\"Reached in his pocket took all his cash\nLeft my man standing with an egg moustache\nSuckers they come a dime a dozen\nAnd when I say dozen you know what I'm talking about boyee\"\n- \"Egg Man\" by the Beastie Boys\n\nI read a lot of IHOP hate in the reviews. Based on my numerous visits for a fast, cheap and calorie-laden breakfast, I respectfully disagree. \n\nThe service is solid. I never had to wait long to get seated and waitresses (not being sexist, just never had a waiter there) have always made their first visit within 2-3 minutes regardless of how busy the restaurant is (it's usually pretty busy).\n\nBreakfast is always great. I would NEVER consider going to IHOP for any meal that did not involve eggs and/or pancakes. It just doesn't make any sense. \n\nThey have a wide variety of omelets. Since I am taking an egg beater to my calorie counter, I go for the Colorado Omelet. It is loaded with bacon, sausage, shredded beef, ham, onions and green peppers and cheddar. For reasons unknown to me, I checked the nutritional information... YIKES\nTotal Calories: 1110 \nCalories from Fat: 730\nCholesterol: 910mg\n\nAdd three pancakes and syrup to that -- it's a day's worth of calories. \n\n*Segue Alert*\n\nThe pancakes... YES!\n\nI've had the following:\n- Buttermilk\n- Chocolate Chip\n- Red Velvet\n- Cinn-A-Stack\n- Pumpkin Spice (seasonal)\n\nYesterday was my 1st pumpkin spice adventure. I was concerned that the pancake would be overwhelmed with \"pumpkin spice\" and it would taste like potpourri was dumped into the pancake batter. It was not the case at all. IHOP did it perfectly. There was a pumpkin flavor and the spice was subtle and incredibly flavorful with the spiced whipped cream and a syrup. It was my favorite pancake I had there. Even though I was completely stuffed after the omelet, I HAD to completely stuff down the rest of the pumpkin deliciousness! \n\nMy other experiences with their pancakes were nearly as good except for red velvet and Cinn-A-Stack. The red velvet was okay, but it was a little drier and less conducive to syrup because of the cocoa in the batter. The 1st bite of a Cinn-A-Stack is amazing with the whip cream, cream cheese icing and cinnamon roll filling, but it is TOO d%^& sweet and heavy after more than a couple bites -- it's so heavy and sweet it gets nauseating very quickly.\n\nWith all that aside, enjoy IHOP and appreciate it for what it is... a semi-busy budget breakfast chain with fun and delicious pancakes plus good omelets. The service and consistency of this location is better than most IHOP locations I've dined.
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