The Original Pancake House - Oak Forest, Illinois

Vegus C.

Thank you guys for taking time out to read my latest review as I always say before I start my reviews everyone has their own experience I am just sharing my own experience with you so I decided to dine in at The Original Pancake House in Oak Forest I have many times visited the location in in Hyde Park can I have been frequently coming to this location for almost a year now whenever I am in the neighborhood I'm making my business to stop in prioritize myself and give me perfect time to reset and have some me time so let's get into the review I would say this location gets 10 stars from me I have come here to this location a number of times and one of the things I would like to mention is the whole entire staff delivers world class service I have never seen them have a off day no matter what race no matter if it's a man or a woman they are the best at making a customer feel like they're one of the family one thing I do like is that they remember that regulars by name you are greeted by the hostess with a friendly hello and how was your day what the owner has done is capture the authenticity of what it feels like to be at a establishment I receive top-notch service I can see why they have been in business for decades the food is always cooked to Perfection so many options to choose from I always get the chicken sausage pigs in a blanket I get the chicken sausage instead of the pork sausage and I do not get any whipped cream or powder how long do pigs in a blanket they are just wrapped up I also love the fact that there juices are freshly squeezed I am a fan of the grapefruit juice I can't lie play scrambled eggs are always on the point and I'll always make one of my family members told me that if you enjoy the food and the service and I like to take time out to recognize great service and recommending others to the establishment. As a top reviewer I always make sure to recognize & highlight incredible businesses the whole entire staff at The Original Pancake House in Oak Forest thank you so much for treating me like family continue delivering world class customer service for more decades to come you got my vote in support

Melba L.

Food is good. One of the few places around to get potato pancakes! We ordered eggs Benedict, eggs Michael ( constructed like eggs Benedict but with sausage and a mushroom sherry sauce instead of hollandaise) has always been a favorite because you can’t get it anywhere else around us. Also ordered biscuits and gravy and a skillet. Everything was good. A few changes and I would have given 5 stars. Let’s start with the biscuits and gravy.. the gravy was creamy with ground sausage.. with a slight peppery punch… but the biscuits were hard as a rock and had they not been covered in gravy we couldn’t have even eaten them… they were also not hot enough… if i had to guess from my experience in a kitchen the biscuits are premade or frozen and they defrost/ reheat as necessary to save on waste/cost but when you do this they turn hard as a rock… nope 👎🏻 a biscuit should be fresh and moist and tender… not taste like a hard scone!!! It was $14 just for 2 stale biscuits smothered in cold gravy.. sad because it has the potential to be delicious. The Benedicts were very tasty but also lacking in sauce. I like sauce on every bite… the potato pancakes were delicious and we will definitely return for those. Overall food was very good considering they were swamped. Our server was sweet and attentive. … and with just a few tweaks easily a 5 star meal. If you’re looking for atmosphere, you won’t get that here. They remodeled to cram as many people into the space as possible… so it’s 4 white walls with a bunch of tight squeeze tables / booths… I’ve seen hospital cafeterias with a more welcoming vibe than this… bit clearly it doesn’t hurt their business because it is always packed.

T A.

Better than Amazing experience for a Tuesday morning. As you see from the pictures, the food looks delicious, Latekia C. and all of the staff members gave a very warm welcoming to the establishment. Right away, I noticed how clean and fresh it smells. I loved that my utensils and plate look spotless clean. I start getting worried because everything was perfect, I'm thinking to myself that the food would not be perfect. Unfortunately, after Latekia C. helped me decide what I wanted. I think the cook must love his job. Because all the vegetables were cut nice and perfect. Nothing was overcooked or looking like it was pulled out of the freezer and thrown on the grill and plate. My breakfast meal definitely made my morning day much better. Thank you, The Original Pancake House in Oak Forest. Keep up the amazing work.

Janet W.

The customer service was awesome! The food was great- cooked to perfection. The servers and buss people moved like a well oiled machine. First time here and would definitely come back. Ask for server Christine on the weekends.

Milton M.

Well I'm biased. I've been coming here for 20 years with my friend Eddie. I ordered just about the same thing an andouille chicken skillet with scrambled eggs on the side, a side of bacon and wheat toast with strawberry preserves. With strawberry lemonade and water. The blueberry pancakes are delicious. Sundays are crowded but we've managed to get seated quickly. Plenty of parking. And the wait staff are nice. I haven't had a bad experience. They give decent portions. Well worth the stop.

Yanna L.

The food was okay. The coffee was good. The service was all right.

The ladies that sat us were very friendly and got us seated right away. Loved that.

I've been to plenty of Original Pancake Houses in different states, and this was the only one where I was denied substituting hash browns for eggs. There wasn't an up charge option. Just a flat out no. A small part of me felt as if the waitress was lying, but I digress.

I would be okay with not visiting this location again.

Viri M.

Had some of the best French Toast I’ve ever had here. The Caramel French Toast was perfectly fluffy, and paired well with the grapefruit juice I ordered. Downside was that it didn’t come with a side, so side will be charged extra. I ordered fresh fruit for mine and the fruit tasted sweet and fresh. The Dutch Treat was also a great and delicious sharing piece to get. Service was excellent, and even though it was during rush hour, the waitresses were very attentive and not time-pressing. I’m not much of a French Toast fanatic, but this one order might be one of the reasons I will be coming back!

Black F. F.

Staff was fine, food was way too expensive, my blueberry pancakes were the darkest i have ever seen. They were almost blue from possoble an overload of blueberry concoction in the pancake batter which may play a part in the lack of fluff. Other offerings may be better. Establishment may be pretty good.