Reviews Ihop

Now that we've started venturing out more due to relaxations in COVID restrictions, we've been coming here frequently for breakfast. This is by far my favorite chain for breakfast for several reasons. Food is good, portions are right-sized, and it's not overly expensive for a sit down breakfast. Most important however, is probably they are open every day early, and on holidays. One complaint - they took the Country Omelet, my favorite, off the menu, They do have a Build-Your-Own, which suffices. On our last visit, I had a build-your-own omelet with ham, cheese and onions/peppers. It was large enough, with plenty of filling and comes with pancakes or grits - and their grits are usually quite nice - firm, not watery. My wife had the chocolate chip buttermilk pancakes, but said their were too few chocolate chips. I find their coffee to be within my "likable" zone of strength, but not as strong as I like my coffee. With a good shot of espresso being a 10, it's probably a 6 or so. Staff is always friendly, restaurant is always clean. Being near 295, they do get busy on the weekends after 9am or so, if you're going get there earlier. If you're coming from Richmond, or 295, the entry can be tricky due to the layout of 360 right there. You'll have to U Turn at the light and go back, and only the outermost left lane can U Turn.

It was a bit frustrating doing curbside pickup. I received a text that my car was seen and they knew I arrived, but was informed in the message that I need to park in the correct curbside parking. I do so, with my toddler in the back. We wait a few minutes and then I call the number for curbside. First I get a busy tone then I get absolutely disconnected saying the number is not in service. After 10 minutes, I get my toddler out of his car seat and put on my mask to get our food. I tried hard to keep away from folks even when I was asked how I was doing by the very friendly manager who walked out to help us with our food. We had been sick for weeks so I was trying to be careful... Hence the plan to do curbside pickup/minimize potential exposure. The food is very good and really easy to order on the app. Again the staff was friendly. I do hope the issue with curbside pickup could be resolved! My son was late to his nap because I couldn't get him back in his car seat. That meant that we walked around the building and then ate in the car- after I had said I didn't need utensils... Good thing I keep some in my car in case. Anyway, overall it was great, but the curbside option doesn't feel like a real option for people who depend on that type of option.

We used to eat here frequently years ago and the staffing went down hill. It has been at least 2 years but we tried it again and it was fantastic. Very bustling, clean facility, friendly competent staff. Kudos to the new manager. This team knows what they are doing.

I would say an above average IHOP experience! Far less waiting compared to other locations on a Sunday morning. As far as the food is concerned, nothing special there just typical IHOP grub.