pancakes

very rarely i get this crazy craving for pancakes. it's a craving that you can't just ignore. you've got to succumb to it, or it will just keep nagging at you. i fulfill it by going to sweet maple. one of the best breakfast places i've ever been to. and i'd say one of the best in chicago. not pretentious, but always packed, sweet maple makes down home goodness. their biscuits alone are to die for. whenever there i usually get one of the scrambles, scrambled eggs with a selection of toppings mixed in. an omelet but not so buttoned-up. but periodically, when i get that crazy craving, i get their pancakes. as large as a large plate, you get two of them. quite a large serving. i can never finish it. but oh so good. every once in a while they make it a special with a side of meat and eggs. which is so big i don't think anyone should eat it by themselves. also they come in many styles (blueberry, banana, chocolate chip). today, well yesterday i got the craving, and so i went to sweet maple for lunch. i ordered the plain buttermilk and only ate half. i always only eat half; the pancakes are huge. when i was done, the server offered me a take-home box, which i declined. then she informed me that they serve a half-order. a half-order!!! if i only knew! i would have been ordering that all along! plus this completely changes how my boyfriend and i order there. now we can order the pancake and a side! (the pancakes come by themselves and are so big you don't have room for anything else.) but now, the possibilities!!!

i recommend sweet maple to one and all. though it's better to go on a weekday then the weekend, as is usual for breakfast places. they don't serve lunch on the weekends. and they don't deliver. ever. but you can pick up, which i recommend if you live in the neighborhood.

sweet maple
1339 west taylor st
chicago, il 60607-4706
(312) 243-8908
 www.sweetmaplecafe.com