The Pancake House Chronicles by Ria de Jesus Campos

Since Pancake House is a regular Saturday affair, I have asked my niece, Ria, to document our last family dinner there.  Just so there is a different tone and angle to our dinner 🙂 Take note, I am like Dina we both like the spaghetti so we love that new tub of spaghetti sauce!  

Every Saturday, we go mass in CSA with Dada. 

We used to go to different places after mass but we would always have a hard time deciding where to go. One Saturday someone chose Pancake House (on Pasong Tamo Extension) and it turned out to be a winner, lots of food choices for everyone and Pancake House is always yummy!

So it’s become our Saturday tradition. The staff knows us and always reserves the same two tables for us every week (without us calling).

One of the great things of Pancake House is that there’s so many yummy things to choose from. Then it’s always the perpetual problem of- do i want a pancake/waffle or something with rice or spaghetti? But, it’s pretty cool how we’ve sort of solved that problem.

Choose what you want to eat first, like real food. So one big decision first- tapa

or longganisa or tocino?

We have had moments of Uncle James and Uncle John ordering the same thing. Here they are both eating tocino.

Then Mama always wants to get her spaghetti and shares with Papa. But, there’s something new- you can make Pancake House Spaghetti at home now with their mix! (please note that is one of the regular waiters we have, hi eric! he knows how to pose too)

Dada always gets his usual of the set with spaghetti and burger steak.  Then Ramon and Javier usually are the wild cards and order different stuff depending on their mood.

 I always get a taco and we all eat it as a salad. (Randomly you have to try it with vinegar, I know it sounds weird but it works if you like vinegar, I learned that from my friends Maica and Sophie)

So, we still have not solved the pancake/waffle issue which we did not order yet- there’s a quick solution to that- we order it for dessert and share:) But of course, it’s always difficult to   narrow it down and we have a short debate- do we want the pancakes or a waffle?!

Then, we still have to break it down to what kind or pancake/waffle.

Uncle James and I like the chocolate chip pancakes

Ramon and Uncle John like the bacon waffle.  Dada always gets a share with lots of syrup and butter!

What makes going to Pancake House something to look forward to every week, aside from to good food is getting to see everyone and have an extra meal together for the week. It used to just be the four of us and Dada and Uncle John. Usually, Uncle Mike joins us before his dinner.  But because it’s become a routine- what’s pretty cool is that anyone who is free for dinner on Saturday shows up. Please see Tita Rica’s blog wherein almost all the de Jesus’ are included (but since I was absent, I get to do this special guest blog)

Previous entry:  Pancake House with Dada December 22, 2012

So far the best Saturday dinner I think I’ve had was  in December when the de Jesus clan invaded Pancake House:)

and because I was absent in the last Pancake House blog, I asked Tita Rica to take my picture with Dada:)

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