Free Pancakes at IHOP for National Pancake Day 2016

By DEB BELT (Patch Staff)

TOWSON, MD — Are free pancakes just what you need to make the workweek bearable?

Then head to the nearest IHOP, which will celebrate its 11th annual National Pancake Day on Tuesday, March 8.

From 7 a.m. to 7 p.m, IHOP customers will be able to chow down on a free short stack of buttermilk pancakes.

In return for the free pancakes, guests will be asked to consider leaving a donation for Children's Miracle Network Hospitals or other designated local charities.

Since beginning its National Pancake Day celebration in 2006, IHOP restaurants have raised nearly $20 million to support charities in the communities in which they operate.

There are 40 IHOP locations across Maryland. The one in Towson is located at 6820 Loch Raven Boulevard. Find the one closest to you here.