Fantastic pancake. Give it a try when you are in Champaign. We tried the strawberry pancake and the chocolate pancake. Both are good. Half order came with 3 pancakes, which was quite enough for us. Also, the orange juice is fresh. We came here at around 1 pm, still many people there but we didn't wait. Service is good. read more

Original Pancake House - Strawberry pancake and chocolate pancake - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Champaign, Illinois

so yum fire grilled cheese ..... system to get a seat is ass tho and they make you wait in line just to wait in another line to be seated.

Fastest brekky ever served. husband and I went before work one morning as a breakfast date and we were so satisfied!!!

If I could give this place 10 stars I would!!!!! The Pancakes are soooooooooo Good!! The orange juice as well is a must as well.. they have other good things on the menu as well but those pancakes are unbelievable read more

My fiancé and I took a Thursday off work and decided to check the Original Pancake House out for the first time. We arrived at 9am and the lot was PACKED! The restaurant was also completely full. Luckily, we walked in as a couple was walking out so we got a table right away. Our waitress was very friendly and we got our drink order taken right away. I ordered the strawberry pancakes, my fiancé ordered the chocolate chip pancakes, and we split a half order of the biscuits and gravy. My strawberry pancakes were to die for. A TON of fresh strawberries topped with whipped cream and served with the most delicious strawberry syrup I've ever had over six pancakes. I loved them! You definitely get your money's worth here! My fiancé' pancakes were a bit too sweet - chocolate chip pancakes with chocolate syrup and whipped cream. I'm sure this would have been a child's dream breakfast ;) He'll probably go for something a bit more savory next time. As for our biscuits and gravy, they were way too salt and pepper-y. We didn't eat very much of them and they were kind of expensive ($6). All said and done, I recommend that you do not come here for the biscuits and gravy - come here for the pancakes! (Especially the strawberry pancakes.) They are the *best* in town and will not disappoint! read more

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Great food and great service. This was our first visit here and we did not leave disappointed. The food was really good and we left very full. This is a definite place to visit if you are in Champaign. read more

I came here a year ago and loved every bite I took. Today is a different story: I got the first omelette listed (cilantro, tomatoes, onions, peppers, and pepper jack cheese) with salsa on the side. With a grapefruit juice. Salsa was the best part of the meal - 5/5. Flavorful and puréed the right amount to put on top of the omelette. Omelette - 3/5. It looked baked which was pretty good but not what I expected. They probably baked the omelette on a skillet and turned it over to serve it. Blueberry pancakes - 3/5. Flavorful but the blueberry sauce was very watered down. I put some on my pancakes and the juices were on the side of the plate since it was watery. It's also much thinner than I remembered a year ago. Despite these changes, the pancakes tasted good. Grapefruit juice - 1/5. Watered down and didn't even taste like grapefruit juice. Just awful... $2 for a small is not even worth it. Disappointed since I had high expectations read more

Original Pancake House - Half eaten blueberry pancake 3/5 - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Champaign, Illinois

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The Original Pancake House is one of a chain of similar locations, but it is my favorite go-to place in C-U for breakfast. Nothing fancy here folks, just delicious, hot-off-the-grill pancakes, omelettes, waffles and other breakfast fixin's. I like when blueberry pancakes have actual fruit in the batter and that's what you get here. The omelettes are almost absurdly huge and I usually cannot finish them in one sitting. The apple pancakes are amazing, but take a little longer to prepare so be prepared to wait a bit if you order one (but it's worth it). In fact, be prepared to wait to get into the restaurant if you come during peak hours, usually the busiest on Saturday and Sundays. The servers here are friendly and make you feel like family, and it's one of the qualities that keeps me coming back. Recommended. read more

The Original Pancake House is the best place to get brunch in the Urbana-Champaign area. You will notice the long line and full parking lot as soon as you arrive here on Sunday morning for brunch. I went there for a heavy brunch before hitting the road back to Iowa. It was everything I expect from a very good brunch and more. Their freshly squeezed orange juice is a must have. Their eggs benedict is perfect and eggs with home fries is worth every penny. The wait staff is very good even when they are extremely busy. Definitely a place to go for a good old american breakfast and brunch. read more

I usually prefer local restaurants over chains, but this one FEELS local. The food and service is consistently good and the huge variety of pancakes is impressive. read more

All the reviews are true! Free coffee when waiting, friendly service, amazing orange juice, great gluten free pancakes, amazingly thick and crisp bacon, clean restrooms, ..... I can go on and on! read more

Original Pancake House - Chargers for the phone when on the road - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Champaign, Illinois

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Amazing service, huge portions, and great bathroom! This is my go to breakfast spot. Make sure you go hungry!

Great breakfast!! Waffle was bomb AF Super good coffee. Food came out fast. Eat here for sure. read more

Found this gem of a pancake house on our way back to PA from family in Illinois. This is the 2nd time we stopped here. The service is always friendly and quick!!! Menu has a ton of different pancakes. I wish I could try all of them. ( oh well, we will just have to keep stopping here every time we go to see family ). Anyway, the pancakes are great!! The bacon is thick and cooked any way you like it. Eggs are cooked the way I ask. Coffee is always going around so you are not left looking for someone to fill your cup. All in all this is a great place to eat. Just watch hours since they are not open late into the afternoon. read more

The food is ok. It's not something to brag about. But you also won't be disappointed with it. The staff are friendly.

Let me pre ent this review by stating that breakfast is our meal we eat out most often, that said the service, food and coffee at Original Pancake House was out of this world. We were seated in a bright section of the restaurant, were asked right away for out beverage choices and were given menus. We were greeted by Marisa, and she asked if we had any questions. We ordered two coffees and told her we took cream. We were immediately brought 2 big cups of coffee and a good sized pitcher of cream. The coffee was hot and tasted delicious, it was of high quality and prepared perfectly, in fact were the several refills we received. We ordered our breakfast, my wife ordered bacon and scrambled eggs and upgraded for $1 to potato pancakes, I ordered the meat lovers omelette with pancakes, I upgraded to banana pancakes. Let me start off by saying that my wife did not share her bacon with me, normally she does but she preempted it by saying that it was the absolute best bacon she has ever had ever! And that she didn't want to share but she was not going to. She was also served three piping hot perfectly cooked potato pancakes, mind you these only cost a dollar extra and she is a lover of potato pancakes and she said that they were awesome, even the scrambled egg she had where light and fluffy and delicious the potato pancakes were served with sour cream and applesauce. The meat lovers omelette was just that it was crammed full of perfectly cooked in lean him perfectly cooked bacon and sausage it also had cheddar cheese the omelette was huge almost as big as the plate very sick and high and also fluffy I have yet to have a better omelette!! The omelette was probably the best I had but to be completely honest the star of the show with the banana pancakes not only do they have an entire banana cut up and placed on top that was perfect in all regards but the pancake batter itself had the taste of bananas not the nasty artificial taste as someone have but a very natural taste of bananas with a slight hint of brown sugar. Combined with the high-quality pancake syrup they supplied it was quite amazing it was served with a dollop of fresh grade AA butter whipped, and that brought the flavor profile to a new level. All in all it was excellent service by our waitress Marisa, and the other folks who constantly refilled their coffee and asked us if we needed anything else. If you're in the area and are craving a delicious breakfast of the highest quality in one great service and delicious hot coffee this is the place to go if we didn't live two hours away this would be our go to breakfast spot. read more

This place is the bomb dizzle if you're looking for some solid breakfast choices. I'm personally not a fan of the Dutch baby, but their omelets are massive. You get a good bang for your buck while you're here. Just take note that this place is quite crowded on weekend mornings. read more

Original Pancake House - The omelet comes with panackes - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Champaign, Illinois

This place is always packed on Sunday mornings, we finally decided to see what they hype was all about. YES, WAIT IN LINE! You will NOT be disappointed. I ordered the Dutch baby pancake with sliced strawberries and bananas. It comes with powdered sugar and lemon wedges. GET THE APPLE SYRUP. My daughter got the Gluten free granny smith apple pancakes. She said they were fantastic! but that apple syrup, it was the perfect paring to the fresh apples on the pancakes.....and my dutch baby! We got there around 10 am and only waited about 25 min for a table. read more

Always been my favorite breakfast spot. Beats out Bob Evans by a long shot. Servers are super nice.

The only thing wrong with the Original Pancake House is that it closes at 1 and there's always a line. It isn't because of the service, which is excellent. It's abecause their pancakes are to die for. My favorite is the Dutch baby , and I drive from a town 45 miles away to enjoy it. read more

If you love breakfast this is definitely the place to go! The menu, at least during my visit at lunchtime, is entirely breakfast items with strong emphasis on pancakes and waffles. I had an exceptionally good Denver omelet that came with a side of buttermilk pancakes. The pancakes were also exceptional. My wife had a meatlover's scramble that she thoroughly enjoyed. It too came with a side of pancakes. In both cases we could have opted for toast instead of pancakes, but what fun would that be? Service was prompt and friendly even though the restaurant was extremely busy. The order was served up quickly too. Our waitress was very attentive and efficient. I couldn't have asked for better. Even though the restaurant was packed there was a roomy feeling to the dining room. It was a great experience all around. We pass through Champaign about once per year. We will definitely be back! read more

My family recently visited the Champaign-Urbana area of Illinois for the weekend and visited the Original Pancake House on a Saturday morning. My family - my husband and myself, my teenage daughter, my toddler son, and my mom - walked in, saw the crowd of people waiting to be seated and almost walked out. Thankfully I was able to convince my husband to wait in the car with my toddler while my daughter and I got our name on the list and waited inside for a table. Unfortunately, the Original Pancake House does not take reservations, so everyone is forced to wait around inside for an empty table to open up. Our wait time was a little over 35 minutes. The Good: The food at the Original Pancake House was great! There were a lot of different pancake options on the menu. My mom ordered the seasonal pumpkin pancakes and they were delicious! The rest of us ordered eggs and waffles and everything was tasty. The Bad: Obviously the wait time was no fun - especially when visiting with a hungry toddler! The Original Pancake House tries to accommodate everyone by adding bench seating in the waiting area, but it still wasn't enough for everyone to have a seat. Overall: We enjoyed our meal at the Original Pancake House, however, next time we'll try to visit at an off-peak time. This place is definitely worth a visit if you're in the Champaign-Urbana area. read more

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This place is the best in town for breakfast. The parking lot is always full so get there early if you don't want to wait. My wife and I stopped in around 7am for breakfast on a Thursday and we got right in. I ordered a half-omelet which is baked in the oven and tastes much better than a regular omelet. The half omelet is a decent size so don't order a full sized omelet unless you plan on taking a good chunk of it home for later. The bacon is the best I've ever had as its a lot thicker than most places. If you like orange juice, they freshly squeeze it here and it's good. The staff is friendly and they keep the drinks refilled. read more

Original Pancake House - Half omelet with bacon, mushrooms and cheddar cheese! - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Champaign, Illinois

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Best coffee at a breakfast house. Delicious food and not too expensive. Make sure to check out the super deluxe smart toilet.

Loved this place Food and the Service I found to be top notch thank you for the wonderful breakfast.

The best breakfast in the twin cities! Original recipes, great service with extra special care taken for all!!

Pancake House is really helping us still enjoy a good breakfast during the pandemic. The car side pick up is so easy and I don't have to bring the kids in! read more

Very popular breakfast restaurant. Expect a long wait if you end up coming here. At the very least a 30 minutes wait and probably longer. Has a pretty cozy atmosphere. Pretty friendly staff. The breakfast was plentiful and the coffee was alright. Nic place to go with some family, but probably not the best by yourself. read more

Original Pancake House - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Champaign, Illinois

Hubby & I just had our Valentine's day breakfast at TOPH. Surely, this resto never fails to feed our hungry mouths! The service was excellent and a great place for brunch. We'll be coming back for more read more

Original Pancake House - Garden Benedict - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Champaign, Illinois

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Original Pancake House has amazing food and great customer service. The even have gluten free options! I just wish they weren't so expensive-good food but over priced. read more

The Best pancakes! Love the biscuits and sausage gravy. Only down side is that it's only open until 2:00pm.

One of my favorite places for breakfast. I think it's open until 2pm so dinner is definitely out. This am I arrived and was quickly seated ... And it took a little while longer than normal for the server to arrive. No big deal. Not in a hurry at the present time. When she arrived she was very nice and professional. Food and coffee is always great here. I enjoyed their famous apple pancake for hers and years. Since then, I've switched to ordering a ham and cheese omelette with a small stack do pancakes. Noticed that their guest wifi was on today. That's a good thing. It wasn't on last week when I was in the restaurant. The omelette was piping hot and oozing with cheese. Years ago (not sure nowadays) their menu said the omelets were made from 6 eggs. The size of it suggests it still is. I think the omelette is also cooked in a oven instead of in a pan or grill. The panclocks (pancakes as termed in the movie "50 First Dates" by Drew Barrymore) were great as usual. A very good and tasty meal. read more

Original Pancake House - This is the ham & cheese omelette with yummy oozy cheese. - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Champaign, Illinois

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Absolutely delicious food for a great price! This was our first time here and we will definitely be returning. Along with the amazing food, the wait wasn't too long even on a Sunday, the environment was clean and pretty, and our server was exceptionally friendly. I wish I could remember her name. Overall, great place! read more

Original Pancake House - Dutch Baby - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Champaign, Illinois

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Probably the best pancakes I have ever had!! Service was fast and friendly! Wish we lived closer to East here

Awesome diner place for a hearty breakfast. I got the oven baked Santa Fe omelette w a side of bran pancakes. Bottomless coffee was ok but what you would expect of bottomless diner coffee. Thought the pancakes were superb flavor and texture. Omelette was alright and I might ask for a smaller size last time since the order comes with three pancakes. Service was great here too and we were seated within 10 minutes on graduation weekend at peak brunch hours. read more

Best restaurant pancakes in town. Really good coffee too. Home fries were perfectly cooked. The wait can be long, especially on a weekend BUT you can add your name to the waitlist via their website, and it will estimate your wait time. Oh yeah - their bacon is thick cut, which I enjoy. read more

My family has seldom passed up an opportunity to go here for breakfast/lunch. There was a day where a snowstorm had arrived in the night and continued into the day. We thought, "Nobody else would possibly go out to eat today." So when we got there, we were surprised to see that it was as busy as, or more so than, usual. They have a wide arrangement of pancakes and sides which are all really good. I personally like their Corned Beef Hash. On top of the fact that the food is great, it also comes in large portions which many people don't finish. The pancakes still taste good when taken home and reheated in the oven. Service is alright, could be improved, but I also understand that the servers are thinking about a ton of stuff with how busy it always seems to be. read more

Amazing food and service!!! Defiantly recommend the french toast and eggs Benedict!!!

I do not normally cuss, and will not start now. But, I declare this is the best damn breakfast spot this side of the Mississippi! I had the Swedish pancakes and lingonberries with a side of bacon. The cakes were so buttery and warm and soft with a satin texture so real that for the first time in my life I wondered, if pancakes (like sheets) have a flour count. If they do, these cakes are 1000 Egyptian Cotton, baby! And the lingonberries were summertime, a first kiss, a precious baby, a new car, birds singing, old men dreaming, and young people laughing. They were so fresh, so clean, so authentically berry delicious they'll make a hardened rapper pull up his pants. The bacon...oh, the bacon...succulent, divine, exquisite. As I ate my soul spinned on the floor Three Stooges style singing nyuk, nyuk, nyuk and woot, woot, woot, woot. read more

My favorite breakfast place in C-U! (Yes, there are limited options in C-U) but this is a decent place and it is family friendly. Customer service is also great! read more