IHOP; You Hop; He, She or It Hops

In honor of screaming chicken day–and the offer of a free Denny’s Grand Slam until 2 p.m.–we skipped the potential clustercluck at Seattle’s one Denny’s and headed to IHOP #612, the venerable 24-hour establishment (950 E Madison) now, the sign informed us, under new management.

The SunBreak breakfast team–RvO and MvB–came equipped with a Seattle Times to flip through and a reasonable appetite to satisfy. We hadn’t experienced the old management, but new management was running a tight ship, to our eyes. Tables were clean and fully stocked, and our waiter Victoria stuck to us like maple syrup on a waffle. Granted, only two other tables were seated.

“I’m disappointed with the feeble sports coverage in a major U.S. metro area,” announced Roger, brandishing the Times, to which Victoria responded, “You and me both.” Placated, Roger ordered a Two by Two by Two (eggs, pancakes, bacon/sausage). I got the Rooty Tooty Fresh ‘n’ Fruity (essentially the Two by, but with two bacon and two sausage, and fruit on the pancakes).

Both were under $10, but I should note that “all you can eat” pancake offerings start at $4.99.


The market had climbed back to the sunny side of 10,000. Our pot of coffee was bottomless. The eggs were over easy. The pancakes, fluffy. The whipped cream on top of the cinnamon apple compote towered Everest-like. It seemed unlikely that much of it was, by any stretch of the imagination, healthy. I only wished I had ordered a side of toast to mop up the eggs.

6 thoughts on “IHOP; You Hop; He, She or It Hops

  1. …two minutes reading this inane post about a trip to IHOP, of all places. Are you kidding me?

  2. So…was there something about the IHOP in the title that fooled you into thinking it wasn’t about IHOP?

  3. I’ve worked just a couple of blocks from this IHOP location for almost five years but have yet to go in. Pancakes for lunch has always seemed appealing, and when walking past it yesterday, I noticed the $4.99 all you can eat special. Next Wednesday I shall venture in. Glad to know they’re on the up and up.

  4. on our receint trip to the usa we were expecting to get some mouth watering ribs at an IHOP ,, it was what the trip was all about,, to bring our friends and stop at an IHOP and mow down on some awsome bibs . We stoped at an IHOP and NO RIBS ,, what bummer ,, we almost turned around and went back home . Sorry to see IHOP lost their best part of the menu . Please IHOP bring back the ribs .

  5. Very good explanation for IHOP .I liked it. All the dishes are mouth-watering. I liked the ‘Two by Two by Two’ recipe. Thanks!

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