25+ Pancake Memes That Are Better Than Waffles (October 23, 2026)

Emmy Pratt • Senior Editor

Oct 23, 2026 6:00 AM EDT

Pancakes and waffles can coexist in harmony, but for this meme list, pancakes reign supreme, and always will! Although the famous meme says that liking pancakes doesn't mean you hate waffles, this meme list is waffle-hater-friendly.

When I was growing up, my family often made pancakes, either on Saturday morning or as a breakfast-for-dinner main course. My younger sister was really good at making pancakes, and decided to make her own IHOP for the family. Instead of "International House of Pancakes," she operated "Catie's House of Pancakes," and CHOP was born.

The funniest thing about CHOP was the sizing. You could order pancakes in six different sizes: small, extra small, large, extra large, medium, and extra medium. Naturally, my parents had a field day with the "extra medium" label. My dad would order his pancakes "super extra medium," and my sister didn't understand why they found that so funny. For a while, I didn't either. After all, isn't extra medium just a size between medium and small? I thought my sister was pretty innovative. After all, no restaurant before CHOP had ever been daring enough to introduce an "extra medium" size, and she continued to offer extra medium pancakes, even when they were mocked.

Now that I don't live with my sister and her incredible pancake-making skills, I don't get to eat as many pancakes as I'd like. Even though I'm not eating pancakes today, scrolling through these pancake memes is better than nothing! Maybe I can even scroll through them at a diner that serves breakfast all day while munching on a stack of flapjacks! After all, I do have free will.

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via cattosbeingcattos
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via bubbys
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via foodcravingsforyou

The hardest part about making pancakes regularly is learning how to make enough for one person. I would probably eat pancakes for breakfast more if one serving of pancakes wasn't way too much for one sitting. It doesn't help that I'm dating someone who doesn't like pancakes much. If I could make pancakes for two, I'd make them every Sunday morning, without question.
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via funnysuburbanvidz

Every time I try to make a shaped pancake, it doesn't go well. The only thing I've done somewhat successfully is make abstract pancakes with lots of lines going in all sorts of directions, but I wouldn't call that a shape. In fact, it's more the absence of shapes.
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via taaanked
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via nut.mov
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via petsruletheuniverse
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via magical_magic_memes
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via magical_magic_memes
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via hastingsmemes

Poor Sabrina. Imagine not being able to eat pancakes because everyone in your family is so addicted to pancakes. That is an awful fate that she didn't deserve.
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via actualmemes
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via petsruletheuniverse
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via beardohweirdoh

As a regular McGriddle consumer, I would try this in a heartbeat. All it's missing is some melted cheese!
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via cringelers
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via judysfamilycafe
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via cocoing
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via @frankieats

Pancakes are so much better to order at breakfast, because it's so much easier to make a savory breakfast at home! Heck, I make myself eggs, bacon, sausage, and potatoes with ease at my house, and it's so cheap. I know pancakes are cheap to make, but I think restaurant pancakes are better than anything I could make at home. A savory breakfast at a restaurant is about as good as a savory breakfast made at home. Not to mention, eating sweet food is not a crime!
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via jaders5790
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via grubtent
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via yo_thats_erica
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via grubtent
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via @Hereforfoolery2
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via cereal_lover_boy
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via @SomaKazima2
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via whatsif
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via @RobWalks_