South Congress's Gems...Pancake Heaven

A stack of Magnolia's chocolate chip pancakes

The photograph above show  Magnolia's beautiful chocolate chip pancakes. The photo shows a stack of two delicious pancakes. I waited in the hallway of a crowded Magnolia, on South Congress, in Austin, Texas to eat these delightful pancakes. It was well worth the wait. My daughter strongly suggested that I order a stack. She said that Magnolia is known for their pancakes.

They were brought to my table on an ordinary plate with two tabs of real butter. I appreciate butter. (I am not into the fake margarine.) I placed the pads of butter on each side of the huge pancakes in a symmetrical pattern. Then I flooded my circular discs with maple syrup. I carefully edged out a triangular shaped glob of heaven on my fork. I placed this delight into my mouth. Within seconds, my mouth did the happy dance and my taste buds thanked me. It tasted like eating gooey chocolate cake but within the confines of a marvelous pancake. The pancakes were fluffy and quite delightful. I have eaten at IHOP, Egg and I, Denny's, and Cracker Barrel, but these pancakes at Magnolias were other worldly. I have never tasted such wonderful pancakes. They were even better than my brother Greg's chocolate chip pancakes, and that is saying a lot. His pancakes are the bomb diggity, but Magnolia's pancakes are a nuclear detonation of flavor
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I plan to go to Austin some time in the near future. Rest assured, Magnolias will be on my list to frequent. My mouth waters just thinking about those chocolate chip pancakes. Mmmm!