The International House of Pancakes or IHOP is a United States-based restaurant chain that specializes in breakfast foods. Although it does have other menu items such as hamburgers and french fries, its focus is on breakfast food such as pancakes, waffles, omelettes and the like. The first restaurant opened in Toluca Lake, California, in 1958 and since then locations have been opened all over the United States and in British Columbia, Canada. IHOP is headquartered in Glendale, California. IHOP logo, claiming fair use This work is copyrighted. ... IHOP logo, claiming fair use This work is copyrighted. ... Toms Diner, a restaurant in New York made familiar by Suzanne Vega and the television sitcom Seinfeld For other uses, see Restaurant (disambiguation). ... Hamburgers often contain beef, lettuce, onions, and other toppings in a bun. ... French fries (also known as fries or chips) are pieces of potato that have been deep-fried. ... Breakfast is a meal preceding lunch or dinner and usually eaten in the morning. ... Pancakes with strawberries A pancake is a batter cake fried in a pan or on a griddle with oil or butter. ... A Brussels-style waffle Liège-style waffle Sugar waffle Soft waffle Fruits waffle and Liège-style waffle Biscuit waffle This article is about the food item. ... An omelette or omelet is a preparation of beaten egg cooked with butter or oil in a frying pan, often folded around a filling. ... Toluca Lake is a small lake in the San Fernando Valley that crosses the boundary between the Toluca Lake community of Los Angeles, California and the city of Burbank. ... Motto: Splendor Sine Occasu (Latin: Splendour without diminishment) Official languages English, French Capital Victoria Largest city Vancouver Lieutenant-Governor Iona Campagnolo Premier Gordon Campbell (BC Liberal) Parliamentary representation  - House seat  - Senate seats 36 6 Area Total  â€¢ Land  â€¢ Water    (% of total)  Ranked 5th 944,735 km² 925,186 km² 19,549... Nickname: The Jewel City Motto: Official website: http://www. ...

The traditional A-frame restaurants are being phased out in favor of more practical designs, but the familiar blue roof remains. For a time the long full name was discouraged in favor of the simpler "IHOP", along with an expanded menu, but the chain has returned to emphasizing the pancake menu. The IHOP era brought about a kangaroo logo, which has now disappeared. An A-frame is a basic structure designed to bear a load in a lightweight, economical manner. ... Species Macropus rufus Macropus giganteus Macropus fuliginosus A kangaroo is any of several large macropods (the marsupial family that also includes the wallabies, tree kangaroos, wallaroos, pademelons and the quokka: 45 species in all). ...

Some locations are open 24/7, and on holidays such as Christmas and New Year's, and recent advertisement campaigns have featured slogans such as, "Why not eat breakfast for dinner tonight?" Other ad campaigns have revolved around menu items with novel names, such as the "Rooty Tooty Fresh & Fruity Breakfast," which consists of an egg-and-meat plate and two buttermilk pancakes topped with fresh banana slices or warm strawberry, blueberry, or cinnamon-spiced apple compote. Christmas (literally, the Mass of Jesus Christ) is a traditional holiday observed on 25 December. ... New Years Eve is a celebration held the day before New Years Day, on December 31, the final day of the year. ...

Each table has its own coffee carafe and each of the following flavors of syrup dispensers: blueberry, boysenberry, butter pecan, and strawberry. There is also service of warm maple-flavored syrup. Recently, a major change was introduced in its core menu in an attempt to become more than just a breakfast restaurant. The new menu offers a diverse number of lunch and dinner entrees.

The "international" appellation of the chain derives from its three core crepe-style pancakes: "German" (served with lemon butter), "French" (served with orange sauce), and "Swedish" (served with lingonberries and lingonberry butter). These fruit-topped crepes are offered with an egg-and-meat plate as the "International Passport Breakfast." Menu offerings such as French toast and Belgian waffles further reinforce the international theme. A sweet crêpe opened up, with whipped cream and strawberry sauce on it A sweet crêpe rolled up, ready to be eaten A crêpe is a thin pancake. ... Binomial name Citrus × limon (L.) Burm. ... Butter is commonly sold in sticks (pictured) or small blocks, and often served using a butterknife. ... Orange—specifically, sweet orange—refers to the citrus tree Citrus sinensis and its fruit. ... Binomial nomenclature Vaccinium vitis-idaea L. Ref: ITIS 505637 The Cowberry or Lingonberry (Vaccinium vitis-idaea L.) is a small evergreen shrub in the plant Family Ericaceae that bears edible fruits. ... French toast is popular as a breakfast main course in North America and in parts of Europe. ... A French-style waffle. ...

On February 28, 2006, the chain held an annual "National Pancake Day" promotion offering a free "short stack" to each customer. The short stack is three pancakes; the full stack, which is not free, is five. February 28 is the 59th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A pancake In the Christian calendar, Shrove Tuesday is the English name for the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday, which in turn marks the beginning of Lent. ...

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