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| - No way was I getting caught in Denny's jail again, so I whipped out the Yelp app and typed in "breakfast" and this joint popped up. The general consensus seemed to be that this chain was a Vegas institution worth eating at at least once. Actually, based on most reviews it sounds like people don't recommend doing so more than once. I was in dire need of some foodstuffs, and the lure of a mountain of blueberry pancakes sold me quickly.
From the outside, it looks like a beat-down, antiquated Denny's wannabe; it doesn't look much different inside, either. We got a seat immediately and soon enjoyed the waitressing service of the sweetest old woman I've met since my grandma. Unfortunately, we got seated within earshot of a woman with the most annoying laugh I've ever heard on this planet in 29 years. It sounded like a hyena in the throes of lust with a frightened chimp. We looked lost in the gargantuan menu, so she made a few suggestions based on what we wanted. I went with 2 blueberry pancakes, 2 scrambled eggs and 3 strips of bacon. I really wanted the banana pancakes, but they couldn't be ordered in a combo. Crapola.
The food came up fast & hot - but the quality greatly varied. My blueberry pancakes were divine. The cakes were pillowy and moist, drenched with a blue viscous syrup and liberally peppered with fresh blueberries. No syrup required here - these cakes need to be eaten au natural. My eggs were.... eh, gross. I wish they weren't, but they were. I don't think they'd been properly cooked, so they were a little on the "runny snot" side in terms of consistency, and they tasted funky. The bacon was neither super crispy nor soft & chewy; it was just kinda there. There for me to eat. So I ate it. Luckily, the pancakes were so large that I was able to start on them, take a break to eat everything else, then go back to finish them off and to get the taste of the eggs out of my mouth.
If I were to come back here again, I think I'd only order something pancake related. Being a protein hound, this isn't my ideal breakfast, but their pancakes are really friggin' good. I'll probably return one more time to get the banana cakes, but that'll likely be the end of my relationship with Blueberry Hill. The rest of their food is decidedly mediocre, but the pancakes are mouth watering and the service was exquisite.
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