I was in here this week to get some take out. It's been awhile and when I checked out the menu, they had some good meals on there. That day, I decided on the sampler. It's got pancakes, hashbrowns, ham, bacon, sausage and eggs. My only complaint was the meats were pretty salty-but all of those are salty meats. I saw regulars come in there. Lot parking. Very friendly staff. Average prices. Clean. This is the only place where I'll tell you to not download the app, as it clearly didn't work. At all. For go to orders, go to the ihop website. CyHawkApproved. I'll be back. Soon! read more

IHOP - Turkey dinner - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Ankeny, Iowa

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Ate there on Saturday and it was crazy busy. The staff were gracious and helpful. There was a little bit of a wait. The manager handled an irate customer, who was mad about the wait, flawlessly. Mad props to the manager for keeping his cool. read more

SUPER busy this morning and they seemed to be terribly understaffed for a Sunday morning. PLENTY of clean and cleared tables, but a 25 minute wait, with congestion at the door. Denia R was our server and she was AWESOME! Our meal was great and she was attentive, pleasant, and under the chaos, doing a superb job. Had her service not have been as awesome as it was, this meal trip could have been a flop. So her and the kitchen staff rocked ) read more

We went for a late dinner. Our server was clearly high. Forgot our menus. Lost focus repeatedly. Gave us a dirty mug for coffee and got distracted on the way to get a clean mug. after several minutes of waiting for drinks while she took videos, talked incoherently to her coworkers and giggled nonstop, we walked out. Probably the second time in my life I have done that. read more

came with a couple friends to try out IHOP and supposedly we were to loud while you can hear every conversation around and didn't experience any politeness, basically like talking to a robot, we ordered bottomless pancakes and got rush as soon as we got our food "basically tried to get us out, or At least that's what it seemed like". good food, not good service or just the server? read more

I can't say anything bad about this spot as they have great staff, great menu and clean restaurant. The menu prices are not overpriced and reasonable for the most part. I like how they have some of the simple breakfast items on the menu because sometimes you just need runny eggs, bacon and toast. read more

IHOP - 3/25/22 - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Ankeny, Iowa

The menu prices are not overpriced and reasonable. You really cant go wrong with endless pancakes, if that is what you are here for. I like how they have some of the simple breakfast, or go nuts breakfast. I tried the crepe. You also get a side of pancakes with that if you wanted. That a lot of sweetness for me. The crepe was good and simple. The rest of my party enjoyed their meal, and we had good service. I dont have any negatives, really, its a chain and they are doing good at this location. read more

Great food very consistent.. Our server is right on,and friendly she works hard and doesn't disappoint. I had the big steak omelet with egg whites...Delicious is all I can say. read more

The restaurant was busy, but we were seated quickly. The waitress was knowledgeable and nice. The food was fantastic! I had a Happy granddaughter. read more

By the time was picked up, I'd say it had been made well in advance of pick up. When it was dropped off it was cold cold. I expect some of that because it was about an eight mile drive, however it was so cold it was inedible. I didn't call the restaurant because they always say call grub hub or call door dash, they never take any responsibility. I did try to call the customer service number for yelp and the language barrier was so horrible I hung up and tried again, still the language was an issue. Won't use this again because it seems like all the pieces aren't meeting. read more

I was just here. Ordered the breakfast sampler. Eggs were over done. Had to ask for the pancakes. Everything was brought out Luke warm. Even coffee wasn't hot. Wait staff was too busy playing around to do their jobs correctly. I asked the waiter to ask cooks how hard yolked eggs were considered over easy. No response. Had to ask for jelly for toast. Waited ten minutes for silverware. I will not return to this location read more

The food was great and delicious! And our server Katie was amazing and one of the best servers I've had from any establishment in a long time! Thanks to her my experience at iHop and was great! She deserves a promotion and extra pay seriously. Her customer service was great! read more

First time at this IHOP and it was classic IHOP lovins! Good food, great customer service, and decent price! I'm sorry others didn't have nice experiences, but I guess they cleaned up their act. read more

IHOP - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Ankeny, Iowa

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I walked into ihop this morning and was told a 25-30 minute wait which we were happy to do. 30 minutes later multiple people who walked in after us were being seated before us. We asked the hostess where our name was on the list and she said you're on there but way far down. I had to look at the list it didn't make sense and she crossed our name off and sat 15 more tables after us. Which left us waiting to get sat and ultimately not getting sat for over an hour. Then the menu that's on the website they will not honor and said it's out of date even when the exclusions say it's still valid. Completely frustrated at this point. read more

Maria was our waitress we got the Southwest scramble and my Fiancé got the split decision! Food was brought quick and hot and our waitress was so nice!! read more

IHOP - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Ankeny, Iowa

Decent-quality IHOP. When you go to IHOP, you expect IHOP-quality food, and that's what you should expect here. I've probably been back 20-ish times by now. However, unlike some IHOP's where you'll wait for hours for food or just get ignored, this IHOP has pretty good staff. They're usually good about food out in a reasonable amount of time, refilling drinks, and taking care of the check. I was pretty impressed when I came during a dinner rush and still left within an hour! Service is good here. Expect standard IHOP-quality food, but you'll actually get that food and will get the drink refills you want as well. The bathroom is occasionally a bit on the dirty side. On other trips, however, it's just fine. It seems to depend on the day. It's never been horrendous. read more

Terrible customer service. I went in to pick up an order, was ignored for several minutes before a white couple entered and were immediately offered seating even though I had clearly been there waiting the entire time. Then it took another 4-5 ish minutes before anyone even acknowledged me? All around terrible, racist atmosphere. The food wasn't the best either but the customer experience was absolutely atrocious. Do better. read more

Two of us walked in at 9:20 pm, according to their hours we had 40 minutes to eat but they ignored us at first then turned us away and said they're only doing carry out. We couldn't find anywhere online that said they stopped dinning at 9pm? Just bad service. read more

Went out for a nice Sunday breakfast and ordered a spicy poblano omelet and coffee. I don't go to IHOP often, so I was wondering if they had a broad coffee selection. IHOP doesn't, only plain coffee and creamer. That's okay, but the waitress was very blunt and almost rude about answering my question. Great food, though! read more

If I could give less than one star, I would. Just this morning I saw their commercial that they had approx 5 new crepes (fruity or bacon/egg type) PLUS + for a limited time you could buy one & get one free. So we planned our entire day around eating at IHOP IN ANKENY. Our server was fine, we ordered coffee, & when he come back for our food order, GUESS WHAT? They were completely out of crepes!!! Just since this morning! There was a child shrieking from the other side of the restaurant so I suggested we pay for our coffee & leave. The waiter assured us that family was finished (I've had crying little ones, not shrieking like this one, but I took them outside or to the car so the other diners could enjoy their meal. Bottom line..... NO CREPES. So we ordered something else (full price, no discount for false advertising) & 3 hrs later I was vomiting repeatedly. I always wondered why IHOP in Ankeny always had half price Groupons while none of their other locations did. Now we know. NEVER AGAIN! read more

Staff here are great! Food is always delicious for a chain restaurant. You can't go wrong with all their breakfast creations. Pricing is solid! read more

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young server on wednesday night (10/11) came out and kicked my car after i didnt tip, never came to check up on my table and had friends in the work area also took forever to get drinks and food, by far the worst ihop. read more

This place is horrible the service is completely trash they don't give u refills. I have been waiting an hour for my food and still nothing. Highly don't record recommend anyone coming here anymore read more

Awful service. food and drinks took forever to be served though they were not busy. waiter was rude and unprofessional. when it came to payment we gave her our card and then when she brought it back we left, she chased us down the street and had us pay because she didn't swipe the card. read more

This is a chain that has been around for years. I have not been in for a while and found that the menu has kept up with the times. We had the Tuscan scramble with hash browns and pancakes. It was great. Fast pleasant service was a welcome extra. read more

I don't to iHop much because I am more of a Perkins or Village Inn guy. This was a while back and we were hungry and decided to chow down here. Overall the food was okay, but in my opinion they are subpar to the above listed eateries. Staff was friendly and atmosphere was calm. One thing that stood out to my here was the friend we were with ordered a fruit drink of some kind and didn't like it. Instead of saying anything she just considered it a loss and didn't drink the rest. The server came and noticed the drink and inquired about it, she stated she didn't like it and the waiter said it's on the house, that was good customer service. read more

This place is her worst place in the world. I guess I'll just stop going to the one in Ankeny. Their rude even when they mess up. The manager is just as bad if not worse. This was the last straw. I ordered a togo order 1/2 hour and here to pick it up. Was greeted rudely. Asked the name for the order. Got a big fat nope we don't have an order. I went out to my car got my phone w verification email and showed them. Was rude again and said yea we do have ur order. I said oh ok well why was i Rudely told no to begin w?! Now I'm here waiting for it after ordering it well over 1/2 hour ago. Done giving this place any more chances ! And as I'm standing here waiting for my togo order the servers seating people are so rude!! read more

Unfortunately not a great experience. We visited on a Sunday evening and should have known it was going to be a not great experience when we had to stand at the entrance for several minutes before someone came to seat us. The service was very slow and refills were nonexistent. We ordered a side of avocado for the omelet, it never came out and the server never came back to table so we could not ask for it. Pancakes were average. Won't be going back any time soon with all the other breakfast options in Ankeny. read more

IHOP - Veggie omelet (was very dry) - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Ankeny, Iowa

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First of all, the place is NOT closed. I was just there on June 5th, 2010. As expected, it was crowded and super busy on a Saturday morning. It's IHOP! To my surprise, we were seated pretty quickly. More to my surprise, the waitress got to us quickly and took our order. Even more to my surprise, the drinks came right away and our food arrived in no time! The waitress constantly checked on us and was super friendly & sweet. It's IHOP so you know the food is decent especially the breakfast items, and the portion is always more than you need. I was mostly impressed by the quality of service at this particular location. Sadly, I have NEVER experienced service like this in any IHOP in California. read more

We've been to this particular IHOP in Ankeny at least three times now. It's an easy quick place to stop for a sitdown meal on our way back from Des Moines. Tonight we were greeted the moment we walked in and quickly sat down. A very friendly girl named Emily was our waitress. She got us our drinks and took our order promptly. It wasn't very busy in there for 6 o'clock at night. The food came incredibly fast. My husband ordered the split decision which was pancakes eggs bacon and sausage. I ordered the cinnamon French toast. The food was cooked perfectly and was delicious. The waitress checked on her several times and refilled our glasses in a very timely manner. She was very friendly and very courteous and did a wonderful job at assisting our table. We were in and out in under 30 minutes. The place was clean. Sometimes I find breakfast places to be rather sticky but tonight this place was nice and tidy and no stickiness. read more

Coming home through Iowa and this IHOP was very close so we decided we needed a break! We had two young men that greeted and served our food. They were polite, prompt and checked on us. I wish I knew their names. Monday afternoon after Thanksgiving. We both ordered good food and the coffee was hot. No complaints. Big plus: nice clean restrooms. read more

WOW!! Just ordered a Cobb Salad wait staff has been the worst service I have ever had. Was not asked the type of chicken grilled or fried. Nor if the ranch would be ok. This was when placing the order. Sooo when order arrived. It was the grilled chicken. Which never asked if grill or fried. And yep I wanted fried. From south everything's better fried buttered or sauced . . asked about wanting fried-chicken and " was told that, " this is what ever one ordered". Well I'm not everyone. And this is when I pulled out my yelp to review. I've never done review on service. For I am a foodie and love food. When the 2nd person in our party ordered, she ordered an omelette with hash browns and a side of rye toast. Did not receive the hash browns! Did not pay attention to what was ordered. read more

After 50 minutes of waiting for our food, we then were told that our order was never put in. Horrible service!

They advertise a thick cut premium bacon and I got regular cut bacon. The bun was already getting hard on the edges and the burger had cooled down before I got it to go. It wasn't too tasty either. Don't recommend! read more

Service good food the only thing when we ask for crispy crispy hash browns they need to be crispy crispy and not just on the outside. read more

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The restaurants credit card system wasn't working-class and they don't accept checks, so if you didn't have cash, IHOP would not have been a choice for tonight's.. We were seated right away, and server was good, but brought onion on my salad after I let him know. I was allergic to onion... Kids choices on the menu weren't all that healthy... Ice tea you should Skip... It tasted like it . Had been in the refrigerator since last week... Chicken parmesan was ok .. Nothing special... Adequate... Service was better than most I hop restaurants I've been to, but not spectacular either... I could've cooked just as well at home... read more

My grandson fell in their store last night at at 6:40 p.m. manager's name was Charlie our waitress was named angel And they both just watched never came to help never came to see if he was OK. And it wasn't like he just fell and there was no noise When he fell he hit his head on a table knocking it into 2 more tables and sat they're crying holding his knee on the filthy floor. Customers were shocked and asked if he was ok but not 1 person from the staff including the Manger offered anything. I have never been so mad in my life! It's not just like we happened by there, we go to this restaurant regularly. They know us by name and order and to be treated this way is uncalled for. My grandson is non verbal autistic and they know this. But the Manger by the name of Charlie never blinked an eye. I have contacted corporate and put a call into the gm. read more

I had a truck load of kids come in with me and they were nice and acomidating. The restrooms and general area were clean and well kept. The server was friendly and checked on us often. The food was great and came out quickly. No complaints, would return. read more

Today 10/20/20 I had the worst and I mean the worst pancakes I've ever had in my life ,the were dry they came apart top from the bottom when I tried to eat them.IHOP you lower your standards so lowI threw them away.and they were my favorite place to eat pancakes.this the IHOP in Ankeny read more

Just had breakfast, it was so good I now have to go take a 2 mile jog. I have a loud teething hungry one year old and no one was bothered. Service was awesome! My waitress was so patient with us ordering and understanding when my 7 year old changed his mind about the orange juice. I would definitely go back. read more