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| - This new Original Pancake House is a really cool addition to the brand new Aliante Casino. On the day after Christmas, we were actually looking for Krispy Kreme which we found out recently closed. So here we were wanting some carbs with the Original Pancake House open. It was an excellent choice.
At 7:30 AM, there was no line but by 8:15 when we left, it was getting full and lively. Lots of families spent Christmas day in the hotel for a reunion and descended into OPH before heading back home - probably with fewer dollars less in their pockets. The place was brand spanking new, very clean, bright, and overall comfortable. We had a terrific waitress; cheerful, well spoken, and polite saying sorry when she interrupted our conversation to take our order, if all was well, to ask if we wanted coffee refills, to take dirty plates, etc. What I've found is that overall, the northern North Las Vegas employees are a little more polite and cheerful that their Southern California counterparts. Either NLV workers are the better actors or they're smarter knowing how service can break a fragile economy.
I ordered the apple pancake ($10), a huge mound of hyper gooey sweetness and buttery-cinnamon yellow delicious apples. It arrived in exactly 18 minutes like she said. My brother ordered the ham steak and eggs ($8) which came with either sour dough toast or regular pancakes. We also ordered hash browns which are more like home fries. Everything tasted good, and came to our table warm.
The total bill with coffee was $25 plus tax and tip. One complaint I have is that this chain requires you to pay the cashier instead of your wait person.
There is no way an average person can finish this apple pancake in one sitting. It measures 12 inches in diameter and 3 inches tall and probably contains a cup of sliced apples in a custard-like pancake. It probably contains a half cup of sugar. Those with too much sugar in their diet, like me, really shouldn't order this hyper calorie dish. But it was too yummy to resist. So I just ate half and saved the rest for the next day. Like the words of my overweight college track coach years ago - do as I say, not as I do.
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