Flyertalk member 1Ksuperstar reports on a miracle of modern domestic lounge innovation: the Alaska Airlines Amazing Pancake Machine.
It’s self-serve, push button pancake technology, 1Ksuperstar’s photo:
This has to be topped only by the Amazing Beer Machine in the Tokyo United Red Carpet Club:
It’s truly the little things. And when you’re used to domestic lounges in the US, the littlest things really do impress. After all, no Lufthansa beer gardens here in the States!
[…] of us would be happy if they just put in soups like Alaska or a noodle bar like ANA. Two words: Pancake Machine (although I get endless amusement watching people use mini-moos for their cereal, not realizing […]
[…] No big deal, only a couple of folks ahead of me, and the once-again friendly agent there switched me right back and I returned to the club for some pancakes. […]
[…] the directory of participating lounges. It includes Alaska Airlines Boardrooms (love pancake machines!), various offerings in 19 major airports around the U.S., and lounges in more than 80 […]
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Is this like the pancake machine at NZ Koru Clubs?
@Erik, I believe that it is
In theory, it’s cool. I geeked out over it and made a couple for my fiancée and I to try. But the actual taste didn’t measure up to the techno-coolness. In a pinch, they’re okay, but I wouldn’t seek them out.
Wow, that would certainly brighten my morning. 🙂
No self-serve, but at least one of the Lufthansa lounges in Frankfurt has staff using a funky pressing machine to make breakfast sandwiches.
My kids love the one in the AKL NZ club. The taste is just so-so, but it is fun to watch!
Went to a party here a few months ago and a big PE guys house, they had a couple of these, they’re like 3K each, can be bought from W&S
I like the self serve waffle machine found in some hotel lobbies.
also one at the Syd AirNZ lounge – fantastic!
The Amazing Beer Machine does not pour the perfect beer though; look at how much head is on that thing!!
There’s one of those beer machines in JAL’s lounge at NRT as well.
Simon, I tried the machine at the JAL lounge at NRT and it was foamy, but my experience in japan is that they often pout their beers with a lot of foam so I suspect they made it that way on purpose.
The pancake machine has hours? Goodness, is it union?
@David – good point, I had not considered that. I’m Australian, hence the shock factor!
The pancake machine’s pancakes are gluten-free! Thumbs up.