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Food March 4, 2025

Get a free short stack at IHOP for National Pancake Day

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It's National Pancake Day and to celebrate, one of America's iconic chain eateries is flipping out flapjacks for free.

IHOP announced it will serve up free short stacks of buttermilk pancakes for customers who dine at participating restaurants on Tuesday until 8 p.m.

PHOTO: A short stack of pancakes at IHOP will be free on March 4, 2025.
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A short stack of pancakes at IHOP will be free on March 4, 2025.

"In line with its mission of putting purpose behind its pancakes, IHOP will continue its partnership with Feeding America throughout March," the company added in a press release. "From March 1 to March 31, guests are encouraged to support their local communities by making on-check donations or rounding up their check to help provide meals for people facing hunger."

PHOTO: IHOP Celebrates National Pancake Day in Santa Monica by Attempting to Break the Guinness World Record for Most Pancakes Served in Eight Hours
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SANTA MONICA, CALIFORNIA - MARCH 01: (L-R) Chef Art Carl and Guinness World Records Adjudicator Michael Empric attend IHOP hosts its "20K for Pancake Day" event at the Santa Monica Pier and broke the GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ title for most pancakes served in eight hours in celebration of National Pancake Day at Santa Monica Pier on March 01, 2025 in Santa Monica, California. (Photo by Presley Ann/Getty Images for IHOP)

Ahead of the iconic breakfast food promotion, the International House of Pancakes officially broke the Guinness World Records title for the most pancakes served in an eight-hour period after serving 25,629 pancakes on Saturday on the Santa Monica Pier in California.

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"National Pancake Day is a holiday our fans have come to know and love, which is why we wanted to make the celebration even bigger for our 20th anniversary with 20K for Pancake Day," Lenna Yamamichi, vice president of brand creative at IHOP, said in a statement ahead of the record-breaking event, adding that the company was "setting out to officially crown IHOP as the champion of pancakes."