IHOP To IHOb: Can Tweets Of Restaurant Name Change 'B' True?

DENVER, CO - Prepare to see new signage soon at metro Denver IHOPs. The restaurant chain is hinting it will change its name next week to IHOb.

But it’s not saying what the “b” stands for in the new name.

IHOP teased the name change on Twitter Monday and on Wednesday teased curious followers with another tweet, suggesting that it could be “biscuits,” “bacon,” “butternut squash” or “barnacles.”

According to the company’s website, the restaurant was founded as the International House of Pancakes in Los Angeles in 1958. The name was shortened to IHOP in 1973.

Metro Denver IHOPs are located at East 29th Avenue Town Center, Bear Valley Shopping Center and in Arvada, Aurora, Castle Rock Englewood, Littleton and Lakewood.

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By Eric Heyl, Patch Staff