Pannekoeken Huis
Paul's take:
This was Saturday, the day of the huge tax day winter storm.
Well, I have heard about this place for years and years and always thought I need to just try it some time. So this weekend I suggested it and we went. As we were driving there I told Jeanne it used to be a chain but I think this is probably the only one left, probably individually owned. I was a little leery of it being a low rate Perkins.
There were only a few customers on this very snowy morning. When we went in the absolutely deadpan older host walked us to the table like he hates his job. Then, the (I-could-care-less) server came up and asked us if we wanted coffee. We ordered coffee and looked at the menu. The coffee wound up being average cafe crap quality, (we stopped for coffee when we left). So many of these type of places alway have their signature items a la carte, not combined with a breakfast meat or eggs etc. This place was no different. I wanted to try the Pannekoeken because thats what they're known for and they are of course, they were a la carte. I got the pineapple upside down Pannekoeken and an expensive side of Mettwurst, which it a whole lot like a bratwurst.
Our breakfasts arrived to our table very fast. I had heard that the Pannekoeken arrives to your table all puffed up and falls down in front of your eyes, that the server calls out "Pannekoeken" to clear the way so the Pannekoeken will arrive to the table all puffed up. That wasn't the case here. Maybe because it had pineapple in it, I don't know. I heard the other waitress announce the arrival of a Pannekoeken to one of her tables but, she seemed to really care. Unlike our waiter.
The Pannekoeken was okay, not absolutely fabulous like I thought they would be since it is the namesake of the entire restaurant. The Mettwurst was rich and greasy and just like a grilled bratwurst would be, I wound up only eating about a third of my side of meat.
As underwhelming as the restaurant was, the bill was really big. $44.24 for two people. Add in a $7 tip (which I don't know why I did) and we're talking $51.24 for breakfast. For that much money I would expect the greatest breakfast I have ever had. But, it wasn't good.
I will never go back there.
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0 out of 4 stars
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Jeanne's take:
I'd heard about this place and passed by it a lot since I moved here in 2006. It just never came up when thinking about breakfast (or lunch or dinner, to be honest), so when Paul suggested it I was kind of excited. In my mind I pictured a delicious, puffy Dutch pancake like I used to enjoy at this place called Bickford's when I lived in Massachusetts. I was kinda excited. I mean, just look at the thing!
Minneapolis was in the midst of a serious blizzard when we arrived. There were a few customers seated and a lot of staff just standing around. We were seated by the (I assume) manager who seemed to be either asleep or high because of the way he floated through the place. The server assigned to us got our water and coffee pretty fast and once we ordered the food came out quickly. We were both disappointed when our Pannekoeken arrived flat and not puffy like the urban legend suggested. I got the apples and pecan Pannekoeken and a side of potato pancakes.
The Pannekoeken came out flaming hot with butter on top and a side of whipped cream. It was very tasty, but after making it halfway through it became overwhelming and a little harder to stomach. I took about three bites of the "potato pancakes" before deciding they were quite awful. They are literally a pancake with some potato, onion, and scallion in it. It's possible that this is the Dutch way of making them, but I am used to the German potato pancake which is superior in every way.
As we were eating our food there was a lot of chatter between the staff about how they are going to close because of the storm. I guess that meant our server could just hurry us along. He came over and asked us if we wanted boxes for the "potato pancake" and the Mettwurst (Paul ate about three bites and decided he hated it) and when we told him "No" he kept on insisting that we take the stuff home. It literally took us three NOs to get him to back off. Both of us ate the Pannekoeken, but we were disappointed in our (unnecessarily) expensive sides. We left there spending over $50 for flour, sugar, eggs, fruit, coffee, and some sausage. That is highway robbery. I will not return.
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1 out of 4 stars (the pannekoeken was tasty)
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This was Saturday, the day of the huge tax day winter storm.
Well, I have heard about this place for years and years and always thought I need to just try it some time. So this weekend I suggested it and we went. As we were driving there I told Jeanne it used to be a chain but I think this is probably the only one left, probably individually owned. I was a little leery of it being a low rate Perkins.
There were only a few customers on this very snowy morning. When we went in the absolutely deadpan older host walked us to the table like he hates his job. Then, the (I-could-care-less) server came up and asked us if we wanted coffee. We ordered coffee and looked at the menu. The coffee wound up being average cafe crap quality, (we stopped for coffee when we left). So many of these type of places alway have their signature items a la carte, not combined with a breakfast meat or eggs etc. This place was no different. I wanted to try the Pannekoeken because thats what they're known for and they are of course, they were a la carte. I got the pineapple upside down Pannekoeken and an expensive side of Mettwurst, which it a whole lot like a bratwurst.
Our breakfasts arrived to our table very fast. I had heard that the Pannekoeken arrives to your table all puffed up and falls down in front of your eyes, that the server calls out "Pannekoeken" to clear the way so the Pannekoeken will arrive to the table all puffed up. That wasn't the case here. Maybe because it had pineapple in it, I don't know. I heard the other waitress announce the arrival of a Pannekoeken to one of her tables but, she seemed to really care. Unlike our waiter.
The Pannekoeken was okay, not absolutely fabulous like I thought they would be since it is the namesake of the entire restaurant. The Mettwurst was rich and greasy and just like a grilled bratwurst would be, I wound up only eating about a third of my side of meat.
As underwhelming as the restaurant was, the bill was really big. $44.24 for two people. Add in a $7 tip (which I don't know why I did) and we're talking $51.24 for breakfast. For that much money I would expect the greatest breakfast I have ever had. But, it wasn't good.
I will never go back there.
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0 out of 4 stars
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Jeanne's take:
I'd heard about this place and passed by it a lot since I moved here in 2006. It just never came up when thinking about breakfast (or lunch or dinner, to be honest), so when Paul suggested it I was kind of excited. In my mind I pictured a delicious, puffy Dutch pancake like I used to enjoy at this place called Bickford's when I lived in Massachusetts. I was kinda excited. I mean, just look at the thing!
Minneapolis was in the midst of a serious blizzard when we arrived. There were a few customers seated and a lot of staff just standing around. We were seated by the (I assume) manager who seemed to be either asleep or high because of the way he floated through the place. The server assigned to us got our water and coffee pretty fast and once we ordered the food came out quickly. We were both disappointed when our Pannekoeken arrived flat and not puffy like the urban legend suggested. I got the apples and pecan Pannekoeken and a side of potato pancakes.
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| I took a bite before remembering to snap a photo. |
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| "Potato pancakes" |
The Pannekoeken came out flaming hot with butter on top and a side of whipped cream. It was very tasty, but after making it halfway through it became overwhelming and a little harder to stomach. I took about three bites of the "potato pancakes" before deciding they were quite awful. They are literally a pancake with some potato, onion, and scallion in it. It's possible that this is the Dutch way of making them, but I am used to the German potato pancake which is superior in every way.
As we were eating our food there was a lot of chatter between the staff about how they are going to close because of the storm. I guess that meant our server could just hurry us along. He came over and asked us if we wanted boxes for the "potato pancake" and the Mettwurst (Paul ate about three bites and decided he hated it) and when we told him "No" he kept on insisting that we take the stuff home. It literally took us three NOs to get him to back off. Both of us ate the Pannekoeken, but we were disappointed in our (unnecessarily) expensive sides. We left there spending over $50 for flour, sugar, eggs, fruit, coffee, and some sausage. That is highway robbery. I will not return.
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1 out of 4 stars (the pannekoeken was tasty)
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