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IHOP poor service/bad management

My wife and I were treated like dirt when we entered this establishment. It was as if we were not welcomed in this establishment. First of all, we just wanted to go orders so we stood at the front counter for approximately 5-10mins., before anyone asked if we wanted to order something. When the waitress, with no name tag, asked if we were waiting long but heard us walk in, it was like a slap in the face. Upon taking our order, she begin have a bad attitude with my wife and refused to help with a basic consumer question. Upon deciding that we were the only African-American customers in the place, we begin to feel as if we were not wanted in this establishment. Upon canceling my order with the Manager, I observed that he was not wearing a name tag and knew exactly what I had ordered. I have never felt so violated in my life and I am a big IHop fan but this episode has ruined the joy of IHOP for me and my wife. This incident happened at approximately 0430 hours on 1/11/09 and I just had to let it be known.

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Leo Gets
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Oct 15, 2012 12:39 pm UTC

I wont be back to this establishment again, the service is poor, the servers stad behide the wall thinking that no one can hear the coments they are saying about us, I was very put off by a female server and the lady that was in charge, I think she was called Kaylene or something to that nature, she was bad mouthing the guest, and using profanity, I wont bring my buisness back to that reataurant again, the food was great but the service is very poor, Angies is where I will go from this point on

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Aug 03, 2008 11:16 pm UTC

I went to the IHOP (Atlanta) in Buckhead on Peachtree at about 11pm with family after an outing. When we arrived the outer apperence was shaby but we were hungry. Since we all agreed on this place we stayed. When we walked in it was very hot then when we ordered our drinks the waitar did not return with them for until promped. Then she took out food order and some food was burned, cold, and rotton. We tried to be patient with the staff. But you wouldnt believe that things got worst. We had to ask for the bill and when it came it was on e big bill, we were never asked how we would pay. So I told hte waitar that since it was two seprate bill and asked her to split it. She told me that after 10pm that they print one check per table. The she told me that she would give us a pencil and paper to figure up the totals. When we told her that we were not going to do that she told us she would call the police. We just sit down and waited. Well she called and told the police that we refued to pay. Then we told them and it want like that that we just wanted seprate tickets. Needless to say she had to print seprate tickets. To top it off our waitar was the manager and her attitude was bad. All I can say Never eat there!

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Barmick
San Francisco, US
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Jul 02, 2010 8:21 am UTC

I asked for never ending pancakes with apples and whipcream. I didn't find out until I got them that I would be charged a dollar for the toppings. Not only that but I would have to pay another dollar each time I asked for more pancakes. Didn't get anymore pancakes. I wish I had just ordered the special pancakes for 1 more dollar than the never ending pancake. I would have got 4 pancakes and no extra charge. I really loved IHOP and now I am really turned off. I did let them know about it and he looked at me like well that's the way it is. The serves was slow and the new guy didn't know what to do. I assume he is new anyway.

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London, US
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Jan 01, 2012 3:48 am UTC
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Went to IHop the waitress ask us what we would like to drink, we said diet coke, she replied, were out of diet coke, but we have coke zero, which was fine, we then placed our order, she then replies, were out of these foods, so she gives a long list of other food items they were out of. so i said, ok, i will take a hamburger and fries, she takes our order back to the kitchen, within a couple of min's she comes to our table and replies "your not going to believe this, were out of hamburger patties too.. I have no desire to go back. this company should have never ran out of food, it was the day after christmas.. there was a couple that was sitting close by and they turned to us and said we had to order breakfast, because they did not have what we wanted... I do want to say, the waitress was very kind...

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Nancy Travis
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Sep 11, 2009 3:12 pm UTC

On Wednesday September 9, 2017 We took our daughter and son in law to ihop to have supper. My husband and I have never been there before and wanted to try something different.
Jonathan asked our waiter if they had chicken fried steak, he replyed yes, he again said chicken not steak. The waiter than answered again yes. When our food arrived and he took a bite he quickly said this is steak (he does not eat steak). We finally got the waiter back to our table and Jonathan told him that it was steak not chicken. The waiter said well that is what we call chicken! He then said let me get the manager.
It took several minutes for him to arrive at our table. Jonathan then explained the conversation to him.
The manager then replyed We dont have country fried chicken. Jonathan said again, you dont understand what I am trying to say. I asked the waiter twice if he had it and he said yes! Thats why I ordered it. The manager then said what do you want me to do about it I told you we dont have chicken. At this time I spoke up and said he would like something else, he said o.k. what.
Jonathan said a bacon cheeseburger only with no sides.
He turned to walk away and I said we also need refills on our drinks they have been empty for a while. As he walked away he said he would take the steak off our bill but we would still have to pay for the burger. I said fine.
At this time everyone had finished there meals and we were waiting on the burger.
Oh, by the way we never got refills. We finally got the attention of the hostest and she got them for us.
Jonathan`s burger and our bill arrived at the same time.
I asked the waiter why the burger was $7.99 if he didn`t want any sides with it. He replyed it was the same price with or without. Don`t you think the manager should of told us that. He just shrugged his shoulders.
At this time we were all frustrated and ready to leave. Jonathan did not eat his burger and we left. My husband did leave a tip (against my advice) and we payed our bill and left. I would tell you the managers name but he had no name tag and never told us. We wont be back!
Nancy Travis

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Upper Darby, US
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Sep 28, 2010 12:29 pm UTC

I am a server at this particular IHOP and just wanted to let everyone know that this place is a zoo! The management here is horrible. The place itself is dirty as hell! It got so bad that customers were walking out talking about how bad it smelled and how nasty the restrooms were. Even though i do enjoy the pancakes, i would strongly reccomend that you go a different IHOP if you would like to keep eating IHOP food! The cooks smoke in the kitchen, don't wear anything to keep hair from falling into the food, and sexually harass the servers. I get complaints everyday about the quality of the food and the GM ONLY hires females that he considers "pretty" or has a "nice ###". They are a bunch of perverts. Please think long and hard about going to this IHOP before you leave your home expecting a nice breakfast!

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the wicks family
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Feb 26, 2010 9:35 pm UTC

My family and i went to the ihop in easley south carolina the food was awful and so was the service. the eggs were like eating rubber and the pancakes were burnt. we had to wait a hour on our food no refills on drinks unless we asked. the waitress would walk by and act like she didnt see we needed drinks. we were not the only family that had a problem. they really need to get there act together. we will never be back to that place again

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animalprint57
Metairie, US
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May 08, 2012 9:46 pm UTC

I don't work at any restaurant, or fast food. What I want to say is that by eating in these places, and one particular, Ihop on Williams Blvd, Kenner La, the lousy customers that I have witnessed to some of the waitresses, get away with it. The managers make the waitresses apologize to the ignorant customer, when the customer started it for nothing. I believe they should be new policies in every restaurant, if the customers starts it for nothing, kick their a.. out. Why should hard working waitresses have to take crap twice, from the customers and the managers. The reason I care, is because I have a heart, and a conscious, which most of you on here don't. Have some respect for the workers. To all you managers, get off your high horse and respect your employers, they work hard,

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amyrene
Athens, US
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Sep 15, 2009 12:48 am UTC

Employees are often asked to work shifts such as 4 PM to 5 AM. They are given little to no notice of their schedule. Often times employees will receive calls or text messages 2 hours before a shift to inform them that they are scheduled to work, and this is while there is absolutely no schedule posted. Overall, this establishment is run very poorly, but employees are frustrated due to the disrespect they receive from management which creates an environment of workers harboring deep seeded resentment toward those who are supposed to manage them but aren't.

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msincl6415
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May 24, 2011 1:47 pm UTC

I visited IHOP #5514 on 4/18/11 at noon. A woman outside near the newspaper stand shared with me that the computers were not working and it was hard to run a restaurant without computers, so I assumed she was an employee. I should have reconsidered going inside, but was craving some pancakes. Service was very disappointing--once my food was delivered, I never saw the waitress again. I had to approach her near the kitchen to get a check to pay. The food was also disappointing--eggs way over-cooked. Ordered Simply Fit 2x2x2. Since she did not come by to check on my food, I had no opportunity to complain. I was by now running late to get back to work, so did not take time to complain to the manager. I will not be likely to revisit.

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IHOP over charge

Look my 3yr old daughter to breakfast, ordered her the jr. rooty tooty which has 1 egg, 1 pancake, 1 sausage and 1 strip of bacon. This was $5.49 and there are no prices on the kids menus. Then I asked for a side of fruit for her and an apple juice. My breakfast was 7.49 and my drink was 1.99. When I got my bill it was $23 and some change. I couldn't believe it. As I overlooked the charges I was amazed. Her side of fruit was $3.99. The fruit bowl so was not worth it. It had 2 grapes, 2 pieces of watermelon(kid bite size), 2 pieces of cantaloupe(kid bite size) and 2 pieces of honeydew(also kid bite sizes) When I brought it up to the waitress she said ya that's what it cost, take it up with the front and maybe they will take it off the bill. Well all I got was you should of asked how much it was. It is all pre measured its only 4oz. My response was do you think I would of payed 5.49 for the meal, 1.99 for a drink and 3.99 for fruit $11.50 for a 3 year olds breakfast when mine was only 9.49. All I got oh well. You should of asked. I will never go back there again even thouth it is only 2 milage from my house. They should really look into customer service and what thing are realy worth.

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Joanne DG
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I have such a better story! I LOVE IHOP-we have one 25 miles from us here in Ohio and go quite often. On a recent trip to Disneyland there was an IHOP across the street and we decided to stop and eat there (instead of getting ripped off eating in the park)
I saw the prices on the menu and about fell over. The same breakfast (pancake combo) I pay $5.99 for in Ohio was freaking $10.99. EVERYTHING on the menu was jacked WAY up in price. It was completely a rip off. It cost me $25.00 for breakfast for myself and 1 other person. They even stated there were no refills on orange juice--wth? It was $3.99 for 1 glass!

I, of course thought maybe because its California thats why so expensive. I went to the IHOP in San Diego and guess what? The prices there were exactly the same as the IHOP in Lancaster Ohio.

I think it is pathetic that IHOP (or any restaurant for that matter) would jack up their prices like that just because of where its located. That is crap.
Its pretty sad when we could have eaten IN Disney for less then it cost us at IHOP-that is crap!

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Cashier refused to take in the gift card due to machine is broken. I requested the cashier to punch in the gift card number manually, but he refused again. Later on, instead of resolving the issue, he passed us on to a waitress to deal with us. The waitress only said that the machines is broken and that we have to pay in full. The gift card was never used...

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IHOP a roach

10/29 To whom this may concern: about four years ago my mom and I went to ihop on taylor rd. in cheaspeake virginia, we order our food . I can't remember what my mom had but I had french fries and a sub. I had only taken a few bites when the largest roach I have ever seen come walking out of my french fries. I was shock, that only happen thru hear say. I called the waitress over and told her about it. by that time the roach had crawed off the table. The waitress was so not believing me, she acted in such a non caring way that my mom and I got up and left. I have not been back since [and I only live a half mile from ihop] till last week on a sunday, where we went there after chruch because we were so hungry, and we wanted breakfast, and there was no other place really to go. it was so much better than before. I just wanted to let you know that it is much improved. Sincerly judy upton

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Just a couple of weeks ago my wife and i went to ihop, the time we went was during a shift change all of the waitresses were so busy trying to get home most replied im not taking it im ready to go but this one waitress came from out the back and asked who's table it was and can she have it she was a good waitress service with a smile i noticed her manager...

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IHOP undercooked runny egg whites the norm

I always order my egg whites cooked. This restaurant seems to not be able to do that on a very consistent basis. The State Health Department requires them to make a posting on their menu to the effect that "undercooked eggs are a potential health hazard". Runny egg whites on my plate are unsightly, unappetizing, potentially unhealthy and just plain disgusting. I am a cancer survivor and can not (NOT) eat something that has questionable preparation.

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Nov 09, 2008 1:32 pm UTC

order your eggs differently. get them scrambled... or "over hard" eggs are a simple thing to fix... and honestly i think its a rediculous complaint. i think u may be ordering your eggs wrong. you cant blame IHOP for that.

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IHOP fraud and scam

On March 18, 2002 My family and friends family went to IHOP in Waldorf. We already had a problem because the place smelled like mold. My family used to visit IHOP frequently until this day. We all ordered our food. I had ordered Biscuts and gravy. Well, the food came out and the woman was handing the food around so everyone's hands were full. Next thing we know, she places the hot plate of biscuits and gravy in front of our toddle (15months at the time), of course we tried to grab the plate real quick, but before we could he put his right hand in it, thinking it's his food. He starts screaming, the server walks away.

We were trying to get the gravy off of his hand. He burned his left hand trying to get it off himself. I ran to the bathroom and got a wet paper towel, the gravy just stuck to him. The server came over and we demanded the check and asked to speak to the manager. The manager then comes over and asked us what the problem is, so we told him what happened, not like he couldn't hear it. We also told him that we want to leave and get him to the hospital, because his hands were bubbling.

The manager kept us at bay for almost 30 minutes. We told him we were leaving and then we got up to walk out. All of the sudden he gives us our check. We didn't eat, and left everything on the table. We walked up to pay so we could finally leave. I asked him to write his name and the servers name down so I knew how to contact regarding his medical bills. He starts arguing with us, telling us our son had no business putting his hands in the food. I said 'excuse me' and he continues, 2 people were behind us, so I told him to let me pay my bill so I can get him to the hospital.

He then looks at the people behind us and tells them not to worry about their bill, and he was sorry for there inconvenience. Really! I just stood stunned, he then says, what the F*** is my problem, I told him to just let me pay my bill. After that he proceeded to call me a ### and told me to give him my F-ing bill. When I told him that he had it, he started up some more, so I said 'that's it' I'm through, and walked out.

My son had to see his regular doctor the next day and she was overwhelmed by what happened. Unfortunately, there isn't too much they can do for him because of his age and he's small. She could only give him a ointment to apply when he feel asleep. By Friday of that week, he ended up with an infection in the blister; they were starting to pop.

After trying to contact IHOP for a month, someone finally calls me and asks that I have his doctor send a fax of his situation. She also makes the comment, 'You need to understand that the server was only 17 and does not have children of her own.' They sent them one stating that he did receive 2nd and 3rd degree burns to several of his fingers on both hands and would be scarred as a result. We didn't hear anything more, so I sent numerous e-mails to IHOP, finally we contacted by their insurance company a month and a half ago. The insurance man came to our home and took pictures of his scars.

We were told that they would contact us asap as to how they will settle this. I still haven't heard back. I just sent a e-mail telling IHOP that if this isn't resolved, I would turn this over to my attorney. I have given these jerks ample time to try to help the situation and the only response I get form them is, 'it's your son's fault' and 'sorry, but what do you want us to do?'. If I hear back, I will update this report as to what they want to do.

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Brittany
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May 08, 2009 8:58 pm UTC

There is no IHOP on GUAM! I want IHOP!

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I was wrongfully fired because they say i tried to resale a ticket and some of my beverages were not on my ticket and the other mgr that worked on our night shift Ms. Shondra went and told the general mgr Ms. Cartina that I was rude to her and loud which i did not do. I was working for that particular ihop for 3 years without a write up on file at all and...

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IHOP unacceptable

MasterCard's Merchant Rules prohibit merchant's from requiring identification to process a credit card transactions on signed credit cards. After dining at IHOP I provided my MasterCard for payment and was asked for ID, which I declined. They asked for another form of payment as their "policy" required ID. I told them I had no other form of payment and was threatened with arrest for 'dine and dash' and 'theft of service.' Until my wife finally paid. Unacceptable, Merchant should know the rules.

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Sweetpea02
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Mar 06, 2011 3:32 am UTC

Someone has got to go into the Hwy 60 store in Lake Wales. The servers wash dishes. How unsanitary is this. Instead they are to cheap to hire full time dish washers. I am sick of companies not providing enough help in their business. They are just concerned about the funds of the business and saving money. Instead of paying for what the customers want. I have been into the 95 store and you have the Regional and store Manager talking to an employee like they are nothing and something should do something about. You don't treat people like crap. They help bring you business. How can you think your above everyone when you don't know how to deal with people.

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Sweetpea02
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Mar 06, 2011 3:27 am UTC

I have experienced the management at store 95 in Lake Wales to be very rude. She talks to them any kind of way like they are 2 year olds. I am so surprised to see people get treated like this and nothing is done about it. These servers are here for the customers. Without them there is no running a store. I am very upset. Some management take their authority to far.

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A merchant has the right to ask to see ID any time they want. I worked at a major credit card co for 20 years in the fraud investigation department. I WISHED more merchants would have asked for ID cause it would have saved the company I worked for tons of $$.

Per merchant agreement the merchants are supposed to veri the signature on the back of the card matches the signature on the sale---just how many times do merchants even bother to look anymore?

I write "check photo id" in sharpie on the back of all my credit cards (debit cards too) and highlight that. I get asked id occasionally which I am thankful for.

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Jun 09, 2009 11:37 pm UTC

You should be thankful they (IHOP) have that policy in place.

It protects you as the consumer. With all the identy theft and credit card fraud going on in the world, an ID check is the first step measure enuring the name on the card matches the ID and the picture resembles (however vaguely) the person attemting the tansaction.

A restaurant (or business) pays a fee for each credit card transaction, so in effect they are accepting less than the full amount transmitted. If a fraudulent transation has occured it is charged back to the restaurant (or business). They lose the money.

When a business accumulates losses above a tolerated amount they usually pass that on to the consumer in increased costs.

Would you have complained if someone had used your card and IHOP had not checked ID?

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chicken bear
Columbus, US
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Jun 09, 2009 10:58 pm UTC

I agree. If the cardholder wishes to show their picture ID with each card use, why not simply write 'Check ID' on the back of the card?

I don't believe you signed a waiver before you dined agreeing to live up to their credit card/ ID policies. Perhaps these should be served with the menus?

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Ellen Tyler
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Jul 13, 2008 3:57 pm UTC

Mastercard should not make a ruling like that, unless your picture is on the card. Cashiers are not hand writing experts, which means anyone could use your card. I welcome any place of bussiness asking for my ID.

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IHOP stinks!

We have this IHOP nearby that we started to go to, but then decided to avoid. Because the place STINKS! It stinks literally and it makes you stink as well - in 15 minutes of dining there at the furthest table from the kitchen your hair, clothes and even the hand bag will smell so bad, you have to immediately take a shower and do an urgent load of laundry. If you have a romantic date - don't go there! You will not enjoy getting close to each other after that! We told the manager over and over again about the poor ventilation, but were ignored. I wonder if someone else, too, has complained! This place is NASTY smelling!

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After ordering our drinks they arrived with no straws for drinking-minor detail. had to ask 2 servers for straws. after waiting an unreasonable amount of time for our food we had to send the bacon back because of being raw. Tried to eat remainder of meal (mine was french toast -takes 5 minutes preparation) no utensils. Asked 2 servers, including hoste...

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IHOP undercooked runny egg whites the norm at ihop

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3750 S Clack St
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I always order my egg whites cooked. This restaurant seems to not be able to do that on a very consistent basis. The State Health Department requires them to make a posting on their menu to the effect that "undercooked eggs are a potential health hazard". Runny egg whites on my plate are unsightly, unappetizing, potentially unhealthy and just plain disgusting. I am a cancer survivor and can not (NOT) eat something that has questionable preparation.

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Perri Slape
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Mar 15, 2010 5:21 am UTC

The staff at Ihop in Abilene Texas is very rude ro their employees and they need to train them alot better. The only manager I would say was very good was the new one "Christy and Evan" . The other one with his wife working are very rude to me and I want to be happy at my job and not have to look for another job becauase these 2 maybe 3 people are rude...

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Teena Beshk
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Oct 27, 2008 11:44 am UTC

Party of ten on Friday nigth Oct 24 service was terrible for one guest, first they for got to put in my order. Then it took to long for the order to be brought to the table once it was prepared. My party was already finished eating. There was no apology for the inconvience. The manager, Van was asked to come, he just stuck his head in and never addressed the issue at hand. Another person whom we were with went and spoke to him. The manager took 20 % off of everybodies ticket. But no apology or discount/meal on the house was given to me--I was the one whose order was forgotten and later received once my party had finished their meals. I left their without eating after having sat though the entire meal while my friends ate. Once my food did arrive it was to late eveyone else had finished eating their food.

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IHOP we will never eat there again!

Ihop #5521 9540 Colerain, Cincinnati,Ohio. My husband and myself choose ihop for a meal July 29,07 at about 3:00. We placed our order of their special, buttermilk chicken, mashed potatoes, slaw and cinn. rolls. We waited 30-4O- min. for meal. We got everything but the rolls, the waiter#181 Adam W told us it would be a few min. 3 times. We ate all our meal still no rolls. We give up and went to pay, he was very rude when we ask for discount on our bill being we did not get all we were paying for. Adams response was the rolls were free and we only got the other food on the menu. We will never eat there again and will tell other about our experience. Earl and Jauhnell Sawyer.

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Jul 06, 2011 3:05 am UTC

the rolls were free.

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Cincinnati, US
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i dislike IHOP and their policies that have nothing to do with their food, they tried to shut down my business because i was giving them free advertising selling shirts that had the IHOP logo on them. my business did in fact have to close. i curse IHOP

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Leba Lewis
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May 18, 2009 3:14 pm UTC

A friend and I had a similar problem at that IHOP, we drove all the way from Columbus and when we walked in there was no-one to seat us, we waited and were just leaving when a gentleman came out from the back and apologised and seated us and had someone bring coffee, then we waited again and finally another manager came over and asked if we had been served we told him "no" so he took our order, then we waited again and finally out came our food with another apology, the food was good then we waited for our check, finally we got up walked to the register and told the young man who was ringing up someone else's order that we were a little upset at their inefficency, the Manager came out (he was the one who had been our waiter?) and we got another apology because he was covering for the waiter who was on a break and forgot to tell him to get our check, everyone was very pleasant but after driving all that way we were a little put out, however the Manager did not charge us for our meal and was so pleasant that we didn't get annoyed but we will obviously not go there again as the last comment proved that they are not capable of running an establishment plus we found that there is one in Chillicothe which is much nearer home. Jacqui Leary

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IHOP foreign object in my spinach salad!

Last night my wife and I ate the Cypress Park, Los Angeles, CA IHOP. I was very disgusted to find a piece of dirty plastic in my spinach salad. The piece of plastic resembled that of a portion of a coffee pot handle. I voiced my concern to the server who then called the manager (who never came to the table).

At a minimum, I expected a sincere apology from the manager and not to be charged for the salad. I got neither.

The manager offered to give me a 20% discount on my total, but this would have amounted to only about half of the price of the salad. I objected to the offer and replied that my dining experience had been ruined and told the manager that I would pay full price and never eat there again. I had been a regular customer for the last eight years.

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tcpeay
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Jun 03, 2008 1:27 pm UTC

Springville, Utah IHOP is just a plain dirty mess. My family and I ate
there during Memorial Day weekend. One in our party got very sick
after eating. The best part was the hot dog that was passed off as
being Summer Sausage. We complained to the waitress about it and she
said there had been several complaints about it but she did not do anything. Do not go to the Springville, Utah IHOP it is a mess

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My family and I decided at about 9 o'clock one night to go out to eat. We decided to go to IHOP. Once seated it took 20 minutes for anyone to even acknowledge that we were seating there and take our drink order. Once we got our drinks we ordered our food. We waited, and waited, and waited. Finally we decide to speak to a manger (by now it's about 1030) and...

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In the beginning of Jan 7 I have found a bunch of coupons for IHOP restaurant “Buy One Breakfast get one free” in our local newspaper. On 1/13/07, my husband and I decided to go to IHOP for a breakfast since we had the coupons and it seemed like a good deal. It is clearly stated in the coupon, to show it before ordering, and we did it. In response server...

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IHOP Hair in food, rude manager!

I visited Ihop on 11/17/2006. Im not a big fast food eater. I probably dine out a good 10-15 times a year. The problem began when I found a piece of hair in my food. The waitress notified the manager of this incident. He told her to tell me that he could only take 10% off my bill. I personally think that that was insulting . i asked if i could speak w/the manager. The manger came to my table and told me that he was willing to bet that the hair did not belong to any of his employee's and that he was quit sure that it had come from either myself or my daughters hair. I was totally offended. I asked for my check so that I could leave. As I was leaving one of the other customers in the restaurant stopped me and told me that she could not believe his response. She gave me her contact information just in case I would need a witness. As I was leaving the store I decided to call and friend for legal advise regarding leaving and refusing to pay. The manager called the police on me and told me that I needed hurry up and leave his store. So i decided to wait on the police in my car. In the end the officer suggested that i pay the bill and file a complaint. In the presence of the officer the rudeness continued. For some reason the manager did not want to give me my receipt. After asking for it a second time he finally gave it to me and told me to get out of his store and to never come back because I was not welcome. I could not believe the humiliation that id gone through because I found hair in my food.

This incident took place at the Ihop 10910 New Halls Ferry Road in Ferguson, Mo 63136

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Wacky Indian
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Oct 11, 2026 1:39 am UTC

food was served on plate with poor presentation. Server was rude and very unprofessional. I have eaten there many years ago and had a great experience. Waitstaff was dressed poorly and smelled of bad body odor. Restaurant was very unkept.

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Ghost7630
Vancouver, CA
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May 25, 2024 5:23 am UTC

Terrible service in the evening! Walking in there before the kitchen closes, seems to be inconveniencing one of the evening servers. Who knows what's keeping her employed there but it's bad for business.

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Nicole swick
Dallas, US
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May 12, 2024 4:04 am UTC
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They charged us a full meal price for each waffle at 13.00 a waffle and I got 2 so it was almost 25.00 for them and I come here all the time and have never had this problem

Check # [protected] and it happened on Friday may 3rd 2024 at 4:24 am

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Nicole swick
Dallas, US
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May 03, 2024 5:54 am UTC
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The manager who went by nia wasn't willing to help either and was very rude as well . I have never had to encounter this before so I'm shocked to be treated this way and couldn't believe they didn't acknowledge the fact 2 waffles were 25.00 but I couldn't explain my problem because they didn't care to hear me so I wrote to the complaint line and I hope you can help me fix this issue ! Thank you !

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Swansea, US
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Nov 25, 2023 3:30 pm UTC
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Andy Patel's IHOP in Marion, IL has not paid an open invoice for kitchen trap cleaning on Apr 12, 2023. Ace Grease Service has repeatedly contact the location for payment without success.

Ace Grease has reached out to the owner multiple times. We stopped by and handed a manager the invoice in Oct'23.

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