Food is always great no doubts about it. Service though is 1/10…. It takes an hour plus wait. Once we get in it takes forever for them to take the order. From there yet one more wait to get your food to the table. In between if you need anything like straws or water or coffee refill etc.. it takes forever sometimes forgotten that you need to ask twice. It would be good if they can work on taking their service levels high.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 1
Holden Huffaker
I was at the Goodwill on Fairview in Boise for their grand opening today. Despite the limited parking in the shopping center, it seems The Original Pancake House wasn’t too pleased about sharing space with a new neighbor.
Earlier that morning, I had breakfast at The Original Pancake House. When we sat down, the restaurant was practically empty—yet following Goodwill’s grand opening, the place suddenly became busy. The atmosphere was uninspired, the customer service left much to be desired, and the food was far from memorable.
Upon leaving, I witnessed something that truly defined the experience: a dark-haired man, likely well past retirement age but still in desperate need of perspective, standing outside frantically waving cars away from “their” spaces. Moments later, he was throwing food items at vehicles he claimed were parked “on their property.” To be clear, The Original Pancake House does not own an enclosed lot, nor are there signs posted reserving these spaces. Their attempt at policing parking carries no authority.
Whether you’re a child running a business or an adult who lacks basic business practices, that shortcoming is entirely your own. Instead of policing a public lot, perhaps that energy would be better spent improving the restaurant’s food, service, and hospitality. A great breakfast doesn’t require theatrics in the parking lot—just quality and professionalism inside the restaurant 🤝
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
julian martinez
My experience is always nice here Especially When Olivia is my Server. She's on it and in it. Killing it with Her customer service $kill$
Angela Starr
The best in every way
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Mark
Breakfast just doesn't get any better than this. I have never seen so many different kinds of pancakes! The wait staff is amazing.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Dutchbaby Pancake
jasmin brown
The staff was suuper friendly, I went on a Thursday morning so not super busy. Good coffee, the omlette was STUFFED and the waffle was so so so good and hot and had great flavor. Very happy, will definitely be back. Not super spendy either. My only dissapointment is that I havent been here sooner!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Rachel Walters
Service was good. Lots of selection on̈ menu. Excellent value for good food.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Jay W
Other than it being a big open space, it's neat and clean. There is a large banquet room though.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
Shanna Hunter
I come to you guys every day for my daily scrambled eggs 🥚 and I love how they are cooked and they taste amazing, which is pretty hard to do because I'm so picky lol. Thanks to all the great servers, cooks and the owners 😀
The place isn’t exemplary but it delivers on what I personally expect. Chain breakfast diner with good pancakes. It delivered. Service was good despite it being busy.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 4
Ann Margaret St. Clair
Great breakfast diner experience. Fast service. Wonderful place to enjoy a cup of coffee and some food with family and friends on a Sunday (or any day!). They have really consistently good pancakes. Love their bacon, it’s super meaty. The kids menu is fantastic.
Food is always great no doubts about it. Service though is 1/10…. It takes an hour plus wait. Once we get in it takes forever for them to take the order. From there yet one more wait to get your food to the table. In between if you need anything like straws or water or coffee refill etc.. it takes forever sometimes forgotten that you need to ask twice. It would be good if they can work on taking their service levels high.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 1
I was at the Goodwill on Fairview in Boise for their grand opening today. Despite the limited parking in the shopping center, it seems The Original Pancake House wasn’t too pleased about sharing space with a new neighbor.
Earlier that morning, I had breakfast at The Original Pancake House. When we sat down, the restaurant was practically empty—yet following Goodwill’s grand opening, the place suddenly became busy. The atmosphere was uninspired, the customer service left much to be desired, and the food was far from memorable.
Upon leaving, I witnessed something that truly defined the experience: a dark-haired man, likely well past retirement age but still in desperate need of perspective, standing outside frantically waving cars away from “their” spaces. Moments later, he was throwing food items at vehicles he claimed were parked “on their property.” To be clear, The Original Pancake House does not own an enclosed lot, nor are there signs posted reserving these spaces. Their attempt at policing parking carries no authority.
Whether you’re a child running a business or an adult who lacks basic business practices, that shortcoming is entirely your own. Instead of policing a public lot, perhaps that energy would be better spent improving the restaurant’s food, service, and hospitality. A great breakfast doesn’t require theatrics in the parking lot—just quality and professionalism inside the restaurant 🤝
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
My experience is always nice here Especially When Olivia is my Server. She's on it and in it. Killing it with Her customer service $kill$
The best in every way
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Breakfast just doesn't get any better than this. I have never seen so many different kinds of pancakes! The wait staff is amazing.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Dutchbaby Pancake
The staff was suuper friendly, I went on a Thursday morning so not super busy.
Good coffee, the omlette was STUFFED and the waffle was so so so good and hot and had great flavor. Very happy, will definitely be back. Not super spendy either. My only dissapointment is that I havent been here sooner!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Service was good. Lots of selection on̈ menu. Excellent value for good food.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Other than it being a big open space, it's neat and clean. There is a large banquet room though.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
I come to you guys every day for my daily scrambled eggs 🥚 and I love how they are cooked and they taste amazing, which is pretty hard to do because I'm so picky lol. Thanks to all the great servers, cooks and the owners 😀
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Great breakfast
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
The place isn’t exemplary but it delivers on what I personally expect. Chain breakfast diner with good pancakes. It delivered. Service was good despite it being busy.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 4
Great breakfast diner experience. Fast service. Wonderful place to enjoy a cup of coffee and some food with family and friends on a Sunday (or any day!). They have really consistently good pancakes. Love their bacon, it’s super meaty. The kids menu is fantastic.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The food was absolutely delicious!!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
I love the Cherry Kijafa Pancakes.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Very Delicious! Worth to visit again!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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