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Elisa DiStefano tries pancakes at Hatch in Huntington and Maureen's Kitchen in Smithtown

Newsday's Elisa DiStefano is on the hunt for Long Island's best pancakes. She sat down with Newsday food writer Marie Elena Martinez at Hatch in Huntington, and then stopped by Maureen's Kitchen in Smithtown. Credit: Newsday Staff

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