# Wondering what to have for dinner? IHOP giving free pancakes today. **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 8, 2016, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wondering-what-to-have-for-dinner-ihop-giving-free-pancakes-today/748345 "2016-03-08T23:17:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Idle\_Thoughts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/838e76/32.png) [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2016, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wondering-what-to-have-for-dinner-ihop-giving-free-pancakes-today/748345/1 "2016-03-08T23:17:00Z")
Might be an option. Just wanted to remind everyone (or let people know who didn’t already know, at all). ---
**Author:** ![Rigamarole](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/77aa72/32.png) [@Rigamarole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rigamarole)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2016, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wondering-what-to-have-for-dinner-ihop-giving-free-pancakes-today/748345/2 "2016-03-08T23:20:53Z")
What’s the catch? ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2016, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wondering-what-to-have-for-dinner-ihop-giving-free-pancakes-today/748345/3 "2016-03-08T23:23:32Z")
I keep going from wanting pancakes and not wanting pancakes. I guess I’m waffling. ---
**Author:** ![Idle\_Thoughts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/838e76/32.png) [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2016, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wondering-what-to-have-for-dinner-ihop-giving-free-pancakes-today/748345/4 "2016-03-08T23:35:56Z")
No catch, as far as I know. They’re totally free. You can donate money (that goes to a charity) if you want, though. [Here’s more info.](http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2016/03/08/national-pancake-day-ihop/) Edit: That article says it’s only for Cali, but that’s incorrect. [This one seems to say it’s all over the US.](http://www.eonline.com/news/746830/happy-national-pancake-day-ihop-is-giving-out-free-pancakes-to-celebrate) Plus they were advertising it on TV here and I live in Arizona. ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2016, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wondering-what-to-have-for-dinner-ihop-giving-free-pancakes-today/748345/5 "2016-03-08T23:40:37Z")
**running coach** , that was bad. 😃 From [here:](http://www.ihoppancakeday.com/) > [@](#): > > 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. On March 8, 2016, from 7 AM to 7 PM, guests from around the world will celebrate the eleventh annual National Pancake Day at participating IHOP restaurants and enjoy one 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. Ninjad: Different links though. ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2016, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wondering-what-to-have-for-dinner-ihop-giving-free-pancakes-today/748345/6 "2016-03-09T14:32:38Z")
I don’t think I’m that badly off, that I have to go to IHOP and mooch free pancakes. 🙂 Cool idea though.