We came to this location after going to Union City first and saw a long line even at 10pm! I wasn't expecting too much from this place when upon entering the lady told us to hurry with our order because they were closing early. It's fine she warned us, but that doesn't give you a pass to give us subpar service. I also should've chosen the soup instead of the salad because there were several pieces of the spring mix that had that dark slimy substance stuck on it. You know what I'm talking about. When you buy that huge container of salad telling yourself you're going to eat healthy, but for a week you eat spam and rice or ice cream straight from the carton instead. By the time you decide to make a salad there's that slime on the bottom, reminding you that you failed to be a healthy human. Hey, you tried. But then, there's that trusty container of spam that won't judge you or ever go bad like that salad. I digress. I tried eating around the salad, but my stomach turned thinking about that slime. My guy ordered his breakfast with sausage. He got bacon and reminded the lady about the sausage. He never got it. Why do waitress insist on not writing things down??? And she avoided our table until we asked for the check. Yeah. No wonder the Union City location was packed while this one was not. read more

Very bad experience,waitress rushing us to order,no coffee refills then getting my family's food except mine,she says it's coming shortly,after twenty minutes my family is done eating and I'm just like just give me my check then she says your food is ready "do you want your food or just want me to take it off the bill"no thanks just the check,she proceeded to blame de cooks. read more

Such great customer service at this place! They are very friendly and even brings us all you can eat pancakes like they knew we were going to order more! Food is good, nice and hot when it arrived. Will definitely be back! read more

Today since it's weekday we were surprised how many breakfast people waiting to be seated. We didn't wait that long as well as our orders came in. I got grilled chicken crepe with mushrooms tomatoes and spinach. I ate only 1/4 of it.. ate the other half of it at dinner and I still got the one half. It's good price portion and love the Sauce. read more

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I called in at 10pm last week to make a simple order of chicken and waffles. I get there to pick up and it was pretty busy. The person who rung me up was in distress and started to rant that it's so busy and there's only 2 cooks and that she wasn't answering anymore phone orders.. just as the phone rang she put the volume down.. that made me think "what if that was me 30 min ago" anyways aside from that I open up my order and it was burned up chicken! I didn't want to go back and complain because Of the simple fact she was already complaining I didn't want her to yell or complain towards me. So I hushed up and ate my burnt chicken. I was meaning to call in but the 2 times I did to speak to a manager they were not in or available. Horrible service. I'll try corporate this time. read more

IHOP - Burnt chicken..... wow... - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Hayward, California

Menu has gotten a lot smaller, better quality since it's smaller. Kids love the chocolate pancake meal, adults got the happy hour BLT and cheeseburger. Yummy! Finished everything and price was great! read more

I like the food was okay it's just that the service, is a bit slow taken other customer as well.

Love coming here. Such a very family friendly place to be. I'm always greeted with so many smiles. Food is amazing and very quick

1 star for the food! Everything else is a zero. Customer service needs to be more professional. Seemed like the guy was a zombie. The cook was using his phone and cooking at the same time wich is disgusting. The portions of the food are very small. The tables were not disinfected only cleaned with a wet rag. Definitely never coming here again. read more

I just ordered a breakfast burrito bowl via Uber eats and received a breakfast burrito in a flour tortilla. The reason I ordered the bowl was due to a gluten intolerance I have. I will never order from you again! That is a very expensive piece of garbage I received. Maybe you should have someone quality check your orders before they go out! read more

Honestly big chain restaurants loose the quality and service because sometimes they get too comfortable and they need to remember that customer referral and experience is what brings customers back. I've had my fair share of bad experience at IHOP but I've also can say I've had good experiences. Most of the staff is friendly however some may need a break from the heavy work flow. 95% of our visits we have great service and I will continue to return because of the staff that are great and take the time to be attentive -Improvements; need to make waiting area bigger -parking area needs to be redesigned to make them more spacious only compact fits -a customer cannot and should not have to walk through the server station - bathroom location is horrible / consider relocation read more

IHOP - Strawberry and creme crepes - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Hayward, California

Came Saturday. 3 ppl. Myself, a friend, and my toddler. Told me 30mins. Waited a hour. When they called my name I was waiting to be seated the manager was talking to a lady who was told she 30mins as well. She asked if he was under estimating the wait time, he told her we're just guessing. He told her she had 5 ppl ahead of her how long would you guess that wait time, then rudely brushed her off. When we sat another couple who had only been waiting 5 mins before we sat was put next to us. They got their food before we did and left before us as well. We both ordered tres leche pancakes. Nothing like picture. I will post the pics. I've only been here 3 times. This is the last time. read more

IHOP - What I recieved - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Hayward, California

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Food is good but didn't add the sauce it gives u to choose from & in the special request totally ignored what's the point if they are not goin to read it. Shake was all melted even this she pulled it out of the fridge/ freezer read more

Had breakfast on a Sunday before the rush. The hostess said if we arrived after 8AM the line would be out of the door. I was indecisive so I ordered the split decision ($9.39) perfect for me. 2 pancakes, 2 eggs, 2 bacon & sausage and 1 slice of French toast. Hubs ordered the cinnamon brioche French toast combo ($9.29). 2 pieces of FT, 2 eggs, 2 bacon and hash browns. Food took 20 minutes with a couple of other orders in before ours. The butter milk pancakes and pork sausage were pretty good. Pancakes were fluffy and sweet. The scrambled eggs were okay, nothing special. The French toast was mediocre. A flat piece of tasteless bread. I didn't eat the bacon mainly fat. Hubs' cinnamon brioche was drowned in cream cheese and thick sugary cinnamon syrup. I could only eat 1 bite it was a sweet over kill. Our waitress and hostess was pleasant. The place could use a cleaning. Our table was next to a window seal that needed to be wiped down. The condiment station on the table also needed some TLC. read more

IHOP - Cinnamon brioche French toast - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Hayward, California

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This is probably my favorite ihop location. Parking is tight and the wait is long on weekends. The establishment is small but the service is fast and the employees are super nice! I always order the country fried steak with double mashed potatoes and it comes with a side of texas toast which is super bomb! I order extra! Their philly sandwich is pretty good too. read more

IHOP - Bomb dot com country fried steak! Most places serve chicken but i want meat!! - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Hayward, California

I am a fan of ihop, waffles in particular. The waffles at this IHOP was really bad. Charged extra was over ripe banana and frozen strawberries soaked in sweet sauce. Really bad. Two stars because they served us something to eat. read more

Website says that they are open until 9:00 pm. We arrived at 7:50 and they were closed. I guess they don't want our business , we will accommodate them by not returning and spending our money here. read more

Cockroaches!!My wife and I were deciding on what to eat, my wife says IHOP. So off we go. We're here maybe 20 min on this Tuesday night, here comes dinner. My wife starts eating, I look down at her plate and their it is a COCKROACH upside down beside her delicious looking French toast. ALIVE and KICKING.... WE WILL NEVER Eat here again!!!!!! read more

IHOP - Where you feel your at leaving IHOP - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Hayward, California

On a cloudy summer Sunday morning, Boyfriend and I were starving and in the mood for some comforting breakfast food. At 8:45 AM, the place was already super crowded. We managed to snag the last parking spot in the lot and headed to place our name on the waitlist. Thinking the wait time was going to be only 15-20 minutes as we were told, we sat outside on the bench to wait. However, we ended up waiting around 30-35 minutes instead. Already negative points there. It didn't take too long to figure out what we wanted to order. Boyfriend got the one of the summer pancake specials with his ultimate breakfast plate and I got the health n nut blueberry banana pancakes with egg whites and turkey bacon - a bit more on the healthy side. Both orders arrived in a good amount of time, but we were already starving and anxious for our food. The pancakes were average. Nothing too special - mine, though was healthy, felt like it was missing something. It was very bland even though it was supposed to be filled with nuts and blueberries and bananas. Oh well. Boyfriend's pancakes were delicious - topped with fruit, syrup and ice cream. Though it did have more sugar and was overall more appealing, it feel like I wasn't quite blown away with the quality of pancakes and felt like there could have been improvement. The savory parts of our meal were decent. My egg whites were cooked well, but my turkey bacon was a bit dry. Not quite sure if that's how it just is. Boyfriend's bacon was crispy, but not as crispy as he would have liked it (granted he does like them pretty much burnt). The waitress for our table wasn't overly attentive or neglectful - so that area was pretty average. In the end, we had a very average experience. Our food was ok, but the main issue for us was wait time - which is just due to our particular experience. I feel like I've had better food and experiences at other IHOPs before so I don't know what happened here. Ambiance: 2/5 Food: 2.5/5 Service: 3/5 Overall Experience: 3/5 read more

IHOP - Ultimate Breakfast with Summer Blackberry Peach Cobbler Pancakes - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Hayward, California

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Waited over an hour for my pick up order. They kept saying it was the protein pancakes. I watched tons of protein pancakes go out to the people dining in read more

My egg white omelette was cooked too hard. I like it fully cooked, but not crunchy. It says alot when someone has the nerve to send food to a table knowing it doesn't look good, or they wouldn't want to eat it that way themselves....imagine where else they are sacrificing quality read more

IHOP - Egg white omelette - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Hayward, California

We love the food at IHOP although it just never seems to fail, when we order online for pick up, they always seem to get the order wrong or forget to put everything in the bag. read more

Was not impressed with the cheesecake pancakes....didn't even taste like cheesecake: very bland. Service was ok for ihop. I would go there again only for the french toast, it was we'll made...moist and lots of flavor. read more

IHOP - The banana french toast was amazing. Skip on thr cheesecake pancakes.....bland and no taste of cheesecake - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Hayward, California

Haven't had IHOP in such a long time and even ate breakfast in general. However when I saw ihop I knew it was my chance to have a good breakfast where I don't have to cook. I popped in and ordered bacon eggs sausage hash brown and waffles. Best thing I've tasted in a while. The food took a little long but in the end it was totally worth it. read more

If you are looking for a decent enough breakfast to satisfy your eggs and pancakes craving, this IHOP will do. My cousins and I were helping me move into my new place and this was our break. The IHOP is similar to other IHOPS. If you have been to one before, I'm sure you already know what to expect. The menu is well organized and includes helpful pictures to decide. Also, if you haven't been, they have a 55+ menu section. Getting here wasn't too difficult and they have their own parking lot. FYI, it's on a slope so heads up about that. We had a great server but I overheard another table complaining about theirs (not the same server as ours). The food is standard so again, it tastes like food at other IHOPS. Kudos though, for having turkey breakfast sausage! read more

Not too many of these old A-Frame IHOP's left anymore. Yeah, it's not as roomy as Union City's and the parking lot is funky, but it adds to the nostalgic charm. Solid breakfast choices, especially the Swedish pancakes, and good lunch/dinner items at reasonable prices makes this place a great option when you're in the area. Look in your Sunday paper--there's 2 for 1 coupons every month. I stock up on them and enjoy the food even more now that I'm saving $$. read more

IHOP - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Hayward, California

Very good service. Food was tasty and fresh. Had a strawberry lemonade with my food that was very good and had real strawberries in it. The restaurant as a whole was fairly clean but tables felt sticky to the touch. Reasonably priced for the amount of food we ordered but this is probably the 1st and only IHOP restaurant in the entire United States that DOES NOT give military discounts. Overall, good experience, good restaurant. read more

Best ihop in the bay area, they are always busy though. The food tastes great all everytime read more

I give a 3 star because the service and food are historically on the very good side of things. I ordered Swedish crepes with lingonberry butter. It's always been my favorite. So I asked for boysenberry syrup and I'm told we don't have that flavor anymore. "Really" IHop a "pancake house" and they don't have boysenberry syrup. They always had it before. Before Covid anyways. Very disappointed. read more

Imagine you and 14 of your friends have just finished observing a 24 hour religious fast and it's time to eat again. You're all really hungry. You show up at IHOP for breakfast at 9:30pm and there are only 2 servers and 1 cook on duty. You think at best you'll get your food around 10:00 due to the size of your group and the number of workers. The server is probably going to get the orders wrong with all the substitutions that are likely to occur. You think, "Maybe we should have just gone home." You'd be wrong and so were we when I and 14 of my friends went to IHOP last night on Foothill Blvd in Hayward. The servers were on point; got us seated, orders taken, and food served in 15 minutes. Food was better than we expected for an IHOP (Pretentious much?) and we are very likely to go back in two weeks after our next fast. read more

It's the end of a second night show at the high school, everybody has something to do. Except for a chosen few. They actually made their plans to hang out with the few people. What were their plans? Ihop. After so many high school shows the cast would get together some nights and just go here to eat. This place was always accommodating, no matter how big the group was. We were constantly greeted by friendly faces and they got us to a table in no time. There was a couple servers that actually remember all of our names sometimes. That continued even after high school. They provide a very warming atmosphere everytime. The food is normally awesome. However, they have their on and off times but even those times weren't too bad. The food lately, has gone a little too corporate-repeat-same set up for each plate of food deal that I really don't like. Things to get: big steak omelette that comes with pancakes on the side, customize them. it cost like a dollar more and it is so worth it. the biscuits and gravy (back when they had a better presentation of the food, now no longer that great), and the last thing to get that isn't breakfast, the philly cheesesteak (if you wanna feel like a whale, no judges here). The coffee isn't bad but then again I don't really know what good coffee could taste like but I feel this way anyways. Now as you can see the review isn't great but there is a lot here and this is all because things have changed and I want IHOP to see this. This place reminds me of very good times and I want it to stay that way. Loose the corn beef hash forever IHOP and fix the service that I once really enjoyed. Then you will get the stars you have always deserved but never knew until now. Oops. there's only three. read more

IHOP - always a good time at ihop. notice the biscuits and gravy, lame set up. - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Hayward, California

Stoped for late breakfast. Place was pretty busy on a Sunday morning (as you would expect) however they were getting people in and out fairly quickly. I ended up waiting about 30 min to get a seat but got served quickly and got my food fast. I did not feel rushed while I ate, the server was very willing to bring me more drinks and ask me if I wanted anything else, even though he dropped off my bill shortly after my food. I appreciated that I had my check after the first time he asked me if I wanted anything else so I could just get up and pay when I was ready. The food was typical IHOP, I was a bit disappointed with the crispy hash browns as they were well done in the outside but barely warm on the inside. Overall decent food for a decent price. Good place to stop. read more

It's been a while since we've been to IHOP, and we have to say, it could have been better. We came in around 715 pm and it wasn't so packed. We had to wait about 5-10 mins to be seated. Our waiter was really attentive to us and came by to ask us if everything was okay and if we needed anything else. We had a craving for pancakes so we ordered the "build your breakfast". Pancakes were delicious, but we felt like the proportions of the rest of the meal could have been more. The hash brown could've been cooked a bit longer for that nice crispy crunch. But overall it was decent food, but some of the wait staff could have at least put on a smile instead of looking like they didn't care and want to be there working. read more

CHRISTINA IS AMAZING!! So... I tried to make an order for delivery, but Uber Eats would only let me order from the Union City location. Unfortunately that website doesn't have a place to notate anything special for the orders. This is important because I LOVE STRAWBERRY SYRUP!! I tried to call the restaurant to specifically ask for it, but the call wouldn't go through. I called the Hayward location thinking perhaps there was a new phone number they wouldn't mind giving me and explained the situation. I spoke with Christina, who was very kind and she explained that there was no other phone number, but if I switched to Grubhub, they would deliver from her location and she would gladly give me STRAWBERRY SYRUP. Even though I was using a up a $20 credit on Uber Eats, I decided switching delivery service in order to get what I wanted was more important, even if I have to forego the 20 bucks. I ordered my breakfast as well as 2 additional meals for coworkers. Total was over $80 (a little steep, but hey, that's what happens after all the various charges are tacked on. Plus it was worth it to get my STRAWBERRY SYRUP.) I called the restaurant to let them know I had just placed my order. The guy I spoke with guaranteed me the STRAWBERRY SYRUP. We received our order quickly, which was great! But guess what they forgot? Yep. The strawberry syrup. The one thing I was absolutely CRAVING!! It totally sucked to spend that much money and not get the ONE thing I wanted! I was beyond mad. I called the restaurant and they transferred me to Christina. Basically I figured I'd get maybe a $5 refund or something, and I'd have to leave work and go to the nearest store to find strawberry syrup. But guess what this wonderful young lady did? SHE GOT IN HER CAR AND BROUGHT ME THE SYRUP!! At first I was like, "No way. She must be joking." But she really did it. I have never seen anyone go so far out of their way to please a customer. I will ALWAYS go to this location from here on out, even though it furthest from me. When she got to my work, she was so sweet and even gave me extra "for next time" Well let me tell you, there will be many "next times." Thank you, thank you THANK YOU Christina for being so sweet and wonderful!! P.S. As a side note, this food was BOMB!! We usually go to a different restaurant for breakfast, but now its IHOP on Foothill only. Everything was cooked perfectly and tasted delish! Even better than other locations. If the owners see this, give the girl a raise and praise. She deserves it! read more

I've been here multiple times. I've noticed that this place gets packed on the weekend. So far, I had a great experience here. The staff pretty good at customer service. I just don't like that the waiting area is too narrow and not enough place to seat. But so far, the food is pretty good at this location. read more

IHOP - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Hayward, California

To long to wright a review but the only thing I can say is good food but service is not good . !

Oh no, Honey! It's a NO for me. Walked in and was in line behind a family and the host disregarded the family and gave us a seat. Of course we were confused because we were wondering why we were called first and someone finally told them that they came first so he called them up and made us go back. Very unorganized and ghetto. Sorry, I'll stick to the Newark location! I knew it was gonna be a mistake going to the Hayward location. read more

I come because my mother likes the variety of syrups. The menu consists of your typical breakfast diner (pancakes, waffles, omelettes, burgers). I'm not into pancakes slathered in syrupy fruit and tins of whipped cream...just sayin'. The service is great, they're very attentive. Again, I go because of my mom. read more

Came here w little one and why did her burger look like it was half eaten? Went to cut it and it fell, that's when I noticed wth did someone eat it before they served it? They had to have two people come and look at it. Really? Then the girl says it's because it's a kid's burger. So wait you put a meat patty that looks like this for kids? It looks like something my dog regurgitated. Ok, so why is my shrimp hard af and darker than it usually is? They stared at me clueless so I tapped the shrimp on my plate and it sounded like it was knocking. They take my plate away and bring it back... Is this for reals?? It still looked the same, BUUT she said they just added more. Long story short they dumped whatever was in my plate w the new batch and brought it back to me. You can see my half eaten one before they took my plate back and fried it again. Isn't there a code w doing stuff like that? I mean I wouldn't want someone's backwash or sick germs thrown back into whatever and then getting whatever. 2nd star was A for effort read more

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Its IHOP so dont expect gourmet food. But what you can expect is good service, pretty big filling plates, and sometimes fun themes like Adam's Family food! Was here last week and enjoyed it. Pancakes are always fantastic read more