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| - I signed up on their website to sample their Pancake Revolution to celebrate their "world famous Rooty Tooty Fresh 'N Fruity® Pancakes" for my birthday. You get an anniversary e-mail from them inviting you to come in and taste their free stack of 4 pancakes with a fruit choice: peach, raspberry topping, glazed strawberry (any of these fruits topped with whipped cream, and you may add syrup), or a simple stack of plain pancakes (w/ butter & syrup). You have a week after your birthdate to redeem and it's good all day. Have a photo ID handy also. I decided to go ahead and celebrate that idea since I was in the area. I had been at this location in the past for their Free Pancake Day (Shrove Tuesday) special and figured I'd give the birthday treatment a try...
I called first to be sure whether it's legit, and since the e-mail specified that it must be printed out and not scanned or photographed, I asked them what if you don't have a printer, but I guess they would accept a phone scan or taking a picture with your camera and not 'photocopied'. Something to that effect? But, the person in charge of answering my questions confirmed, so it's totally free with no tax (beverages exempt, of course). How generous. I arrived yesterday around 8:30 AM because I was advised that it would get more busy after 9 AM. No problem. I picked a Saturday because weekdays in that area has students and downtown office workers galore, so it wasn't overly busy. As I walked in the door, brrrr, it felt like the air conditioner was kicked up a notch. The hostess graciously greeted me and escorted me to whatever table I'd like. I told her that I was the one who called about the Pancake Revolution birthday special (value: $7.49 according to the menu). I asked for the manager to be sure, and he came with the hostess and said he's familiar with the special and to just show whatever proof I have and that when I get the bill, to bring it to the checkout and they'd take the charge off for me. My waitress had full-on braces with dental bands so it was kind of hard to understand her trying to talk with all that stuff in her mouth. I ordered the Rooty Tooty drizzled with glazed strawberry, and with just a glass of water. I waited about 20 minutes because they were fairly busy. When my dish arrived, it was drizzled in peach instead. The hostess who actually served my dish to my table had to stop the waitress as she was holding my dish to tell her I ordered strawberry, and the waitress came back to my table carrying my dish to say something (again, her braces) that either they ran out of the strawberry or the special is for peach only. Since it was free and I was suddenly curious how the peach would taste with the pancakes, and because I waited long enough for my dish, I told her it's fine. I eat lots of strawberry but don't eat peach so I figured let's eat a different fruit for a change, right?
My meal was actually delish, especially with a little maple syrup added to the mix ;) Buttermilk moist inside and crispy on the outside. It was a generous portion for breakfast, and I was truly full afterwards. I think my dish was actually ready to serve earlier than 15 minutes and was sitting under a heating lamp because the outside was hot and the inside center was very hot; if it was served immediately, the temperature would be even. However, the waitress with those braces did not check up on me to see how my food was- probably preoccupied (there was an obese family sitting near me who ordered lots of food, lots of it). It also appears fully staffed that morning. It's a free (and generous) meal so I let it slide. After all, it's more of a laid-back restaurant then a fast-food diner(where waitstaff usually moves faster). I'd appreciate it, however, if a glass of water was served sooner than for me to ask for it, after I was seated.
Overall, the ambiance was casual, with music and people chatting loudly, that gave off a downtown feel- which I enjoy (and that is why I live near downtown!). And, where you don't have to worry about so many manners and rules ;) Thanks for the birthday gift this year :)
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