The Original Pancake House

2621 N Downer Ave, Milwaukee
(414) 431-5055

Recent Reviews

Unknown K.

This location was horrible for many reasons! My boyfriend and I came here early on a Saturday morning excited to try a new restaurant. My boyfriend unfortunately has a a health condition that prevents him from wearing a mask during the COVID-19 pandemic. The manager (a older white male) politely asked him if he has a mask, he responded no explaining he has a health condition that prevents him from wearing a mask... The manager looked him up and down and rolled his eyes then continued to seat us. The waitress gave me my water with a piece of dirt or black food in it. Then both of our potatoes were served cold. Halfway through our meal we both started to experience severe stomach aches from our meal... before finishing our meal we both ran to restroom where we proudly clogged the toilet before leaving and having a stomach ache for the rest of the day.. well this was definitely a Halloween to remember and to say the least I will not be returning to this location.

Wes Wolfram

Huge servings, great food and friendly staff! Every time I am in town I grab breakfast here, and I'm never disappointed. A must go!

Terry Casey

Had a great breakfast to celebrate my daughter's golden birthday!! Good service and great food!!

Jill Pamanet

Great service. We had a new server who was training and did a wonderful job with Donnie watching and assisting every step. Great food also, very fast!

Katherine F.

Food was absolutely delicious (I got the banana brown sugar french toast... would definitely recommend), generous portions for the a la carte dishes, and much more reasonable prices than some other Milwaukee breakfast places. Also very nice staff.

catefate08

Food was delicious, not to mention huge (got an omelette), and staff was friendly.

Steven Lee

Extremely inviting atmosphere. Prompt service and a great tasting chorizo burrito! 10/10 would come here again!

Tawana Marshall

My grandson wanted to go here for his birthday breakfast celebration and I am so glad we chose this location because we had an awesome time. One reason we had such a good time is because of how nice and welcoming the staff was. The manager and cashier greeted us with a smile and seated us. Then our very sweet, and patient waitress Kelly took it from there. She and gave us such great care and service and was so easy to talk to. I brought candles to put on his pancakes but didn't have a lighter. Kelly went an extra step and offered to take the box of candles back to the kitche. This way they could put the candles on the stack and light them before bringing to the table where I sang happy birthday. Her and the manager were there to help me celebrate my grandson. He was smiling from ear to ear and so was I. Kelly, keep being your genuine, personable and caring self.

Band Galaxy

This place really lives up to its name! SO GOOD! Everything made fresh & to perfection! Wish I lived closer! ?❤️?

Hannah V.

If 6/5 was possible this would be it. Hands down our favorite breakfast place. We're from TN visiting for a race event, and this has been the best place we've visited (even in TN). Everyone there was so dang nice, and our waitress was even nicer. She checked on us multiple times, and even asked her coworkers about attractions in Wisconsin to see (and we didn't even ask her to ). Our food was absolutely delicious, and reasonably priced. We plan on taking trips back to Wisconsin specifically for this restaurant. I don't know how its rated anything lower than a 5/5.

Tanisha Morris

This was our first time eating at this restaurant and I must say our experience was perfect! The food was amazing and the cleanliness was spot on. Our food was brought out hot and neat and the portion was awesome for the cost. The staff was polite and very patient. I can’t wait to eat here again... hopefully tomorrow!

Tyler Hamilton

Every time I go to this restaurant, I love it! The food and the people. Fantastic service and heavenly eats well worth the wait on the weekend.

Brian Hansen

Walked in this morning at 11am. There were maybe 6 tables with people in them. We were immediately seated. 15 minutes later not one person had acknowledged us. I’m usually not too sensitive to this and will just flag someone down. I get stuff happens. This time though there was no one to even flag down. My girlfriend and I live a block away. We would love to go here often but this is the third or forth time we’ve been there the service was lacking. Took an Uber to Ma Fischer’s and had a great breakfast.

Elizabeth S.

I came here this week and we sat outside to eat. I got overheated and had an asthma flare up, requiring us to leave quickly. The staff brought us ice water and were incredibly kind. I really appreciated their kindness and as a result we will definitely be back.

Emily Gehrke

Delicious! Great service, sanitary, good compliance with recommended COVID 19 regulations. I got a crepe and it was divine

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