Alexandria, VA IHOP® Offers New Look and Experience for Guests with Completed Major Updates

Alexandria, VA; March 17, 2017: IHOP® Alexandria owners Sanjay and Neal Patel of Imperio Groups announced that their IHOP restaurant located at 6254 Duke Street in Alexandria, Virginia has completed a major update to the restaurant.

The completed upgrades have transformed the dining areas to offer guests an entirely new look. The 4,400 square foot IHOP restaurant has been a staple of the Alexandria community for the past 22 years. The restaurant employs over 55 local residents, plays an important role in the local economy and supports many charitable activities.

“Our guests have been impressed with the changes that we have made to the Alexandria restaurant. The improvements have been designed to improve the dining experience of our valued patrons and their families. We invite the Alexandria community to come and see the improvements that we have and enjoy our famous pancakes as well as the other fantastic meals that IHOP is best known for around the world,” said Sanjay Patel, President of Imperio Groups.

The renovations were completed over a five-day period with the reopening just a few days before March 7th, IHOP National Pancake Day. On National Pancake Day the restaurant successfully served close to 900 short stacks of the brand’s world-famous, freshly made Original Buttermilk Pancakes free to guests throughout the day while raising funds for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society and helping the chain achieve its goal of raising $3.5 million nationally for children battling critical illnesses.

Imperio Groups is a multi-state real estate and development company led by brothers Sanjay and Neal Patel specializing in franchised restaurants, hospitality properties, commercial real estate, education services and international/domestic business consulting. The Restaurant Division operates nine restaurants led by Ed Auld, Don Ohl and James Cavagnaro and is expected to open six more during 2017

For 58 years, IHOP has been a leader, innovator and expert in all things breakfast, any time of day. The chain offers 65 different signature, fresh, made-to-order breakfast options, a wide selection of popular lunch and dinner items. IHOP restaurants offer guests an affordable, everyday dining experience with warm and friendly service. Today, there are more than 1,700 IHOP restaurants worldwide, including locations in all 50 states and the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and Guam as well as Canada, Mexico, Guatemala, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Qatar, The Philippines, and Panama. IHOP restaurants are franchised and operated by Glendale, Calif.-based DineEquity, Inc. (NYSE: DIN) and its affiliates.

Imperio Groups is a multi-state real estate and development company specializing in franchised restaurants, hospitality properties, commercial real estate, education services and international/domestic business consulting. The company operates nine restaurant locations and is expected to open six more during 2017. The company operates in New York, New Jersey, Maryland, Virginia and Washington DC. For more information email Info@ImperioGroups.com

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PHOTO CAPTIONS: Attached are photos capturing the major update that IHOP® Alexandria owners Sanjay and Neal Patel of Imperio Groups recently completed at their IHOP restaurant, located at 6254 Duke Street in Alexandria, Virginia, which has transformed its dining area to offer guests an entirely new look. Among updates completed at the 4,400 square foot IHOP restaurant are replacement of all furniture (including all booths), new millwork around the dining room area, replacement of carpeting with new woodgrain floor tile, redesigned hostess and cashier stand, new addition of community table equipped with USB chargers and outlets for hotel guests who are patrons of the restaurant, some new light fixtures, and full conversion of its lighting to 100% LED.