Pancake House in El Cajon has good pancakes and hilarious Padres magnet schedules

by matthewverygood on Mar 24, 2010 6:37 PM PDT

Before golfing this morning I went to breakfast with my Uncle and Dad. Ever been to The Pancake House in El Cajon? It's decent food and has an awesome old-school, mom-and-pop vibe. The median age when I was there was at least 57. Ever need to feel young? Go there! Anyways, as we were leaving, my Uncle saw some Padres magnet schedules they were giving away to customers.

Score! I love magnets, calendars, and the Padres. We grabbed them and most everything checked out. There was a Padres logo, a calendar with dates and games on it, but upon further inspection there was something VERY FISHY about their artwork choices.

Here's Magnet 1. If you think it looks suspiciously like St. Louis, don't worry, you're not crazy. San Diego has some cool sights, but the Gateway Arch isn't one of them.

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Magnet 2 is even worse. Now we're magically transported to New York.

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And not just to New York, to freakin' Yankee Stadium of all places!

Magnet 3 is somewhere undecipherable to me. A little help?

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All I know is that, like the others, it's definitely NOT Petco Park.

Call me crazy, but I like these magnets even more now because of these enormous flaws in the design. I almost didn't want to tell you guys because these are for sure going to be worth tons on eBay in a couple years. Oh well, go grab some pancakes and funny magnet schedules if you want.

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Did you see Pad Squad Carrie?

She was there today too.

by jbox on Mar 24, 2010 7:09 PM PDT reply actions

Probably not

I doubt such a prestigious lass would show her face in the Slums of El Cajon

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by matthewverygood on Mar 24, 2010 8:14 PM PDT up reply actions

Boller should be working with a QB coach 24/7.

by Drama on Mar 25, 2010 5:46 AM PDT up reply actions

bottom magnet

I think it’s RFK where the Nationals played from ‘05 to ’07. It only took about half an hour of valuable study time comparing pictures of ballparks, so I really hope I’m right…

I was dating this girl from Canada... after about a month I found out she didn't know what sport the Padres played, she thought "padre" was spelled p-o-d-r-a-y and she thought it was some kind of a fish. Dealbreaker.

by Johnny UT on Mar 24, 2010 7:33 PM PDT reply actions

What a shithole.

And the surrounding neighborhood was even worse.

by Drama on Mar 25, 2010 5:47 AM PDT up reply actions

RFK or the Pancake House?

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by SDPads_1 on Mar 25, 2010 8:14 AM PDT up reply actions

being a fan from St. Louis

I’d be all about getting my bands on that Busch stadium Pads schedule. I’ll have to hit up that spot next time I’m in town. It would be a good excuse to enter the Cajon-zone.

by recorddigger on Mar 24, 2010 9:00 PM PDT reply actions

I stayed at that white cylindrical building under the arch while on a Padres road trip in St. Louis. The Millennium hotel…it’s pretty much right across the street from the Cardinals’ ballpark with an awesome view of the arch.

As far as the Pancake House in El Cajon…I’ve eaten there a few times with my parents. They like it and still eat their all the time. When I was growing up, it used to be a “Little Bit of Sweden” smorgasbord, used to eat there with my parents too.

Is very bad to steal Jobu's rum. Is VERY bad.

by clydeoverslept on Mar 25, 2010 2:45 PM PDT up reply actions

A little late to the thread but I also stayed at that hotel once. It was nice to walk a few blocks in one direction and get to the ballpark, a few blocks the other way and get to the arch, a few blocks down the river and find myself pursued through a run down mall by a would-be mugger.

by SeeAnFrockOh on Mar 25, 2010 6:43 PM PDT up reply actions