The Original Pancake House
8601 SW 24TH Ave, Portland, OR 97219-4034
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The Original Pancake House is a Portland, Oregon casual/family breakfast franchisor headquartered at 8601 SW 24th Ave. Les Highet and Erma Hueneke opened the first restaurant in Portland in 1953 around scratch batters, authentic ethnic pancake recipes and premium ingredients such as high-score butter, whipping cream and fresh eggs, quickly drawing customer demand for their apple pancakes, Dutch babies and German pancakes. The family began franchising early and has kept the brand under multi-generational Highet leadership, with later generations continuing the Portland flagship standards, franchise training and recipe stewardship that define the concept. The Original Pancake House is the concept, and the company operates as its franchisor with nearly all locations franchised to local owner-operators. The footprint is multi-region across the United States from a Pacific Northwest base, giving the brand national breakfast coverage. Restaurants are casual/family and serve breakfast and lunch with pancake- and omelette-led menus built around made-from-scratch batters and classic American breakfast plates. Typical units seat about 150 guests in roughly 3,500 square feet.
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