I recommend this place if you don't want over priced food in the Waukee area. It was swamped with people, yet AJ, our server was kind, courteous and took care of us quickly. The food was good. With food prices and restaurant prices going up, it's nice that we can still find somewhere with great service and great food. read more

Our waitress Cleo was amazing however, I was sadly disappointed when I came here this evening to find out they were no longer serving gluten-free waffles or pancakes (MY FAVORITE) As a celiac, the options were very limited and it was a struggle for me to find anything that I was able to eat. read more

I have been coming to this location since they opened. They have always given me a 20% military discount for me an my wife. Once they only discounted mine. Sunday they took 10% $1.07 on my entree and nothing for the drink. The manager said her boss said to only give 10%. I shop IHOP all over the country and always get 20%. I would advise all military and veterans to boycott this location and go to the Bentley West Des Moines location where they offer the 20% discount for the member and their immediate family. Key Details for IHOP Military Discounts: Veterans Day (Nov 11): Free Red, White, and Blue Pancakes (usually 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.). Eligibility: Valid for veterans, retired, and active-duty military. Requirements: Proof of service required (military ID, VA card, etc.). Participation: Offers are for dine-in at participating locations only; calling ahead is recommended. Ongoing Discounts: Some locations may offer a daily military discount of up to 20%, though this varies by franchise. read more

Our server Liliana was great she checked back at just the right times to make sure all was good. It was one of those times my wife wanted breakfast and I wanted lunch . Both were hot and delicious. The hostess sat my wife while I went to wash my hands , she told me where she had put my wife which I thought was nice . All in all a nice date. read more

IHOP - Receipt - American Near Me - Waukee, Iowa

When we are busy running errands, and looking for consistency of affordable price, we could always count on the IHOP near us. No, the food isn't spectacular and over-the-top. It's basic breakfast, lunch and dinner fare, but always well prepared. We have always found that services quick here and this staff is always professional. I sometimes find the interior of this restaurant, too cool, especially in the summer when the AC is running. I can take a sweater though and enjoy a quick quality meal. read more

IHOP - Lemon ricotta crepes - American Near Me - Waukee, Iowa

I'm in love. The food is always above great. They have one of the nicest workers there, she always is nice and kind to everyone. The ambience is 10/10. Always quiet. I RECOMMEND GOING HERE! read more

It's a chain, but sometimes when our family is craving breakfast for dinner we come here with all the kiddos. Bacon, waffles, pancakes, hashbrowns, and more. Service is pretty quick and efficient. read more

Great service people were all nice it was clean inside good for kids and great food I recommend the French toast.

John is the MAN. THE BEST service I've had in Des Moines ever. What a great establishment. Locally owned. INCREDIBLE FOOD. Great music. Clean environment. I ordered too much food and I still wish I ordered more!!! So thankful and refreshing having a great dining experience. Incredible staff. Highly recommend. Thanks John! read more

IHOP - SW CHICKEN BURRITO. COFFEE. FRUIT. ORANGE JUICE. PHILLY CHEESE STEAK. CHOLULA. - American Near Me - Waukee, Iowa

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Got an order delivered. The food was fresh, tasted good and had a decent serving size. The prices have gone up quite a bit here, but at least they don't skimp on portions. read more

Food is not bad. It's about what you would expect from IHOP. The server was very nice. The coffee was good but kind of lukewarm, which annoyed this coffee fiend. Now for the really "meh". It took forever to get our food, and when it came it was just warm, not hot. I suspect our plates were under heat lamps for a while before our food was brought to us. I was beginning to think they had to wait for the chicken to lay the eggs before the cooks could start cooking. Thought I was gonna starve! (not really, but you get my drift) read more

Great looking new building. Very trendy. Very friendly people. Food service was real fast. The wait staff seemed a bit confused as to who covered what area of the dining room, but it was only the second day the restaurant was open...I can appreciate that. The food was very good. Exactly what you'd expect of an IHOP. We will be back. read more

The new ihop in Waukee is exactly what you would expect of a pancake house. The decor of this new building is trendy and it's located on one of the busiest corners. The dining room is spacious. Hosts greeted us immediately and showed us to a booth right by the kitchen entrance-a very high traffic area. Our waitress was quick to show up and ask for our drink orders. The kids colored away on their placemats and were ready for refills by the time our food came. One kiddo enjoyed the Oreo pancakes, another the cupcake ones. My oldest went for the brioche French toast and ate the whole thing! I opted for a create your own omelet and it was well made. Came with a side of pancakes I was too full to eat more than a couple bites of. We had decent service and we might go back when the grandparents come to town. read more

IHOP - American Near Me - Waukee, Iowa

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So, my friend and I are both chefs ( I am actually retired) who became friends at a place we worked at together. To keep contact we started to have breakfast together about twice a month and a dinner about once a month. The breakfast place we went to regularly closed so we figured we'd try IHOP. So we started to go to the IHOP on SE 14th. One busy Subday winter morning when we observed an ice formation that was a possible hazard for entering diners, we mentioned it to John, the Manager. He was grateful and in what I now have come to know is his customer service par Excellnice manner, we struck up a conversation during which time he mentioned that he was going to open this new IHOP in Waukee. He invited us to check it out .So, my friend and I resolved to do just that . At this time I have to mention that my friend really likes Patty melts and the IHOP in DSM is the only place that he had found them . He could care less that there is no rye bread, he'd just as soon have sour dough any way. So, we kept going to the DSM IHOP for that reason..... Until today. So we planned that today we would check out the IHOP in Waukee. Yay! Brand spanking new- ULTRA CLEAN and we food service folks get it that a new spot with still-training staff ( both in front and back of the house) have bug-aboos that take time to iron out. Well,if there are any they were not in evidence. Our food arrived hot and in a timely manner; brought to us by our server Nicki, who was professional and friendly without unnecessary familiarity and hovering. Her attitude was pitched perfectly. Everything was great in fact. For sure , genial John was there and keep ing a watchful eye on everyone and everything. It was great! So- without any qualms, u would be missing out if you did not check it out. read more

The food is typical for any IHOP or similar chain, but the service sets them apart. The staff here is fun, friendly, and professional.

The first IHOP I went to was this one. I was nervous because Chain Breakfast isn't always that good. IHOP is super good. The food is what sets this place apart. The thing that keeps it from 5 stars is the service. The waiters are usually nice, but not always. The food comes out fast usually, but not always. I go to IHOP all the time, and would highly recommend it to everyone. read more

Personally I noticed most iHop locations trending down in service and quality over the past decade. This location in particular has really blown every other local location out of the water. Delicious food made correctly, hardly a wait even when they are busy, the staff isn't the most personable but they're fast and efficient and to me that's more important. This review is after my sixth visit and they have been very consistent. Will definitely be back. read more

Tammy was amazing as our server for breakfast this morning! They were busy & everyone was doing their part! It was a well oiled system. Two managers out & about helping everyone!! I overheard manager Johnathan praising employees & speaking to customers! We will be back!! read more

Food orders are rarely correct and they have smaller size pancakes than most IHOPS (They are Iowa sizing the pancakes) and they are Iowa stingy on butter (You would think butter is gold with these guys). This place isn't close to the standard of other IHOPS in other states and they told me they are doing great. So we will see I am betting they don't make it (They have another location off of Merle Hay where there is no competition and this is leading them to believe they know what they are doing). read more

Very disappointing experience, we only saw our server twice, once to get us drinks and once to deliver our subpar food. I had the tres leches Mexican pancakes and they were ok, average at best. One thing that I thought was odd was that they weren't warm, weren't cold, but served somewhere in the middle. My boyfriend ordered a burger and it was definitely below acceptable. Not once were we offered refills. The only person doing any work was Jayce, he was polite when he sat us, always had a smile on his face. Oh, and did I mention he was the only one working consistently? They need more Jayce's. What they don't need more of is Rikki's. She was yelling at staff members saying they were being lazy as she sat in a booth. Less of Rikki please! Another lady that worked there just walked around berating children. She touched one kids' leg, she asked them weird questions, and she even went as far as yelling at a child for knocking over the hot sauce when she herself did it. When we walked out after asking someone else for the check, our server, Rikki, and another were all sitting in a booth. We will not be returning. read more

Great breakfast and service. I'm surprised how on the staff is since the place opened less than a week ago. Come for the pancakes. The Oreo ones were the favorite on the kids. The bacon omelette be was my favorite. New clean and trendy. read more

Only had to wait about 10 min to get seated and it was very busy. Our server Kylie S. was amazing, really helped us with our difficult orders and was very sweet. Food came out pretty fast, but I got a churro pancake, bacon, and eggs and the frosting from my pancake was on one of my pieces of bacon and some of my eggs. But overall a very pleasant experience:) read more

they got my order wrong almost everytime i went there. it takes them a LONG time to be served. overall place is clean and food taste good

This IHOP specifically had incredible poor service. My card was switched with my friends, even though they were clipped into the card tray. My eggs were done incorrectly, as well as my bacon and hash browns, both of which I asked for to be extra crispy. read more

If I could give this place a million stars I would. We were treated with the best service at this location. We were served by an incredible waitress (Vicki) and the food was top notch. We came in late, which can often be an annoyance at a business, and we were still treated with amazing service. read more

I went there for breakfast today. Service and food was very good. The problem was with trying to pay for my meal. Host said he was going to seat customers and would be back to collect my payment. In the meantime, more customers came in and the host seated them instead of taking the fews minutes to ring up my bill and take my money. After the fourth time this happened, I just left my cash there and left, forgetting that the waitress had changed my $20 for five's and one's. My bill was $9.82. I left $2.00 on the table for the waitress and forgot to take my other 2 five's. Therefore I paid $20.00 plus $2.00 tip for a $9.82 meal. I guess lesson learned. Just want to say taking someones money is just as important as seating customers. read more

I waited for 10-15 minutes for some staff to get us seated, but no one approached us. I did see there are empty tables available. Its the courtesy of the staff to wish the customers and ask them to wait till they have chance to get them seated. The staff saw us but nothing of that sort happened. I always felt welcomed at the other I-hops. Some how didn't feel the same here. I cant comment on the food because i dint have any. read more

Great experience! Staff was super friendly and food was yummy and fast! Definitely will be back.

This is a wonderful, clean, well-staffed place to dine!!! They have really amped up EVERYTHING post Covid-19. It's much, much better than it was in 2019. You can tell it's a well-managed place. Ate Father's Day breakfast there and will be back again soon!!!! Excellent food, service and overall experience. read more

After a softball game - my family and I decided to try the new IHOP that had opened in Waukee. We were immediately seated by a young man. After that it went down hill - it took almost five minutes for server to come get our drink order. Once she brought back the drinks, she took our orders. When we received our orders - mine was incorrect, she didn't care. She never came back to check on us, never refilled our drinks, bring me additional fries that I would of liked to have with the "unlimited fries" promotion. Additionally, there was out of control patrons in the restaurant, it seemed like the MOD was not doing a good job - way overstaffed - servers just standing or sitting in booths. Honestly, I wanted to leave before I ordered because I was just extremely disappointed in the environment that this IHOP had. However, my family wanted to stay and try it. Unless the Management reaches out to make this right - I will never return, ensure social media/review websites know of this experience, and tell my friends, family and others that - that if you want an awesome dining experience, do not go here unless you looking for a disappointing dining experience. read more

We were seated fairly quickly but we had to wait over 20 minutes for someone to take our order. The woman who finally did come was the manager, I think, and was very kind and helpful. However, my order got messed up and I found a piece of hair in my eggs... I probably will make the drive to West Des Moines rather than eat at this one again. read more

Took awhile for us to get seated, as soon as we were sat at our table we were told our waiter would be with us soon. No one approached us for 20 minutes but we felt very uncomfortable because some waitresses were bickering/arguing in front of customers. We ended up walking out, hoping the next time we visit it's more organized. read more

thank you tammy!!! i love you and your service !! i appreciate my chocolate chocolate chip pancakes!!!! tammy was very very very helpful and welcoming!!!! we love you tammy 3000 !!!!!!!!!!!!! -well dang read more

I haven't been to an IHOP in a few years and they just opened this one so we went in to give it a try. Compared to the last one I went to in South Des Moines ,I didn't even make it past the front because the staff was seating everyone that came in behind us first so out the door we went. Ricky was out server and she was very efficient . They were a little busy but it was good to see staff working together to get everyone helped , especially Nic ( I think that was her name) who was working very hard! I will definitely be back to this location since it's closer to where I live. read more

This place is terrible! The staff was so inconsiderate of us and only came to us twice; to get our order and to deliver our cold food. The only thing that was warm was the syrup but that couldn't make up for the lack of everything else. I am never coming here again. read more