It was hot inside a different IHOP when I went in the summer and the AC was out. It was hot in this IHOP on Warmsprings today, February 4th. FEBRUARY 4th! How is it so hot in here in February? They must be running the heater over time. And I know I'm not the only one who found it uncomfortably warm. The cashier was fanning herself. And the couple one table to my right commented on the heat too. Get a clue, management!
Ok, with the rant out of the way it is on to the food. I knew ahead of time what I wanted to order. In sticking with my own tradition, I wanted to try a mushroom swiss burger. I was offered extra sauces on the side but asked for the burger to come to the table as is. It came out to me after maybe 10 minutes. Not too bad I guess. I was a bit disappointed by the initial appearance of the sandwich. It is considerably smaller than those which you can get from rival Denny's across the street. But I have to admit, it was a good burger in terms of taste. Fresh grilled mushrooms and onions are always welcome to the party. The mayo, or whatever that white sauce was, was a great addition to the flavor bomb. It was not standard mayo but perhaps had the benefit of some horse radish. It wasn't exactly spicy but had a tang and zip that set it apart from the standard sauce on a mushroom burger from other places. The beef patty, again, was on the small side. But these new burgers from IHOP are steak burgers and so have a definite fresh and beefy flavor. Over all and despite the size this was a good burger for $8.99.
Service was OK today. I had to wait a few minutes to be seated as the restaurant was very busy. My order was taken a few minutes later and the food came out a little while after that. I was brought refills before I was even half way through one glass of iced tea so there was no waiting for more. Unfortunately I asked for lemon in my tea and was brough my original and two refills each without lemon. Clearly it isn't the end of the world but I would have liked the citrus freshness a lemon would have provided.