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1) The first pancake house was opened in 1872 by a man named John H. Johnson and his wife, Mary Ann. They were the first to open up a restaurant where you could eat pancakes for breakfast. It wasn't until after that they added toppings like syrup and jelly on top of them or even whipped cream.

2) In the early days, it was common for people to come into the restaurant just because they liked the smell of pancakes. However, this quickly changed when customers started asking for more than just plain old pancakes. It was around this time that the word pancake was actually coined.

3) To this very day, the original pancake house is still in business and located in the same building it was born in. It is known as the "Johnson City Diner." The building itself was even placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981.

4) The most common type ordered is the plain buttermilk pancake. They are a little different than the ones you may be used to since they are cut as rounds and do not have any toppings put on top. It is also common for customers to request that their pancakes be cooked with butter rather than oil.

5) You may have also heard of strawberry pancakes. While these exist, they are not as common as the plain buttermilk variety. The reason for this is that the batter used for these pancakes does not include any strawberries. Instead, it is simply mixed with chopped up fresh strawberries before being poured into the pan.

6) If you are looking for a little variety, you may want to try the buckwheat pancakes. These pancakes contain a lot of buckwheat rather than the usual wheat. They are somewhat strange to eat since they can be a little on the "crunchy" side. They are very popular in New England though.

7) You can also get buttermilk pancakes in a number of different shapes and sizes. It is not uncommon to get fancy shapes like hearts or flags. You can have as little or as much sugar sprinkled on as you like.

8) The most common type of powdered sugar used is "Confectioner's Sugar. This is simply sugar that has been ground up into a fine powder. It is popular because it is much easier to measure out when making a pancake than regular granulated sugar.

9) If you are dining at the original pancake house, you can request that your waiter be "nice." Many people request this because it is their goal to receive a nice bill. It is not uncommon to have a pretty large group come in and be served by angry waiters who are just trying to do their job.

10) If you do not wish to eat in the original pancake house, there are numerous other pancake houses in the area. One of the most popular is the "Oasis" which is located a few doors down from the original pancake house. This pancake house also has its own unique history. It was actually a gas station for many years before it became a restaurant. The original owners are also the same people who run both places now. In the late 1980's Oasis had a serious fire that destroyed the place. After the fire, it was rebuilt better than before in an attempt to lure people away from the original Johnson City Diner. It worked to some extent, but the people who really wanted to eat at the old place couldn't stomach the idea of eating at the new expensive Oasis, so they just ate at both. There are even stories about a waitress who was originally from Texas and knew how much people down in that part of the state loved their "original" pancakes. She would serve the pancakes to people in one cup and then take a big bite out of the same ones herself before serving them to the next customer. Needless to say, she got "scooped" by the end of the night and had to "go home" to eat her own meal.
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In the modern pancake house, there are about seven different sizes from small, which are basically a mini-cup of pancake to jumbo which is two regular sized pancakes on top of each other in a single cup.

The other choices are a large, which is two smalls and then a jumbo double (two smalls) the next size up. The double (two smalls) is actually the smallest size which is generally only available between the lunch and dinner hours.

All of the choices can be topped with sugar, butter, syrup, or cinnamon.

Most of the time you can also get a small stack without any extra fillings in between the two choices.

If you are really hungry, you can get a "full stack" which is three jumbos.

If you are really hungry, we definitely don't mean full up and ready to burst. When you order a "full stack," the cook will usually just chuck everything in the pot and pile it high on your plate. You might guess that the pancakes would be soggy by this time, but they are actually not. Because they are so high, the pancakes on the bottom are almost like little boats floating in a sea of syrup.

There are several other small things that you might want to point out. The walls are covered with historical pictures of Johnson City and its founders. On the back wall you will find a picture of a tall thin man wearing a hat and a big smile. That is W.W. Daniel, the founder of Johnson City. You might also be interested in the large statue in the corner of the room. That is Bill Paxton, an actor and old timer who served in World War II. Paxton has become somewhat of a local celebrity and is beloved in the area.

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