Brunch is a meal, sometimes accompanied taken sometime in the late morning or early afternoon – the universally accepted time is 11am-2pm, though modern brunch often extends as late as 3pm. The meal originated in the British hunt breakfast. The word brunch is a portmanteau of breakfast and lunch. The word originated in England in the late 19th century, and became popular in the United States in the 1930s.
A greasy spoon is a small, cheap restaurant typically specializing in short order fare.
A pancake, also known as hotcake, griddlecake, or flapjack, is a flat cake, often thin and round, prepared from a starch-based batter that may contain eggs, milk, and butter, and then cooked on a hot surface such as a griddle or frying pan. It is a type of batter bread. Archaeological evidence suggests that pancakes were probably eaten in prehistoric societies.
A crêpe or crepe is a dish made from unleavened batter or dough that is cooked on a frying pan or a griddle. Crêpes are usually one of two varieties: sweet crêpes or savoury galettes. They are often served with a wide variety of fillings such as cheese, fruit, vegetables, meats, and a variety of spreads. Crêpes can also be flambéed, such as in crêpes Suzette.
Waffle House, Inc. is an American restaurant chain with over 2000 locations in 25 states in the United States. The bulk of the locations are in the Midwest and the South, where the chain is a regional cultural icon. The menu consists mainly of Southern breakfast food. Waffle House is headquartered in Norcross, Georgia, in the Atlanta metropolitan area.
Denny's Corporation is an American table service diner-style restaurant chain. It operates over 1,700 restaurants in many countries.
Hash browns, also spelled hashed browns and hashbrowns, are a popular American breakfast food consisting of finely julienned potatoes that have been fried until golden brown. Hash browns are a staple breakfast item at diners in North America, where they are often fried on a large, common cooktop or grill.
The Pancake Parlour is an Australian pancake restaurant chain founded in 1965. It serves breakfast and dessert items, mainly various types of pancakes and crêpes. The Parlour owns 13 locations in Melbourne, where it is well-known, and has one licensee, the Pancake Kitchen, in Ballarat. Its restaurants feature the Lovely! Lady logo, whimsical Pythonesque imagery and machine-like sculptures, which were conceived by a steampunk artist. The Pancake Parlour shares a founder, Roger Meadmore, with several unaffiliated pancake restaurants around Australia.
Chicken and waffles is an American dish combining chicken with waffles. It is part of a variety of culinary traditions, including Pennsylvania Dutch cuisine and soul food, and is served in certain specialty restaurants in the United States. Originating as a Pennsylvania Dutch meal, the dish is also popular in the Southern United States.
The Golden Nugget Pancake House is a chain of family restaurants originally launched in Florida but now operating exclusively in Chicago, Illinois. Some of the restaurants serve breakfast 24 hours a day, and their decor generally has a Western motif.
A breakfast sandwich is any sandwich filled with foods associated with breakfast. Breakfast sandwiches are served at fast food restaurants and delicatessens, sold in supermarkets, or commonly made at home. Different types of breakfast sandwich include the bacon sandwich, the egg sandwich, and the sausage sandwich; or various combinations thereof, like the bacon, egg and cheese sandwich. The breakfast sandwich is related to the breakfast roll.
The Original Pancake House (TOPH) is a chain of pancake houses across the United States. They have franchises in Canada that started in 1958 and are still operating. They have recently expanded into both Japan and South Korea. They follow traditional recipes and ingredients for their pancakes but offer other standard diner fare as well. They also have a spin-off, Walker Brothers Pancake House, which has a similar menu, but with a formal ambiance.
IHOP Restaurants LLC is an American multinational pancake house restaurant chain that specializes in American breakfast foods. It is owned by Dine Brands—a company formed after IHOP's purchase of Applebee's, with 99% of the restaurants run by independent franchisees.
Breakfast, the first meal of the day eaten after waking from the night's sleep, varies in composition and tradition across the world.
Chace's Pancake Corral is a family-owned restaurant in Bellevue, Washington, United States. Established in the 1950s, Chace's is the city's oldest restaurant.
Miller's Seawall Grill is a restaurant in Galveston, Texas.
The Broken Yolk Cafe is an American restaurant chain serving American breakfast foods mixed with Tex-Mex cuisine. Founded in 1979, it has forty locations mainly in Southern California, with others in other areas of the Western United States. The restaurant is most known for its Eggs Benedict.
