The TikTok 'Table Pancake' Hack Forever Solves the Sweet or Savory Dilemma

Mar. 15, 2025

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If you’ve ever gone out for brunch, you’ve probably faced the dilemma of choosing between a sweet or savory dish. Thanks to a viral TikTok video, people have found a solution to this age-old struggle.

“This is the brunch hack guys,” she captions the video, which later captures someone reaching out to dig into the sweet dish.

“I thought my husband and I invented table pancake! It’s absolutely the move,” one comment reads.

“I always order a side of pancakes and share with the whole table and nobody ever catches on that I’m actually ordering table pancakes bc I know everyone wants it but won’t say 😅,” another person writes.

Someone else says, “omg my friends and i do table pancake! i’ve never seen anyone else talk about its excellence 🥞.”

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“My family does this with French toast because there is always some sort of amazing custard but who can eat all that sugar for breakfast 😂,” someone else says.

Another user adds, “My husband and I do this except we ask them to put in the pancake order as they set down our other food so the pancake is like a dessert when it comes.”

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But for some, this brunch hack is completely new. “our minds have been BLOWN today 😱,” one account writes.

“I cried at brunch with my husband last month because I couldn’t decide and this has been an option the entire time?” someone else adds.

Another comment reads, “OH MY GOD why have I never though of this?!”

source: people.com