IHOP — Restaurant in Stockton

We never eat out usually on Christmas, but we found ourselves not really wanting to cook this year. So I took my family to eat a decent family meal. Well it took forever to get seated, then it took a while to be greeted by our server Patrick. That said once he made his way over he himself was fantastic! Really nice guy eager to make sure our dinner and service was great on his part, and it was. The cooks on the other hand not so much there were 4 of us, my wife and oldest son got their meals. Then about 5 minutes later my younger son was served. Then when those 3 were about half way done eating their dinner(I told them to eat so their food wouldn't get cold)my food finally arrived. I didn't order anything complicated just a double cheeseburger, and when they put it on the table I was amazed to see they served me a burger that looked like it was dropped or something. The patties were in pieces top patty in 4 pieces and the bottom patty in 3 pieces. The tomatoes looked like they were rehydrated sun dried tomatoes. So I asked for the person in charge her name was Rosie. She came over and apologized and said that they were short staffed, and offered to have it remade but it took so long for the first burger I declined. Not sure how being short staffed made our table of 4 meals come out in shifts, when the two tables of 6 got all their meals at the same time but what do I know. They did however take care of the check for the entire table so that was nice. We will return and DEFINITELY want Patrick as our server again, he was really good. Until then only 2...

I feel cheated and angry after eating breakfast here. With a modest tip- $90 for 3 people.

I vowed never to eat ihop after 10-15y ago. Against my better judgement, family (total of 3) ate here this morning.

Absolutely atrocious food and skimpy quantities. Biscuits & gravy were cold and gross. Most fast food places beat ihop b&g- hands down. Sausages are the size of a pencil. All the way down to the tasteless strawberries on the crepe- the food is consistently horrible.

Yet this restaurant was quite crowded at 10:00AM on a THU.

I can’t fathom who enjoys routinely eating lousy food here while getting ripped off. My advice- Lumberjacks or Black Bear Diner. Higher quality and more generous portions. And less expensive. Go figure!!

Easy to see why the stock of Dine Equity-DIN (parent of Applebees and ihop) is in a downward spiral. Indicative of the crap both restaurants serve.

At this point- the best solution is for an activist investor to take a stake (at least DIN has a 8+% dividend yield) and fire most executives and board members. It’s obvious nobody in the c-suite or executive role has bothered to eat this slop, or they would be appalled. Contrast with Chili’s and parent company-EAT. Stock soaring to new highs.

I will say our waitress Perla was overwhelmed, yet did a great job. She was grinding and working...

Wish I could give a better review, but unfortunately this place isn't worth visiting anymore. I had fond memories of coming here as a teen and in college, but it seems to have gone downhill (unless my memory is tainted with nostalgia). Biggest issue is the price-to-value ratio! IHOP charges way too much for food that is just OK, and this is made worse if you compare it to almost any other breakfast place in town. I paid 20 bucks for a so-so omelette and a bitter cup of coffee. I remember great value breakfast combos here back in the day; where have they gone?

$15 is way too much for any of their omelettes, and you will be hard pressed to get a decent one for under $13.... I can get a much better deal at the small mom-n-pop breakfast joints here in town, and the food is fresher there! And while 3.50 may be standard for a cup of joe these days, the one I had here today was not even worth a dollar. Bitter, nasty coffee. For 3.50 I should have just gone to Starbucks.

As for the waitstaff, it's been hit and miss, but honestly I don't come to IHOP for the chit chat. Bring back some better value meals at below $10 and I think things will improve. As of right now, it doesn't even feel like IHOP is trying to compete against Denny's and the other small breakfast...