Like Pancakes? IHOP Celebrates 57-Year Anniversary Today

Today marks IHOP’s 57th anniversary in business.

To celebrate, IHOP is selling a short stack of pancakes for 57 cents between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. A short stack is three buttermilk pancakes, and there is a limit of one 57-cent short stack order per customer.

There are several IHOPs in Northern Virginia, including:

• Alexandria: 3425A Jefferson Davis Highway, Alexandria, VA 22305
• Alexandria: 6254 Duke St., Alexandria, VA 22312
• Alexandria: 7694 Richmond Highway, Alexandria, VA 22306
• Arlington: 935 N. Stafford St., Arlington, VA 22203
• Falls Church: 6665 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church, VA 22042
• Lorton: 7784 Gunston Plaza Dr., Lorton, VA 22079
• Springfield: 6206 Interparcel Road, Springfield, VA 22315

International House of Pancakes® began making people smile in 1958 when it opened its doors in the suburbs of Los Angeles. Fifteen years later, a new marketing campaign introduced the acronym “IHOP,” and since then it’s been the name people know as the place they can enjoy their favorite breakfast experience—any time of day.

Throughout IHOP’s 57-year history, they’ve celebrated more than 1,650 restaurant openings across the country, and around the world.

IHOP fun facts

• IHOP opened its first restaurant in Toluca Lake, CA in 1958
• The first time we were called IHOP (instead of International House of Pancakes) was in 1973
• The Rooty Tooty rolled out in 1985
• Last A-Frame style IHOP restaurant was built in 1979

In one year, IHOP serves more than

• 700 million pancakes
• 5.3 million pounds of T-Bone Steaks
• 32 million pounds of sausage, bacon and ham accompany IHOP’s signature breakfasts
• 100 million cups of coffee
• 14 million gallons of Orange Juice
• 1.5 million gallons of Maple Syrup is used to top IHOP’s famous pancakes
• 214 million eggs are used to make IHOP’s signature omelettes and other breakfast specialties