I know it seems obvious but Du-par’s are crazy good. Can only speak to the Fairfax Farmer’s Market location but they’re excellent. You can also buy (or at least could a few months back) the wet batter ready to go and make at home.
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Sorry, no dice.
I can make better pancakes than Du-par’s.
It’s all about dipping it in the clarified butter
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Unfortunately, you’re talking to someone who despises butter in all things, except for a few baked items.
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It’s been a few years since I’ve had it, but I liked the Baked Buckwheat Pancake at Friends and Family in East Hollywood.
I’m not a brunch person, especially since I’d rather save money by making sourdough waffles and pancakes at home, but as I mentioned in the August 2021 Mystery Restaurant thread, I really enjoyed the current pancake dish at Girl & the Goat.
The “PB&J sourdough pancakes” came deconstructed with Peanut butter butter and Strawberry jam maple syrup on the side. It was topped with what appeared to be crushed Peanut butter streusel or brittle. When biting into the fluffy pancake, I was delightfully surprised by having local Murray farm grapes pop inside my mouth.
This dish was very focused on all levels and I’m looking forward to trying other iterations as the seasons change. It came in a stack of 3, but I ate 1 and bagged the rest in my byo containers - made for fantastic leftovers and reheated well.
I also tried the “Little Piggy” Szechuan sausage patty and egg sandwich on cheddar onion biscuit and while I thought every element was well executed, I thought the addition of Hoisin Mayo was a bit much - the Dijon mustard in the mayo was distracting imho (it seems they don’t use this mayo for the version at Little Goat in Chicago).
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Do you know if the locations all use the same recipe? I had them at the Studio City location several yrs ago, and they were rather unimpressive (although I admittedly am not a pancake person).
I had some exemplary basic pancakes at some random diner in Medford, OR, a few yrs ago, but I cannot for the life of me remember the name of the place.
Houston checking in. My ideal pancake is good and hot with copious amounts of real butter and a touch of syrup at the end. 
It might happen tomorrow.
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I think they all have different owners so I don’t know if they use the same recipe. I can only speak for the ones at 3rd and Fairfax.
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Well it’s nice to see some newer folks and folks I haven’t seen in a while on this post.
I’m usually a make em at home kinda guy cuz it’s easy and cheap and i have maple syrup which works.
But… I’m not one to flame out Du-Pars on the pancakes, but that really is a horrendous and pricy and time consuming experience there, and they’re not that great.
For ones that are also somewhat pricy but I feel are better and somewhat easier to deal with depending on the time you go, are Joans on Third…$13.50 with blueberries added.
These are better pancakes than I make at home. I don’t keep buttermilk around.
Now corn meal pancakes are another animal i guess but I really enjoy those most – anywhere you recommend to get those around town?
whats your thing…miso and peanutbutter here?
making em at home is usually our move. whole family to feed and can’t spend a hundo (or the time) on a mediocre breakfast
things i do at home are cut bananas into little wheels and put them on the griddle first so they get browned on the one side, then pour the batter over them, flip, etc.
peanut butter on top, then syrup,
also find that the jiffy corn bread mix (same with TJ pumpkin bread mix) with a little tweaking makes excellent pancakes and waffles
Yeah, almond flour, miso paste, peanut butter powder and almond milk. And always let the batter rest for at least 30 minutes.
thanks. good point on the resting i agree with that.
… and never over rnix.
Incorporate, but don’t over mix.
nice
we also use hemp hearts…adds nutrition and nice flavor
also fried up apples and cinnamon go well by themselves, also on pancakes.
Interesting.
That’s a new one for me.
This simple recipe is better than most pancake houses out there:
