IHOP is a pancake-house chain serving breakfast, lunch and dinner, with delivery and pickup ordered on IHOP.com or the IHOP app.
The rule that matters most: the 20% first-order code works once, on your first online order, and won't combine with any other coupon or discount.
IHOP Restaurants LLC runs the chain, and its menu keeps pancakes available all day next to omelettes, French toast, chicken and waffles, and sirloin tips with eggs. Seasonal menus rotate through, such as a returning pumpkin spice lineup, and an everyday value menu sits beside the regular dishes. IHOP also caters group orders and sells branded tees, totes and other merchandise through the IHOP Stack Shop.
Its loyalty program goes by the name International Bank of Pancakes, and members are called stackholders. Members collect PanCoins as they spend, which turn into rewards such as a free stack of pancakes, and the program also lists birthday pancakes and member-only offers. Gift cards are sold through the site, and the locator covers both restaurant and catering locations.
When shoppers look for IHOP coupons
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IHOP shipping, returns and perks
First online order
New online customers get 20% off their first website or app order with a one-use code, one per order.
Delivery and pickup
Select restaurants deliver within about a 10-minute drive, and pickup covers areas where delivery isn't offered.
Minimums and charges
Restaurants may set a delivery minimum, pickup has none, and the delivery charge isn't a tip for your driver.
Delivery hours
Delivery usually starts 30 minutes after a restaurant opens and stops 30 minutes before it closes.
Changes and cancellations
Call the restaurant and ask for the manager to edit or cancel an IHOP.com or app order, or if delivery runs late.
IHOP Rewards
The International Bank of Pancakes pays 1 PanCoin per $5 spent, plus 5 PanCoins after your first purchase.
IHOP Rewards, called the International Bank of Pancakes, pays 1 PanCoin for every $5 you spend.
Joining adds 5 PanCoins after your first purchase, enough for a free 5-stack of pancakes.
That makes it worth signing up before your first order rather than after.
Gift cards are linked from the site menu, which helps if you're buying a pancake breakfast for someone else.
IHOP questions, answered
Does the IHOP first-order discount work in the app?
The 20% code works on your first online order, on the website or in the IHOP app. It's one use, one per order.
Does the IHOP 20% code combine with other coupons?
The first-order code can't be combined with other coupons or discounts. Choose whichever saves you more on that order.
How do IHOP Rewards members get free pancakes?
Join the International Bank of Pancakes and make your first purchase. You'll get 5 PanCoins, redeemable for a free 5-stack of pancakes.
How do you cancel an IHOP online order?
Contact the restaurant directly and ask for the manager to edit, change or cancel it. DoorDash, Uber Eats, Grubhub, Postmates and EZCater orders go to those providers instead.
Is there a minimum for IHOP delivery?
Restaurants may set a minimum for delivery orders. Pickup orders have no minimum.
What hours does IHOP deliver?
Delivery usually runs from 30 minutes after opening until 30 minutes before closing, at select restaurants within about a 10-minute drive.