From: das@voodoo.boeing.com (Deb Schwartz)
Newsgroups: seattle.general
Subject: Breakfasts in Seattle summary [Long]
Date: 28 Jul 92 22:43:33 GMT
Distribution: seattle
Organization: Boeing Graphics project, Bellevue WA

My original posting:

>Does anyone know of a really terrific pancake restaurant in Seattle?  I'm
>looking for something on the order of the Original Pancake House in Portland,
>with many different pancakes, and better quality than International House
>of Pancakes.  And, as long as we're at it, what are people's favorite
>restaurants for breakfast?  Mine are: 
>
>Sunlight Cafe - great waffles and innovative breakfast specials.
>Julia's (Ballard or Wallingford) - of course.
>Cafe Flora has a wonderful vegetarian brunch Saturdays and Sundays.
>The Emerald City Diner down by Seattle Center has good standard American
>breakfasts (incredible hash browns).
>Hattie's Hat in Ballard looks like the ultimate dive - you walk through the
>bar to get to the dining room, and the bar's usually packed even early in the
>morning.  However, amazingly, they have really good standard American
>breakfasts.
>
>None, however, have a very imaginative selection of pancakes.
>
>Post or email - I'll post a summary of any email I receive.

So, here is the summary of all the email I received (I'm going to assume
everyone saw the postings, but if there's interest, I'll also post a summary
of the postings).  Many thanks to everyone who responded - I tried to answer
everyone individually, but may have missed some.  Lots of great suggestions!


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Pancake Chef on highway 99 near the airport (right by Montana's or Charlie
B's or whatever they call it now).

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Loggers cafe in Enumclaw - Great omlets and hash browns - Chain saw oil
Tratoria Mitchelli - Ambience is worth the trip downtown.

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There's a little pancake house in the Medina area south of downtown
Bellevue that is extremely popular.  It's the closest to Portland's pancake
house that I've found - but, I haven't looked too hard.

	Also, you should check out the Maltby Cafe (in Maltby of course).  It
is definitely in the "Julia's" class...

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Try the Pancake Haus (551 NE Northgate Way, about 2
blocks east of Northgate Mall).  Good variety,
OK prices, not much decor.

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  Mae's Phinny Ridge Cafe has very good pancakes, and also has a fine
  oyster omlet as well.

  I like the Stone Way Cafe.

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Hiram's at the Locks has an excellent, varied brunch, with all manner of
fruits, rolls, seafood, eggs and bacon/ham/sausage, made-to-order omlettes,
made-to-order pasta, belgian waffles with fruit topping of your choice, many
different desserts, etc. for only $14.95

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[from Judy]
The Stoneway Cafe has a wonderful breakfast as does The Restaurant, on Alki.
Don't know about a pancake place, but would love to see your summary.
Oh yeah, there's another place that we go to when we're in the sout end.
Jim could tell you the name of it.  It's across the street from Larry's
Market on Pacific Hwy So.  Horrible coffee tho.

[from Jim]
SHe's referring to 'Country Vittles'.  Good down home country cooking.
Judy is right about the coffee too.   Blech !

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  Mae's Phinney Ridge Cafe (try the Phinney Spud Feast--a huge mound of
    excellent hash browns, onions, green peppers, drenched in cheddar cheese
    with salsa and sour cream--carbo loading in a big way, plus comes with
    pastry.  try to get a seat in the "cow room".)

Some others:

  Stone Way Cafe (on Stone Way.  only been here once, but was impressed)

  Paul's Place (in U Dist.  Classy and rarely crowded)

  Kidd Valley (good and cheap too)

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	re: Breakfast in Seattle?  Try A. Jays (especially on Madison near
	Broadway which has smoked white fish and kippered salmon with bagels)
	Both restaurants (the other on 1st Ave near Broad St.) have fruit
	filled pancakes, waffles, blintzes, and potato pancakes.  

	More in the Breakfast vein is Claire's Pantry (Lake City Way area 
	behind Shoreline Savings bank Building).  They appear to have 
	authentic american cuisine of a high order, pancakes included.

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I like the Colonial pancake house in the S.end on Rainier Ave S..
There's also the Lakeside Cafe on 57th S.  I haven't eaten there
but the cops love it.  Always 3 or 4 squad cars at 8 a.m..

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Don't know about pancakes but GREAT breakfasts are the crowning jewels of the
Maltby Cafe out in the boonies between Snohomish and Woodinville.  Expect to
wait an hour on Sunday AMs and bring a huge appetite or a friend or two.

Next best great breakfasts are at the Sweet Life in Snohomish.  Son of
Scramble is my favorite...eggs, smoked salmon, havarti cheese, red potatoes,
scrambled served with Englsh muffin and fresh fruit for $4.75.

And Brusseau's in Edmonds has everything healthy, homemade and delicious!

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Debbie Schwartz // das@voodoo.boeing.com  // or uunet!bcstec!voodoo!das