"Pancake" has become so well-established that it is now synonymous with "Harajuku sweets." There are still lines at popular stores, and pictures of gorgeous pancakes are lined up on Twitter and Instagram every day.

I like pancakes, but I'm not good at queues. At one point, I suddenly noticed. (Put in without lining up) There are pancakes in the family restaurant .

That's why the four major family restaurants, "Denny's," "Jonathan," "Gust," and "Royal Host," compare eating family-less pancakes that you can easily enjoy without having to line up in the scorching sun for a long time. I compared the taste, volume, and price, and tried to hold the COSPA Championship without permission!

◆ Denny's "Caramel Honey Pancake" from 368 yen (excluding tax, the same applies below)
There are various things!
There are various things!

Denny's classic popular dessert that has been around for a long time. Pancake dough with a thickness of 1 cm and a diameter of 10 cm, which is baked on the surface, is layered in two or three layers (368 yen) or three layers (467 yen), and vanilla ice cream, whipped cream, caramel-flavored sauce, honey, and crush It is topped with almonds.

The mouthfeel is really fluffy! Crispy almonds add an accent to it. The dough itself is slightly sweetened, and I want to eat sweet sweets! It's perfect when. The mariage of hot pancakes and cold ice cream is also wonderful. The correct answer is to soak the dough with sauce or melted ice cream and spread it.

Perfectly compatible with black coffee
Perfectly compatible with black coffee

The overall sweet menu is sweet, but the reason why I can finish it completely is because of the exquisite volume that I finish eating just before I get tired of the sweetness.

Balance of taste: Firmly sweet Texture: Soft appearance: Gorgeous Volume: ○ for 2nd tier, ◎ for 3rd tier
Cospa ★★★★ ☆

◆ Jonathan "Pancake" 399 yen
The Simple!
The Simple!

An extremely simple pancake made by stacking dough with a diameter of over 10 cm and a thickness of 1 to 1.5 cm in three layers. The size is larger than Denny's. A syrup with honey with margarine and maple is included separately.

When I tried it, the mouth was fluffy and the inside was moist. The dough is sweet, and when you chew it, you can feel a slight salty taste. Is the richness of the egg a little weak? It has a simple taste, so it can be used as a snack or breakfast. It goes well with bitter black coffee, milk coffee such as latte, and sweet drinks.

It's simple, but this is a pancake! I feel like
It's simple, but this is a pancake! I feel like

Compared to Denny's pancakes, Jonathan's pancakes have almost no toppings, so you can enjoy the taste and texture of the dough straight as it is fluffy. I like this simplicity, but it may be a little unsatisfactory for those who have imagined fruit and whipped pancakes.

Balance of taste: Moderate sweetness, simple texture: Chewy Appearance: Very simple Volume: ○
Cospa: ★★★★ ☆

◆ Gusto "Tiramisu Banana Pancake" 599 yen
Looks like a cat (banana ears)
Looks like a cat (banana ears)

Unlike Denny's and Jonathan, it's a little unique. A thick pancake with a diameter of less than 20 cm and a thickness of nearly 3 cm has challenged Dawn with one piece. The dough has melted mascarpone cream and banana toppings. Sprinkle the attached coffee sauce as you like and eat it.

Only the bottom part is browned, and the dough is sometimes crispy and fragrant. It is fluffy, light and gentle, and the taste is slightly sweet. Like castella, you can feel the richness of the egg.

The coffee sauce is light, but the taste is strong and the bitterness is for adults. When you soak the dough in it and eat it, the bitterness of the coffee sauce tightens the sweetness of the dough and cream, and the deliciousness of tiramisu is exactly reproduced!

The texture was exquisite
The texture was exquisite

It's fluffy as soon as it's served, but after a while the cream soaks in and makes it moist and moist. You can enjoy various tastes and texture changes with one plate, so you can feel a little better!

Balance of taste: Enjoy both sweetness and bitterness Texture: Freshly baked is fluffy, looks tight over time: Moderately gorgeous Volume: ◎
Cospa: ★★★★★

◆ Royal Host "Morning Pancake" 500 yen
Close to Jonathan's pancakes
Close to Jonathan's pancakes

A royal road-style pancake made by stacking three layers of dough that is about 1 cm thick and 20 cm in diameter. An item that seems to be whipped margarine is placed on it. If you like, sprinkle with the attached maple syrup and eat.

The mouthfeel is soft, moist when chewed, and melts softly. The pancake itself is not sweet, it has a very simple seasoning, and when you chew it, you can feel the saltiness.

Put a maple on it and take a big bite
Put a maple on it and take a big bite

If I wanted to eat it for breakfast with salty side dishes rather than as a sweet snack, there was already "with 2 sausages" (+100 yen) on the menu. Absolutely delicious!

Balance of taste: Simple taste that can be enjoyed by both sweet and salt. Texture: Soft and moist, just in the middle "Shunwari"
Appearance: Simple Volume: ○ (without sausage)
Cospa: ★★★ ☆☆

◆ Summary

It was a difficult battle, but this time, Gust's "Tiramisu Banana Pancake" (599 yen) won the championship by a small margin! I was impressed by the freshness of the visuals and concept that were different from the others, and the change in taste and texture between the first half and the second half.

Denny's is happy with the toppings for the price, but I think it was a little too sweet for me. Jonathan is also cheap and delicious, but on the contrary, it may have been too simple. The price of Royal Host is a little higher, just like the image of a slightly high-quality family restaurant. However, considering the clean interior like a hotel lounge, spacious audience seats, and coffee service that brings you refills at the right time, it's reasonable ... or rather cheap. I wanted to use it properly according to the scene.

Please note that this evaluation is personal.