Topeka Resident Recommends Burnett's Mound Pancake Wrap at Hanover Pancake House

Topeka Resident Recommends Burnett’s Mound Pancake Wrap at Hanover Pancake House

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The Topeka Pancake Wrap Named After Burnett’s Mound

A massive breakfast item served at a downtown Topeka diner has captured local attention as a must-try dish, The Capital-Journal reported.

The “Burnett’s Mound” pancake wrap features a large pancake wrapped around scrambled eggs, hash browns, sausage, bacon, ham, and cheese. Served at Hanover Pancake House at 1034 S. Kansas Ave., the item costs $18.89 and is one of the most popular choices on the menu.

“It’s essentially an entire homemade breakfast wrapped up (quite literally!) into one delicious dish,” Topeka resident Michelle West said in a message to The Capital-Journal on Facebook Messenger after she was asked on the Topeka Foodies Facebook page to identify the one dish in the city everyone should try.

Scott Albrecht owns Hanover Pancake House with his wife, Jean Albrecht. The restaurant has been open since 1969 and has the atmosphere of a classic 1960s diner. Don Albrecht owned the establishment from 1970 until he retired and Scott Albrecht became owner in 1999.

Hanover pancake house

How a New Jersey Idea Became a Topeka Landmark

Scott Albrecht said he decided perhaps 10 or 15 years ago to offer the pancake wrap. He had been looking online for ideas for new menu items when he saw that a pancake wrap was being served by a restaurant on the New Jersey coast.

“They were a big hit right off the bat,” Albrecht said, noting that the restaurant had to get 16-inch platters because 12-inch plates were not big enough to accommodate the massive portions.

While the New Jersey eatery used New Jersey-themed names for some of its food items, Albrecht decided to give his version a name with a Topeka flavor by naming it after Burnett’s Mound, the highest point in Topeka. He added that the wrapped pancake even kind of looks like “a mound.”

Hanover pancake house

“It’s a lot,” Albrecht said of the $18.89 price, “but there’s a lot there.” West noted that the portion was so massive she could barely finish a quarter of it on her first visit.

Customers approach the meal in different ways, according to Albrecht. Some older patrons eat half at the restaurant and take the rest home, while athletic young men often attempt to finish the entire portion in one sitting. Albrecht said many fail, “but a lot of people do eat the whole thing.”

Although the Burnett’s Mound is popular with customers, Albrecht admitted it is not personally among his favorite things to eat at Hanover Pancake House, noting he might enjoy it more if hash browns weren’t among the mixture of tastes. He said he has thought about removing the hash browns and putting them on the side, “but we sell too many of them to fix it now.”

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