IHOP (Southgate area)

After John and Mike installed some bees in the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo observation hive (and I mostly watched), we stopped for a late breakfast at the IHOP at Southgate. The place was fairly busy; it looked like a lot of military, families, retirees - typical Colorado Springs crowd.

We got a table without waiting and our server was right there to take our coffee and tea orders. While service was good, the place really did look a bit shabby and run down. The carpet could have used a good cleaning (or replacing) and you could tell the booths have had a real work out over the years. (When I lived in this neighborhood, the IHOP was on the other end of the shopping center - I don't know when they built this one, but it can't be too old.)

We ordered standard breakfast meals: eggs, omelets, pancakes, etc. My eggs were done just like I ordered them (over-medium) and the bacon was, while not crispy, not underdone either. The hash browns were the standard Denny's/IHOP/Perkins (no more Perkins, though)/breakfast-anytime place hash browns. I ordered toast, too - which came with not a bit of butter on it!  (Alas ...no butter at the table either.) 

Everybody was satisfied with their meals - it was pretty ordinary fare - and for a quick breakfast stop at IHOP - it was just about what you'd expect.

Do Again?  Maybe - but given the shabbiness of the place, I'd probably opt for somewhere else next time.