IHOP is the place for my unusual loaded baked potato soup fix of the day. It is my favorite item on their menu. But that aside it's not a particularly unique experience to go here. Yeah it's the International House of Pancakes but I have to say it's a name we spent lots more time pondering over hot Lipton's tea while waiting for our food to come out. Like, why is it international? Because the food isn't exactly international fare and I'm not aware of them being popular in foreign countries. In fact the most international thing about this IHOP is the multicultural staff and the university area patrons.
Yeah, they have some standard menu items I like but I can get a steak omelet at at least 100 other unique joints just in this city. Breakfast food is breakfast pretty much anywhere you go. It's impossible to screw up eggs. And they don't. Just like delicious pancakes with different toppings. The one thing you can rely on is boring consistency with a chain like IHOP so boring that you almost want them to burn your bacon to a crisp so that you have to complain to get some excitement with your meal. When I'm depressed and want to indulge in the comforts of a warm bowl of pureed potato soup I know I can always find IHOP there for me.