Hotcakes Emporium
My son has started requesting to go out to breakfast, and it just so happened I had a gift certificate I had won at a fundraiser, so we were off to try Hotcakes Emporium. I sort of thought it was a chain, but it turns out they just have three locations in the Indy area. It also turns out, it is an extremely popular place on the weekends. We had to wait a bit, which wasn’t a big deal, and they were pretty prompt at getting us seated.
Seriously though, the place was jammed. Once we got seated, the service was quite fast though. Hubby and I got our basic standard breakfast of eggs, bacon, and hashbrowns, but one of us got pancakes and the other one toast. You have to try the pancakes in a place called “Hotcake Emporium” right? Overall, the food was pretty straightforward breakfast food. The eggs were cooked exactly as ordered and were nice and runny inside. The bacon was good—nice flavor, not fancy. The hashbrowns needed to be cooked a little more crispy. (I’m curious, are there those of you out there who like your hashbrowns soft and without any crispy edges, or is this just a universal problem?) On any return visit, I would certainly ask for them well done. In fact, I think I may just start doing this with hashbrowns always. What’s the chance they are going to be TOO crispy? I digress. They have sourdough toast which I like, and it was perfectly toasted and I liked that they ask you if you wanted it buttered or not.
Anyway, the pancakes themselves were really good. Nice and fluffy. The only bad part was that they were sprinkled with powdered sugar, which makes them a little sweet for us. Neither of us even used much syrup with the pancakes. And the dollop of butter that comes on top tastes like it has honey in it or something. It was slightly sweet as well. So, next time (what? I’m always thinking about making something into more of the perfect experience for me) I would get a pancake because they are really good, and ask them to hold the sugar and the butter (they have regular packets of butter on the table).
My daughter had the chocolate crepes—she said, you know, for the sake of the blog. She loved them and ate just about every bite. What’s not to like about crepes wrapped around chocolate, and drizzled in chocolate sauce and topped with melty chocolate chips. Yes, certainly more of a dessert, but tasty. And you know up front this thing is gonna be sweet.
All in all, we were in and out in a decent amount of time despite the crowd, and the food was good, basic breakfast fare. If it were my neighborhood, I can see repeat visits. I am not sure how often I would drive over there otherwise.
Hotcakes Emporium
8555 Ditch Road
Indy 46260
317/254-5993
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