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July 1, 2005
Ol' South Pancake House (3)
We took the girls to Ol’ South Pancake House for the first time. It had been years since Karen and I had been in this old TCU haunt. I remember spending many coffee drenched nights in this diner, cramming for a test or starting a paper due the next day. I was a horrible procrastinator when it came to school work. It wasn’t that I didn’t do the work; I just liked to wait until the last possible minute to actually get started.
Ol’ South was also a great place to nurse a hangover. Of course you wouldn’t end up there until around 11am…because that’s when you would have rolled out of bed. Sleeping-in that late is a concept so foreign to me now I can hardly believe the ease that I could do it in the past. As far as college staples go, Ol’ South and the Pub have been around long enough to span generations of Horned Frogs.
Little has changed at Ol’ South. The outside got a spiffy paint job, but the inside is still exactly the same; fake wood paneling, sprawling faux leather booths, and surly waitresses. There used to be a bowling alley right next door, but that part of the building was demolished years ago. I chuckled at the sight of their “International Specialties” section of the menu. I had my first German Pancake there, a tradition in my wife’s family. Though, I have never tried an “Israeli Roll-up.” Maybe next time…
Ol' South Pancake House
Sophia Just One Step Reemoved From Writing a College Paper
Francesca Likes the Waffles
The Sausage and Cheese Omelette
Posted by Rich at July 1, 2005 10:17 AM
Comments
I love breakfast food, and therefor love pancake houses. Unfortunately, Kris really dislikes breakfast food. It's a relationship incompatibility!
As a result, eating breakfast food in a restaurant has become a special indulgence for me. Mac and I used to go to The Golden Touch (what an awful name!) here in Portland once in a while. Sometimes I'll go out by myself.
Since we moved to Oak Grove, I haven't found a good breakfast place. We have an IHOP near us, but lordy that place is awful.
Posted by: J.D. at July 2, 2005 9:43 AM
As a kid, when Mom had nothing in the pantry, she would make breakfast. It was a quick and easy dinner for her, and a real special treat for me and my sisters. I love breakfast and have a special place for greasy diners...
Posted by: Rich at July 4, 2005 3:16 PM
this place is the best in fort worth!
Posted by: jack frost at June 9, 2009 4:50 PM
