Best plain pancakes in Philly?
I’m looking for classic pancakes done well: plain, with maple syrup and butter. No toppings, no gimmicks, no dessert-stack situation.
For reference, I’ve tried Middle Child and thought it was terrible; Dutch Eating Place was meh; Parc was okay; and Green Eggs was meh, and a few others in Redding Market and around center city.
Where should I go for the best straightforward pancakes in the city?
EDIT: No, I don't want boxed pankcakes. I actually make my own scratch pancakes at home. We moved here recently and I like good, real butter, real maple syrup pancakes. In the last couple of places we've lived I've been able to find good not crummy dinner pankcakes but no luck so far in Philly.
Edit 2: Here is a spread-sheet w/ your recommendations and where I've been already. I guess I have to give Sulimay's another shot.
| Place | Been | Location | Status / Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sulimay’s | Yes | Fishtown | Expensive hipster noise |
| Parc | Yes | Rittenhouse | Good but cakes are just ok. |
| Middle Child | Yes | Fishtown | Overhyped more hipster noise. Bad cakes good sandwiches |
| Green Eggs Café | Yes | Multiple locations | Meh / okay |
| 3J’s Café | Yes | Philly | Meh / okay |
| Le Pain Quotidien | Yes | Center City | Meh / okay |
| Dutch Eating Place | Yes | Reading Terminal Market | Meh diner tourist trap |
| Down Home Diner | Yes | Reading Terminal Market | Sucks / bad diner food. |
| High Table | Yes | Center City | Good food, bit pricey, no pancakes |
| Comfort & Floyd | South Philly | ||
| Ants Pants Café | Graduate Hospital / South St area | ||
| Winkel | Center City / Gayborhood area | ||
| Sabrina’s Café | Multiple locations | ||
| Café Lift | Callowhill | ||
| Silk City | Northern Liberties | ||
| Café La Maude | Northern Liberties | ||
| Honey’s Sit ’n Eat | Northern Liberties / South St area | ||
| Miles Table | Graduate Hospital / Center City area | ||
| Griddle and Rice | Philly | ||
| Milkcrate Café | Fishtown | ||
| Kitty’s Luncheonette | Port Richmond area | ||
| Schlesinger’s | Center City | ||
| Saigon Grace | Philly | ||
| Spoons | South Philly | ||
| The Dining Car | Northeast Philly | ||
| Metro Diner | Bensalem | ||
| Ponzio’s | Cherry Hill, NJ | ||
| Turning Point | Regional chain | ||
| Gilchrist | Down the shore |