PAGE 12 • GO! MAGAZINE Thursday, april 15, 2021 • ThE BullETiN RESTAURANT REVIEWS, DINING DEALS & FOOD NEWS Laurie’s Grill specializes in fluffy pancakes like these topped with bananas. Like father, like daughter With a little help from Dad, Little Miss Griddle food truck owner expands her business in Bend with Laurie’s Grill BY BARB GONZALEZ • For The Bulletin L aurie Allison, owner of The Little Miss Griddle food truck in Prineville, expanded her food truck to a full restaurant: Laurie’s Grill. Allison spent years working in her father’s restaurants in the Gorge — The Pancake House in The Dalles, and Monagon’s Pancake House in Hood River. When Monagon’s closed during the pandemic, Allison asked her dad to help her open Laurie’s Grill in Bend. The influence of her father’s restaurant is clear from the moment you open the menu. Continued on next page