Burger ($20) with French Fries. We noticed tables were served their food one entree at a time rather than all entrees being served together to the entire dining party resulting in diners eating in shifts. Thankfully that didn’t happen to us. The Lemon Ricotta Pancakes were five-star. The best in SF. The Burger was big but in this case bigger doesn’t make it better. It was ordinary. The French Fries looked promising. They were crispy but were not seasoned. There was no taste. We’ll definitely be back for the pancakes and the cafe offers many varieties.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 5
Nicola
I enjoyed it. Cute little place, staff was nice and we were seated quickly (Monday around 11:30am). We ordered the Lemon Ricotta Pancakes, Banana Mascarpone pancakes and the fried chicken and French toast.
The pancakes were really good . The banana mascarpone were my favorite. Cooked very well, flavorful without syrup and a good amount of pancakes. The way it comes out is very cute too.
Ok, but the chicken was fried way too hard for the type of batter they use. The actual meat was good and wasn't dry, but the breading was not even almost enjoyable. The French toast was really good.
To drink we ordered a Dirty Chai Latte and. Chai Latte and both were perfect.
Ultimately, I'll be coming back. Just won't be ordering the fried chicken.
Elijah “Japs” Espino
I honestly didn’t expect fried chicken and french toast to become one of my ultimate comfort food combos, but wow, it really hit the spot. The balance of sweet and salty flavors was perfect, and every bite just felt so satisfying. It’s one of those meals that makes you stop for a second and go, “yeah, this is it.”
The whole vibe of the place added to it too. Even though the restaurant was full, it didn’t feel chaotic at all. The servers were friendly, the place was super clean, and the area itself was really nice. It just had that warm, welcoming atmosphere that makes you want to stay a little longer. I’m definitely going back because honestly, it was that good.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Live with Liza
Wow we just randomly picked this place and it was the best breakfast we had on our trip.
Lemon Ricotta Pancakes - amazing Shrimp and grits - the best! Banana pancakes also looked super!
Absolutely ridiculous. Every dish brought out is a masterpiece.
Ramin Farhad
Everything tasted rather bland and didn’t stand out for me - neither exceptional nor poor. The pancakes were dry and eggs and bacon were way too salty. Service was great.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 5
Linda Rothfield
Who was lucky enough to get into this restaurant which is always busy. Service was efficient. Food was delicious. Felt prices were too high
We didn't have the pancakes, but the brunch dishes were very very good. The crab was plenty in the omlette. Deducting a star was the salads and sides are just meh. Service was great!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
On the one hand the crab scramble (more like an omelette) and the coffee were delicious. Apparently the TexMex scramble was really good too.
On the other hand the service is not nice even if smily. They won’t accommodate simple substitutions (such as a bit of salad- which they have- instead of a slice of bread).
Be aware that their “chilaquiles” are more like tossed nachos.
Also ambient modern jazz is unbearable.
So, yes… mixed feelings.
I've gone to Pancake Boy with a lot of folks, and everyone always leaves very happy! The egg sandwich is an delicious if messy breakfast. I'm don't get omelettes when I go out to eat, but friends have loved theirs. The benedicts could use more hollandaise sauce, but the rest of the ingredients are generous and good quality. Anything that has shrimp is recommended, as they're perfectly cooked, tender with zero rubberiness. The chicken and french toast is absurdly indulgent, and one of this place's best dishes - even if I can't justify the health consequences of getting it very often. The burger is huge, and surprisingly satisfying for a place that's more about their breakfasts. The drip coffee is great, and refilled constantly. And it's so nice that they have small bottles of bubbly.
Food: 4
Service: 4
The service was great; everyone was very friendly. However, the food was subpar. The sausage patty had an overpowering cumin flavor and was oddly sweet. The pancakes were overcooked and dry, like bread. The presentation was nice, and the staff was friendly, but I wouldn’t come back.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 3
Surprised by this place: food is great, portion is great. Specialty lattes 👍👍
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Nice place. Seats both inside and outside (Under a patio or in front of the store)
SUPER cold inside: they leave the door open to facilitate the service but it means that all customers have to keep their coats on (which is not really an issue tbh).
Pretty disappointed by the menu: few pancake options, and all of them are oddly specific. Maybe you can ask for plain pancakes with your topping of choice, but it’s not on the menu.
Waiters were nice, but not super warm, but there was a lot of people to serve so maybe that’s why.
My girl took her ricotta pancakes and was super happy about it, they were fluffy.
I took the soulfood option: fried chicken with French toast and was super disappointed; the fried chicken was not that good, weird taste, and the Maple syrup was super liquid and not sweet enough to contrast with the fried chicken.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 4
A simple, small cafe located in the busy retail area of popular Noe Valley on 24th Street. The three of us ate brunch there the day after Christmas around 10:30. We waited 10 minutes for a table, but the table looked directly into the open doorway of the kitchen and the back of the grill cook. To the credit of the two stressed yet accommodating servers, when we saw a better table open up, they relocated us at our request. Portions are generous, so we ordered two entrees for our party. The Pancake Boy Plate ($25) with Lemon Ricotta Pancakes, 2 sunny-side up eggs and pork patty and Pb’s Burger ($20) with French Fries. We noticed tables were served their food one entree at a time rather than all entrees being served together to the entire dining party resulting in diners eating in shifts. Thankfully that didn’t happen to us. The Lemon Ricotta Pancakes were five-star. The best in SF. The Burger was big but in this case bigger doesn’t make it better. It was ordinary. The French Fries looked promising. They were crispy but were not seasoned. There was no taste. We’ll definitely be back for the pancakes and the cafe offers many varieties.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 5
I enjoyed it. Cute little place, staff was nice and we were seated quickly (Monday around 11:30am). We ordered the Lemon Ricotta Pancakes, Banana Mascarpone pancakes and the fried chicken and French toast.
The pancakes were really good . The banana mascarpone were my favorite. Cooked very well, flavorful without syrup and a good amount of pancakes. The way it comes out is very cute too.
Ok, but the chicken was fried way too hard for the type of batter they use. The actual meat was good and wasn't dry, but the breading was not even almost enjoyable. The French toast was really good.
To drink we ordered a Dirty Chai Latte and. Chai Latte and both were perfect.
Ultimately, I'll be coming back. Just won't be ordering the fried chicken.
I honestly didn’t expect fried chicken and french toast to become one of my ultimate comfort food combos, but wow, it really hit the spot. The balance of sweet and salty flavors was perfect, and every bite just felt so satisfying. It’s one of those meals that makes you stop for a second and go, “yeah, this is it.”
The whole vibe of the place added to it too. Even though the restaurant was full, it didn’t feel chaotic at all. The servers were friendly, the place was super clean, and the area itself was really nice. It just had that warm, welcoming atmosphere that makes you want to stay a little longer. I’m definitely going back because honestly, it was that good.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Wow we just randomly picked this place and it was the best breakfast we had on our trip.
Lemon Ricotta Pancakes - amazing
Shrimp and grits - the best!
Banana pancakes also looked super!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
Absolutely ridiculous. Every dish brought out is a masterpiece.
Everything tasted rather bland and didn’t stand out for me - neither exceptional nor poor. The pancakes were dry and eggs and bacon were way too salty. Service was great.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 5
Who was lucky enough to get into this restaurant which is always busy. Service was efficient. Food was delicious. Felt prices were too high
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Pancakes very disappointing. The rest was good.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 2
Delicious food!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
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