text: Items SelectednChocolate Chip Buttermilk Short StacknChallah French ToastnBaked Apple PancakennTechnically a chain with origins in Portland OR and the famous Walker Bros location in Wilmette IL it was only when Groupon offered a discount that I realized Las Vegas even had an Original Pancake House and although I guess it could be said that the discount was the impetus for my visit in reality it was fond childhood memories that drew me through the doors Located on Fort Apache and thus less than ten minutes from my door it was after another long morning run that I arrived at the sizeable storefront and although the clock had just ticked past am I entered the restaurant to find the place already lively a quartet of tables already seated while two couples before me checked in with a friendly hostess soon leading them to their seats Eventually finding my place at a booth best suited for four it was mere seconds before my server stopped by and with my order predecided based on past experience a simple request that plates arrive in two courses was granted the long cooking time of the later assuring a fifteen minute delay between rounds Sipping on water as the restaurant continued to fill it would not be long before first plates arrived and although the restaurants eponymous buttermilk batter was fluffy as ever beneath a mountain of whipped cream it was the housebaked challah that truly impressed the exterior rendered crispy while the center was soaked in sweet custard playing counterpoint the rich egginess of soft bread Admittedly a substantial start and nearly enough to use up my gift certificate there was simply no way I was leaving Original Pancake House without ordering one of their signatures and this time opting for the Baked Apple Pancake over the Dutch Baby I will simply say that one cannot go wrong with either the piping hot pile of thinly sliced Granny Smiths teaming with cinnamon and sugar atop a buttery golden base proving as much a pie as it does a pancake but absolutely delicious regardless of what it is callednnIndividually owned and operated but similar in menu from coasttocoast there is simply something about Original Pancake House that makes me smile the service ever pleasant the space always bustling and the apple pancake always served so hot that you know the first bite is likely to end in a blistered mouth Obviously a bit more expensive than IHOP or Dennys but also using superior ingredients including score butter pure whipping cream and freerange eggs it is good to know that every once in a while you can indeed find a taste of home even a thousand or more miles away