Applewood House of Pancakes

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Cuisine

American, Southern

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Meal Periods

Breakfast/Brunch

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Dining Format

Buffet

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Phone

(843) 979-1022

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Address

14361 Ocean Highway
Pawleys Island, SC 29585

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Website

applewoodhouseofpancakes.net

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Cuisine

American, Southern

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Meal Periods

Breakfast/Brunch

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Dining Format

Buffet

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Phone

(843) 979-1022

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Address

14361 Ocean Highway
Pawleys Island, SC 29585

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Website

applewoodhouseofpancakes.net

EXPERIENCE

Applewood turns weekend breakfast into a buffet occasion, with a live omelette station giving the morning a little extra purpose. Saturdays and Sundays bring at least fifteen options to this Pawleys Island pancake house, enough to put a substantial savory breakfast alongside the expected sweets. Pancakes may have won the naming rights, but eggs have secured a worthwhile place in the weekend proceedings.

The restaurant sits in the Commons Exchange shopping center on Ocean Highway, in the Litchfield stretch of Pawleys Island. Pay attention to the turn and the entrance; Applewood is tucked into the plaza. The red name on the building includes two apple-shaped O’s, a small bit of pancake-house exuberance against the practical surroundings. The setting suits a breakfast stop on the way through town.

Inside, the welcome is a substantial part of Applewood’s appeal. Friendly table service and a local following give the place the familiarity of an established neighborhood breakfast restaurant. Returning visitors fit comfortably into that company, including people who make Applewood a regular stop on trips to Pawleys and Litchfield. There is room here for breakfast to become part of a coastal routine, with the weekend buffet supplying its own reason to return.

The meal has two points of interest: the breakfast spread and the cook preparing omelettes to order. Biscuits with sausage gravy, bacon and breakfast potatoes give the buffet the makings of a proper savory breakfast; pancakes and waffles keep the house’s name well represented. Regular menu ordering is also available alongside the buffet, so different breakfast loyalties can share a table. It is an accommodating arrangement for a pancake house with an omelette station worth remembering.

FOOD

Applewood’s weekend buffet gives the pancake house a substantial savory appetite. At least fifteen options make up the Saturday and Sunday offering, with eggs, breakfast meats and potatoes alongside the expected sweets. Biscuits with sausage gravy bring a Southern accent to the spread. The live omelette station is the distinguishing feature, giving this House of Pancakes a good reason to put eggs near the center of the meal.

Omelettes are cooked to order at the live station, with customization part of the attraction. It gives the buffet an individually prepared egg dish alongside the ready-to-serve breakfast selection. That touch of live cooking is worth attention in its own right. The omelette can be a savory centerpiece, with the rest of the bar supplying the familiar breakfast company.

Pancakes, waffles and French toast all have places in the buffet. That is a pleasingly complete sweet lineup for a restaurant with pancakes over the door. The namesake dish has two substantial breakfast companions, and all three are included in the same offering. The breakfast-house identity is especially clear on this side of the spread.

Biscuits with sausage gravy deserve attention on the savory side. The combination is one of the buffet’s substantial dishes, with a distinctly Southern identity and enough presence to share the spotlight with the omelette. Sausage gravy does the heavy lifting here. Pancakes may get the sign, but biscuits and gravy have a persuasive case for the plate.

Scrambled eggs anchor the classic breakfast side of the bar, with both bacon and breakfast sausage included. They give the sweet dishes familiar savory company as well as forming an eggs-and-meat breakfast of their own. Breakfast potatoes round out that plate. This is the more straightforward side of Applewood’s offering, with the makings of a full savory breakfast alongside the omelette station and pancake-house favorites.

Regular menu ordering is available separately alongside the buffet, so the weekend meal accommodates both ways of having breakfast at Applewood. Selection can change. The buffet’s appeal lies in bringing these familiar dishes together with an omelette prepared to order, in a restaurant whose breakfast loyalties cover both sweet and savory.

FOOD HIGHLIGHTS

♛ Live-Station Omelette — cooked to order alongside the weekend buffet.

♛ Pancakes — the house’s namesake breakfast joins the weekend buffet spread.

♛ Waffles — another pancake-house favorite included in the breakfast buffet.

♛ Biscuits with Sausage Gravy — a Southern breakfast combination on the buffet.

♛ Scrambled Eggs — served alongside bacon, breakfast sausage and breakfast potatoes.

♛ French Toast — joins pancakes and waffles in the buffet’s sweet breakfast lineup.

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