A pancake house, pancake and waffle house or waffle house is a
In Amsterdam, Netherlands, some pancake houses offer up to 70 pancake varieties.[4] In Holland, a region in the western part of the Netherlands, some pancake houses serve poffertjes,[5] a traditional Dutch batter treat that resembles small, fluffy pancakes. Moreover, Dutch pancakes are generally eaten as full lunch or dinner meals, and not as breakfast items like in the United States.
Some examples of pancake house restaurants in the Netherlands include Bunnik,[6] Lage Vuursche,[6] The Pancake Bakery,[7] Boerderij Meerzicht[8] and De Carrousel.[4]
In Denmark there is a restaurant chain where pancakes and ice cream are offered. It is called Rasmus Klump Familierestaurant, after the Danish character "Rasmus Klump", whose favorite meal is pancakes.
There are many pancake houses in existence throughout the United States.[1] Some restaurateurs in the United States have focused on offering breakfast foods for consumers to eat at times of the day other than in the morning, to make pancake and waffle houses more competitive.[9]
Some U.S. cities have a significant number of pancake houses. For example, Williamsburg, Virginia, has the highest per capita ratio of waffle and pancake houses in the world.[10] Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, has a significant number of pancake houses, numbering over 10 in a two-mile distance.[11] The Grand Strand, a large stretch of beaches on the East Coast of the United States that consists of over 60 miles of beach land, has been noted for having a considerable number of pancake houses.[12]
As of 2012,