International House of Pancakes

Location

1745 Cowell Blvd., next to Wendy's

Hours

Sunday - Tuesday 6 AM - midnight

Friday - Saturday 24 hours

Phone

(530) 750-0170

Web site

http://www.ihop.com

IHOP is a chain of restaurants that always serve breakfast. They also serve diner style lunches and dinners, but you can always get a plate of eggs and pancakes.

Apparently most IHOP's are 24-hour, but this one is not. Neither is the one in Chico, FWIW. The Dixon IHOP is 24-hour though. Use the Super Saver Card and get 15% off entire check Monday through Friday excludes holidays and specials.

They used to be really good about splitting checks, but will no longer split the check. Next time you take a group here, bring a calculator and a credit card reader, I guess. Or don't go here at all and go to the Dixon one. They will split checks AND they carry cornmeal pancakes (the Davis location does neither).

99 percent of IHOP restaurants owned by their franchisee, so they are a locally owned restaurant under the "IHOP Restaurant" brand, which is owned International House of Pancakes, Inc., which in turn is owned by IHOP Corp. (NYSE:IHP)

Check online for latest updates to the menu.

Photos

The west side of the building

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The strangest dish I've ever had there was the Belgian Bacon Waffle (seasonal).

The first few times I came, they were badly understaffed. (This was when they were first open.) Later, my dad took a friend and I here. He put it best: "How can you ruin eggs?" (Even the Navy mass breakfasts he put up with in his youth did better with eggs.)

2006-06-28 20:05:50 I've eaten here a grand total of 2 times. Davis has many options for breakfast and unfortunately IHOP ranks low on the list. Perks are that they do stay open some what late. —JoAnnaRich

Not terribly great for breakfast, one of the few places open relatively late aside in`n`out and jack-in-the-box, however, they tend to be a bit understaffed in late hours, not the best service, but they do let you substitute nearly everything on the menu to more efficiently handle people's munchies, as a note, they do not give refills on hot cocoa as Denny's does, but it is so much richer... of course it pales to other places, but at one in the morning, options are limited. ~Dave

2007-03-16 09:54:17 Not much here that you cannot easily make at home. All easy to make breakfast items unless you are cooking impaired. Came here a few times but I remain unsatisfied at the amount of food for the price. Often times the bacon or sausages are burnt. I recommend trying to cook instead. As for late night munchies, stop by Safeway and buy some cheaper and healthier alternatives. =) —BrandonToo

2007-03-16 10:00:13 I've not been to the local IHOP, so my comments may not be relevant, but....I've had some decent food at IHOPs, but it is nothing you can't make at home with a bit of effort and focus. —RocksandDirt

2007-05-02 12:38:58 the last time I came here, the service was bad. I was not greeted even though there was a host present who just eventually walked away. the food could be better, and most of the time are very greasy. —trambajuice

2007-07-16 22:25:06 Totally sucks prices way to high but what are you going to do late nigh bite a wendys burger don't think so chicken butts, but it does kinda have greasy tasting old grease flavor in food maybe that is the in thing and i am weird who know's —dickjones

2007-07-17 23:55:20 We only go here as a last option because it is open very late at night when all the other restaurants are closed. —JohnWong

2007-09-02 01:35:22 I come here quite frequently, usually late at night, and I have always had good experiences. I like how I can order breakfast stuff at any time of day. —SteveOstrowski

2007-09-05 05:06:42 Best French toast in a restaurant I have ever had......Worse about everything else. If I must go there with friends, I stick with the previously mentioned breakfast dish. —DCWine

2007-09-09 06:16:30 I loove IHOP. Where else does one encounter so much America and lingenberry at the same time? —GregWebb

2007-10-19 18:37:59 Their fried shrimp and fish are delicious! I highly recommend them. I recommend using coupons and that sort of thing there because it can get pricey (at least for students like me). They keep it clean and nice there, and the service is good. I don't really like restaurant chains like that very much in general, but this place is an exception! —AnnaF

2007-12-18 15:03:06 I would argue that the breakfasts here are pretty decent. You can get a decent sized breakfast that tastes alright, although never as good as mom's! There is one hostess her works there who must've been high the last time I went there. She was staring off into space as she seated people. Our server took forever to bring us our check, but I think he was new so I'd give him the benefit of the doubt. Overall, you might end up feeling a bit queasy afterwards, but it's not bad when you want some eggs/toast/etc for breakfast! —Kiran

2008-01-07 13:59:50 Went there for lunch and my sandwich was grease city on white bread. Service was really slow and place was empty. Now I know why. —LongtimeDavisite

2008-02-17 18:57:30 This place seems packed in the morning so I guess it's very popular. The one time we did eat here the pancakes were soggy. The special crepe thing they had was really good though. —feichu-huya

2008-07-20 01:12:52 They've ruined pancakes for me. —cnk.midori

2008-09-04 21:48:57 Anyone ever try studying here? If so, what'd you have to order? —SunjeetBaadkar

Several years ago, it was a standard study spot for many people. We'd often go and just order coffee and occasionally pancakes to pick at. —jw

2008-09-24 17:10:45 I've been to this restaurant more than a few dozen times over the past few years now and have endured horrible service each time. The last straw was when I visited last month and paid with my credit card- upon reviewing my credit card statement I noticed that I was charged twice! I called IHOP and explained the situation and but was told to call again when the manager was around. I've since called several times (times they told me to call when the manager was in) and still have not been able to resolve this. I can tolerate horrible service but can't tolerate untrustworthy business practices. —Magster

2008-10-12 10:17:22 The pancakes were terrible. —feichu-huya

2008-11-16 20:46:47 chains like this make their money on small things, like 3.50 for a glass of concentrate orange juice. they advertise u know some 4.99 breakfast special but it's surprising they dont lease the flatware. breakfast can be a bit of a wait on weekends —Chrissapher

2009-02-10 06:55:56 Their quality has been going down, while their prices are going up. Service is slow, and you have to practically tackle the waitstaff for a refill on anything. Additionally, I would like to thank the jerks who have been skipping out on their bills. As a result, they are NO LONGER SPLITTING CHECKS. They'll split a check *once*, no matter how many people you have. We used to bring twenty people there every friday night, and now we're going someplace else because we're fed up. —Flynn

2009-02-15 11:48:19 After hearing that they DON'T SPLIT CHECKS anymore, my organization can no longer go there to eat. We used to bring about 20 people every Thursday night.

Also, does anyone know what's up with the "New Management"? —ThUn

2009-02-15 16:07:52 I had the splitting checks difficulty as well, the size thirty crowd can no longer go, wtf. Before they had said that they couldn't split checks because people were walking off, but they did upon asking, then the next time they let us, and now, no more splitting whatsoever... so that is thirty customers less a week for them, anyone know a good place in town to handle groups? —DavidPoole

2009-02-16 04:36:26 I was disappointed the last time I came here because they didn't have cornmeal pancakes, the one in Dixon does. They are really good (the pancakes, this place is just ok).—NickSchmalenberger

2009-03-19 08:05:53 I was just there and contrary to the sign posted inside, they DO split checks. Also, UCD students get 10% off w/ UCD ID. —EugeneS

2009-05-21 17:29:49 The restaurant is under new management and has turned the place around. It's cleaner. The food is better. They DO split checks, and they hired new servers that actually know something about good service. Way to go! —elainel

2009-07-13 22:14:02 Under old management, Julisa (Spelling?), would swipe my card 5 or 6 times and get frustrated and type it in manually. If she'd only turn it over the right way...it would work right. Under the new management things seem to have improved noticeably. —patrick82

2009-07-27 01:35:52 new management but we got the same lousy service. Waitress just dropped off the food and check and never came to check on us. —mugadork

2009-10-27 17:47:02 I love the new management. Ihop has definitely improved. In food AND service. The food comes warm and fresh and quick. The waitresses are easy to get a hold of and the prices are average for lots of food. —MissAmyQ