I evaluate pancakes on a scale of one to ten. One barely qualifies as a pancake. Ten engenders Midland-pancake bliss. Five is what I can make on my own with a box of Bisquick and some salted butter – yummy but basic. Is there a perfect ten in this state?
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Nashville Diner, Nashville, NC
Nashville Diner is a pleasant little hole-in-the-wall kind of place in Nash County, North Carolina (not to be confused with Nashvegas, Tennessee). When the server cautioned me against ordering two pancakes with my western omelet, I got my hopes up. Big is good, right? If only. On a scale of one to Midland-esque, this pancake …
Accidental Pancake Snob
I grew up in Blount County, Tennessee where a little diner named Midland Restaurant serves ginormous, life-changingly-wonderful, fluffy, perfect pancakes. Pancakes that soak up butter and maple syrup like it’s going out of style. Every bite is a revelation of sweet and salty goodness. These are the pancakes dreams are made of. Incredibly, Gracie’s, a …
Big Pancakes 