Texture. The supreme softness of a pancake and the meltiness of the way it blends with the surrounding flavors is something no waffle can truly match.Is there any way in which a pancake could be considered superiour to a waffle? Waffles have all those nooks and crannys for the butter and syrup to go.
You don't need nooks and crannies beacause the pancacke becomes one with the butter and the flavoring and their powers unite.