Dined Monday, May 12th 2014

The Pancake Man

952 Route 28, South Yarmouth, MA 02664

1. Initial impression of convenience, parking, and location.

• Adequate parking, and easy to arrive at from Route 28 or alternative back route

2. Wait time to be greeted, seated, and first impressions of staff.

• Due to time of day (1pm) there was no wait. Waitress was friendly, though a tad on the trashy side.

3. Type of seating, comfort, wait time for server introduction.

• Wooden chairs throughout. Options for large parties. Feels like sitting on wooden chairs.
• Server seated us, so greeting came hand in hand. Coffee served promptly.

4. Variety of menu options (too many/too little)

• Known for pancakes, there was a decent selection of pancakes in a plethora of different flavours.
• If one of your party is not a lover of pancakes, there are many alternative options.

5. Menu highlights of uncommon items.

• Fresh squeezed orange juice from hand cranked machine.
• Huevos Rancheros and breakfast nachos.
• Banana Bread french toast.
• Alcoholic beverages
• (None of the above tested)

6. Speed of food delivery, and first impressions of plating, initial aroma.

• Food delivered surprisingly (possibly alarmingly) quickly.
• Pleasant scent from pancakes was noticeable
• Pancakes looked appealing, with icing sugar sprinkled about the plate.

7. TASTE!

• Coffee. Enh. Normal but not fantastic. Served hot and often. Not light, not bold.
• The gentleman's Maine Blueberry pancakes were served in the number of four. Stacked unevenly atop each other with blueberries spattered about the 6" diameter. They tasted like a regular damn pancake that could very well be home cooked from a box, or a freezer, and spattered with Maine blueberries.
• The lady's Apple Cinnamon Pancakes were chewy. There was a strong flour taste, and the apples had a flavour reminiscent of Chef Boyardee beef ravioli. The syrup was likely High Fructose Corn Syrup, however it was sugary and the consistency of normal syrup.

8. Value of product.

• High cost for what was received. Slightly higher (10%) than comparable food on Cape Cod.
• Coffee $2.35 per bottomless cup
• Side of bacon $3.95
• 2 eggs and choice of meat $8.29
• Muffins unavailable at this location.

9. Payment options.

• Cash
• Visa/MC/Amex

Overall Rating: 5/10

Good:

Variety of options. Parking. Speed of service. Alcohol.

Bad:

Sub par taste for items featured in name of restaurant. Coffee flavour fine at best.

Overall:

Good option if close by or other options are closed or too busy. Note, alcohol is served on premises for next day hair of the dog hangover cure.

Aaron Kimmel and Carissa Hayes