ABE Named One of the 10 Restaurant Chains That Serve the Best Pancakes
A sensationally delicious stack of fluffy, sweet flapjacks awaits at one of these popular chains.
You might be surprised to learn that the origins of the pancake go way—and I mean way—back.
According to Smithsonian, the first-known written record of a pancake appeared in an ancient Greek text around 500 B.C., and throughout history, the flat cakes have been recognized as a working-class food. That's because they're cheap and incredibly easy to make—all you need is starch, eggs, water or milk, and now commonly, baking powder. Of course, bakers today add additional ingredients to boost the flavor, like butter, sugar, and salt.
Pancakes are so popular that different countries around the world have their own unique versions: Eastern Europe has blintzes, France has crepes, and India has uttapam. The United States is typically known for its thick, fluffy buttermilk pancakes, and boasts the highest rate of pancake consumption in the world. Americans can go a little wild with their toppings and ingredients, often incorporating things like bananas, peanut butter, chocolate chips, maple syrup, and whipped cream. Indeed, the flavors you can pair with pancakes are seemingly endless. Perhaps because pancakes are so customizable, the demand for these hot starchy stacks is steadily increasing.
There are even entire restaurants dedicated solely to pancakes. For those who don't want to head into their own kitchen or grab a box of Bisquick, countless restaurants around the country whip up those scrumptious flapjacks you've been craving. Here are some of the best.
1. Another Broken Egg Cafe
Venture down to New Orleans without actually hopping on a plane with Another Broken Egg Cafe's bourbon street pancakes. While they might pay homage to the famed Big Easy nightlife destination, these pancakes do more than bring the revelry—they bring the flavor, too. This dish comes with three house-recipe pancakes, topped with banana and pecans, as well as a rum butter sauce and whipped cream. The Louisiana-based chain is one of America's fastest-growing breakfast brands with more than 70 cafes in 14 states.
