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While their official company history says they were traveling from [[New York City|New York]] to [[Miami]],<ref name=":1" /> a ''[[Vice (magazine)|Vice]]'' article says they were going through [[Florida]]. Sources also differ on who was with Roger Meadmore. ''Vice'' said only Trachsel was with him,<ref name="vice">{{Cite web |last=Kurmelovs |first=Royce |date=21 February 2017 |title=How Scientologists Founded the Pancake Parlour |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/xyv5qd/the-secret-history-of-pancake-parlour-and-its-links-to-scientology |access-date=26 April 2024 |website=[[Vice (magazine)|Vice]]}}</ref> ''[[The Advertiser (Adelaide)|The Advertiser]]'' said only Helen was,<ref name=":4" /> and an article from ''[[The Age|Good Food]]'', endorsed by the company,<ref>{{Cite web |date=7 May 2019 |title=The Good Food Guide makes friends with The Pancake Parlour |url=https://www.pancakeparlour.com.au/blog/2019/4/10/the-good-food-guide-makes-friends-with-the-pancake-parlour-tsd8d |access-date=26 April 2024 |website=The Pancake Parlour}}</ref> says that all three were present.<ref name=":0" />}} Every morning, they stopped for breakfast at [[Pancake house|pancake houses]]. The Australian trio would later recall, "Americans served pancakes the way we serve toast".<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=History |url=https://www.pancakeparlour.com.au/history |access-date=26 April 2024 |website=The Pancake Parlour}}</ref>

{{cite news |date=15 December 1984 |title=Pancake man busily balloons his chain |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article122534652 |access-date= |newspaper=[[The Canberra Times]] |location= |page=10 |via=[[Trove]] |volume=59 |issue=17975}}</ref> Located in a burned-out [[Delicatessen|deli]] at Gilbert Place, [[Adelaide]],<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |last=Barila |first=Greg |date=3 March 2023 |title=SA's most iconic fast food outlets — and the stories behind them |url=https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/lifestyle/food-wine/sas-most-iconic-fast-food-outlets-and-the-stories-behind-them/news-story/c1b33355b1c53ab54d19fd5db8c66ffa |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.md/Yf5kY |archive-date=3 March 2023 |website=[[The Advertiser (Adelaide)|The Advertiser]]}}</ref> the Pancake Kitchen's early days were unconventional. Instead of a [[menu]], patrons were asked what they wanted. Their answer was, "pancakes and a sort-of [[bolognese]]." TheThis dish is still on the menu as the Tabriz.<ref name=":0" />{{Efn|[[The Original Pancake Kitchen]] is still in operation today after being sold at least twice, the first time before 1969.<ref name=":0" /> The current owners, proprietor Mark Sandgren and his family, bought the restaurant in March 2017.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wilson |first=Roxanne |date=24 May 2017 |title=The Original Pancake Kitchen's new owners have big plans for Adelaide's 24-hour restaurant |url=https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/lifestyle/restaurant-reviews/the-original-pancake-kitchens-new-owners-have-big-plans-for-adelaides-24-hour-restaurant-ng-853ce7c22545cf6016c633a0a32f7ffa |access-date=26 April 2024 |website=[[The Advertiser (Adelaide)|The Advertiser]]}}</ref> It currently operates as a four-restaurant [[Chain store|chain]] across [[South Australia]] unaffiliated with the Pancake Parlour.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Locations |url=https://theoriginalpancakekitchen.com.au/locations |access-date=26 April 2024 |website=The Original Pancake Parlour}}</ref>}}

In{{Efn|Sources 1969,differ on when Helen separated from Roger Meadmore and married Alan Trachsel. ''Vice'' claims that when the three went into business together to start the Pancake Kitchen, wasHelen sold.and Roger Meadmorewere movedalready toseparated.<ref name="vice" /> ''Good Food'' said that Helen married Trachsel sometime after the road trip,<ref name=":0" /> while a 1990 article from the ''[[SydneyAustralian Financial Review]]'' andsaid Helenthat andthey Trachselseparated in the 1980s.<ref name=":5" /> A 1979 article in ''[[The Age]]'' said that they were already married.<ref name=":3" />}} moved to [[Melbourne]], where they started a now-defunct pancake restaurant at 4 Market Lane. As someone else had already [[Trademark|registered]] the Pancake Kitchen, they named it the Pancake Parlour. In 1971, they built the portable Pancake Parlour Party Machine, which operated during the 70s.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />

Samantha Meadmore left the company in 2009, whilst Simon is now the sole owner.<ref>{{cite web |date=1 July 2015 |title=Fifty years of pancakes and still going strong |url=http://business.nab.com.au/fifty-years-of-pancakes-and-still-going-strong-11771/ |access-date=9 September 2016 |publisher=[[National Australia Bank]]}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{cite news |last=Forell |first=Claude |date=20 November 1979 |title=Parlors prove winner |url=https://books.google.com.au/books?id=-fZUAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA24#v=onepage&q&f=false |newspaper=[[The Age]] |page=25 |via=[[Google Books]]}}</ref> Meadmore moved to Sydney and on 17 August 1975 opened "Pancakes on the Rocks".<ref>{{cite web |title=Pancakes on the Rocks |url=http://www.aroundyou.com.au/place/businesses/pancakes-on-the-rocks-the-rocks |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160921142023/http://www.aroundyou.com.au/place/businesses/pancakes-on-the-rocks-the-rocks |archive-date=21 September 2016 |access-date=11 September 2016 |publisher=Around You.com}}</ref> There are twelve [[Melbourne]] restaurants, with the Doncaster, Highpoint, Fountain Gate and Malvern East restaurants open 24 hours a day.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Locations |url=https://www.pancakeparlour.com.au/locations |access-date=10 February 2013 |website=The Pancake Parlour}}</ref>