Ｇame character pancake art

Even if you’re not ordinarily a very artistic person, we bet you get a spark of inspiration when you’ve got a pancake on your plate. Who hasn’t drawn a doodle or sketched a smiley face in maple syrup, or at least initialed their flapjacks with the sticky, tasty condiment?

After all, tasty as they may be, pancakes look pretty dull if you don’t add any decoration…unless you’re dining at this restaurant in Japan where the pancakes come pre-decorated with images of Pikachu, Mario, and dozens of other anime and video game characters.

La Ricetta is an Italian restaurant located in the city of Zama in Kanagawa, the prefecture bordering Tokyo to the south. For the most part, La Ricetta seems to be committed to preparing classic Italian dishes in the traditional way, so it’s a little surprising to see pancakes on the menu.

But these aren’t just any pancakes, but pancake art.

ディズニーとくいやんか！#パンケーキアート #pancakeart pic.twitter.com/jPMVIhxVvF

— LaRicetta99 (@LaRicetta99) October 6, 2016

硬いパンケーキアート。Hard pancakes #パンケーキアート #pancakeart pic.twitter.com/huKaFJb4iH

— LaRicetta99 (@LaRicetta99) October 15, 2016

パンケーキアートの作り方〜 名探偵コナン 赤井秀一 Detective Conan Akai Shuuichi #pancakeart #パンケーキアート pic.twitter.com/jjcI7bzLmN

— LaRicetta99 (@LaRicetta99) October 8, 2016

…wait until you see the videos of the chef in action!

パンケーキアート動画〜祝！アンドロイド版発売！がちゃ娘。YELLOW #labitsoft #パンケーキアート #pancakeart #がちゃ娘 pic.twitter.com/CWMgV0HT0z

— LaRicetta99 (@LaRicetta99) October 22, 2016

Many would argue this is a more satisfying portrayal of the birth of Vader than the Star Wars prequels.

パンケーキアート動画〜 ダース・ベイダー Darth Vader #パンケーキアート #pancakeart #スターウォーズ pic.twitter.com/umjpKrve8g

— LaRicetta99 (@LaRicetta99) September 23, 2015

As a matter of fact, the chef’s artistic talent is only matched by his versatility. Take a look at just a sample of the characters who’ve been immortalized as pancakes (at least until the customers ate them).

ラ・リチェッタ（座間市）しぇふのパンケーキアートのご紹介です。（パンケーキアートは予約が必要です） pic.twitter.com/K0TdvkEeH9

— LaRicetta99 (@LaRicetta99) July 30, 2015

But with so many characters being cooked up, can you be sure you’ll be served one you like? Worry not, because the restaurant’s pancake art is only available by making a reservation at least a day in advance, at which time you’ll be asked what character you’d like to request the chef use as the subject of your pancake art. While it’s unclear just how much English the staff speaks, the restaurant itself seems very welcoming of foreign customers, judging from the extensive amount of English used on the top page of its website.

At 800 yen (US$6.70), it’s not the cheapest pancake you’ll ever have, but it just might be the coolest, and it does come with a scoop of gelato on the side. Oh, by the way, that 800 yen is only if you’re a grown-up, since pancake art is free for kids eating at the restaurant.

As a matter of fact, La Ricetta is so generous about spreading pancake art that it occasionally even holds classes in which it teaches students how to make their own. But if you’d rather leave that in the chef’s very capable hands, we doubt you’ll be disappointed.

Now read this carefully

@BeTheBuddha pls see this FAQ pic.twitter.com/ihkKtxZURR

— LaRicetta99 (@LaRicetta99) October 22, 2016

〒252-0011 Kanagawa Prefecture, Zama, Sobudai, 1 Chome−６０６３−1
+81 46-251-3730

Tuesday-Sunday 11:30-2 pm | 5:30-9:30pm

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