First, the good. Actually, the great. My server, Rhonda A was SO nice and wonderful and friendly and honestly that's why I like to come in to a restaurant even if I know the food isn't top notch. I love a great wait staff! They can make your day brighter. So, the heat was CRANKING! Granted, it was cold outside but a bit uncomfortably hot inside. And I was seated under a vent so it was blowing directly on me. At least my coffee never cooled off! I REALLY wish they didn't hand out plastic silverware when they seated you. I detest plastic utensils. And it's not like they didn't have real ones because the spoons for coffee were real as were knives for butter and jelly. So what's with the plastic knife and fork? My only guess is that it's Durham and the silverware has been stolen on a consistent basis so they started giving plastic. Food wise, my omelette was good. Definitely didn't have a problem finding the meat or cheese and that's a good thing! Fruit was fresh and coffee was HOT! The restaurant was clean. No torn booths that I could see and nothing broken. A welcome site to most places nowadays! read more

Hash browns left a little left to be desired and it was slightly crowded but otherwise good food and good service. Update: I'm still craving this meal. read more

IHOP - Cinn-A-Stack Pancakes - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Durham, North Carolina

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This is a valuable place for allegedly (and I think truly) being open at all hours, which is now uncommon in this area. And even aside from the middle of the night, I needed a big dinner at about 3:30PM the other day and sure could get it here. I don't care for pancakes but there's plenty other stuff to have. read more

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I visited this IHOP three times with friends on Thanksgiving Day (2022, 2024 and 2025), and one other time by myself in May 2023. In each visit, I ordered the same thing: quick 2-egg breakfast, with eggs scrambled, 2 sausage links and wheat toast. I had a different server every time and have not been disappointed. Food and service was consistently good. Price was reasonable. This IHOP is suitable for solo or group party. Parking (free) was plentiful when I was there (between 8am to 11am). I recommend this place to anyone looking for a decent meal - especially the quick 2-egg breakfast - at a reasonable price. read more

IHOP - My order - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Durham, North Carolina

I ordered a meal and they totally disregarded the meal and added whatever they wanted and sent it out! They don't answer the phone and I couldn't even receive my money back! Just shut it down! read more

IHOP - My receipt of what i ordered Strawberry Banana Pancakes - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Durham, North Carolina

The staff makes this one of the greatest places to go around here. Wonderful waitress and wonderful chef. The food was also on point tonight. Great job iHOP. read more

I ordered to go and when I got home with my food... I was highly disappointed! Craving breakfast food and tired of cooking, I realized I had not eaten at IHOP in years, so let's see what I've been missing out on. Spoiler: it will probably be years before I try IHOP again. I ordered the mushroom and spinach omlett, and the menu I was reading from said it had hollandaise sauce. Although the veggies were flavorful, the eggs came out I weird layers of paper thin sections, and there was no sauce... of any kind... the entire omlett was so, so dry. But not as dry at the butter-less toast. Not only was there no butter on the toast, but there was nothing in the bag. There were no jellies or anything I might have put on the toast. Said toast was supposed to be whole wheat, I'm pretty sure this is white bread. I haven't tried my OREO waffle yet, but there's no syrups or anything on it, so I hope the toppings are all the flavors it will need! It looks good, at least! Mom had a pancake breakfast, no butter or syrup for the pancakes, so it was very dry, but she liked the sausage. Yeah, we'll find some place else for breakfast the next time we want to splurge. read more

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Worse food ever. Plastic silverware due they had no clean silverware. I ordered hot tea waiter had to wash a pot for it Soap still on top outside Sunday morning very busy. Ordered classic egg Benedict. With extra hollandaise .Poached egg was hard cold English muffins was not toasted and cold tiny sliver of ham and hash brown s were slightly brown and cold tiny sliver like everything was cooked and plated on a rush then set under a light Had to ask for extra hollandaise again. Waiter was running around busy Worse breakfast ever. read more

Chicken and Waffles were great. Despite being on a Saturday, short staffed, and crowded we got our food quickly. The food was good and hot Definitely Recommend! Mozzarella Sticks were amazing as well as Eggs Benedict. 5 Stars read more

On Today 12/25/2025my daughter and myself came to the restaurant to have breakfast. After standing in line for almost 35 minutes with Noone taking orders or even being present to assist. A worker comes to the front to tell everyone, atleast 30 patrons waiting that we had to leave citing we are overwhelmed, she was very blunt as well as rude. This is a international dwelling that they basically kicked everyone out of, the disabled trying to dine with their loved ones, to a father trying to dine with his kids. This is very unacceptable. training, an entirely different staff, Diversity, as well as compassion is needed at this location in durham nc. read more

My wife wanted to try iHop having not been to one for years. It will be years before we come again. They were clearly completely under staffed. It took an age to seat us and once seated we didn't even get coffee for about 15 minutes. We almost walked out. It took another 20 minutes for the food to arrive. All in it was 50 minutes from walking in to eating. When the food arrived it was hot and good (no plastic cutlery). We won't be back, there are plenty of other good breakfast places around here. read more

Service was very good! Food was good but the bacon wasn't crispy as requested. Everything else was very good! The ice tea was fresh brewed which is always a sign of a restaurant that pays attention to providing the best quality products to their guests. read more

If I could give negative stars, I would! WORSE place in Durham to visit!!! I called ahead because I know sometimes they don't have servers and I was told they were open and could serve us after 30 minutes of waiting the "manager" came out with the biggest smirk and attitude and basically told me that servers didn't have a schedule and could get there when they want. Ohh let me not forget his "22 years of experience " which are not showing by how he is running this place! Anyways don't waste your time and money, horrible place! read more

The service can be slow, but the employees are kind and appear to be trying their best. The food is well presented and tastes even better. The atmosphere of IHOP is calm, easygoing, but the Women's restroom could use some maintenance. For example, the paper towel dispenser you have to stick your hand in the part where the towel comes out. The booths may be slightly sticky and your head may hit the people behind you. We give IHOP 4 1/2 stars. Make sure to look at the pictures below! read more

IHOP - Ulti-Mint Milkshake - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Durham, North Carolina

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As always- awesome food- my husband & I enjoyed our breakfast- I had the pancakes eggs & bacon plus fruit choice & hubby had a waffle. Our food was delicious- to our specifications. The parking is free but can get a little tight especially during the busy times. The accessible parking spaces available on the side but a small upgrade to get to the doors. There are 3 benches by the entrance- I had to be careful to step down off the curb but no incidence. This is a wonderful family style eatery - serving breakfast lunch and different options. Our server was fantastic - Imani - she was friendly patient & efficient!The location is conveniently located closely to I85 south at the guess road exit in Durham NC. The ladies bathroom was clean - a spacious accessible space- enjoyable meal read more

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The wait was on the slow side Food did come out quick after order was taken Waiter was friendly but wasn't quick or checked on us unless we waved him down . Seemed he was bussing tables along with waitering Food was good read more

IHOP - Spinach & Mushroom Omelette - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Durham, North Carolina

Horrible. Servers ignore you, they are extra friendly to people they THINK will tip more and ignore the ones they don't want to speak to, female servers do nothing but gossip instead of actually serving. read more

This restaurant is not worth visiting. Our experience was less than good, we had to wait 8 minutes to be seated and that only happened because we had to find the host. The staff were loud and obnoxious with each other aroma and the customers and the floor was unswept. We won't return, it is not a good example of an IHOP. read more

I wish to rate this IHOP a gigantic NEGATIVE below a Zero! This is the second time my husband and I dining here with his friend. Our table never received any silverware while all the other tables are eating with silverware. We we're the only table with plastic utensils! This happened from the very beginning when we were being seated to our table. The first thing we see prepared on our table are plastic utensils, not silverware! We never got any refills of water at all. By the time our food arrived we still had no water. The table behind us was never cleaned and we waited more than 15 minutes for our refill of water since the table behind us left! Our server insulted my husband's friend after she walked over to our table handing out our receipts to make payment. The female server made a statement of the 2 separate checks full price by comparing my husband's friend's receipt to what he spent for his order by calling him 'fat!' That's body shaming! Just because he spent $23 and order 2 things for himself makes no sense of comparing the price range to my husband's and I check together for 2 people who spent total of $26. Worst of all was when we called over the manager, our server came along and interrupted our call with the manager specifically. We only called over the manager and not our server to ask the question we have the right to ask. As a result, we ask the manager a genuine question out of curiosity about why our table never received any silverware but everyone in all the other tables have. The manager based on his response to our question was terrible to us! We asked him about it right after we made our payment by the end of our meal! He told us by paraphrasing it, we hand out silverware on less you as customer request it. Now that your asking at the very end with your finished meal there's no point. In any IHOP dine In restaurants i have ate at myself, there's always silverware served and prepared on table and drinks with water are always refilled! Over all this is the worst service we received with poor management. Also, a huge offense of body shaming and calling someone 'fat!' The service was terrible with poor management and manager himself! It's not worth eating here in this specific IHOP! read more

IHOP - Our recipe total of 2 orders for 2 people - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Durham, North Carolina

Terrible!! Horrible service, slow, can't get the orders correct. Absolutely no customer service at all!!! DON'T WASTE YOUR TIME!!

Really wanted a good breakfast, I don't generally eat at ihop and now I know why!! The food was cold and I don't have a taste for hair in my food. Worst start to a birthday I've EVER had. read more

I've been here 4 times in the past few months and every single time the staff has consistently been kind, helpful, and quick! Same experience with the food: good, comes out fast, and fresh/hot. read more

Accidentally left our card there. One of the employees went on a shopping spree at dollar general. First time there and last time there. Other than having someone steal from us the food was good. read more

My friend and I were questing to find the perfect pancake. We came across this fine establishment in the midst of our journey. I ordered pancakes and I was very excited for them, but before I could eat them the pancake goblins came and devoured my plate. Meanwhile, my friend asked for extra syrup and was subsequently dragged into a 4-D pocket dimension in the waitress' pocket. He came back and he's been crying and shaking muttering the word pancake for 5 hours. Anyways, solid grub! read more

IHOP Swung by for breakfast and was first thrown back a little by the floor being slightly dirty and bits of trash everywhere. They did have quick service and I ordered the hash browns, 2 eggs and 2 pieces of bacon . Food took a little over 10 min. Overall, I've had better experiences at IHOP in terms of cleanliness, quality of food and service. read more

IHOP - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Durham, North Carolina

We visited this morning as a group of 4. After getting our drinks, we waited over 35 minutes for food to be brought to our table. During this time, the next section over had 3 groups seated 10-15 minutes after us get their meals. We even overhead a table nearby say they were given the wrong order, and what they were given was exactly what I had ordered. The waitress that had served the wrong meal had an apron labeled manager. Finally two of our four orders were brought out and our waitress said she'd bring the rest out as soon as it came over the counter. We sat for another 20 minutes before finally, my fiancé got up and asked the waitress to put the rest of the order in to-go containers when they come out because we've been here for so long and need to leave. She hadn't come over to bring syrup or check in about our lack of food once so getting up himself was our only option. 5 minutes later, she brought over to-go containers with food that was not what we ordered. She said she brought half of the food when it was ready so it wouldn't go cold in the kitchen, but our family follows table manners of not eating until everyone has their food so their meals went cold at the table anyways. We were never given the other half of what we ordered, just some pancakes that were not part of our order. The waitress was kind and not at fault, but when we asked to speak to a manager about the experience, she walked away and no manager came. We ended up leaving without eating our meal. One member of our party returned a minute later to give money to our waitress since it wasn't entirely her fault, and she walked in to 4 of the waitstaff loudly bad-mouthing us. We recognize that many places are short-staffed right now and that we were also not the only table experiencing this lack of service this morning, but as someone who has worked in food service, this was unacceptable. After an hour and a half at the establishment, none of our group of 4 ate, were offered an apology, or even treated with respect when we spoke up. We will not be returning to this IHOP again. read more

This place is really gross. I mean how do you mess up pancakes? Like really. I was lazy one time and wanted to try ny cheesecake pancakes. Instead of cooking my own which I highly recommend. Dude the cheesecake " chips" in these pancakes are literally disgusting. They taste like WET DOGS smell. Literally. I can't sat this enough how do you mess up pancakes? I've been a cook someone was 8 I'm 41 years old pancakes are the easiest thing minus toasted bread. Just close the building. No one was there but me I should have known by that. This place is so disgusting read more

The foyer was wet. A patron almost fell. Though they had a sign posted it didn't appear that they were making any effort to keep the floor dry. The bathrooms were also dirty. We were quoted a 10-15 minute wait and it took much longer. We were also given plastic utensils and the service was not good. I haven't been to this location in at least 10 years. At this point I'm not sure if I'll ever return. read more

Amazing customer service all the way around. Keamy was amazing, make sure you sit in here section. The food was fresh and good.

I would give negative stars if I could. Drank out of my fresh cup of water at the end of my meal, then noticed the leg. Just beefed it in a nearby parking lot. I will not step foot in another IHOP for a long, long time. Their cleanliness rating was around 97. My GF's waffle was nice. read more

IHOP - Water with a side of leg. Roach? - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Durham, North Carolina

We haven't ate here in over 5 years due to service. We stopped in after a tournament because everyone was hungry.... and we made that mistake again. There was 1 table sat and eating and then we were the only ones in there the whole time.... why did it still take over 15-20 for food? Or probably longer, we almost walked out. Then. Roaches. Yes Roaches crawling on doors and they were told... nobody even attempted to kill them. Run. Someone will end up sick. read more

They have great fresh pancakes and stuffed French toast and they now have really good hamburgers too.

I'd been having a taste for an omelette that I just couldn't shake, so I tried lunchtime at IHOP, which is fairly close to my work. The Garden Omelette gave me a dose of veggies and cheese, and was just okay. What I really enjoyed were the pancakes! The current special was unlimited pancakes with any omelette. I started with the omelette to get my veggies and protein in, so I couldn't quite finish the two pancakes they started me out with, but yum!!! That's gonna be my go-to place for a pancake fix. read more

IHOP - Garden omelette - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Durham, North Carolina

Sorry to say we won't be coming back here. I hate giving a bad review and rarely do so. We enjoy our local IHOP. That being said, all of our pancakes at this store were raw on the inside. On top of that we were overcharged, weren't given credit for our IHOP membership coupon (free short stack) and not given credit (pancoins) for this purchase. The server was nice, but everything else was lacking. read more

IHOP - Gluten free buttermilk pancakes. - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Durham, North Carolina

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The. Worst. Walked in at 6am for breakfast and was told by 3 kitchen staff members they're closed, despite the "open" sign being turned on and the website stating it's 24 hours. When we left they had some women in there with them and made the customers leave..... read more

This place smells absolutely disgusting! Think 2 week old stale BO mixed with I haven't showered in over a month with a dash of sweating in 100+ degree weather and a pinch of vomit thrown in kind of stench. I don't know how anyone manages to stay in here for any length of time due to the smell, let alone stay and eat the rehydrated eggs. Our waiter, Willie B., was not very friendly or knowledgeable about the menu or sides. My 5yr old was brought some boiling hot chocolate. It was too hot for me and hadn't cooled off enough to drink until we were leaving. I would give this location a hard pass and a wide berth! read more

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This place is shady af. Husband and I brought our two boys here for brunch awhile back. Food was mediocre, about what you'd expect from an IHOP. The waiter wasn't very pleasant, but whatever. We still left a 20% tip. Saw our bank statement and noticed the ihop amount was more than it should have been. Seems he took it upon himself to add an extra $20 on his tip. We called and the manager claimed the police had been there as someone else brought it to their attention he did the same thing. She was able to find my receipt and claims she say where he'd changed the tip amount and total. Considering he literally stole from us, I'd expect our entire bill to be comped. Instead she said I'd have to come pick up a $20 gift card that would give us back the stolen amount. It was a Visa card that you could tell she'd purchased herself nearby. I haven't even used it yet to see whether the money is there or not. She also promised 4 free meals for each of our party (as if we'd ever go back), and when I picked up the gift card it was only for 3. This was a few months back now, but I keep thinking about it sometimes, and the entire thing is just shady. I almost wonder if she was protecting him or even in on it. read more

"Fast, cheap, friendly, and all-you-can-eat options!" Who doesn't love IHOP? Seriously, just stopped by this location again today, and although there was a long line at 11am (must've been ~20 people waiting), we were nonetheless seated within 10 minutes. Kids' meals are cheap and good, and they have lots of options for swaps (e.g., can switch regular bacon for turkey bacon). I had a combo for ~$7 that included 2 bacon, 2 eggs, hash browns, and all-you-can-eat pancakes. I know people (including me) rave about the fancier breakfast bakeries and such around here, but this deal is amazing, especially since it's also offered all day. Food is fixed fresh and to-order, all was tasty, and they have lots of different kinds of syrup on the tables. I won't wax poetic here, but I will say this place is certainly worth the stop, IMHO, and I have never had a bad experience here. read more

IHOP - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Durham, North Carolina

COLD!! it was so cold inside even with jackets on we were shaking! we asked for them to turn on the heat but that never happened. Had to get our food to go because it got cold so fast we couldn't eat it!! I should have canceled my order read more

The worst service i have ever had at an ihop we were sitting down for 20 min and we still hadnt even gotten a coffee. And they were not even busy! We got up and left! read more