Pancake Chef

04/29/2026

**UPDATE #2 🚨**

We’re getting close…

We will be doing a **soft opening for the season starting May 2nd**!
Hours to start will be **8:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.**

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# # # 🍳 BREAKFAST (Full Menu)

We kept the core of what everyone loves and cleaned it up—removed some unnecessary items and focused on quality.

**New house-made sausages:**

* Thai Chili Guava 🌶️🍈
* Blueberry Pecan 🫐

And of course…

**THE Breakfast Burrito**
A true 14-inch burrito stuffed with our signature breakfast items, then **smothered in green chili and loaded with melted cheddar**.

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# # # 🍔 LUNCH (Limited to Start)

We’ll be rolling out a smaller lunch menu at first, but it’s strong:

* **House-blended burgers** (chuck, brisket, short rib)
Finished with **special imported lamb fat to create a 70/30 blend** for next-level flavor and juiciness
Served on a brioche bun with house sauces

* **Mackinaw Cheesesteak**
My sandwich shop classic—with a twist, and loaded as always

* **All-beef Wagyu hot dogs**

* *Mackinaw Style* (our take on a Chicago dog)
* *Korean Blend* (kimchi, chili crisp aioli, fried onion crisps)
All on our new special bagette bun (crispy, slight chew and did I mention da crispsss!

* **Southern fried chicken sandwich**
Pickle-brined, buttermilk-drenched, with my **spicy pickle sauce**

* **Hand-battered chicken tenders**

* **Walleye chunk basket** 🐟

* **A few of my classic salads** (clean, simple, done right)

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# # # 🍻 THE BAR (Mackinaw Bridge Bar & Grille)

The Pancake Chef always had a bar… but now it’s a **real bar**.

**Mackinaw Bridge Bar & Grille**
(Signage going up by end of May)

* Full bar setup still being finalized
* Equipment + décor still coming in

**Planned bar opening: May 14th**
Once open:

* **Open until 2 a.m. all summer**
* Live music 🎶
* Entertainment
* Specials all season long

(More on that in the next update)

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# # # 🎁 REWARDS PROGRAM

We’ve added a full rewards system:

* Earn points
* Redeem for food, hats, shirts, and more

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# # # 💵 PRICING PHILOSOPHY

This is important to me:

* **NO extra fees. Ever.**
I’ve never agreed with them and never will.

* What you see on the menu = the price
(No surprise charges at checkout)

* We’re pushing to **lower prices**, not raise them
I fight with suppliers for every penny to pass savings on

**Menu goals:**

* Nothing over **$19**
* Most breakfast items under **$16**
* Toppings & sauces INCLUDED
* Extras kept low (**$0.50–$0.75 max**)

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# # # 🎯 THE GOAL

Not to “get you once”…
But to **earn repeat customers**.

We’ve already seen it at my other shops—families eating there multiple times during their trips, even **4 days in a row just to try every sandwich**.

And one local worker… he ate a sandwich **every single day we were open last summer** (crazy… but they are that good). He’s already back this year asking when we’re opening 😂

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We’re just getting started.
More updates coming soon…

**See you May 2nd.** 🍳🔥

04/09/2026

Something big is happening at Pancake Chef…

Let’s clear this up first — after over 40 years in Mr. Fisher’s family, Pancake Chef officially sold at the end of last season.

Now it’s my turn.

And don’t worry Pancake Fans — we’re bringing big parts of it back to its roots…. Rest assured Mr. Fishers legacy will live on thru this location, just with a serious upgrade and twist on the past.

This is Part 1 of 3 leading up to our Season 2026 opening in early May.

Here’s your first teaser:
The hot bar (buffet) is gone.
Replaced with something completely new.

More on that soon.

We’ve also lowered prices to stay true to local standards, and we’re introducing lunch and dinner — with some twists you won’t expect.

If you’ve been to my other locations Smash Sandwiches or Mackinaw Breakfast Sandwich, you already know… we don’t do average.

Both those concepts are coming together at our new Prime Spot location just a few doors down from Pancake — with a new evening twist… Detroit Style.

There will be a learning curve this season — but the mission is simple:
fresh food, done right, at local prices.

2 more updates coming…
and the biggest one is still ahead.

10/25/2025

Come join us for final day Sunday October 26th. Help us get through our Champagne mimosas and Bloody Mary’s

09/09/2025

I sure hope OCEA isn’t monitoring my account. We do have hazards

09/08/2025

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09/08/2025

08/31/2025

OPEN AT 6 am for bridge walk

08/26/2025

Merica…F…yea