The Original Pancake House Seoul

It's been a long time since my last visit to The Original Pancake House. I am actually a big fan of their whipped cream and choco chips pancake. I always miss the American vibe and the welcoming English-speaking staffs. So I decided to bring my international friends to try the legendary pancake today.

As soon as we arrived, I saw this banner.

Strawberry Fiesta

Not an unexpected surprise. Strawberry fever hit Korea every winter and seems like The Original Pancake House could not resist the wave.

Turned out I visited during the lunch rush. We had to wait for 20 minutes and we decided on the four plates we'd have today while waiting. We chose 2 sour and 2 sweet dishes.

It's a FEAAAAST!

The dishes came at the same time, left us wondering, "Could we finish all theseeee?"

Hussaina chose the Strawberry topping with 6 pancakes. I did not try it as I don't like banana. It was KRW 15000.

one of my fav

Piling listened to my advice and picked the Country Fried Chicken. It's boneless American-style fried chicken with gravy and french fries. They put salt on it, making it even more-American. (I swear I never use salt on my fries and chicken before). This was KRW 17,000.

Now my choice. It was Hash Potato with Eggs. They have 5 kinds of eggs. Scrambled, sunny side up, over medium, over hard, and one more style that I couldn't catch. I went with scrambled eggs. It also came with 3 pancakes and buttermilk. This was priced KRW13,000.

Hash potato and french toast

The last one was Lisa's pick. She ordered French Toast and it was phenomenal! I think it was my new favorite. It was soft, not too sweet and the way they cooked it was just right. The jam was okay, the buttermilk did not go well with it, I prefer to have it plain. It costs KRW9,000.

We spent about 2 hours catching up and enjoying our meals. We haven't met each other for almost a year and it was really nice meeting them! When we were about to pay, I notice the classic American touch they put around the register.

the classic phone

It is always a very nice visit and I would definitely come back again!
They should hire me as their marketing strategist but their Business Playbook says, "Never advertise".

Oh well, they hit it right. I am doing the word-of-mouth marketing on behalf of them :))))

Soft Queen

Churros is always a thing in Korea. Unlike in Indonesia, they sell churros per piece here. I found it weird because I used to eat a portion (or rather a bowl) of churros with overflowing chocolate fondue back in my hometown. Normal price for churros is around 2000 KRW.

I am not a big fan of Korean churros, simply because I find it expensive. One day, I interestingly stumbled upon this Soft Queen stall in Itaewon which combines churros and soft ice cream. It is not a new concept, but I seriously thought we were already passed the soft ice cream trend here :P

I was craving for ice cream and I just went to buy their original ice cream. Tasted nice but it was nothing special. It was worth my 3,300 won. I wanted to buy their churros ice cream for 4,000 won and add choco or vanilla dipping sauce for another 500 won but we were too bloated from the amazing pancakes that we had. (Oh them pancakes are amazing!)

Will hunt for more nice soft ice cream and interesting churros combo!

O Shake: The Mighty Milkshake

O Shake Devil Shake

I am a huge fan of milk. I was really crazy about milk and I really mean it. My mom used to stop me from drinking too much milk at once because I could literally finish 1 litre of milk in 3 minutes. I still have the same obsession over milk, with a better self control now :))))


Whenever I see milkshake on the menu, I would always order that. Indonesian restaurant would normally have it but not in Korea - as Koreans do not normally order beverages when they are dining. So when I crave for milkshake, normally I'd go for packaged milkshake from Lotte (only 1,200 won) or McD's milkshake which certainly better than Lotteria's. Until recently I discovered this milkshake specialized store called O'Shake.

O Shake menu and price

I went to O Shake Itaewon last Saturday. They have wide range of milkshake choices and I was really tempted with their Devil Shake. But it was really expensive (starting from 7,800 won) so I decided to go with normal Oreo Milkshake which only costs 3,700 won. My senior order Choco Shake for the same price. We can upgrade the size with only 1,000 won and yes, we opted for it.

O Shake Devil Shake

I am still curious about their Devil Shake but could you imagine the amount of sugar and calorie in one glass of that Devil Milkshake...

OMG yes they're indeed a devil for your diet and health.

O Shake Choco Shake

The Choco Shake looked normal but it was very thick compared to normal milkshake from McD or other stores, It doesn't taste bad but I would not order it again tho hahaha,

O Shake Oreo

The Oreo Shake was really good with same level of thickness and right level of sweetness. Their whipping cream was also good, better than Starbucks' actually :P But I wasn't sure if they really use Oreo or Korea's Oreo? (that Lotte-made Oreo which really annoys me)

As for the place, it was just Korean average size. Small and quiet packed but I like the bright lighting. They offer wifi and free biscuits and I have nothing to complain about their staffs. Some table were uncleaned when we came tho.

Overall, I like O Shake for their price and wide range of choices. I would still say Once Upon A Milkshake is my all time favorite milkshake but they're just too expensive :( (well, ada harga ada rupa)

For updated info, check their Facebook page here. Definitely worth trying if you are in Itaewon area.

Just get to the alley at the back of Hamilton Hotel or try naver this address 서울 용산구 이태원로27가길 49. :)