No.1 Pancake Albany is a Korean-style pancake takeaway at Unit 6, 18 Airborne Rd in Rosedale, on Auckland's North Shore. It has a 4.7 rating from 573 Google reviews. Its website says it has made Korean-style pancakes in Auckland since 2004, with savoury fillings such as chicken, beef bulgogi, potato, ham and cheese, and sweet ones such as brown sugar and cinnamon, chocolate chip and red bean, plus espresso drinks and pancake mixes. Reviewers praise the brown sugar and cinnamon pancake and say they travel to the North Shore for it, though one had a wrong order.
A good takeaway cooks to order, so a short wait is normal, and the food is best eaten soon after it is made. Pancakes with cheese are at their best warm, and sweet fillings stay crisp longer than wet ones. Check your bag before you leave, since busy shops can mix up orders. Peak times are weekends and after school, so a mid-afternoon visit is quicker. Ordering several flavours to share is a good way to try the range.
For Korean-style pancakes in Rosedale, No.1 Pancake is a loyal local favourite.