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primesuspect

27 Apr 2006, 08:51 PM

First of all, let's get on thing straight, for all you SM LAN first-timers.

The Original Pancake House is NOT IHOP

This is The Original Pancake House (OPH if you prefer)

OPH is to IHOP as Porsche is to Kia. OPH is to IHOP as Alienware is to e-machines. OPH is to IHOP as AMD is to Intel (ouch!)....

The OPH features real food. Everything is handmade, from scratch. They use pure, hand churned, 93 score butter. They offer a custom roasted coffee that is ground on site. The sausage, the bacon, the PANCAKES, the omelettes, everything is wonderful, delightful, and sublime.

The IHOP is a chain place that serves freeze-dried corporate food that is shipped from a central warehouse direct to your dirty plate :hair:

Let's get this straight. There is a major, major difference. Ask any previous LAN attendee :ninja:

profdlp

27 Apr 2006, 09:36 PM

You buying? :vimp:

GHoosdum

27 Apr 2006, 09:45 PM

Well said, Brian.

I heartily endorse OPH.

Sledgehammer70

27 Apr 2006, 09:52 PM

They offer a custom roasted coffee that is ground on site Can I upgrade the Fans in it? i don't want it to roasted :)

I wasn't saying OPH was like IHop :) I was only cracking a joke...

profdlp

27 Apr 2006, 10:08 PM

...I wasn't saying OPH was like IHop :) I was only cracking a joke...
Just don't dis' Vernors Ginger Ale (http://www.vernors.com/) - that would get him really worked up. :eek3:

Keebler

27 Apr 2006, 10:29 PM

OPH IS REQUIRED FOR ALL ATTENDEES.

You don't understand if you haven't supped there. I've seriously contemplated a trip to Detroit just for breakfast because of this place. SUBLIME only begins to describe it. :D

profdlp

27 Apr 2006, 10:35 PM

Do they have a waitress named Eileen? :mullet:

Sledgehammer70

27 Apr 2006, 10:58 PM

No only 2 twin paraplegics named stumpy... I hear they cook a mean steak

Cyclonite

27 Apr 2006, 11:46 PM

I want to go!

primesuspect

28 Apr 2006, 12:46 AM

Oh, you'll go... I promise... you'll go... :ninja:

Kwitko

28 Apr 2006, 01:02 AM

OPH is like nothing I've ever had. Best breakfast place, bar none. The butter is amazing! Just ask prime how much I love their butter.

primesuspect

28 Apr 2006, 04:36 AM

He loves the butter.... I promise.... :wtf:

profdlp

28 Apr 2006, 04:56 AM

He loves the butter.... I promise.... :wtf:
Ha ha ha ha ha!!!! ;D ;D ;D

Thrax

28 Apr 2006, 06:06 AM

People have their knees broken for not going.

28 Apr 2006, 06:41 AM

Meh... I go, so as not to get my knees broken, but it's not all that good. It's one of those places that kind-of over-does the whole 'made from scratch with big portions thing'... The first time I went, I got the chocholate-chip pancakes. There were actually too many chocholate chips. I don't know if they were trying to impress me with their generosity or what, but I couldn't actually taste the pancakes, and I don't really need that much chocolate at breakfast. I tryed to get rid of some, but they were all soft and just got spread around... by the end I had a sick stomach from all the damn chocholate... I would have been happy with 10% of the chocholate. Next time, I ordered the bacon and eggs, and they tasted just like every other order of bacon and eggs that I've ever had. They were also the most expencive bacon and eggs I've ever had.

Just thought I'd let the new guys know that it's not heaven for everyone, maybe just for the people who are into pancakes.

Personally, I prefered 'Prime's Prime Waffle Haus'. :D Those were tasty waffles...

Crazy Joe

28 Apr 2006, 08:00 AM

There were actually too many chocholate chips. I don't know if they were trying to impress me with their generosity or what, but I couldn't actually taste the pancakes, and I don't really need that much chocolate at breakfast. I tryed to get rid of some, but they were all soft and just got spread around... by the end I had a sick stomach from all the damn chocholate...

Speaking of one of the members of SM that are of the erm, robust persuasion, I am going to have to call sacrilidge on such comments... You can never have too many chocolate chips on your pancakes... Now if you had a combination of chocolate and peanut butter chips on some pancakes made with peanut butter in the batter, then you'd have the most awesome pancakes ever... I've only had those once at a pancake house in Gatlinburg, TN (which probably holds the record for most pancake houses on a 2 mile strip.)

primesuspect

28 Apr 2006, 01:45 PM

Leave it to mr. happy pants to naysay one of the greatest places to eat on earth :rolleyes: ;D

:nudge:

another noogie for you, cb

TheSmJ

28 Apr 2006, 02:28 PM

Hate to break it to you Brian, but OPH is a chain too. There's an OPH in downtown Buffalo with the same goddamn logo and everything. Atmosphere and all.

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GHoosdum

28 Apr 2006, 02:33 PM

Hate to break it to you Brian, but OHOP is a chain too. There's an OHOP in downtown Buffalo with the same goddamn logo and everything. Atmosphere and all.

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There's one near us in Cincy as well. It's a franchised chain, which means that quality can vary greatly between the different locations.

Here (http://www.originalpancakehouse.com/locations.pdf) is a list of locations.

Sledgehammer70

28 Apr 2006, 03:11 PM

Dude if Brian says its good I'll take his word... He already assured me it is better than IHop which is better than Denny's. For the most part just give me freaking breakfast and make me happy...

primesuspect

28 Apr 2006, 04:06 PM

I know it's a chain. I never said it wasn't. :)

Parade:

:celebrate

Hey SMJ. Crawl back into your misery hole, you ninny. Go be emo somewhere else.. :clap:

profdlp

28 Apr 2006, 05:11 PM

Which day did you guys go last year?

QCH2002

28 Apr 2006, 05:21 PM

OHP = Yummy.... Nuff said.

TheSmJ

28 Apr 2006, 08:52 PM

I know it's a chain. I never said it wasn't. :)

Parade:

:celebrate

LIES!

You swore up and down that it's the one and only the last time we discussed it.

profdlp

28 Apr 2006, 09:23 PM

...You swore up and down that it's the one and only...
Don't feel bad, he said something like that to me, too. Then I found out that he was married and has eight million kids... :eek:

primesuspect

29 Apr 2006, 12:00 AM

You're confused SMJ. I never said that. There's one in Birmingham and Grosse Pointe as well as Southfield. That right there precludes there from being "only one"... And they list all their locations right on their menu :wtf:

Foggy head! Think straight! :shakehead

][v][AGIC

1 May 2006, 04:13 AM

eww i cant wait, i didnt wake up in time last lan. first year we went was delicous. corned beef has and a short stack MMmmm

profdlp

1 May 2006, 04:52 AM

Which day did you guys go last year?
Well? :D

primesuspect

1 May 2006, 06:18 AM

I don't remember.. :confused:

Keebler

1 May 2006, 06:30 AM

I'm pretty certain I went at least twice, once before the main crew arrived.

My stomach rumbles right now just thinking about this place :(

Mt_Goat

1 May 2006, 11:12 AM

.....
My stomach rumbles right now just thinking about this place :(
That almost sounds like a not so good thing. :wtf:

QCH2002

1 May 2006, 02:07 PM

We went on Saturday morning...

profdlp

1 May 2006, 03:28 PM

We went on Saturday morning...
Why didn't you @#*&!%$ wake me up? :rarr:

My breakfast consisted of catching a rat in prime's backyard and roasting it with a propane torch... :shakehead

QCH2002

1 May 2006, 03:30 PM

Didn't know where you were.....

profdlp

1 May 2006, 03:32 PM

Didn't know where you were.....
Behind the wheel of my car, right in front of La Casa...

QCH2002

1 May 2006, 03:35 PM

GHoosdum

1 May 2006, 03:49 PM

OK... we didn't want you to hear us gosip about you!!! :D

No, really... we kinda woke up, rolled out, wondered to OPH... then we counted up who we missed... This year, we'll try to set a time and let everyone know. We can even have a signup so we know who to kick in the morning...

Surprisingly, some people intentionally stayed behind last year. I was completely shocked. I mean, I had already eaten breakfast, but I went to OPH with the guys and ate breakfast again. It's that good.

TheSmJ

1 May 2006, 09:07 PM

I didn't go only because I wanted to sleep in, at home, on my own bed. And I can go to OPH whenever I want. :P

Maybe I'll join you guys this year.

profdlp

1 May 2006, 10:18 PM

...we kinda woke up, rolled out, wandered to OPH... then we counted up who we missed...
With that attitude I'll bet it's only a matter of time before one of your kids will be starring in her own movie... (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099785/) :cool:

Actually, I was one of the two true blue hardcore LANners (http://www.short-media.com/forum/showpost.php?p=301786&postcount=52) (along with Checkmate) who ended up staying up all night. As I recall, I finally sacked out about 7:00am. If you'd woken me up at that point you might not have had any teeth left to munch those pancakes with. :vimp:

Sledgehammer70

1 May 2006, 10:53 PM

We shall see who has the power for SM LAN 06

GodBlessSoccer

8 May 2006, 09:45 PM

Ok guys, lets make one thing Clear IHOP rules!!!!!
nonono, just kidding, i didnt know about OHP, but from the way your
explaining it im druling already. SO OHP IT IS!!!!!!
I APPOLOGISE IF OFFENDED ANY OTHER OHP LOVERS.

][v][AGIC

9 May 2006, 02:25 AM

**** a IHOP :sawed: