Millie’s Pancakes (yum!)
I cannot believe that Millie’s Pancakes has been in Tucson since 1964 and I have never been there before. I love it! Reasonably priced, good food and charming, what’s not to love.
When you come in, at the door is a board with a long list of the day’s specials. Right away I knew I was going to try the sun-dried tomato, avocado and bacon quiche even though it was lunch time. Carol looked over the menu carefully but settled on what she said she always ordered: Russian cheese-filled blintzes with apricot sauce.
Our drink choices were a tad unimaginative as I had hot tea and Carol opted for diet pepsi. They do have a wine and beer selection, even something called Wittekerke beer. Most of the beers had names I’d never heard of but I am not a beer drinker so that’s no surprise. The wines are mostly California including a Ravenswood which I quite like. I wonder though, what kind of wine goes with quiche? White?
The quiche had a choice of fresh fruit or … honestly I forgot what the other thing was because I got the fresh fruit. Boy, was I glad I did. It was amazeballs! You have to understand. Most of the time at an Arizona restaurant when you get fresh fruit with breakfast, you get a couple of slices of oranges and maybe a couple of strawberries if you’re lucky. Here I got strawberries and oranges, yes. But also slices of watermelon, melon, honeydew, pineapple, kiwi and grapes. I was totally shocked in a happy way. Yummy! The quiche was good, a little on the heavy side, but filled me up nicely.
Carol gave me a taste of her Russian blintz. Creamy cheese filling in a crepe. What’s not to love? Although honestly it tasted more like a lightly sweet dessert to me than breakfast.
I will definitely have to come back here for lunch. I am curious about their Schnitzel: Breaded Pork Loin with Spaetzle Noodles, Rotkohland, and Gingersnap Gravy. I’ve never heard of Spaetzle and Rotkohland. I like trying new things.
And the bill?
$6.80 Quiche $6.75 Blintz with Apricot sauce $2.25 Hot tea $1.95 Diet Pepsi
Pretty reasonable if you ask me. We paid by cash but they do charge an extra 25 cents if you pay by credit or debit card.
References:
Millie’s Pancake Haus 6530 E. Tanque Verde Rd Tucson, AZ 85715
5 Replies to “Millie’s Pancakes (yum!)”
Words cannot express how excited I am about your review. I used to go to the Millie’s that was located at Oracle and Ina, a few doors down from Whole Foods. When I moved back to Tucson, that location was gone and I forgot about this one. Will need to find an excuse for breakfast out soon! Their French Toast is so yummy!
Yay! I love their breakfast. I didn’t realize there used to be another one.
Looks fabulous! We are new to the area and looking for new restaurants, thanks ?
Great! It’s my favorite breakfast place. Right across from them on the other side of Tanque Verde is Pinnacle Peak, a steak restaurant. If you go to Pinnacle Peak, make sure no one wears a tie they love. The ceiling is decorated with ties.
How fun! I have seen shells on the floor but never ties on the ceiling!