The Original Pancake House
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The Original Pancake House is a chain of pancake houses across the United States.
The original opened in 1953 in Portland, Oregon by Les Highet and Erma Hueneke. They soon franchised the name into Original Pancake Houses across the country. They are well known for their breakfast foods; their signature dishes are the Apple Pancake, Dutch Baby and omelets.
Chef and food critic James Beard, who grew up in Portland, named The Original Pancake House as one of the top ten "best" in America. In 1999, the Original Pancake House in Portland was designated by the James Beard Foundation as a regional landmark restaurant.[1]