A very tall waitress in acid-washed, high-waist jeans and a blue plaid button-down is taking orders. Her white hair is fluffed like a halo around her face and glasses hang from a strand of beads around her neck. Her plain tan shoes have seen better days, and her dark blue apron has a syrup smudge. This is Mary Fitzgerald, the 72-year-old waitress at Pancake Pantry. She’s worked at the Hillsboro Village eatery for 29 years and loves getting to know her customers. “Pancakes are