posted: Jan. 4, 2008 @ 12:29a
stanners said:i've done this before
the waiters/waitresses even though the restaurant was pretty much empty, took FOREVER for each serving.
we literlaly had to wait 10 minutes for each serving.. so i basiclaly got about 7-8 pancakes in like a 45 minute sitting
either it's that.. or it was the ihop i went to 
No, this is part of the standard procedures manual. I have a friend who managed an IHOP. The trick is to make you wait so that your stomach feels full. They don't want to bring you a stack and have you eat two bites and walk out -- some people would order a new stack, take a bite, and then leave. Lots of wasted pancakes.
But the irony is that pancakes are very cheap. You can get a box of pancake batter from Costco for $3.20 and that will make over 300 pancakes.