BEST PANCAKES IN UTAH
27 Jul 2021, rev 15 Aug 21, 20 Jul 24
Tested were plain (buttermilk and sweet cream) pancakes and multi-grain pancakes, all tested side by side except where noted.. With and without syrup.
A
Corner Bakery Cafe
B/B+
Denny's buttermilk (they revised their buttermilk pancakes about 2016 - much better now)
Cracker Barrell buttermilk
Ruth's Diner
B
Apollo Burger
Original Pancake House buttermilk (tested only with others from this restaurant)
B-/B
IHOP buttermilk
Original Pancake House Sourdough (tested only with others from this restaurant)
C/C+
Village Inn buttermilk
Original Pancake House Buckweat (tested only with others from this restaurant)
C
Left Fork Grill buttermilk (before 2024, it was graded A, almost a tie with Corner Bakery Cafe)
Denny's 9 Grain
C-/C
Black Bear Diner sweet cream
C-
IHOP Harvest & Nuts
PANCAKES NOTE: Need to re-test and add to this list: Joe's Cafe, Provo and Penny Anne's in Salt Lake Valley. Both rate at least a B, perhaps a B+.
SYRUPS AT CAFES :
A-
Cracker Barrell - 50% real maple syrup, 50% sucrose (real sugar) (For years it was 100% maple, but maple shortage caused them to revamp their syrup -- it tastes even better now.)
B/B+
Denny's
B-
IHOP
C+/B-
Smucker's brand, used at Village Inn, Black Bear Diner, and others
C/C+
Original Pancake House
