The C-U Original Pancake House

1909 W Springfield Ave, Champaign - 61821
259 reviews
Breakfast
(217) 352-8866

Was a great place to stop for breakfast on a long road trip! They saw our group of 8 getting outta the van in the parking lot and started setting up for us b4 we even walked in. Menu was so expansive, took us forever to order! Meals were huge! We totally could have shared entrées! I have 6 boys and we left lots of food behind and that never happens! Our server was great also, wish I could remember her name! Odd note, but the bathroom was unbelievable! They have heated, sanitized seats with bidets on them! We'd go back for sure!

Lester (he serves you coffee) it's well known, work all his life there are even a box for tips for him. Showing OHOP really appreciates all his years is service with them, and I'll support places who love their employees.Food wise, really ample variety. Like 15-20 different pancakes, including apple Dutch one (lots of sugar and sweet). Portions are always shareable. OJ is delish. Benedict's are great. Omelettes are HUGE made in the oven.

My rating(opinion, though)interior 4.7sanitation 4.7kindness 4.8taste 4.9efficiency 4.8

Pancakes and biscuits and gravy

Packed around 11:00 on a Friday but we got a table right away. Great service and the food came quick! They have a strawberry banana waffle at this location which was delicious. Great coffee as usual, and they were very prompt with refills.

I had breakfast here yesterday. The service was outstanding. The food was delicious. The portions were large, but it was definitely pricey. Be prepared to spend $22 to get some flapjacks and a plate of crispy bacon. I couldn't finish all the pancakes. They have real maple syrup here, the house syrup was good, but it wasn't the best. I heard a rumour that they also will give you walnut syrup but you have to ask nicely.

good food but a little on the expensive side. $4.50 for a reg size OJ? WOW.

the food and service is excellent!

The server was very prompt and kind yet the management of this place is atrocious. I had gotten off of a 9 hour shift and took a friend to go eat breakfast before going to bed. I have severe epilepsy and sometimes the music to regulate my anxiety when in very loud crowded places; I had respectful non cursing music at a low rate and was told to either turn off the music or leave the restaurant because the people behind us had complained even after explaining that it was for my epilepsy and that I could have a seizure without my music, to manage severe anxiety which can cause and trigger a episode. I have been coming to this restaurant for a long time in the span of the three years that I have lived in the area and after today's experience I will never return again. It's bad enough going through a pandemic and barely being able to go out as it is without being hassled and harassed by management; a restaurant is somewhere that you should expect to be loud especially been going out to eat in a public place and when the phone was not even on half volume there should have been no reason for issue the other couple that complained could have been moved if it bothered them that much especially because I was a paying customer as well I will never return ever. And I am for Anyone who reads this to go support a different local business because this one does not deserve business and treats its consumers by a pay to pay basis

I felt extremely bad for our waitress because her service was exceptional. However the Customers behind us complained about therapy music for an epileptic patient we had to leave the restaurant early because the epileptic patient was not allowed to use her coping skills when the music was not that loud and was not at full volume full volume.It can be hard enough going out to eat with epilepsy and worrying about having a seizure in the middle of the meal without having to be harassed by the manager by the manager of the restaurant for doing something that prevents a seizure.Do not eat here they do not advocate for the disabled and they harass their customers for more higher paying consumers. This was not worth the $6 coffee or the attitude from the manager I advise you to go anywhere else in town.