The county said yes. The state said no. A pancake house opens anyway

On Tuesday morning, the parking lot outside the Original Pancake House in Norco was packed with cars. A small crowd of diners, most of them without masks, spread out around the restaurant’s front door as a hostess greeted guests inside. The wait for a table was around 20 minutes. The Riverside County breakfast spot, along with a handful of other local businesses, opened to the public last …