International House of Pancakes, usually known as
IHOP is a United States-based multinational
pancake house/
fast casual family
restaurant chain that specializes in
breakfast foods. It is owned by
DineEquity, with 99% of the restaurants run by independent franchisees. While IHOP's focus is on breakfast foods such as
pancakes,
French toast, and
omelettes, it also offers a
menu of lunch and dinner items. The company has 1,650 locations in the
United States and
Canada. In August 2012, it opened its first franchise in
Dubai as part of a major expansion into the
Middle East restaurant market. A second IHOP restaurant in the Middle East opened in Kuwait in February 2013.