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Pancakes R Us | Pomona, CA

April 19, 2019 by seanbernard

Saturday, August 6 | Pancakes R Us |2282 N. Garey Ave, Pomona

What is Pancakes R Us? If, like us, you thought it was an absurd concept-gone-wrong type of restaurant (that “R” is awfully strange, after all) … well, we’re here to disappoint you, in hopefully a good way. Pancakes R Us does not feature human pancakes (sadly?) – it is, however, a place much like places you’ve been, many times, and a pretty darn good version: a Fifties diner, the details coming through in soundtrack and some décor (ie posters), if not (thankfully) in service style/costume/seats and coloring—I’ll happily listen to The Big Bopper and share The Day The Music Died/Waylon Jennings trivia (thanks, Nick) without having to get any more Fifties theme-y than that.

            PRU has an enormous menu, just as you probably would expect; they’ve recently added beer and mimosas, so when the grandfolks are in town and you really need to set them in a booth to eat soft and familiar food while Little Richard wails and you pound a couple Modelos, you’re covered. What else: the side order of biscuits and gravy: peppery, sausage gravy: perfectly fine. The biscuits: more dense/close than laminated, so it’s good they’re drowning in the gravy; even better, each booth comes well stocked with four hot sauces.

Pancakes R Us 2282 N Garey Ave, Pomona

The pancakes? Totally good, at least the buttermilk variety (and the pumpkin and other options look good, too).  The syrups on the table – maple, boysenberry, strawberry, blueberry – are perfect for all your millennial curatorial needs. Is there a soup and half-sandwich special? A couple dozen types of omelets? Chilaquiles? Pot roast for dinner? Of course – it’s a diner in Pomona, this is diner in Pomona food. There’s even crepes, savory and sweet; the strawberry-cheese were light, a bit sweet, and perfectly fine. The omelets are unique, too—vs. your standard round flat of egg filled and folded, this is a jumbo flour tortilla size flat of egg covered in your fillings, then rolled, rolled, and rolled just as you would a strudel. A bit strange, but why not?

  • Pancakes R Us  2282 N Garey Ave, Pomona
  • Pancakes R Us  2282 N Garey Ave, Pomona

To be honest: we probably won’t be going to Pancakes R Us too often—we’re more the make-our-own savory breakfasts at home type (that, or breakfast burritos). But the attentive service … the quick and varied yet familiar food … Pancakes R Us is a totally good diner when you’re in need of such.

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