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| - To quote the rating scale "Meh." How hard is it to cook eggs and pancakes? This place always seems to be pretty busy, but never seems to be all that great.
I've been there a few times, and never noticed that it was dirty or had really bad service (as noted in the previous review.) With that said, my breakfast was nothing like the tempting photos on the menu, and was heavier on grease and salt than anything else. I ordered the strawberry banana pancakes - and got 3 thick, sorta dry cakes with some mushy bananas baked inside. They were topped with a couple of banana slices and some strawberry syrup, including 3 (yes, exactly 3) strawberries and a huge pile of whipped cream. And - you know how they're famous for having multiple types of syrup and keep those syrup caddies right on the table? Well, we had 4 syrups on our table, but unfortunately 3 of the 4 were original. At least the 4th was strawberry. My husband's sampler breakfast was equally mediocre, with eggs drenched in oil and embarrasing bacon.
The one thing IHOP really has going for them is their sourdough bread, it's actually pretty decent. I do think it's funny though that a breakfast place like this feels the need to ration jelly - each toast order comes with 2 little tubs.
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