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    Lincoln Square Pancake House - Bloomington

    4.2 (67 reviews)
    Closed 7:00 am - 3:00 pm

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    What's the vibe?
    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Dogs allowed
    Good for groups

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    Nice size for the cup of Joe!
    Jeff L.

    Returned to Lincoln Square for a group breakfast on a Sunday morning, day after a football game, during a time where there are multiple parent weekend activities for the Greek system happening. I expected a crowd. And while I wasn't shocked at the crowd, I was shocked at how quickly we were seated, and how quick and impressive the service was even with a line out the door. Our group of six (multiple families represented) was seated in about 15 minutes. Most of the restaurant is configured for 4-tops, but there were enough larger options to make our seating work. I was too slow to get photos of everyone's food, plus I didn't want to embarrass my daughter who might have stabbed me with her fork. Wife had the one-egg breakfast. Traditional egg and hash browns and she chose toast (think pancakes were an option, and that would have been my preference) while I ordered the country lady. Country lady was a country friend steak, eggs, biscuit, hash browns and sausage gravy. Delish. Love that combination, and it's nice to have an option so I don't have to piece it together somehow. Everyone enjoyed their food, and the server was quick and really 'on it' as he promptly took drink orders, filled them and took our food order at that point. Kitchen staff must have been upgraded since my last visit because it was crazy fast. Check was divided accurately, and we were out the door in less than an hour. They didn't rush us, but it was obvious they wanted to turn tables over fast since the line was building. Definite repeat. I still love the local places downtown, but even I wasn't crazy enough to try to get in those on a football weekend!

    Lincoln Square Pancakes with Nutella
    Casie R.

    The food was great! The place was busy but we got seated quickly and had good service. We will definitely go back.

    Coffee
    Christopher F.

    We had an event in Bloomington, so decided to meet for breakfast before we set up. Our server was very attentive and kept her coffee cups full. I ordered the smoked sausage as my protein with the two eggs and hashbrowns. The sausage was great the hashbrowns were great however, my eggs were definitely not over easy. One was a little bit less done than the other and the server brought me an additional egg that was definitely over easy. The restaurant is clean and well-maintained. However, when that back room gets full, it is very loud. Won't keep me from coming back.

    Chicken and Blueberry Butter Waffle.
    Karen B.

    Delicious Chicken and Blueberry Butter Waffle!! The Blueberry Butter is fantastic!! Great service!! Love their menu. I would like to figure out how to get crispy bacon. It's good, just not crispy. Make this a point with your server if it's important to you. Highly recommend!!

    chicken wrap, fruit bowl and cottage cheese
    Martin H.

    we decided to check them out for lunch since the weekend crowd looked far greater. I first want to say that this building looks so much better than the old Dennys who originally ran the building. We were greeted warmly and were seated promptly. We even had a great talk with the manager about how accessible the building is, how much better the parking lot is. The chicken wrap was excellent. We had enough for two meals. The building is handicapped accessible! We will be back and we will sing your praises.

    Nutella French Toast
    Jessica L.

    The food was amazing. I got the Nutella French toast and I would highly recommend it. The service was super fast and we got our food in like 5 minutes. The waitress was nice too and I would totally go there again.

    Nutella Crepe
    Stephanie B.

    Service was pleasant and the food was very quick. Parking is available for its volume of business. Sadly, their food is nothing to write home about. Their eggs Benedict was flavorless and had a hair in it. Their nutella crepe was decent, but its just a crepe with nutella. The place is a friendly diner but their food is overrated. Thankfully they didn't charge me for the flavorless benedict with a hair in it.

    Home fries
    Eric D.

    A place called "pancake house" only has TWO OFFICIAL PANCAKES ON THE MENU!!! Might as well just call this place the bookstore cause words mean nothing. I was hoping to see a myriad of fun and creative pancakes cause you know "pancake house" my place of worship will not be at this pancake alter, it's blasphemous. However I got some of the best home fries I've had in a long time. Great taste and good crisp to them. Coffee was hot and good. Service was very attentive and through. It's larger than it looks on the inside and had no issue getting a table on game day. Next time if I chose to lose my pancake religion I'll be getting eggs.

    Grandson

    On road trip from SC to see grandson IU freshman. Had our dog Tucker springer spaniel. Due to cool weather outside options limited. We were actually able to bring him inside. Waiter said the restaurant was in his family so he could do that. Breakfast was very good too

    First time!
    Jennifer L.

    First time here! Quick friendly service at the breakfast bar with good recommendations including the California Benedict which I ordered. It was good but I accidentally thought it was turkey bacon & it was turkey & bacon lol leftovers for hubs. Hollandaise sauce was well made. Cheap, quick, very All American classics & diner vibes. Lots of parking.

    Courtney L.

    This place is a must try spot. The items are the menu are very unique and not something you'd find just anywhere. Everything was cooked to perfection and the banana bread French toast was quite a large serving. Good enough to be shared for only $11! I also liked how they had the platter that gave you the perfect amount of sides and the choice between pancakes, toast or French toast.

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    20 days ago

    My food was really good. the service was really top notch. They have been doing such a good job on everything from there music tovece

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    Ordered French toast and it was just dry toast!! What happened to dipping it in egg and toasting. Huh.

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    Great food! Good service, even at their busiest times and the restaurant is still clean and comforting

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    Absolutely my favorite breakfast spot! You can't go wrong with just about anything on the menu!

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