You gotta love it when a date’s idea of a big nite is going to IHOP. Well, at least I do. Pretty tired of high-maintenance relationships, on any level. Add to the glamour of IHOP that your date brings a “two-fer” coupon, and you’re sitting pretty.
She went with the chicken Caesar, wondering if the Romans had croutons. (Cute!). (I didn’t have the heart to tell her the Caesar salad was invented in Tijuana, and had nothing to do with Italy).
Feeling all Texan-like, I went with Country Fried Steak, mashed taters and gravy, and steamed broccoli. (WTF? How did that get on my plate?!).
The food was – well, it is what it is. At $17 for dinner for two, and two beverages (with the coupon), that’s a cheap nite out.
IHOP was started in Toluca Lake, CA (a ‘burb’ of L.A.), in the 50s, and just down the street from the original Bob’s Big Boy. Today there are thousands of these pancake outlets around the globe, and in the last couple years, the parent company also acquired Applebee’s, and changed their corporate name to Dine Equity.
IHOP’s menu is online.
