Maria’s House of Pancakes

In today’s Free Press there was an ad for Maria’s House of Pancakes grand opening. I like pancakes — and this location is conveniently between my home and my parents… so I called to see if they would like to meet for Sunday breakfast.
Maria’s is located at the end of a small strip mall at the corner of 10 mile and Van Dyke, I believe it’s called Essco Square. Inside it is obvious that the interior has been recently updated. There is a long counter with a number of bar stools, plenty of booths along three of the walls and a handful of tables in the center. We were seated promptly and the waitress offered to put on a fresh pot of coffee.
The breakfast menu has pancakes, crepes, french toast and waffles with an assortment of toppings/​mix-​ins. There are also your traditional eggs & meat dishes, omelettes that are made with 4 – 5 eggs and scrambles. There was also a lunch menu, but I didn’t really spend too much time glancing at that side of the menu.
Between the three of us we ordered 1 breakfast special, 1 order of buttermilk pancakes, and a pecan belgian waffle with fresh strawberries and whipped cream. All of the dishes were quite large, very little fear of going home hungry. The pancakes, which seem to be the specialty, were delightfully fluffy and large. I believe it was just over $ 4 for an order of pancakes — and with 4 large ones, it was plenty of food. No complaints whatsoever.
We’ll be back to meet up for a weekend breakfast again, of that I am sure. Good food, good prices and fantastic service. :)