hɒp/ EYE-hop; acronym for International House of Pancakes) is an American multinational pancake house restaurant chain that specializes in American breakfast foods. It is owned by Dine Brands Global - a company formed after IHOP's purchase of Applebee's, with 99% of the restaurants run by independent franchisees.

For 61 years, the IHOP family restaurant chain has served our world famous pancakes and a wide variety of breakfast, lunch and dinner items that are loved by people of all ages - offering an affordable, everyday dining experience with warm and friendly service.

55+ Breakfast Sampler One egg, 1 bacon strip, 1 pork sausage link, 1 piece of ham, hash browns & 1 buttermilk pancake.

Founders Al and Jerry Lapin, along with early investors Al and Trudy Kallis, open the first International House of Pancakes in the Los Angeles suburb of Toluca Lake, California. Company begins to expand through franchising. Company is publicly traded under the name International House of Pancakes.

IHOP's four-wall profits over the past few years have served steady, especially measured against other casual brands, including Applebee's, because its food and labor costs are lower. Comparing the first half of 2019 to the same period of 2018, IHOP franchisees actually had higher margins, CFO Thomas Song said.

The responsibilities of a Server in our restaurant are to greet guests, seat them down, help them with menu recommendations, take and deliver orders (carry trays), and clear tables. All our waiters/waitresses are also responsible for handling cash and credit card transactions.

But if you do start to wonder, you might be surprised to know there's a definitive reason why IHOP's egg dish is fluffier, airier, and more filling than most. As it turns out, that massive mountain of eggs isn't just eggs after all. The omelettes are actually made with some pancake batter in the mix.

Types of Breakfast Meat

• Bacon. Any discussion of breakfast meat must begin (and, for some, end) with bacon.
• Ham. This (usually) cured, (usually) smoked pork product is basically bacon's big brother.
• Sausage.
• Pork-Free Breakfast Meats.

9 of the Tastiest and Best Breakfast Meats

• Country Ham. One of the best breakfast meats for serving on biscuits or with a red-eye gravy recipe is country ham.
• Sausage.
• Livermush.
• Bacon.
• Corned Beef Hash.
• Scrapple.
• Canadian Bacon.
• Steak.

600 BC - The first recorded mention of pancakes dates back to ancient Greece and comes from a poet who described warm pancakes in one of his writings. 1100 AD – Shrove Tuesday (Pancake Day) becomes a traditional way to use up dairy products before lent – the pancake breakfast is born.

The International House of Pancakes has the slogan, come hungry, leave happy, but there's been something off about that. IHOP's logo had a red curve running under the letters, IHOP, upside-down and looking, well, a lot like a frowny face.

But if you do start to wonder, you might be surprised to know there's a definitive reason why IHOP's egg dish is fluffier, airier, and more filling than most. As it turns out, that massive mountain of eggs isn't just eggs after all. The omelettes are actually made with some pancake batter in the mix.

When you put cold batter on a hot griddle, it will bring the griddle temperature down, and it will take a little bit for the griddle to recoup. At IHOP or Denny's, the griddles are very heavy compared to the number of pancakes they put on it, so the temp differential is much less compared to a pan at home.

Server Job Responsibilities: Serves patrons with food and beverages in a positive and friendly manner. Provides information to help food and beverage selections. Presents ordered choices in a prompt and efficient manner. Maintains dining ambiance with an enthusiastic attitude.

What Does a Food Server Do? Food servers take and deliver customer orders while coordinating with their coworkers to elevate each customer's dining experience. As front of house employees, servers must maintain a polite and warm attitude. They're also responsible for the cleanliness of the dining area.

Along with being an excellent source of high-quality protein, eggs were a cheaper alternative to meat. Also, raising hens does not require much land, making it cost-effective to use them for producing eggs for breakfast.