Ihop

No joke the worst meal that someone has ever tried to feed me. We ended up leaving hungrier then we came. First they brought me raw bacon and then they brought me burnt bacon after I returned the raw bacon and asked for cooked. My eggs weren't cooked properly. The hash browns were still cold from not being cooked long enough. The ham was two sad little square chunks full of fat. My husband's omelet looked like vomit on a plate and didn't taste any better. My daughter ate her pancakes but the rest of us left without eating. The waitress was great so we still ended up tipping her but I will never come here again.

Love me some IHOP! I normally get the breakfast combo and I got the blueberry pancakes with blueberry compote. So good! Seated as soon as we walked in the door. Our waiter was nice and attentive. Didn't have to wait long on the food either. No complaints. Try the tres leches pancakes. Those are bomb!

Thought we'd show up in the slow period between breakfast & lunch. Seems like all of Albany had the same idea. The place was way busier than I thought it would be. Food was good & came out really fast. We sat down, ordered, & ate in 25 minutes. The one negative to the visit was that we then had to wait 15 minutes for a to go box & get the bill taken care of. Asked for a box when the waitress brought the bill. Since she didn't bring it when she came back to pick up my card, we asked again. When she brought my card back, she still didn't have the box. She left to get it & came to the dining room empty handed & went right to another table. Finally able to flag her down & ask her again. She went & got it then. I worked in the service industry for years so I know how it can be when it's busy, but you still can't be that forgetful when serving.

I'm sure this specific IHOP is understaffed because I just waited twenty-five minutes to be seated and then thirty-five minutes without receiving or hearing back from my waiter. I do know the receptionist (I don't recall her name but she was an African American woman with red highlighted braids) at the front let one group behind us be seated first. My party ordered cheesecake pancakes, chicken fajita, and a pancake combo. I can't even give this establishment anything above 2 stars because I didn't even have any food, all I know is it's understaffed.

I'm a fan of IHOP but this one in particular felt a little off. So I went with my family during the morning and they weren't dining in but there were people dining in. I wasn't upset or anything but I felt like I was owed an explanation considering everyone that was dining in wasn't of color. Could have just been a coincidence though. 🤷