Champions of Breakfast
Ponce City Market’s newest breakfast restaurant, PANCAKE SOCIAL, leads with pancakes, coffee and comfort
According to Dan Jacobson, owner of Steel Wave Ventures and formerly of Chick-fil-A, Ponce City Market’s all-day breakfast restaurant, Pancake Social, is “a love for pancakes done right.” Also behind the eatery are Jacobsen’s partners: Steven Chan, Tony Riffel, and chef Anne Quatrano. And while pancakes and coffee are the restaurant’s bread and butter (expect everything from lemon soufflĂ© to Dutch baby to pecan praline pancakes), the menu also includes healthier options such as grain bowls, avocado toast and fresh juices.Â
“We wanted to see a menu that did not have Southern classics but instead had new twists—like using artisanal and gluten-free grains—and that was a little healthier and fresher. We liked the dichotomy of pancakes alongside surprisingly healthy strawberry-beet-apple juice and the quinoa bowl,” Quatrano says.Â
Inside, the restaurant itself is as unique as its menu—from hand-stenciled floor tiles and wall-mounted clocks proclaiming it’s “time for pancakes.” “Breakfast is more than just a routine to get you on your way,” Jacobsen says.