The Pancake House with Maggie

Tuesday was a big day because Maggie and I were going to spend the day together.  She spent the night on Monday and we went to her favorite restaurant "The Pancake House" in Westerville.  I had never been there before but Maggie wanted to have the "Minnie Mouse" pancakes and so that is where we went.

We got there at 9:30 and it was pretty busy and we were shown to a table for two.  The restaurant is not large and has black vinyl booths, wood floor and red curtains with buckeyes on it.  I ordered the coffee and Maggie got chocolate milk which was a hit with her.  I did not get a pancake but a cheese and bacon omelet and hash browns.  Maggie did get her minnie mouse pancakes which included three pancakes, chocolate chip eyes, a strawberry nose and the sausage as a mouse.   As we waited for our meal to come, Maggie entertained herself playing with the jellies - putting them in and out of the holder.and arranging the grape, apple, strawberry samples.  It was very cute.

My omelet was what I would call "good enough" and the hash browns were okay.  Two men sat beside us and I heard one order "crispy" hash browns and I thought - that is what I am going to do from now on.  I do not like hash browns that are not quite cooked. Maggie ate her pancake without syrup and used a combination of eating with her hands and with her fork.  She sort of dipped the pancake in butter.  She ended up eating about half of it.

As we were leaving, I asked her if she thought the restaurant was good, great or just OKAY.  And she said it was "The Best."  My rating would be that it was just OKAY with me except being in the  company of this little girl the breakfast experience was really "The Best."

Afterward we went to the park on Main Street in Westerville and I got to sit and watch her play and make friends with other kids.  It was a beautiful morning for Ogram.

Waffle House with Audrey

As per our practice, Audrey and I had breakfast on Friday morning which is the end of her work week.  We decided to try the Waffle House near her new home on Dublin Granville Road by 71.  I may have been there once before.

We arrived around 9 am and it wa not busy and we were able to find a booth immediately. The waffle house has tile floors, comfortable booths and laminated menus that serve as placemats.  I ordered the pecan waffle and Audrey got eggs, bacon and hash browns.






















As we looked over the restaurant Audrey noted that there were three cameras which probably reflected the possibility of crime in the neighborhood - we don't know whether that is standard for every waffle house. And we also noticed it was kind of dirty - again - not knowing whether that was only true for this particular restaurant.

























The music would come and go.  At first it was silent and then a solo voice started singing and it startled me so much that I thought it was someone sitting behind me.  I like the music and then it stopped again and there was silence.  Kind of different.

The food was good!  I liked the pecan waffle alot (it was crunchy)  and tried Audrey's hash browns and liked them as well.  Audrey dropped bacon on her shirt and had an immediate grease stain - so that will tell you something about the bacon.

We probably will not go back for a while and maybe I will try out a different waffle house.  The food was good and the price was right!  My meal was $6.50 and Audrey's was $9.99.