Call it a blini, crepe, or hoecake, there’s something special about that flat, round pancake that makes breakfast the best. Traditionally, most Americans eat pancakes with butter and syrup, but they can be served with sweet fillings like blueberry jam or chocolate chips or savory ingredients like bacon and cheese. When you’re in the mood for a stack of pancakes, check out these 10 great places in Oklahoma that have an excellent reputation for great food.
This Oklahoma City favorite has some wonderful specialty pancakes, like the King Sans Banana, pancakes with sweet cream butter, peanut butter bacon drizzled with a bourbon maple glaze. The cinnamon roll pancake smells divine. They also offer a sweet potato gluten free option. If you can’t choose, get their tasting flight of three different pancakes.
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Although you can get classic pancakes and bacon at this diner where “it’s always Sunday morning,” go for the pineapple upside down cake platter which has two pancakes with grilled pineapple and cherries with a pineapple cherry sauce.
Jimmy’s Egg might be known for its omelets, but over the past few years the pancake menu has really been amped up. They offer buttermilk or whole wheat pancakes, hot off the griddle, which are good on their own, but you can now get flavored pancakes, such as Reese’s, cinnamon roll or double blueberry. Jimmy’s Egg has locations throughout Oklahoma and they’re one of the best places to get breakfast.
Bring your appetite to Savoy, because their breakfast menu has so many great dishes. Keep reading until you get to the pancake list, because you can find blueberry, whole wheat, and classic options that are fabulous.
Beverly’s is an iconic restaurant in northwest OKC that serves breakfast 24 hours a day. Although it’s most famous dish is chicken, it has some great pancakes.
Go savory with the Cyclops Hotcake which is a pancake with a fried egg in the center, but for a really special breakfast get the buttermilk hotcakes with strawberries. But always check the special board, because they often feature some fun flavors of pancakes just for one day.
Granny’s Kitchen is probably one of the most popular places in Stillwater to get breakfast. On the weekend, be prepared to stand in line for some of the best pancakes around.
The food at the Deli in the Mercantile is another menu worth waiting for. The pancakes are made from scratch, served with eggs, bacon and fresh-made country sausage.
When you’re on the Mother Road in Oklahoma, you’ll want to stop by this diner for a pancake breakfast. They’re made from scratch and cooked with love and care.
Freeway Café has three Tulsa locations that serve up some wonderful pancakes. The New York Cheese plate is absolutely decadent, with bits of cheesecake in the pancakes which are topped with glazed strawberries.