I chose to review this Pamela's as well (along with the restaurants in Shadyside and the Strip District) because I definitely notice a trend in all of them. Although the reviews will all read the same, I think it's important to note and review chain restaurants in different locations. Factors that can potentially be vastly different from neighborhood to neighborhood include the staff and service, wait time, parking, food quality, differences among demographics in different neighborhoods, etc. With all of this said, however, I have virtually the same critique for the Oakland restaurant as both of the others I reviewed. Again, this is located in the heart of the neighborhood (like the Shayside and Strip District branches), so parking is tough right on Forbes and the place is always crowded. If you don't mind waiting a while for your table, the food here is just as good as everywhere else. The service, if anything, is a bit worse here. However, no one can deny the power of the pancake on a Sunday morning.