IHOP

Everytime I go here, I always check my food to find a piece of hair. I know I'm giving it a 3 star because they did make me new food, and apologize to me for the piece of hair. So that was nice of them, now that I think this through I'm giving it a 4 star.

I have had a difficult relationship with IHOP.

I love the idea of a restaurant focused on providing a great breakfast all day long. I've never been wowed by any of their non-breakfast options. And even though I usually love their pancakes in all their different iterations, I still mourn the amazing Cream of Wheat pancakes they discontinued a decade or so back. But for a good breakfast, well-prepared? This is a great place.

This particular IHOP has two things in common with every other IHOP I've been to in recent years: the aforementioned fantastic pancakes and service delivered at glacial speeds no matter how busy or empty the restaurant.

During meal rush times, the wait for a table can be an hour or more, which would be less frustrating if a quarter of the seats didn't seem to be perpetually open. Lack of wait staff perhaps? But still, when they are busy, this could be excusable. When the seats are filled and there are twenty groups in line, a long wait for seats or food is reasonable.

But why does the food always take so long? When you are seated in a mostly empty store and you still have to wait 30+ minutes to get a stack of pancakes, that's unacceptable. It is, however, what seems to be the norm across the chain. Regardless of how busy or empty, regardless of the size of your party or the simplicity of your order, you probably will have time to go to the Denny's across the street, be seated, order, get served, and eat in the time it takes to get your order at IHOP.

So my advice is to go and enjoy some great breakfast food, but don't go during peak hours and don't go if you don't have a LOT of extra time to wait.

Good food. Reasonably priced. Attentive service and clean restrooms. All good.

Our IHOP is consistently yummy. Anything we order is always tasty and plentiful. They give you "the most bang for your buck." The waiters and waitresses are consistently polite and attentive. GREAT FOOD, GREAT SERVICE!!!! That's why I keep going back, frequently. About the only thing that they don't do for you...is pay your bill. Go figure!

I had the Grinch hot chocolate really good and free refills.. Husband had new burger absolutely loved it! Went back week later had new BIG omelette, yummy! Great cook, very entertaining waiter!