As mentioned, I had the pleasure of having breakfast with the folks behind Eating in Madison A to Z last month at Pancake Cafe. Here’s the review they wrote: http://www.madisonatoz.com/2009/09/pancake-cafe.html

One thing I’d like to add: It was so busy that our waitress refused to handle our bill and said to pay up front. We were all stunned by this candidness. At that point, another waitress came by to take care of it. This was really the icing to the cake after the 25 min. wait for our seats and the 30 min. wait for our food to be delivered.