The Ramblings of Loren Christopher

When I lived in Prague for a year, I used to have recurring dreams in which I would simply walk into a Cracker Barrel restaurant, the waitress would come up and I would order anywhere from 10-15 different American breakfast food items.  I would always wake up from shock when they were brought to the table.  Never did I actually get to eat them in my dreams.  Well luckily, Seoul is a much more modern and globalized city than Prague….there’s no sense in dreaming about ecstasy when it lies just a subway ride away.

I had heard about the restaurant “Butterfinger Pancakes” before, but only first ate there a couple weeks ago when my friend Houston suggested it.  They only have two locations in Seoul, (Apgujeong and Gangnam) and the newest location is most convenient for me to get to….so I was excited.

Sidenote for those living in Seoul, you can find the Gangnam location if you leave Gangnam station exit 6, turn left after the first block (I believe it’s the corner with The Body Shop on it…..walk down a little ways and you’ll see it on the left.  If you pass the Bennigan’s then you’ve gone too far!)

Well, where do I begin really?  When you have a craving for home cooking of the sorts (American breakfast being one of my favorites) and you’re in a foreign country it can be hard to find the real deal….done right, for a moderate price.  There are quite a few places to get American breakfast in this city, but they’re either not that great, or ridiculously expensive.  Butterfinger Pancakes has everything that you could want and more.  A wide variety of pancakes like chocolate chip, banana, even mozzarella and cream cheese (sounds gross I know, but they are incredible)….there are waffles, omelets, hash browns, fresh oven-baked biscuits, bacon, eggs, even pigs in a blanket.

The reason I feel this place deserves a blog entry is because the quality was superb, among the best pancakes I’ve ever had….even compared to back in the states.  And the prices were reasonable too (10,000 won for a full breakfast combo).  Thank you Houston, for taking me here to see what all the fuss was about!  What could I possibly miss from the states now other than friends and family?