Pancake Pantry is a Nashville institution—it’s been around for nearly 65 years, and we’ve heard rumors that people are still waiting in line to get their chocolate chip pancakes since that fateful opening day. All joking aside, the wait is about 30 to 45 minutes during peak weekend times, and you’ll be sharing the line with families wearing matching t-shirts that say “This Is Our First Nashville Rodeo” and a horde of other tourists. But it’s worth doing once, just to say you’ve ordered one of their 20 varieties of pancakes (if you’re paralyzed with indecision, stick with classic chocolate chip) and sticky-sweet candied bacon.
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