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Each week, at the end of the Thursday workday, Bites Nearby offers up a suggestion for a place to chill tonight or over the weekend. Breakfast is about beginnings. So we’ll start out our Bites Nearby weekly feature, with a great spot to eat breakfast. Walker Bros. Pancake House in Lake Zurich has a long tradition of serving a scrumptious breakfast meal. While the menu is varied, pancakes are the focus at Walker Bros. and the suburban chain has won many accolades. The apple pancake is locally famous; it’s bursting with fresh apples and topped with cinnamon and French vanilla ice cream. The potato pancakes, made with fresh-ground Idaho potatoes, are better than grandmas. The menu also includes Swedish pancakes, Belgium …