Tuesday, July 6, 2010

Pancake House - SLEX Northbound

Shayne & I were looking for a good place to have lunch in BF but we were having a hard time finding or thinking of a restaurant that would allow Bentley inside so we decided to go to the Caltex gas station on SLEX northbound between the Southwoods & San Pedro Entrance/Exits to see if any of the restaurants there would allow Bentley in & to satisfy our recent craving for Cinnabon. When we got there, I asked one of the waiters at Pancake House if they would allow Bentley to stay inside and they said yes as long as he stayed in the bag so that's where we ended up eating lunch.


Shayne ordered the Arroz a la Cubana and I ordered the Hamburger Steak Special Set which includes a hamburger steak, spaghetti, & mixed vegetables; I also ordered an extra cup of rice (of course).


I liked how they grilled the hamburger steak and didn't just fry it on a griddle like how other restaurants would do it. The spaghetti was really good as per usual from Pancake House (their spaghetti has always been good). One thing I do with the gravy they serve though is add some hot pepper sauce to it to give it a little spice because it tends to be a bit bland since it's not a drippings-based gravy but just a butter-based gravy.

The meal, overall, was great. I think we've never had a bad meal at a Pancake House before. I believe that, contrary to popular opinion, Pancake House doesn't overprice their food because you don't only pay for the food but you also pay for the atmosphere, the environment, and the overall experience. We may not be able to eat at Pancake House all the time, admittedly due to the cost, but we will definitely eat there again.