Pancake Pantry

12/22/08

This Place Hates BLACKS

by LeRon at Citysearch

Hi let me tell you about this place the food is good and the people there are friendly but under the skin of the work force the head manager is not what i would call a profeshinol person in the this world. i went there

thinking that this people were down to earth they smiled in my face and told me that they were glade

to have me there and so i came back. I then came there to eat early one Morning and a guy came in

thinking he was just another customer he was talking as if he were drunk or high and the smell or

alcohol was on his breath. I then said hi to him and he brush me off as if i were a nobody. Later on

i found out that the man that i was talking to was the OWNER of Pancake Pantry

1796 21st Ave S Nashville, TN 37212-3704 (615) 383-9333 Also a few of the employe there told me that

the owner was scared of me and also SAID that if i returned do not let me come in or to eat there. I was

furies with this. THIS MAN IS AGAINST BLACKS

• Pros: Food
• Cons: Manament

08/25/08

Stay Away

by TennesseeGator at Citysearch

This establishment has poor service, a low health rating, and is a waste of time and money. I will never go back.

• Pros: None
• Cons: Service, waiting in a line, atmosphere, cost, low health rating

03/21/08

Best Burgers, Great Hashbrowns, Awful Service

by thankyajesus at Citysearch

The food taste incredible. The server was awful. She took forever to bring drink refills. She had to be hunted down just to get assistance. I love their food but something is always wrong with their service. The parking lot attendant is no help to the parking situation.

03/19/08

Avoid Kathy as your Server, Awful Service, Low Health Scores 72

by TRenee at Citysearch

First of all I'm a burger expert. They have the best burgers in Nashville. The servers are usually extremely busy. The wait is long for refills. I went Monday and they were out of buttermilk pancakes. The pancake pantry without pancakes. lol. Great thing I go for the burgers. Today, took the cake and I can't see myself going back in the near future. The server Kathy cooked my burger well and I wanted it medium. She spent a large portion of the time on smoke breaks. She told me I would have to pay for two burgers if she corrected the problem. She later decide she did not want to serve me and told me "no" when asked for refills. The acting manager stated that I was the 2nd one to make a complaint against her today. He did not charge for the 2nd burger and also gave me a discount and apologized stating that she was probably having a bad day. I've also noticed that the health food score is consistently low and the parking is not very accommodating for its patrons. Overall, if you have the patience of Job it is not that bad. Everyone has the occasional bad day.

• Pros: Hamburgers!!!!!!
• Cons: Service, Parking, Lines

12/23/07

Overpriced, Underfed

by creede at Citysearch

OVERPRICED, POOR SERVICE and LONG WAITS. Yes I had read the reviews but it sounded like it was worth the wait....What we found was much worse. You are herded around by the doors like cattle at a auction. People are constantly "scolded" for not remaining in a single line and standing right where you have been told to stand. I will agree the food wasn't bad but certainly not worth the prices. Four small pancakes $9.00, a meal for four will set you back $50 easy. We had to ask our server for refills on coffee and water several time before she could remember to come back with the drinks. Eating at the Pancake Pantry is like eating in a military dining hall. March in, sit down, shut up, empty your wallet and get out.

10/22/07

Sorry ... grossly over-rated.

by nfl5151 at Citysearch

I'm sorry ... I have stood in line multiple times only to ask myself 'why?' after the food is eaten and the huge bill arrives. It truly is over-rated and a shame that it receives the loyalty that it does ... perhaps we need to understand really good pancakes. Typical breakfast for 5 with nothing special will run up to $75 with the tip. I must say that Loveless Cafe is much better for ambiance and taste. While Cracker Barrel has better pancakes and an all around better breakfast and hospitality. Best pancakes ever? Cindy B's in Aladdin, WY - population 15. We ride our Harley's out there whenever we visit the Black Hills. I would love something a little closer ... any recommendations?

• Pros: Not many.
• Cons: Over-rated & over-priced and you have to wait in a line to learn this.

08/07/07

Extremely Overated

by jbhare1 at Citysearch

I walk by this place everyday and always see a tremendous line. God knows why. The food was undercooked, service was slow, and the price was not right. Do yourself a favor and walk to macdonalds up the street. The eggs may be fake, but I doubt they'll make you sick.

07/21/07

Worst EVER. Do not eat here

by livefreeordie at Citysearch

HORRIBLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I am way too lazy to go online and write a review, except that this place was SO horrible that I feel compelled to write a review. I almost left without paying but friends kept me from yelling at the manager about his horrible establishment. I paid $35 for a meal w/2 friends that had TOTAL: 6 pancakes, 1 omlet, 1 egg, 3 sausage links ($3.5 alone). The food tasted good, but what a rip-off, plus you have to wait in line for hours. DO NOT GO HERE, go to IHOP or Denny's the food will taste the same, you'll save a lot of $$$ and don't have to wait in line. Plus the service was absolutely horrible, I asked for a minute to think about the menu and the waitress didn't leave. I eat out all the time, and this was by far the worst experience I can remember in a very long time.

• Pros: You won't gett full eating here, you'll have plenty of time in line to talk with friends
• Cons: Very $$$ for BAD food and bad service (e.g. 3 sausage links = $3.50), go to Denny's

07/17/07

Recommend???.........I don't think so!!

by cooneye at Citysearch

Highly overated and overpriced. Had to send undercooked bacon back, eggs were cold, coffee was terrible, had to ask for half and half instead of milk for coffee, bacon tasted awful, offered only 2 kinds of pancake syrup. I would not go back. The Cracker Barrel is excellent, better food, prices and service.......or a truck stop would beat the Pancake Pantry!

01/23/07

I'm sorry but...

by tiff47 at Citysearch

The food is actually really good especially the omlettes. I was becoming a weekday regular but any place with a 52 health food score is no longer a place that I will visit. I'm so disappointed and disgusted. See the proof below taken from the Metro Public Health Dept. website :

Pancake Pantry

1796 21st Avenue South

Date Inspected: 11-28-06

Score: 52

Major Violations:

? Raw bacon and swiss cheese out of temperature, on cook?s line

? Fruit flies in potato peeling area

? Cooked potatoes out of temperature

• Pros: Tasty food, great omlettes, pancakes, and french toast
• Cons: Health score of 52 after waiting for 30+ minutes. Maybe they should be cleaning a while we're waiting