The Original Pancake House

Go to the one in the Green Valley Ranch Casino instead. Which is along the freeway to the Mc Carren Airport.

This location is now closed. GVR is looking to bring back their café. I hope they leave the booths alone. They are the most comfortable it has ever been my pleasure to sit in.

Original pancake house relocated to the old grand café. Much of the vast space is unused and takes away from the quaint thoughts of breakfast.
The menu offers it all: crepes, pancakes, waffles, French toast, benedict, and so on. Prices are fairly high but not unexpected for inside a lovely hotel like GVR.
Started with coffee and o.j. The coffee was superb. No complaints. Well, they don’t have flavored creamer or lattes or anything…
The o.j. was clearly fresh squeezed and extremely pulpy.
I had eggs Michael. A rendition of Benedict with sausage patties and a mushroom sherry cream sauce. Really good. Eggs cooked perfectly. Seasoned nicely. Piping hot. 4 crispy potato pancakes on the side with sour cream and applesauce. Lots of food! I would have preferred toast in lieu of 2 potato pancakes so I could mop up my yolky cream sauce goodness.
Hubby had corned beef hash. Although it showed close resemblance to the magical canned version, it lacked fat so, therefore, was a bit dry.
$ 32 for 2 coffees, 2 breakfasts and 1 juice. $ 38 with tip. A bit steep for breakfast but satisfying nonetheless.

After losing all your money at the penny slots, blacking out from drinking one too many apple-tini’s; there’s nothing more comforting than a sweet smile from an attentive waitress, hot coffee and cold oj to go along with a nice filling breakfast.
OPH served it all up, especially with a line way shorter than the one for the buffet. (
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*German pancake aka Dutch Baby (signature dish) $ 10– Baked so it looks like a deflated popover. Coming sprinkled with powdered sugar, it was like a thick crêpe with subtle sweetness. The lemon and butter they give you as a topping is interesting. Eating this dish is like eating at the buffet, so you could probably order the smaller size. (
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Mushroom omelet — $ 10. They don’t mess around. The thing is huge and can easily feed like 10 senior citizens. It’s a little bit different from a standard omelet since they take the eggs, cook it in a skillet and then bake it. They even give you 3 buttermilk pancakes, which we couldn’t even touch we were so full. (
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The food is overflowing and hearty, 2 people can easily share one plate.
You’re definitely going to need energy to get back to the slots, this food can put you to sleep.

I love pancakes!
Now that we got that out of the way… let’s move on to the review.
When I got there, there was a line. But it was moving quickly. 5 – 10 min wait. Fanfreakintastic.
We had a sweet older lady as our waitress. She was amazing! She has a favorite-​grandma essence to her.
I couldn’t decide between the chocolate chip pancakes and another dish and i really really wanted some bacon that morning! so she suggested getting the senior special (cheaper price! Score! Btw I am not a senior citizen) and a side of the chocolate chip pancakes.
Our food came out great, nothing to complain about. My bacon came out extra crispy not burnt just the way I like it!!!
I really loved their chocolate chip pancakes!!! The chips are slightly warm and oh so smearable on your pancakes. scooped some of the side whip cream and tossed it on my pancake, took the first bite and I was in pancake heaven. no need for syrup… it was delicious just with the melted chocolate chips n whip cream.
she checked up on us a couple of times… I always appreciate that and not afraid to give a larger tip when that happens. I have got to say she was one of the best servers I’ve had any where. That’s a lot coming from me, I take that sh*t seriously when it comes to any customer service. :)
Can’t wait to go again!

Eh… okay. Not great, but not bad. The omelettes are obscenely large… that’s not a compliment! LOL.

This place looks awesome. The smell of the maple syrup blasts the air while you wait on line to get in. Granted, outside of Vegas (ahem, Henderson) I am pretty sure their is no line.
The food, well it is not that great. It certainly doesn’t inspire me to come back and try other menu items. More or less inspires me to wish I hadn’t paid so much for the food!
Like so many national chain stores, great look, great concept. Just no real delivery of something worthwhile. It also tries to play the ‘Olde Fashioned Game’ with locations nationwide and corporate reps throughout the business… its about as old fashioned as the Casino that its in.

Breakfast for dinner, what a fantastic idea! We ventured off to Green Valley Ranch for some pancakes and eggs at the Original Pancake House.
It was close to closing time and though I generally despise doing that to the wait staff, my craving for sweet and delicious pancakes overrode my general rule of thumb on this occasion.
The Station Casinos café converted into the Pancake House seemed to be a smooth transition. Seated in a comfy booth the service was timely.
Let’s talk food, pancakes were comparable to my usual pick, IHOP and the eggs, eh, they were your usual scrambled deal, nothing special. The German potatoes or whatever they’re calling them there (ya know, the carbs that accompany your breakfast?), they were seasoned nicely and I did not have a hard time clearing them off of my plate.
All in all, I am still perplexed by the cost of OJ! I understand there may be some additional labor involved in «fresh squeezed» juice, but $ 4 for a highball glass, really? Whatevs, that is my only real gripe with this fine establishment, that and the fact that the venue closes.
IT’S VEGAS PEOPLE, everything’s 24-​hours, that’s the appeal, isn’t it?! And GVR doesn’t really have a 24-​hour eatery happening anymore so why not leave the Pancake House open for all hungry sinners? Just a suggestion ;)
Give it a whirl if you’re in the area, not worth a special trip but did a nice job in hitting the breakfast craving spot.

I am in love with their German pancake! My fiancé thinks it is over rated, but it is just mind blowing for me. I am a fan of thin pancakes (like crepes), which is why I love these. And Original Pancake House is the only breakfast place that has them… that I have gone to.
Their waffles are wonderful too!
I love this place so much that after i did my first half marathon, as sore as I was, I came down here to have a big meal to reward myself!!! It was totally worth it as I limped away from the restaurant
Service here is great and location is good.

This location is located inside the Green Valley Ranch Casino. It’s kinda hard to find, so just follow the signs inside.
What to expect: all your typical breakfast food. Emphasis on different kinds of pancakes in HUGE portions. They have at least 10 different types of pancakes to choose from so I always have a hard time making a decision. They also have your other breakfast favorites like waffles, omletes, bacon, etc.
Their omletes are HUGE and very fluffy since they’re oven baked. I’ve tried almost all of them and they’re all equally delicious. They also come with a side of pancakes so it’s good pick!
Potato Pancakes: basically hash browns in a pancake form. Comes with apple sauce. This dish is a little too greasy for me, but the pancakes are crispy and the apple sauce helps counter act some of the greasiness.
Eggs Michael: pretty much eggs benedict except with their mushroom sauce which is basically a creamy mushroom sauce that reminds me of cream of mushroom soup. Not bad.
Overall if you’re looking for a nice place for a Sunday brunch with the family, this would be a nice place to go :)

OPH is great now that it is in it’s new location inside GVR. Sitting at the bar is the way to beat the crowds.
The food is good, hot, and big! I had breakfast there before going out on the Red Riderz Turkey Run last weekend.
The coffee is really good, the waffles rock the house, and the bacon is just right and crispy.
Our waitress was sweet and rolled with our louder-​than-​usual staccato commentary.
OPH is the place for breakfast.

The Original Pancake House is basically a diner. Simple food, prepared quickly. The quality is decent — think upgraded Denny’s — but nothing special or worth repeated visits unless you like a bland breakfast.
There’s nothing particularly amazing about the food or menu choices, but if you’re carting around a load of kids, it’s not a bad place to go for lots of pancake options (chocolate chip, whole wheat, blueberry, etc). When we went, we ordered crepes and blueberry pancakes. The crepes were too sweet and the blueberries on the pancakes weren’t fresh. But the service was great, the coffee never-​ending and the bacon was perfectly crispy.

Fan freaken tastic! I have been to the original pancake house by disneyland before and have happily stuffed my face with all kinds of goodies. This time it was a different visit. The low carb life style and the original pancake house sound as if they wouldn’t mix well…
But they mixed very well. We both ordered the four egg bacon and cheese of your choice (I picked gouda) omelette. Yes it does take a while to get your plate but it states on the menu that they bake their omelettes so expect a 18 — 20 min delay. They arrived perfectly cooked. So fluffy and stuffed with so much bacon. I was in heaven.
Service was spot on. Refills arrived promptly and fruit substitutions weren’t a problem. When visiting green valley ranch this is the place to stop for breakfast (or brunch depending on how crazy the night before went).

I’ve been here twice and each time I’ve ordered the potato pancakes with sour cream and apple sauce. I’ve never had to wait more than 5 mins. for a table and food comes out promptly. Servers are attentive and friendly. The portions are huge, I’ve never been able to finish my plate.
My mom is also a picky eater and orders the corn beefed hash and likes it here. It’s hard to find a place where they make it to her liking.

First of all — do not go here unless you’re hungry! The regular portion of pancakes is 6 pancakes! The omlette my husband ordered had something like 5 or 6 eggs in it! All that said, the food was awesome. I had a half order of pancakes with perfectly cooked poached eggs and my husband had a sante fe omlette. He said it was the best omlette he had ever had and I cleared my plate of pancakes (half portion). It was all very delicious and the service was friendly and prompt — overall a great breakfast.

Located in the Green Valley Resort & Spa!
I saw that there was a pancake house in the hotel and knew that is where I wanted to have breakfast.
We waited about 5 min for a table. (place was packed).
Our server was sooo nice and attentive. Our food arrived at our table only 10 minutes after ordering. Talk about quick service.
I had their French Toast which was good. It hit the spot ! (I can’t kick this french toast habit!).
I also got a side of over easy eggs and and english muffin. That completed my perfect breakfast meal. Everything was good and tasty!

Hungover and hungry for breakfast?
This place won’t disappoint.
Portions: HUGE
Prices: fair
Service: fine
I shared the biscuits with sausage and poached egg smothered in mushroom sherry gravy. It was definitely enough food for two people. The potato pancakes should be eaten with their chilled apple sauce. That combo was kind of great. I had never eaten potato pancakes before. The gravy was a bit too heavy, but had a nice flavour to it.
I couldn’t say anything was particularly original about their food, but it certainly filled me up.

I smell… bacon!
Yes, I know this place is called Original PANCAKE House, but have you ever had the bacon here? To borrow from Jim Gaffigan: «I never feel like I get enough bacon, at breakfast it’s like they’re rationing it.» Well, if that’s the case, come to OPH and order the bacon lovers plate. 7 strips of bacon on one plate. Yes, 7! All the meaty, greasy, bacony goodness your arteries can handle. And these aren’t your typical Farmer John, paper-​thin slices. We’re talking s-​l-​a-​b-​s of pig.
They have other things on their menu, such as, oh, I don’t know… pancakes. The pancakes here have gotten thinner and not as fluffy as they were a couple years back.
The dutch baby is always a winner, but isn’t quite filling enough for me on its own. Unfortunately, after you lather it up with butter, it’s almost suicide to add a side of bacon, so really, why even bother?!?
I have a hard time ordering anything here that doesn’t come with a pound of bacon (can you tell?).

Oh. My. Goodness.
When one of my breakfast companions said, «I’ll have a Dutch Baby,» I was nonplussed. What the &^%%$* was a Dutch Baby? So I asked for one too.
It’s a huge fried-​cake thing and my GOSH it was good! So was the service (very attentive with the coffee, bringing extra napkins, etc.). They were also very nice about us sitting forever and chatting.
On the down side: whatever you do, sit at a table, not a booth. We were offered a booth, and the upholstery had the consistency of a – well — a PANCAKE. Imagine sitting in a bucket of soft foam rubber, with the table up to your chin. So we asked for a table instead, and they cheerfully moved us.
I’m torn. The food was four stars, definitely, but the booth was too much of an adventure. Three stars. (Something like that always makes me wonder uneasily what else is worn out or neglected.)
A solid A-​OK for those pancakes, though. Now I’m curious about the apple pancakes!

I’m generally pretty patient and not one to complain (at least that’s what I think, my BF may tell you something else), but we had the WORST experience ever here. The line for the buffet was ridiculous at 6 PM on Sunday night so we we to the Pancake House which was totally empty. Everything was fine when we placed our orders and got our drinks, but then we waited and waited and waited. Our waitress didn’t even come by to give us an update. When we asked her what happened to our food she said ALL of these people are waiting for their food and gestured to the 3 – 4 other occupied tables as if the place was packed!
It seriously took about an hour before we got our food. When our food came we were informed that they had run out of french fries (wtf?!) and that we would be getting hash browns instead. First of all, how do they run out of fries when no one is there and second, their «hash browns» are really home potatoes. Sorry, I’m a stickler for details :) They must have also run out of hamburger buns because my bacon cheeseburger was on 2 pieces of toast!
Anyway, this was the worst restaurant experience I’ve had in a LONG time. Obviously something was wrong because no one else seemed to have had such a horrible time. In the end, I guess it kind of worked out because they heavily discounted our bill and we only ended up paying $ 12 for 4 meals.