The Original Pancake House

"Absolutely wonderful food! Fresh veggies in my omelet made me very happy!!!!! First time here and I WILL be back!"

"I love the Original Pancake House and have been to several locations. This one was good, but also the worst location I’ve been to yet. The restaurant is in a good location and in a cute building. I thought the signage was kind of confusing; it wasn’t clear where the main entrance was. There is a variety of seating inside. The staff were pretty good but not overly friendly. The menu is standard for Original Pancake Houses; excellent variety and fair prices. I ordered the cherry crepes and a side of corned beef hash. When our food came out they forgot the hash. It came several minutes later and was slightly burnt. They clearly forgot to put that part of the order in and rushed it. I wasn’t impressed with that. The crepes were okay but not perfect. Overall, I felt this location didn’t quite hold up to the expectations of this chain. I feel with slight refinement it would be excellent."

"Excessively large portions with prices to match. Good food. Mostly booth seating, a few tables are available. Our table had slow service, while others were quickly served."

"Excellent breakfast. Staff friendly and speed of food acceptable for what ordered and number of customers inside. Suggest ordering one of the known for special items and sharing between two adults or be ready to take half back home. Had the apple pancake and wife had dutch one. Both very tasty and far from anything the other breakfast places offer. Great job!"

"A few months ago, while vacationing in Sioux Falls we had our first experience with The Original Pancake House chain of restaurants. It was such a stellar experience we decided to seek out The OPH on future trips for at least one meal out. We were excited to find this Brookfield location and we were looking forward to trying a specialty item our second time around. We were seated quickly at the worst table in the house. The table is directly across from the galley kitchen. There either was no door, or it was propped open, and every staff member was literally yelling in there. The decibel level was so loud, it was painful to my ears. I do have a touch of noise sensitivity but even my husband found the noise level obnoxious. I couldn't hear myself think and I told my husband we either need to move to another table or will have to leave. When our server returned, she seemed annoyed by our request but did oblige and moved us wherever we preferred. She mentioned she would have to give us to a different server but when she saw the other person was not available, she said she would keep us on and seemed less annoyed. I apologized to her and explained the noise level was literally a painful experience and she replied, 'No need to apologize, you like what you like' - her comment really ruffled my feathers as I felt it wasn't a matter of preference it was really a matter of actual physical comfort. I mean, who would choose to subject themselves to a meal they have to literally suffer through? I decided to let it go since we were moved to a quieter location. We ordered standard breakfast fare but also opted to try a Dutch baby from the Specialties of the House section. Our standard fare was fine. It was good but nothing out of the ordinary. We were really hoping that Dutch Baby was going to knock our socks off. You could say it did but not in the way we were hoping for. I truly believe that comes down to tastes. It is a savory, super buttery - flan-like pie with a flaky crust. It is not sweet, and you can sprinkle it with lemon juice and baby powder to alter and sweeten the taste. We did, and it still wasn't our thing. Our server really recovered from the initial exchange, and I sincerely don't hold anything against her. We tipped her well. Sadly, the second time around the OPH fell as flat as the Dutch Baby. I am not going to let that discourage me from trying again if we are ever within the vicinity of an OPH when we travel because our first experience with the Sioux Falls location was that grand. The standard fare was good - service was good - Dutch Baby was not for us. Have to give this one a mid-range rating considering all factors."