The Original Pancake House

Straight up pancake house, which is exactly what I was looking for. Bacon is phenomenal! Banana pancakes and eggs were standard fare which is fine.
Before I came here I was reading some reviews and it seems like a lot of people complained about the wait staff. I don’t know why, cause not only was my waitress attentive, but I watched her bring out and return 3 cups of coffee for a nice old man who didn’t care for it and was trying different combinations of sugar and cream, and she didn’t even think twice about doing it.

Best breakfast ever! This location is better than the west side location. If they own them both, the website side location needs help. The service was not good and the food was cold and undercooked. I will eat at the chagrin location only now.

Over priced to have terrible service and smell of food when u leave! So do this. Buy better ventilation or better one and get new servers and don’t make me wait 30 minutes for a half order of pancakes on a wend afternoon when there isn’t anyone there! Won’t be back !!!

The wait area here is nowhere near big enough and often freezing cold in the winter. They won’t take call ins to put your name on while on the way, and are rude when you request that instead of sitting in a very small, congested wait area. They need to get signed up with NoWait app, catch up with the, as busy, but easy to walk into, First Watch

I stopped in with my husband with on a Sunday around 2 pm for a very late breakfast. We were seated in less than 5 minutes and the server immediately took out drink orders.
This was my first time at this location but I ordered my usual, the strawberry waffle. The husband ordered the pecan waffle, farm-​style sausage, home fries and a hot chocolate. The hot chocolate was quite cool because of the whipped cream so keep that in mind. Our server quickly replaced it sans whip and he said it was pretty tasty. Free refills on hot chocolate, BTW.
The food was out in less than 10 minutes — everything was great and on par with other locations.

This place came highly recommended by a friend who had dined at a location in another state. We thought we’d try it out. We waited a good 30 minutes in the breezeway of the restaurant which was freezing. Once finally seated our waitress must have been having a bad day because she was just shy of rude. Everything took forever but we didn’t mind waiting because we had heard it was so great. I ordered a bagel with cream cheese; the bagel was burned and there was a hair in my cream cheese. I let the waitress know and she simply said she’d get me a new cream cheese. There was no apology at all. There were 4 of us at the table today; 2 of the people got their food while the other 2 of us waited about 7 – 8 minutes for our food to come. We had to send 1 of the meals back because it was very under cooked. This went back via the manager-​no apology here either. When I ordered blueberry pancakes I didn’t think I would be given a small side of blueberries from a can. There were the same blueberries in the pancake.
There was a very friendly man coming around to clear plates; probably the friendliest person there but he took my plate before I was done and without asking.
We asked for our check to be split, the waitress said to let the cashier up front know when we went to pay. When we got to the cashier and asked for the check to be split she acted like we were asking for her to do something absolutely unthinkable. I thought about letting the manager know about the subpar food and the horrible service we received but he didn’t really seem to care.
This is a place I would never go again and I regret waiting as long as I did for it. Hopefully my experience was not the norm as I see a lot of good reviews on here. But I wouldn’t be willing to give it a second chance.

Probably our go to place for breakfast. Place is packed. Almost always consistent. Last time my hash browns weren’t warmed through. Prices are reasonable. Servers are mostly good.

This is your all American diner but just done a lot better. Excellent customer service, had the spinach feta sundried tomato omelette … Pancakes amazing. Also great crepes. Highly recommended. Prepare for a wait though.

Best breakfast place I’ve ever been to and could ever find. Every time I’m in town I go here at least once. It’s my favorite. Their omelets are phenomenal, their dutch baby’s the best I’ve even found, their orange juice is fresh squeezed. Oh and they have great new art every time I’m there. You can’t go wrong with this restaurant. And any wait is worth the wait to eat here.

Visiting the area and drove by this place one night. It was closed but we went for breakfast in the morning. Very pleasant staff and as always with The Original Pancake House their Apple Pancake was out of this world. My husband also got the Chorizo Omelet which was good. Portions are very large and we had left overs. Will absolutely come here again when I’m in the area.

Second time going here — have to write a review because I love it so much. Came on a Saturday morning: if you don’t want to wait at least 20 minutes, GET HERE BEFORE 9AM! They’re efficient and there’s some seating to wait, but especially if you have more than like 2 people, try to get there early.
Servers are quick and efficient and good about refilling the coffee. I ordered the «Blueberry Delight» — 6 delicious pancakes with blueberries and white chocolate chips, a combination I’ve never tried before but I don’t think I’ll ever have anything else! They supply you with a generous amount of butter, syrup, compote, and are quick to get you more if you’re like me and like to go a little crazy. I also got a side of sausage patties, and I must say this is the first breakfast place I’ve been to where I was actually satisfied with the size of sausage patties.
My friend got their famous Dutch Baby (basically a very egg-​y pancake with powdered sugar) and while personally the taste just isn’t for me, she loved it.
Our waitress did a great job despite the Saturday morning rush craziness, and the manager (I believe that’s who he was) came by every table to personally ask how everyone was doing.
This is, in my opinion, the BEST pancake spot in Cleveland. Get here early, but be prepared to not be hungry the rest of the day!

We love coming here for breakfast! We have pretty much always stuck to pancakes, so I do not have the most broad prospective. We have had blueberry, pumpkin, chocolate chip, and chocolate & peanut butter chip and have never been disappointed. I tend to lean towards getting the ½ portion because of how large the portions are. They do not take reservations or call ahead seating. So, be prepared to wait. They are normally very accurate with their wait times. Also, they will not seat you unless your party is all there (which I am a fan of because it really does keep everything moving.) Once you are seated, we have never had an issue with service. Service has always been efficient and prompt. The coffee is delicious and I would highly recommend it. We normally get a side of bacon, and yes it is on the pricy side for bacon, but it is not bulk packaged bacon either and, in our opinion, worth the few extra dollars. You pay at the counter and the girls there have always been very courteous.

This place to me is where my «death row» meal would come from — at least in part! Why you ask — please let me tell you!
1) Coffee — a special blend with a signature taste and smell only this OPH has! (Currently skipping due to Preggo status) but oh so good!
2) the pancakes — specifically the chocolate peanut butter chip ones, the pumpkin ones or the BACON pancakes (yes you read that right).
3) the huge baked omelettes that COME WITH 3 smaller pancakes! Boom!
4) the aforementioned bacon, bacon, bacon, BACON! Super long strips cooked on a diner griddle crispy to perfection!
I really dig this place — but weekends you will wait an hour PLUS — so go early or um take a «sick day» during the week

I like it. when I want breakfast and don’t want to be worried if it’ll be good or not I go here.

I have tried several items here and I love everything!!!

I met a friend here today at 9am… the place was busy, but not crowded.
When I parked, as soon as I got out of the car I could smell waffles and pancakes… the whole parking lot smelled like a syrup-​soaked paradise.
I had coffee and eggs Benedict (which was served with three piping hot pancakes, to my surprise) and my friend had hot orange tea and a bacon waffle.
The eggs Benedict was made as it usually is, but with very, very thick slices of grilled ham, poached eggs and hollandaise sauce. It was wonderful and pleasantly not greasy or super heavy. The ham was not super salty, the eggs were perfect and the sauce was not oily/​greasy. I gave half of the order, which was served with home-​fries and pancakes, to my friend, who was eyeing it!
Since I didn’t want to eat all of it myself, I shared. Her waffle was crisp on the outside, evenly cooked, and fluffy on the inside with crisp bacon throughout. The bacon waffle was served with syrup and butter. The three pancakes that accompanied my dish were hot (nothing sits under a heat lamp, here) and didn’t need any toppings… they were good. Flavorful, not sweet, not dry, not bland. They were a very happy medium. I topped them with a bit of syrup, and as good as they were, I could only eat a couple of bites as I simply had too much food, even after sharing. The syrup is either 100% real or a very, very close formulation. I can’t eat much of anything as sweet as syrup.
Everything was great. Everything a greasy spoon place should be, but less grease!
Anyway, the server was very courteous and speedy and the cashier was also very cordial. The restaurant was also well-​lit, spacious, and clean.
I think I’ve found my new favorite east side breakfast spot!

I’ve been to several of these franchises, and frankly this is the worst location. Sadly it is my nearest one.
Don’t get me wrong, the food is still good, better than many or most breakfast spots in the area. Service is good too. On par with all other local restaurants, and the manager (owner?) Seems like a friendly guy. I wanna like it, I do!
Other locations (Oregon and Utah) are nearly life-​changing breakfast experiences. The Woodmere location is not…
Pricing is a little higher than it should be, but remember this place is across the street from a Tiffanys jewelers. Bacon is thick awesome, but it’s a buck a piece. Omelettes start at $ 10. The average Midwesterner will have two meals from that omelette, and it comes with three pancakes.
The portions are in line (which is to say ridiculous) with the other locations, but the food is just… not as good. Foodservice issue? Recipe design? I dunno. I just know that I pay a lot for breakfast when I go here, and I always feel bad because it’s not like the other ones I’ve been to.
Today I had the requisite biscuits and gravy ($ 6…for B &G? It’s $ 3 at Bob Evans), and it was sour. Not sour like something was bad, just like too much lemon juice or vinegar was splashed into the gravy. It’s always a little more sour there, but today it was like too sour. A little off every time I visit. Every time. Every. Single. Time. Last time I went, the B & G was some of the best I’ve ever eaten it was clearly another cook or recipe.
Every other OPH I’ve been to is solid, consistent, and a pure delight. This one is ok.

A lot of pancakes and breakfast menu.
I visited here for just stopped by traveling from NJ Chicago. Stayed at Aloft (good hotel).
Very good place for having breakfast with kids.(we had 11 months old baby)
Their handmade sausage was perfect!
Pancake was decent.
It’s not amazing but you can get decent breakfast here.
I wish we have this restaurant near our house!

Hadn’t been here in a couple of years and wanted some pancakes. Came around 1:30pm on a Saturday and had a 10 minute wait. It took several minutes for a server to come and take our drink order. Service after was ok. I had the pecan pancakes and they were decent, nothing to write home about. The egg breakfast with potatoes looked pretty unappetizing — not something I’d want to eat. I don’t think I’ll be back.

The food today was good… Not its usual 5 start greatness. Our omelets were wonderful but the home fries were not edible. What truly was worse was our server, Laura, she was so indifferent that it kind of turned me off. She was not friendly, she seemed bothered that we needed more butter and syrup and we really put her off when we needed drinks. I realize it was a holiday and busy but when you take a job as a waitress you have to rise above whatever is going on and put a smile on your face. You should make your table feel welcome and not like a burden. Esp. When they are spending large amounts of money.
I cannot say I will not come back but I will certainly ask not to sit in Laura’s section.