Richard Walker's Pancake House
San Diego, CA 92101-6701
Phone: (619) 231-7777
- Price:
- $$
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- Big Portions, Small Price Spot 2008
Editorial Description for Richard Walker's Pancake House
Famous Chicago-based pancake house serves its signature sky-high apple pancakes to hungry local crowds.
Insider Tips
Know Before You GoThey don't take reservations, and there is often a line to get in on weekend mornings. Read the paper while you wait, and the line actually moves fairly quickly.
The ExtrasThe signature apple pancake is served gooey, crispy, lighty and puffy -- at least 3 inches tall.
User Reviews for Richard Walker's Pancake House
10/19/2007 Posted by manicminx
We visited mid-week about 11 am. It was decorated nicely & in warm, contemporary colors. Unfortunately, we were seated w/ the unisex loo on one side & the kitchen on the other. They cleaned our table as soon as we sat & were given coffees immediately. The OJ was good & tasted fresh squeezed although not very cold. We ordered the apple pancakes,side of bacon & egg white spinach omelet w/cheese. The waiter suggested I try it w/ the jalapeno cheese as it makes it more flavorful, which I did. We got our orders in 10 min. The apple pancake looked about the size of a whole apple pie. My omelet was massive & came w/ 3 regular pancakes. The omelet intimidated me so I went to work on the pancakes first. Good, w/ plenty of euro butter to smother it with. The apple pancake was delicious, although a bit sweet for my taste. The bacon was excellent. When I finally got the courage to go for the omelet, it was ..different. Nicely browned on the outside but there was something runny inside. Not sure if the runniness was cheese or uncooked egg, it tasted like neither. Definitely was NOT jalapeno cheese. Mushroom sauce is served on the side, but not a lot of it. Too bad, as this was the only thing that gave it some flavor from the overall blandness. Had to pepper it & add bacon to give it more flavor but still just ended up eating only the cooked parts. The waiter popped up mid-meal to ask if I needed a take out box. I asked for 2, but he gave me 1. Well b4 finishing, busboys started clearing our table. I’m not sure why we were being rushed as the place was starting to empty. With our coupon (1/2 of 2nd entrée–big whoop!) our bill came to about $28. We put 2 20’s down & waiter asked if we needed change. I think he seriously thought we’d give them a $12 tip! The longest wait we had was not in line or for our food, it was for the change.
Pros: Huge portions, good pancakes.
Cons: Slow & aloof service. Long wait during bfast rush. No parking
07/05/2007 Posted by notasurfer
this is wasily the best breakfast downtown -- always a long line, for good reason. everything on the menu is amazing.
