Original Pancake House   

You know this place. With its line stretching so far outside the door on weekend mornings, patrons reading the paper while basking in the sun and waiting for a much-coveted table. Be sure to bring your appetite; you're going to need it because the omelets are so huge and the pancakes are so stacked, you won't walk away hungry. The biggest decision you'll face once you get in is the essential flapjack choice: buttermilk or apple, wheat germ or bacon, whole wheat or chocolate chip (well, the kids like it!). The list goes on. Every pancake concoction you can think of is offered. But don't fret too much, you can hardly go wrong. They're all celebrations of the flap: steaming and dripping in your choice of syrup and made to fill you up as they're going down. Don't wait for the weekend just to get caught up in the line of famished mouths. Treat yourself to a midweek stack of sunshine and sweetness.