Pancake house menus are pretty much all the same right — lots of pancakes, eggs, waffles, you know the drill.
When I go to one, I look for something heart-healthy, like an egg-white veggie omelet.
But recently I discovered a place near my father-in-law’s new retirement home that had a non-heart-healthy dish I simply could not pass up — waffle flights!
If you’ve ever done a beer or whiskey flight, you know the concept — four varieties of something in smaller sizes than normal but each with a very distinctive and wonderful flavor.
That’s exactly what Elly’s Pancake House in Glenview, Ill., is doing with waffles! Exclamation point? Yes, because this flight was really that amazing.
The waffles included are called s’mores, fruitopia, dalmation and apple pecans. You have to look back to the pancake section of the menu to find out what those include, namely:
- S’mores — oreo, marshmallow spread, graham cracker crumbles
- Fruitopia — strawberries, blueberries, blackberries, bananas, mascarpone sauce
- Dalmatian — white chocolate chips, milk chocolate chips
Regular readers know I don’t eat nuts, so I asked for the apple pecan without the pecans and our waitress was very accommodating about that.
When the plate arrived at our table, conversation stopped and the oohs and aah began. See for yourself. Each waffle was crispy yet fluffy and the fruits were done perfectly, even the cooked apples which I usually don’t enjoy and avoid ordering.
If you’re going to throw heart-healthy out the window, this is the way to do it. Big creativity and cooking points to Elly’s, this dish, which sells for $15.99, definitely helps it stand out from the crowd.
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