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| - I'm a fan of occasionally getting breakfast for dinner, and IHOP would seem to be a great place to go for that. Unfortunately, this restaurant doesn't have a lot going for it. For one, once you walk in, you'll immediately be hit with this bleach-like smell. The smell is even worse if you visit near closing time, where it permeates the entire restaurant. I'm all for cleanliness, but it's less good when it effects the dining experience and makes you want to throw up, On the plus side, if you do throw up, I suppose they have plenty of bleach cleaner to mop it up and mask the smell. Ugh.
Second, the iced tea is terrible. I brought the issue up with them once: They brew the iced tea in their coffee maker so--surprise, surprise--it tastes like coffee.
As for the food, one would expect the International House of Pancakes to have better pancakes. They're a little bit fluffy, but definitely on the small side compared to the plate-sized pancakes you'll get at just about any other breakfast restaurant. The selection of syrups--strawberry, pecan, blueberry, and maple--at every table is a nice try, but none of the syrups are particularly tasty. I made the mistake on one visit of getting bowl of minestrone soup. Not only did they screw-up the timing of the order (Protip: Soups tend to come out before the main meal, not along with it.), but the soup was watered down and grossly lacking in any taste. A supermarket can of Progresso minestrone would be a substantial improvement.
There really is no reason to go to this IHOP. If you're looking for some breakfast, you'd be better off finding a Denny's (ouch!) or going to the Bob Evans a little bit west on Detroit Road. Hell, if you actually find yourself in the IHOP parking lot, just go to the Panera Bread across the way.
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