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Bigger is always better, right?
At least that is what John Candy had in mind during the 1989 film “Uncle Buck” when he made huge pancakes for his nephew.
But one Lexington restaurant is going up, not out, with their giant pancakes — about an inch and a quarter thick if you’re measuring.
I certainly was — because the Buttermilk Pancakes at Beau’s Cafe were the best thing I ate this week.
Made with Weisenberger Mill flour , orange zest, homemade bourbon maple syrup and whipped brown butter, chef and co-owner Spencer Sirles says it’s not the most ordered item on the menu (breakfast burrito), but it’s the most talked about.
“We get a lot of shock mostly because they don’t expect a pancake that size,” said Sirles. “When you see it, a lot of people look at it and they’re like, ‘Oh, that’s gonna be a heavy dense pancake.’ But then they eat it and they’re like, ‘oh, wow.’ This is still a huge portion. But they’re like, ‘This is way lighter than what it looked like it was going to be.’”