Jane & Michael Stern

"The plainer ones are simple excellence – rich buttermilk cakes, tangy sourdough flapjacks, old-time buckwheat; and the snazzy “crepe” menu includes banana crepes, Cherry Kijafa crepes, and luxuriant seafood Newburg with crusty potato pancakes."

Dan Myers

"If blueberry pancakes are your thing, don’t miss these: You get six in an order, they’re studded with lots of fresh blueberries, and they’re served with fresh blueberry compote on the side."

Christopher Borrelli

"Did I mention few breakfast locations in the Chicago area — and unquestionably no pancake houses — are as beloved?"

Hollister "Holly" Moore

"Like an apple pie, but fluffier. I managed to down a little over half of it. Chunks of apples, cinnamon glaze."

Daniel Zemans

"This behemoth is covered with sliced Granny Smith apples and a cinnamon glaze. It's fluffy and chewy; sweet and tangy; and it's freaking awesome."

Laura Levy Shatkin

"The famed apple pancakes are cloyingly sweet, heavy as bricks, and best shared."

David Granger

"Let me say one thing: bacon pancakes. Let me say another: potato pancakes with both applesauce and sour cream on the side."

Dan Gentile

"Every pancake there is a star, but the must-order is the apple pancake, which features sautéed apples and cinnamon baked onto the top."

Brittany Fowler

"Three words: apple cinnamon pancakes, the fresh apple filling of which is laced with a "Sinkiang cinnamon" and sugary glaze."