Egg Basket Pancake House — Restaurant in Hanover Township

Well, our breakfast at The Egg Basket and Pancake House was definitely an experience—just not the kind you write home about unless you're warning relatives.

We walked in to find only one other table occupied, and the waitress was so deep in conversation with them you'd think she was officiating their vow renewal. No eye contact, no “be right with you”—just us, standing there like extras in a Denny’s horror movie. When she finally noticed we existed, we were seated in a booth that clearly gave up on life in 1994. The cushions had permanent “butt dents” so deep I think I achieved sciatica just sitting down.

The vibe? Vintage, but not in a cute, kitschy way. More like “1970s rec room meets furniture liquidation sale.”

We eventually got menus and placed our drink orders. Ten minutes later, she returned to crush my wife’s breakfast dreams by telling her that the one item she actually wanted—the cinnamon raisin French toast—was no longer a thing. Same with the Greek toast. Apparently, the menu is more of a wish list than an actual list of offerings.

When the food finally arrived, we got our hopes up for about 3.5 seconds. Then came the flavor... or, rather, the total absence of it. My wife’s French toast had the texture of drywall and the taste to match. My chopped steak and eggs were so bland I thought my taste buds had quit mid-shift. The hash browns were burned yet still managed to taste like nothing. Impressive, in a sad way.

The syrup? Served in tiny plastic cups that looked like they’d survived multiple apocalypses. It had the consistency of aged glue.

Service? Nonexistent. No coffee refills, no second check-in, and barely a smile. I told the waitress everything was great because I didn’t want to be that guy—but oh, I lied. I lied hard.

Once upon a time, this place was great. Now? It feels like it’s being slowly reclaimed by the earth. If you’re into culinary disappointment and vintage furniture-induced back pain, this place is for you. Otherwise, run.

And just to really drive it home: as we were sitting there, we noticed a Beatles reunion happening—on the wall of our booth. Yes, crawling bugs. Just chilling. Even they looked disappointed.

We will NOT BE BACK—and that booth might still have a part...

I placed a pickup order on GrubHub, and it said it would be ready in 20-30 minutes. I arrived 30 minutes later, making sure to allow ample time. When I walked in through the pickup door, no one greeted me, despite 3 people being right there. Finally, the manager came over, and immediately seemed very confused. They told me they had LOST my order. They had it on their tablet, but the food hadn't even been started. They apologized and told me they would rush the food. I left and came back 20 minutes later, figuring this was more than enough time if they were prioritizing it. It still wasn't ready. Ten minutes later, the food finally made its way out -- over 40 minutes after it was originally supposed to be ready. The manager didn't offer any sort of discount for wasting my time, just a rushed "Sorry for the wait."

Additionally, while I was waiting, I watched the manager struggle to operate the ordering system, which seemed alarming (is that how my order got lost...?). There were at least 4 other people helping, and it still seemed chaotic. The place was by no means full -- it's COVID season. On top of all that, they were notifying customers that they're charging 4% on all credit card transactions. The manager claimed the banks are charging them 6% on credit transactions. In the middle of COVID, this seems odd to me. Most places are trending toward contactless payment and some are not allowing cash altogether, and you're ENCOURAGING your customers to use cash, and penalizing them for using credit? Seems strange.

I was really excited to try this place. I had driven past several times, but this was my first experience. Unfortunately, after this poor service, I will not be returning for a...

I wanted to try a new breakfast spot and since I was at Walmart I decided to try them out. When I first walked in the hostess was on his phone and and seems a little lost after I requested a booth he stared into a room of emptiness before picking the booth it took the waitress about 5 mins to greet us which was confusing to me because this place was empty I had then proceeded to ask questions about the menu and the waitress didn’t listen to my question and went to a rant about how they use real eggs unlike any other place around here I ordered the cream and chicken soup it had no flavor no matter how much salt and pepper I added no flavor I also ordered the two eggs and meat with toast I order my eggs over medium and got sunny side up and two sad looking sausage links the waitress messed up my 4 year old order I asked for grilled cheese and fries she brought French toast and bacon she took it back and make the correct order my sister was safe she ordered a waffle with fruit the fruit saved the waffle for her she also ordered bacon which was just bacon and slightly over cooked old tasting bacon and she ordered a egg scrambled wrost egg no flavor for a real egg also my nephew ordered the angus burger and again no flavor he tried adding salt and pepper to no avail portion sizes were decent except the two tiny sausage links my sister said it over all underwhelming and not impressing at all they need to clean a little better because there was dirty air vents and bugs in my light fixture above the table will not be going there agian also if it wasn’t for me having to give a star I wouldn’t...