Our waitress, Nicole, was friendly when we arrived and got us her drinks and meal super fast!! I tried their new dolce de Leche iced coffee and it's great! The waffle was golden brown and the toppings were placed in the center, which was better than what I was expecting where the cheesecake topping is just smothered all over the top! The scrambled eggs were a little under browned. The hashbrowns & bacon strips were done very well not very well done! Music seem to be coming from the kitchen and it was almost too loud to hear the waitress, but I'd rather have music in the dining room and not. My wife's sirloin beef tips were awesome and her loaded mashed potatoes were yummy! We will be coming back again in the future! read more

IHOP - This is the combo, hashbrowns, eggs with cheddar and two strips of bacon - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Mchenry, Illinois

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Washroom is disgusting toilets floor and sink. Female manager, young dark hair girl has zero people skills,yells across the room to talk to her tables! Food was good and our server Norma was awesome! Do better IHOP. read more

This place is very very dirty. When you walk in the front glass door have numerous finger prints obviously not even the doors are being cleaned I can only imagine the kitchen how it looks read more

Food was cold and bland and the waiters are very slow in the head. They didn't give spoons or forks and took 4 years to get the food read more

Ok went there for Pancakes they were cold dry and hard didn't eat them. We ordered a Strawberry Lemonade it was Strawberry with sprite and the Apple juice we ordered was watered down. Oh and coffee was horrible and waitress was horrible we would of told her what we thought of food if she ever came back to check on us. Never going back there food and service was horrible. Oh also table was dirty and flys around the table they need help there to fix the place up. I dont recommend it to anyone read more

Horrific. Dirty. FLY IN MY DRINK. Nothing was done to atone this. My drink was taken and I was not even given another drink. Think twice about eating here. Highly unsanitary read more

IHOP - Insect frozen inside ice cube - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Mchenry, Illinois

Get the men's bathroom fixed. The two urinals have been out of order for several months.

Moved into town recently and was excited to see an IHOP. visited today and was super disappointed. Son ordered the turkey dinner which was $14. out came a small plate with turkey bits in gravy (he is not picky and left most of it as he said it tasted bad). he got two sides - mashed potatoes and mac and cheese. the portions were no more than a heaping tablespoon and a piece of garlic toast. way overpriced at $14. the drinks were small and the iced tea cloudy and tasted old. our server was incredibly nice and attentive. the restaurant had a foul smell to it - overall an unpleasant and expensive experience. read more

IHOP - Turkey?? - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Mchenry, Illinois

Hey everybody, IHOP is open for indoor dining. Stopped in Sunday morning and got seated immediately. Our waitress Kim is awesome! We request her every time we dine in. Kim is very attentive and makes sure you are happy. Food comes quick and coffee is always topped off. Stop in and ask for Kim and get a great meal. read more

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Only a 20 min wait for Kids chocolate pancakes, Kids burger with pickles (they did put the pickles on it), and regular homestyle pancakes. Nothing bad to say about this ihop. read more

Went on Christmas Day. I called ahead to confirm they were open and serving. Got there and was turned away saying they were not seating anyone due to being too busy! They only had 2 people working. read more

Needs more staff. Walked out hearing a 40 min wait. Not sure how they are open 24 hours Thursday thru Sunday. They really need to change that if they have no staff the other days. read more

Here's a good one for you. Restaurant nightmare. I took my grandson to IHOP for waffles. I ordered avocado toast. 15 minutes later, the waitress comes to the table and says it will be a few more minutes. The cook made a mistake and didn't plug in the waffle maker. I said that's not a mistake that is incompetent. You're a breakfast house it's 8am. Finally the food comes. He's 6, they send him double the order, and don't bring me half of my order . read more

This is one of the only places in McHenry open on Christmas Day, but I'm glad we stopped in! There was only one server working (John) but he was super attentive to us and cracking jokes. We tried the new Wonka menu- the lemonade was a nod to my childhood. The experience was interactive since you could dip the cotton candy into the drink or scrape the icing off the sides of the glass. They also have impossible burgers, which are perfect for vegetarians if you don't want pancakes. This location has stepped up their game in recent years! I haven't had a bad experience here, but I always enjoy visiting this place for a breakfast with family or a nonchalant Christmas dinner. Seriously though, John is such a great server. He made our night for sure! read more

IHOP - Wonka lemonade - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Mchenry, Illinois

Ordered breakfast for the family, and a fruit cup for my child and the fruit was MOLDY. Moldy fruit for my child. No thanks, IHOP, no thanks. Check your food before eating, folks. Imagine how many customers ate mold that day before I discovered it, and how many continued eating moldy fruit because the manager didn't take the time to address the issue with me on the phone. I was told to call during a small window of time in the morning the next day to discuss with the manager. So, yeah, this place only gets one star because I'm not able to give less. A truly gross establishment. This was just the fruit. The establishment itself is a hole. We pulled up and less-than-inviting employees were outside smoking. One employee walked by and wiped his runny nose with his latex gloves. It's a hot mess. I won't bother calling back for a $5.99 refund for the fruit, or the even the $30 for the meal. They can't make up for the fact that they served, and continued serving, moldy fruit. Nothing they can do will convince me to return. I'll go to Crystal Lake next time. Customer lost. Get your act together. Gross and sad. read more

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The kids are grown. The little one is now 14. Out with his friends for an end of summer minion extravaganza. Mom: First off, the service was great! Very nice server and attentive. I got the fajita bowl. It was ok. I would lose the beef and add more hash browns, but that's just me. We started with the cinniminions and we all agree they were "straight fire " 14 year old child: the service was fantastic. The cinnaminions were delectable. The water was absolutely horrendous but it's fine. Cold gru iced coffee was literally just black coffee. I got Grus evil steak burger and it was alright but the Mac n cheese wasn't needed 14 year old friend 1: The cinna minions were absolutely delicious, 7 despicable donut holes in cream cheese frosting, very good. For my drink I got the minion mango OJ splasher, very delectable very yes. Actually not really it tasted like satans den, tasted like sparkling water with mango actually not even mango I don't know how to explain it. It was just one of their normal splashers, the ba ba banana pudding pancakes? Absolutely yes oh my god yes so yiymumm uhmmmmm uarmmmmyes!!!!!!! Numnum nummy my plate was spotless literally clean, nothing on it, overall 4/5 wish the pancakes were bigger. Overall simply splendid!!!!! 14 year old friend 2: I had the original French toast with the chocolate milk. It was decent. It was kind of cold and they put a ball of butter on my French toast, which the butter didn't taste great. It was really filling. I give it a 6.5/10. The chocolate milk was good, and the water that I had at the start which was not very good. It tasted gross. Besides that everything was pretty decent. read more

next time I want regular pancakes I'll just door dash McDonald. thanks for up charging me and giving me the wrong order of pancakes. why have an option for added strawberries if youre not going to add them. what's the point of naming something New York style cheese cake pancakes but give me 4 regular pancakes and charge me extra for it. read more

I recommend eating indoors and not carry out. I have dined inside for my kids birthdays and the service was fantastic. Did my first carry out order today and paid $12.xx for a gluten free waffle with strawberries. Inside previous times I would get a mountain of strawberries and whip cream. Carry out today I got two strawberries and a tiny amount of "strawberry sauce," just barely enough to coat 1/4 of my waffle. No butter given but extra syrup as requested. I was not happy to say the least. read more

IHOP - This was a gluten free waffle with strawberries and whip cream. Whip cream was maybe a teaspoon at most so I threw it out. - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Mchenry, Illinois

Stopped in Sunday around 12 am for food. No one came from the back to seat us. The door dash driver was there and said he had been waiting over an hour after leaving once because no one helped him. We left. read more

Me and my friends came in on a random Monday night at midnight because no where else was open and my friend has never had ihop before and we had the best experience ever with our server John he was so nice and made our night and we left with the best memory of our lives that was definitely the best experience at ihop I've ever had thank you so much John for the amazing service and I hope you continue to make people smile the way you made us smile read more

my food was ready on time or early... When I walked in to pick up my food the friendly wait staff greeted me, and I noticed how clean a good smelling the restaurant was... The restaurant is located across the street from a beautiful public park along the river here in McHenry.inside the restaurant has your standard seating... And there are some window seats as well read more

It is a very clean restaurant. The breakfast was very good and the staff is great. We will be back for more.

The food was mid if I'm being honest, the staff is okay but don't understand common service skills like checking on the table. The wait was about an hour and wasn't too busy. When we received the food, the food was cold and the server just put the plates on the table instead of handing it to us we had to do it ourselves. Overall one of the worst experiences at IHOP.. read more

Kim was great. she was very attentive and patient with my table and we loved her very much on a spiritual level. love Kim forever and always. Will forever support I hop and Kim read more

I took my great aunt out for breakfast this morning (Saturday) - and opted for IHOP since I figured they'd have more seating than another breakfast joint. We were seated immediately. Our server was kind of cute in that she and my aunt joked about carding her for the Senior price and margaritas. :) The food was good - standard, but decent portions for the price. We were given extra napkins without having to ask, which was great. Oddly enough, our silverware was missing spoons. ?! My aunt did have to ask for a coffee refill (I had my own pot since I got decaf). Still, it was a pretty good experience overall. read more

IHOP - 2 eggs, hashbrowns, bacon, pancakes, and decaf! Happy tummy! - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Mchenry, Illinois

Having the t-bone, eggs and pancakes. Every thing is great. My server is Carlos and he is doing a wonderful job. read more

IHOP - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Mchenry, Illinois

Only been once and we will be back. Clean place and service is attentive. My biggest concern was the timeliness of the food. Sat there for too long waiting. No fault to the service staff but the kitchen could earn this place a 4th star. read more

Horrible. That's all I can say. The place was empty but the person who sat us was super friendly... there must have been maybe 4-5 tables occupied with patrons; of which two out of the five tables were just individuals dining alone. We were sat next to this lady that was FaceTiming on her phone; we pretty much heard her entire conversation during our 25 minute stay. She was obnoxiously loud- not IHOP's fault. So why am I giving this place a 1 star review? The waitress that sat us never came back. We heard her in the distance apologizing to another patron but that's about it. We waited patiently with a 9month old baby for about 25 minutes. At that point, considering the place was not busy, we got up and left. We were never asked if we wanted something to drink. We were just handed our menus and off she went. It's incredible the amount of bad service we have encountered lately. All because people don't want to return to work and would rather sit on their rumps collecting the good old Biden Administration government cheese. We truly don't blame this waitress for bad service. I am sure that she was under staffed. And although the place was pretty much empty, she was probably also doing the jobs of the kitchen staff. There were signs posted that they needed hostesses, waitresses, cooks etc. Pretty much the norm everywhere you go these days. read more

this was the worst meal i ever had the fries tasted like 3 times the salt i could not eat them i ordered 55 plus chicken strips which was suppose to have 2 sides and 3 chicken strips. i did not get my mac and cheese and i only got 2 strips this was a kids portion 1 side and 2 strips i paid 12.11 when it should have been 7.49 i called the i hop and the person on phone lied to me said that is the 55 portion and its not and i told them this i wanted a refund for what i did not get then they blamed uber well uber cant get it if they not giving it .. it was really sad i was so sick and mainly wanted the mac and cheese not to be robbed of my food i was not able to cook for myself i was told that stephanie would call me and still i have not received a call from her i wont go back to i hop and i am telling all my friends what a rip off place this is with non caring people read more

Probably one of the worst breakfasts I've ever had. I came here because we had gotten a $50.00 gift card. I'm so glad we had that because if I would have had to pay out of pocket I would have flipped. We were seated near the entrance and we had to wear our coats the entire time because it was so cold. We waited an hour for our food and granted, it was noon on a Sunday so it was busy. Had the food been a little good it would've have been fine. We ordered a split decision breakfast, French toast combo, an order of mozzarella sticks and a side of fries. After an hour of waiting and freezing our food finally arrived. Our pancakes and French toast had no butter on them. We were given little butter packets that we pretty much solid and would not spread. The French toast was disgusting and cold and the toast was definitely stale. Leaving a one star review for this place is a stretch. Will never return. read more

I don't even want to give this place one star but I have to give something for the post. Where do I start? 1) this place is gross. Dirty as can be, food all over the table we were sat at, food under the table, dirty cups and silverware, and the bathrooms? Yuck!! 2) Service was awful. We had a young boy but he literally took our order, gave us our food, and we never saw him til the bill came. 3) The food was mediocre. I've had IHOP before and liked it. I ordered an omelet with broccoli, tomatoes, and cheese. Got my omelet, no tomatoes and the pieces of broccoli were HUGE! The food was cold and almost inedible. 4) when the waiter took my debit card, he forgot to give it back to me. So I left without it on accident. (Not thinking) I realized it when I got home 2 hours away, called to see if they would mail it, and the manager (who I could barely understand and thought I was an employee calling) told me it would inconvenience him because he would have to buy a stamp and mail it. But first I would have to sign something stating he wasn't responsible if it got lost in the mail! ‍‍‍ I told him to keep my card cuz that hassle was worse than getting a new one altogether. I mean, really? Your employee forgot to give me back my card, and I admit to forgetting to get it too, but you couldn't be a decent human and send it to me? Forget it. So needless to say, I'm waiting 7 days for a new card from my bank, but this place will never get my business again! And I am in the area often. read more

All in all for an IHOP this was a good experience. The server that initially seated us could have dried the table after wiping it down and leaving it wet for our family, but short of that decent service, IHOP food, and a bill that doesn't break the bank. read more

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Horrible. First time I went the waitress was messed up on some sort of drug. This second time there was hair in my butter for chicken and waffles and it was over cooked and hard. We also got rib tips and shrimp and the shrimp was super fishy and ribs tips were over cooked and the onions with it were sour. read more

IHOP - Hair in butter - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Mchenry, Illinois

Went there late Thanksgiving night and had the best service from Jen, Annabell, and Zach! Time and time again, they always make sure we are taken care of and food is always hot. Thanks for making us feel welcome! read more

I have to agree with the other posters. I ate here once and that was enough to ensure I'll never return. The food was tasteless, the service indifferent (and that's being charitable), and the place was a dump. The only people who like this place are the guys at Denny's because of all the business they send their way. :-/ read more

Welllllll, all I can say it's sad when your used to your same waitress & you come in and she's not working. The waitress we had was ok, but she wasn't Kaitlyn. Service with Kaitlyn is the best, you ask about something on menu & she accommodates when she can, at least she asks. Then there was the large ant that was hanging out on the table, the waitress did knock it to the floor, but he was persistent and crawled back onto table for another round. read more

This is probably my favorite IHOP ever! (Victoria) Tori our waitress was amazing!!! So amazing we had to give her a 50% tip! The food was amazing and the service was phenomenal. We will definitely be back! Tori if you read this know you're the best waitress I've ever had and you're amazing! read more

Just ate here with my father. Food was delicious, presented very well. Service was AWESOME. Kaitlyn (I believe her name was) was very nice! Wish I would've grabbed the other two names of the employees we interacted with. I even forgot my phone at the table and an employee very quickly handed it back to me. He made my day!! Good to run into honest people. I highly recommend eating here. read more

Substandard. Loud, the waitress told me that one of the servers broke up with her boyfriend and they were celebrating. ....? She messed up my order. And my food was lukewarm and dried out. Pretty awful read more

I enjoyed my breakfast, but the service was quite slow. A couple who had ordered after us had received their food before me. It was a slow day with only about 5-6 other families in the restaurant. I'm quite disappointed with their level of efficiency. read more