We were a little hesitant to go here, after reading some of the other reviews here and at other websites. However - We arrived on a Saturday at 10:30am and were seated within the first 60 seconds, with menus and utensils. Our server appeared right away and took our drink orders and returned quickly with coffee and the soft drinks we ordered. We placed our orders, and when the food came, it was cooked exactly right. Even our eggs over easy were cooked perfectly. Hash browns, perfect. Pancakes, perfect. The server checked in with us to refresh our soft drinks before the glasses were empty. We will definitely be back again. I'm definitely not into reading, or writing, "funny reviews". Call me odd, I don't care.
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Alyssa H.
Haven't been in an IHOP in years. We had a large party and the server did a nice job of getting the drinks out quick then putting the orders in. I tried one of the crepes on the menu. It came out hot and tasted pretty good-not the best crepe but decent. I ordered the ice coffee for my drink- was a little thicker than I am used to but cold taste the vanilla flavoring. The server even brought me on to take with me! The area we sat in was clean and the bathrooms were clean. All and all it wasn't a bad experience!
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Aran G.
I come here at least once a week. Good servers, consistent quality. It's that nice reliable place for when your head hurts too much to think more than a minute about where to eat.
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Emily G.
This ihop is a bit older than most around the Sarasota/ Bradenton area, so it could use a bit of elbow grease to clean it up but the food tastes the same as any other ihop and the staff is great. I mostly go to Ihop for free pancake day anyways.
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Mr. Robert Dobalina S.
The egg, cheese, and ham sandwich was so greasy and so wonderful and...I didn't feel sick afterward. It's not very often you can indulge in terrible diner food and not pay the price. Our server was delightful, but the place is pretty crappy and the bathroom stank. If you're in sarasota and looking for some greasy food to make it all better, IHOP could be the place for you.
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Taz S.
Rough area of the city and very pricey.
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Kelly K.
This is an older IHOP. The food tastes the same, but the place looked a little rundown and it could use a good scrubbing. Our server was nice enough, but she chatted with the staff more than she paid attention to us.
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Marty K.
You can see the pics if you go to my profile and look for my blog. Vegan IHOP, what a trip. IHOP Sarasota, FL actually pulls it off! Ok, we're not talking about fine dining here, just slinging hash and eggs and all sorts of breakfast meats as fast as could be. I sat watching the pass and the three cooks. It looked like there were three hundred waitresses they moved so fast, with such efficiency of movement: plate on arm, butter scoop, glass, water, lemon wedge and gone. Another plate of cholesterol on it's way. And it was all so so so unhealthy. Why was I there? The pilot I was with wanted one of their dishes for breakfast. I tagged along almost as an experiment to see how IHop would do with a vegan in it's midst. And they didn't do too badly. My waitress Melissa was efficient and took everything in stride. Not once did I get a raised eyebrow or rolled eyes as I was expecting. Florida isn't the most vegan or even vegetarian of places and I Hop hasn't won any awards for it's healthy fare. I started out slowly and gently with her. "Got a fruit plate?" "Sure." "Fresh?" "Sure, fresh out of the jar." I'm gonna like this one. "OK, I'll have that." I then pull out my iPhone and google IHop vegan and a bunch of hits fill the screen. I see english muffin, hash brown potatoes and veggies. I ask the waitress for an english muffin with margarine, hash browns with all the veggies they have including spinach. My buddy, who usually is doing this explaining in Spanish, then tells her I'm a vegan and don't eat any animal products. It's like I have an agent at the table. Melissa puts the english muffin down a little bit later and apologizes as there is no margarine. I think, "hmmm..." (that's the sound of me thinking), and ask about oil. Olive, vegetable, any at all? I hear her talking to the cook and I hear the word, "vegan," and think, "hmmmm..." (again), she's really working this for me. I also hear her repeat my request for the veggies to be cooked until they're soft. She comes back with a small plastic cup of yellow stuff and tells me the cook assured her it's a butter substitute and although it tasted like butter it was animal free. I drizzle it on the english and smear it with jelly. Not a bad couple of bites. I can't help but think of the mulit-syllablic ingredients in it and how my cells are probably bursting in protest as it makes its way down my throat. I wonder what percentage of this didn't come from a laboratory. My plate of food comes and I'm impressed. Not impressed like the real world but I'm impressed that this colorful plate of non animal products was placed before me at IHop. Spinach, mushrooms, onions, peppers and tomatoes over a huge mound of mixed crispy and creamy potatoes. I can't say that they weren't all cooked on a grill that just had a few dozen rashers of bacon cooked on it but I feel that I can only do what I can do where I can do it, so with good intentions and a plate of seemingly exactly what I asked for, I chowed down. The only critique I had was that the veggies were really a thin layer over the potatoes. I know starch is cheaper than veggies. I also know I'm a, "clean your plate," kind of guy. I probably should have ordered a double order of the veggies and a side of potatoes but I'll file that away in the back of my mind for the next time the other pilot I'm with has a craving for his Spinach Omelette and we're back in Sarasota.
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Address :1199 N Washington Blvd
Sarasota, FL, 34236
Takes Reservations : No Delivery : No Take-out : Yes Accepts Credit Cards : Yes Good for Kids : Yes Good for Groups : Yes Attire : Casual Noise Level : Quiet Alcohol : No Outdoor Seating : No Wi-Fi : Free Has TV : No Waiter Service : Yes Caters : No
Pam B.
We were a little hesitant to go here, after reading some of the other reviews here and at other websites. However - We arrived on a Saturday at 10:30am and were seated within the first 60 seconds, with menus and utensils. Our server appeared right away and took our drink orders and returned quickly with coffee and the soft drinks we ordered. We placed our orders, and when the food came, it was cooked exactly right. Even our eggs over easy were cooked perfectly. Hash browns, perfect. Pancakes, perfect. The server checked in with us to refresh our soft drinks before the glasses were empty. We will definitely be back again. I'm definitely not into reading, or writing, "funny reviews". Call me odd, I don't care.
(4)Alyssa H.
Haven't been in an IHOP in years. We had a large party and the server did a nice job of getting the drinks out quick then putting the orders in. I tried one of the crepes on the menu. It came out hot and tasted pretty good-not the best crepe but decent. I ordered the ice coffee for my drink- was a little thicker than I am used to but cold taste the vanilla flavoring. The server even brought me on to take with me! The area we sat in was clean and the bathrooms were clean. All and all it wasn't a bad experience!
(4)Aran G.
I come here at least once a week. Good servers, consistent quality. It's that nice reliable place for when your head hurts too much to think more than a minute about where to eat.
(4)Emily G.
This ihop is a bit older than most around the Sarasota/ Bradenton area, so it could use a bit of elbow grease to clean it up but the food tastes the same as any other ihop and the staff is great. I mostly go to Ihop for free pancake day anyways.
(4)Mr. Robert Dobalina S.
The egg, cheese, and ham sandwich was so greasy and so wonderful and...I didn't feel sick afterward. It's not very often you can indulge in terrible diner food and not pay the price. Our server was delightful, but the place is pretty crappy and the bathroom stank. If you're in sarasota and looking for some greasy food to make it all better, IHOP could be the place for you.
(2)Taz S.
Rough area of the city and very pricey.
(1)Kelly K.
This is an older IHOP. The food tastes the same, but the place looked a little rundown and it could use a good scrubbing. Our server was nice enough, but she chatted with the staff more than she paid attention to us.
(3)Marty K.
You can see the pics if you go to my profile and look for my blog. Vegan IHOP, what a trip. IHOP Sarasota, FL actually pulls it off! Ok, we're not talking about fine dining here, just slinging hash and eggs and all sorts of breakfast meats as fast as could be. I sat watching the pass and the three cooks. It looked like there were three hundred waitresses they moved so fast, with such efficiency of movement: plate on arm, butter scoop, glass, water, lemon wedge and gone. Another plate of cholesterol on it's way. And it was all so so so unhealthy. Why was I there? The pilot I was with wanted one of their dishes for breakfast. I tagged along almost as an experiment to see how IHop would do with a vegan in it's midst. And they didn't do too badly. My waitress Melissa was efficient and took everything in stride. Not once did I get a raised eyebrow or rolled eyes as I was expecting. Florida isn't the most vegan or even vegetarian of places and I Hop hasn't won any awards for it's healthy fare. I started out slowly and gently with her. "Got a fruit plate?" "Sure." "Fresh?" "Sure, fresh out of the jar." I'm gonna like this one. "OK, I'll have that." I then pull out my iPhone and google IHop vegan and a bunch of hits fill the screen. I see english muffin, hash brown potatoes and veggies. I ask the waitress for an english muffin with margarine, hash browns with all the veggies they have including spinach. My buddy, who usually is doing this explaining in Spanish, then tells her I'm a vegan and don't eat any animal products. It's like I have an agent at the table. Melissa puts the english muffin down a little bit later and apologizes as there is no margarine. I think, "hmmm..." (that's the sound of me thinking), and ask about oil. Olive, vegetable, any at all? I hear her talking to the cook and I hear the word, "vegan," and think, "hmmmm..." (again), she's really working this for me. I also hear her repeat my request for the veggies to be cooked until they're soft. She comes back with a small plastic cup of yellow stuff and tells me the cook assured her it's a butter substitute and although it tasted like butter it was animal free. I drizzle it on the english and smear it with jelly. Not a bad couple of bites. I can't help but think of the mulit-syllablic ingredients in it and how my cells are probably bursting in protest as it makes its way down my throat. I wonder what percentage of this didn't come from a laboratory. My plate of food comes and I'm impressed. Not impressed like the real world but I'm impressed that this colorful plate of non animal products was placed before me at IHop. Spinach, mushrooms, onions, peppers and tomatoes over a huge mound of mixed crispy and creamy potatoes. I can't say that they weren't all cooked on a grill that just had a few dozen rashers of bacon cooked on it but I feel that I can only do what I can do where I can do it, so with good intentions and a plate of seemingly exactly what I asked for, I chowed down. The only critique I had was that the veggies were really a thin layer over the potatoes. I know starch is cheaper than veggies. I also know I'm a, "clean your plate," kind of guy. I probably should have ordered a double order of the veggies and a side of potatoes but I'll file that away in the back of my mind for the next time the other pilot I'm with has a craving for his Spinach Omelette and we're back in Sarasota.
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