IHOP Restaurant

So maybe I’m just in a bad mood today but I found something kind of ridiculous. I ordered a bacon omelet but asked for some of the chilli lime sauce that they put on the chorizo omelet on it. Seriously what is it 2 table spoons of some sauce. That’s an extra $ 1.99? The whole pot of sauce they made probably only cost them $ 1.99 I understand businesses need to be profitable but come on that’s a little much.

Having an iHop in Calgary is awesome. So the food isn’t out of this world original and perhaps it isn’t the most elegant of atmospheres; but that’s also not what they ever tried to be
It is a clean location to eat that has good selection and well prepared food. It’s clean, the staff are friendly and ‘usually’ quick and attentive. When you do get less that n acceptable service management is interested and reactive.
Family oriented and often busy so can get a bit loud; again a reflection on their standards and focus.

The hot chocolate was good, and the servers were friendly. Now for the rest.
I truly with blockbuster was still at that location, the experience would have been better
I took my mom here, second time, food was terrible first time around but we said screw it, it’s been a year of so. Hopefully things have improved. I ordered the strawberry cream crepes as I’d never had crepes before and my mom ordered Eggs Benedict, her favorite. Mom stopped halfway through first egg, said the sauce was sour so I offered to switch with her. She spit out the crepes, said they had the consistency (and colour because of the strawberry jam) or intestines, so I got two breakfasts that day. While I can’t agree or disagree with her on the crepes (as I’d never had them before) i will say they were soggy and bland, while the Eggs Benedict was sour and the ham (I think) tasted weird. Ricky’s is down the road by the old Target building, do yourselves a favour and grab breakfast there.

WAAAAY better than Ricky’s and Denny’s. Far more variety. You can’t find anything like some of their pancakes anywhere else. I mean, who doesn’t want cheesecake in their pancakes for breakfast?! If you’ve read my other reviews, you’ll know that I like creative ideas in a restaurant, and really any business. Drinks are quite original here too.
As an additional bonus, kids eat free on Monday and Tuesday nights!
One star off for the slow service. I was there on a Wednesday and there were no more than 4 other tables, and it was about a 30 minute wait for our food after ordering.

I feel the need to write this review because the woman who served our 22-​person group all by herself was just amazing. I have been here many other times with less satisfactory results but their waitress is seriously worth 5 stars.
We walked in (2 groups from our high school government before a morning meeting) to have breakfast as a bonding experience, at around 6:45 am. The lady there told us things would be a bit slow since she was the only one there, excluding the chef. We apologized, and she said nonsense, she was happy to have us all there.
All of us were amazed by her work ethic, kindness, and just general lovely demeanor. Any other person could have groaned at having all this high school kids in at once so early but she was funny and very nice. I cannot even explain how awesome this woman was.
The food didn’t even take that long, was pretty good, and by the end when we were leaving she thanked US for being such a great group. We couldn’t believe it and we all told her that she was pretty much the best waitress ever, which she totally was. I would seriously recommend going early on a Wednesday morning just to have such an wonderful waitress!

A good restaurant with some nice sweet breakfast crepes, pancakes and some good eggs and coffee. However, the savoury pancakes and crepes fall flat being a bit too salty, the ham being a bit chewy and dry bacon. The service is okay but slow with the place being so crowded. I would come back on the point that with so much on the menu, you feel like you want to try more of it.

I have been to IHOP in the United States and I know what to expect. You don’t go for the décor or ambiance. Heck, even the service can leave a lot to be desired at times. But they make darn good pancakes, which is why I was quite excited when I learned that not only an IHOP was open in Calgary, it was open in my neck of the woods!
I came here the first time with my mother for our traditional brunch meetup. There was a wait, but it went by pretty quickly. We were seated and our waitress came by almost immediately to take our drink orders. That was a good start. But slowly the service began to drop off, and we didn’t see our waitress as much over the course of our visit. If the food was good, I could possibly let the downhill service slide. But it was subpar at best. I got the blueberry pancakes with whip cream on top and they were just ok. I love pancakes and though I try to eat healthy, I can never say no to a good short stack. But these had barely any blueberries, were undercooked in some parts and the whip cream on top had melted by the time it arrived at the table. My mother’s pancakes weren’t much better. My mother told me she had no interest in returning, and at the time I agreed with her.
A while later though, my friends convinced me to give it a second chance. Hey, when I went last time they had only been open a month, so they had to have some improvement right? Well I can sadly report that things were even worse than last time. Our waitress this time kept disappearing for long periods of time and would come back reeking of cigarettes. I don’t care if someone smokes, but when it’s all I can smell when you are at our table, it’s not pleasant. This time, I tried the chocolate pancakes with eggs, bacon and hashbrowns. The eggs, bacon and hashbrowns were fine. The chocolate pancakes, for being described by the waitress as ‘so amazing and really chocolatey’ were a letdown. They just tasted like flour, and the chocolate was not pronounced in them at all.
Overall, I gave this IHOP two chances. I may give a third chance for the sake of ‘three strikes, you’re out’, but certainly not anytime soon.

Very poor service. Actually the word to describe their service is abysmal. They need to train their staff.
We came in as a group of 4 around 11:30 a.m. and was told that the wait time was 20 minutes. We didn’t mind the wait time. But what ticked us off was that the waitress sent one group of 4 and a group of 6… two groups that came in 10 and 15 mins after us… Yet they got seated before us.
I went up to the Manager and asked why our table still haven’t been called and told her that, groups who came in after us are already seated. When she checked the list, our table was listed but the hostess crossed it off without calling us. Mind you we sat right in front of the cash register, just so we wont miss our table. The manager sat us right away after I talked to her.
The bad service didn’t stop there. Our server had to be called several times to remind him of our refill. He even had the nerve to tell us that we can leave his tip right on the table or include it when we pay at the till. I honestly wont ever be coming back.

Horrible service. Disgusting food that’s tasteless, processed and poorly made. Will not return and not worth trying out

Food was warm at best and service was inconsistent. Came in the beginning and never returned until meals were over. Requested and orange juice and it took over 5 minutes to receive it. Normally I would not take issue to waiting but when the place is not busy I do not see why you should have to wait 5 minutes for a juice.

Decent breakfast place. The food isn’t bad and the prices are reasonable. The interior isn’t anything crazy but it’s IHOP at the end of the day. The sandwich I had was ok but the crepes were something else. We had ice cream instead of whip cream, strawberries and vanilla sauce on them and it was delicious.

IHOP is pretty standard breakfast food. My daughter loves it because they have two sided crayons. She is four so it doesn’t take much…
I have never had a bad meal there hut honestly it’s never fantastic either. I think that the best way to describe it is that it’s an ok place to have a reasonably priced and reasonable tasting family meal.

Pancakes are great but placed an order for pancakes at 9am and waited for 30 mins in lobby until I finally asked why this was taking so long. I waited another 10 and finally someone went back to check on my order. I finally got it at 9:43.
Edit: when I opened the to go pack to eat them. They were ice cold telling me I was just forgot about by the front end people. The cooks had it made.

The thing you need to know about IHOP is in the US it’s nothing special. It’s just another Denny’s. Unlimited coffee, decent prices, consistent service and 4 flavors of syrup. Looks and feels the same as American IHOP, with a slightly different menu and slightly higher price point.

Lets start this review by telling you YOU’RE AT IHOP. Don’t expect out of this world service or some amazing meal. They’re making pancakes and sausages.
My only complaint about this place is that they could have designed the space better. The waiting area is HUGE! If they took out a third of it they could have enough tables to seat those people that they’ve put out benches for. I get that they’re only busy on the weekend, but how how many people do they lose because they don’t want to wait 30 – 45 minutes for a table?
Our server was fine. He greeted us and got our drinks quickly, gave us enough time to browse the large menu before bugging us to get our order, and checked on us once we had our meals and to offer refills.
The food took a little longer than expected to get to our table but it hit the spot. I ordered the breakfast sampler. All of the meats were cooked nicely and the scrambled eggs weren’t over done or dried out. The pancakes were light and fluffy.
To drink I got the Splashberry. It was the highlight of the meal. They just take some OJ and put in a splash of lime soda and a scoop of the strawberry topping they use on the pancakes and french toast. Because of the chunks of strawberry your best bet is to skip the straw and just drink fro the glass directly.
Side note: They have the all you can eat pancakes deal on right now. I thought about this instead of what I ordered until I did a quick calculation. To get a similar combo to the breakfast sampler ($ 10.69) with the AYCE pancakes its $ 15.25. This means you’re paying almost $ 5 extra for ACYE pancakes. Unless you’re going to eat an additional 4 – 6 pancakes on top of the two you already get with the meal, the ACYE pancakes are NOT a good deal.

This is a restaurant I was happy to try as I had seen many appetizing commercials. I had seen many commercials on TV about it and had put it on my list of things to do.
I went for brunch with my bro, and we were not disappointed. We were served pancakes of every colors and flavors. For me it was a completely new and enjoyable experience. I also like the fact the coffee kept coming, it was a good way to wake up.
The service staff was patient and helpful, despite the continuing influx of customers. The portions sizes were quite large and satisfying, I even got to take a little bit home.
All in all, this is definitely a restaurant I would come back too as there are many different flavors of pancakes I have yet to try.

I really really wanted to like Ihop. REALLY wanted to like Ihop. You see, I’ve always liked Ihop in other cities. I enjoy the pancakes and the inexpensive food for a relatively alright quality. Unfortunately, Ihop in Calgary has been a huge disappointment.
I have to echo most of the reviews here. The pancakes were subpar, the coffee was weak, and the service wasn’t awesome. That said, I actually have ate at other Ihops and thoroughly enjoyed it… and it’s possible that there are kinks to work out before finding the groove. I’ll probably give it another chance… when I muster the gumption.

I went here for the first time last night for dinner. Instead of trying to fight rush hour traffic, I detoured and went to the IHOP in Shawnessy. If you have trouble finding it, it’s located just west of the A&W.
We were greeted by a hostess at the front, and were asked if we wanted a table or booth. The restaurant itself is bigger on the inside, than what the exterior looks like. It’s both clean and new, and that’s the bonus of eating somewhere that’s just opened.
We ordered everything from burger’s to breakfast, and everything tasted just fine. I had breakfast, which consisted of two eggs, sausage, hashbrowns, and toast. You can choose what type of toast, how you want your eggs, and sausage, bacon, or ham. This was just $ 7.99. My wife had crepes with yogurt and fruit, and for an extra $ 1.50 or so you can get eggs and ham with your order. Also we ordered strawberry waffles, which were good and my older boy ordered a burger. The burger he said was good, which I take with a grain of salt because every new burger he tries he says tastes good. It was accompanied by large deep fried onion rings, which were tasty, but greasy.
The waitress was very polite and attentive. The only small complaint that I have is the food took a little long getting to our table. I thought was odd, because the restaurant itself wasn’t very busy at the time.
I will definitely be back to IHOP down the road for breakfast, lunch, or dinner anytime of the day.

iHop is awesome and it is finally in Calgary! For those who have never been to the popular breakfast franchise think Denny’s only 4 syrup’s to choose from and more pancakes also less trademarked menu items (seriously you got to look closer at a Denny’s menu, that place is run by lawyers — they even trademarked the work «sampler» to describe their sample platter along with every variation of ‘slam’. okay tangent done).
In Calgary iHOP kind of a big deal. Expect to wait an hour. Don’t expect a breakfast miracle remember «You don’t go to an iHop, you end up at an iHop». If only it was ²⁴⁄₇.
Also for those wondering:
Business Hours are 6 am– 10 pm 7 days a week (as of Dec 2012)
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I have been waiting for this place to open for some time since it was announced. I have been to other IHOPs in the US, and this is as every bit as good!
Same big menus, lots of choices, and all are delicious. My lunch partner had a Bacon & Egg Cheeseburger that was monstrous for a lunch portion. I enjoyed a Chicken Supreme Stacker with the oozing sauce and gooey cheese — messy but very good.
There was a line up of at least 12 deep by 11:30am, restaurant was packed, but the wait was maybe 5 minutes. Management and servers are already operating like a well-​oiled machine.
Bottomless drinks barely got emptied and were full up again, food came out very fast, hot, and so fresh. Definitely will be back