IHOP- Washington Utah

IHOP

• (435) 627-2282

275 S Green Spring Dr, 

Washington, UT 84780

Today my brother in law Craig and my grandson went to IHOP for breakfast.  This was one of those hit and miss reviews. 

We were seated right away and the girl sitting us was fine, nothing great, but ok. We were greeted by our waitress. She asked us for our drink orders and gave JJ his kids menu. Craig and I ordered coffee, which was good, no complaints there and JJ wanted to have apple juice. The nice thing about IHOP which stands for International House of Pancakes is that they offer Pepsi products... 

We had to wait for some time after getting our drinks for the waitress to return to take our order... She did ask us if we were ready and I stated we were and she turned around and said that she would be back to get our order when we are ready. Hmmm, I didn't know when she asked us if we were ready if that was an open ended question or an option, but OK!

Finally she got to our table to take our order and I ordered the Mushroom and Spinach and Swiss Omelet w/pancakes instead of toast.  My omelet looked awesome, the only problem I had and it wasn't their fault, it was mine. I forgot to tell them that I didn't want the Hollandaise sauce on it, and I think they put more sauce than eggs in the omelet. I wasn't too happy with mine. Like I said it wasn't their fault. I should have remembered that they put that on the omelet. My pancakes I was totally not happy with. They were doughy and heavy. I took a few bites of them and they were so dry that I couldn't finish eating them... I have problems with bread products anyhow, but this was not what I would expect out of a pancake house. 

My brother in law ordered the Breakfast Sampler. He was mostly happy with his order. The Sampler comes with 2 eggs, sausage, 2 strips of bacon, 2 slices of ham, hashbrowns and choice of toast or pancakes. He decided to order the pancakes.  I think he would have been happier with the toast rather than the pancakes. The hash-browns looked alot better than they actually were. They were brown on the top, but the rest was not very crisp and not thoroughly cooked. 

JJ ordered the Rooty Junior. He was happy with his food also. He is three years old, so it is always a coin toss as to what he will and won't eat. He loved his apple juice, bacon and sausage. Not too sure on what he thought about the pancakes. He only took one bite and that was about it. 

This order actually comes with whipped cream, but I had them leave that off or he would only eat that and nothing else. I think they should let  me order what he had, it would be perfect size for anyone... 

What I have found with the particular location is that service all depends on when you come. There are times we get great service, horrible service and like today, it was OK.  The last time I was there, it was awesome. The restrooms needed to be cleaned and I don't like how you have to walk behind the drink station and such to get to the bathrooms which are public. 

Overall Rating and Experience: 

Cleanliness: For the most part it was clean, bathrooms needed tending however
Customer Service: It was OK... nothing more nothing less
Atmosphere: Family style and friendly
Price: Moderately Priced
Beverages Available:  They offer Pepsi Products


Overall Experience: 

It wasn't great, but not totally bad... The one good thing about IHOP is that they offer a really good Fitness and Fit Menu (under 600 calories), they have days where kids and seniors eat free... I didn't catch the days they offer this on, and for a limited time they have brought back the unlimited pancakes. If you want more information on this, then you can call the number at the top of this review.  A positive is that they serve Pepsi as I stated before.  You can also find some good coupons from time to time. They also offer specials in the Dixie Direct Discount Book

Taco Bell- The Good, The Bad and The Ugly

Today my husband and I went to Taco Bell on Sunset Blvd. 
The Address is 1418 West Sunset Blvd, St. George - (435) 674-2314


We went to lunch around noon or so and there was only one other couple in the restaurant... Chuck and I went over to the counter and ordered. I decided to order healthy and he ordered not so healthy... 


I decided to order off of the Fresco Menu... Which means there is no cheese or sauces on the items from this list. 


Healthy; 
Fresco Chicken Soft Taco- It was pretty good, but needed to have sauce added... So I toped mine with the fire sauce. Much better, otherwise it was kinda bland for my taste. 

• This choice was 170 calories of which 35 of those were fat calories. It had 4 grams of fat, 1 gram of saturated and 680 mg of sodium and 22 grams of carbs and 3 grams of sugar...  

Fresco Crunchy Taco- I think Taco Bell has the better shells out of all the places in town. Other than that, my taco was lacking in substance. I took pictures of it and it was barely a 1.4 of a inch thick. Now granted, Taco Bell has pretty low allowances on the weights of each item they put into a taco or other items. I use to work for Taco Bell, and even according to their standards, mine was not close to those standards. 

• This choice has 150 calories of which 70 are fat calories. It has 7 grams of fat and 2.5 grams of saturated fats. It comes in at 350 mg of sodium and 13 carbs and 1 gram of sugar. 

Total Calories: 320 calories

Total Fat: 11 grams of fat

Fat Calories: 105 calories from fat

Total Carbs:  35 total carbs

Total Sodium: 1030 mg of sodium

Total Sugar: 4 grams of sugar

Not Healthy; 

I also ordered a not so healthy option... It was the specialty that was posted on their windows. I decided to add this option to my order. I thought it tasted good, but it looked nothing like the picture. It pretty much looked like someone threw up in my burrito... But then again, how many times does our food look like that when we get it in our grubby little hands. 

Beefy Crunch Burrito 

Beefy Crunch Burrito; Layers of seasoned ground beef, rice, warm nacho cheese sauce, reduced fat sour cream and Flamin’ Hot Fritos wrapped in a warm, flour tortilla. This is what the description was on their website...  I went to thier website and it doesn't show the nutritional guide for this item... I can only imagine how many calories and fat is in this item... Maybe it's a good thing I don't know... 

My husband Chuck ordered what he always orders. He ordered a Steak Quesedilla without sauce, Beef Enchirito minus the onions and a basic crunchy taco with a 32 ounce Mountain Dew.  So lets break down his meal. Chuck was pretty much happy with his order. This is one of a very few times they never messed up his order... Seems to happen alot at this location. 

• Steak Quesadilla W/O Sauce; This choice has 520 calories of which 250 of those calories are from fat. It has 28 grams of fat and 12 grams of saturated fat. It also comes in at a whopping 1250 mg of sodium, 41 carbs and 3 grams of sugar. 
• Beef Enchirito W/O Onions; This choice has 350 calories of fat and 150 fat calories. It comes in at 17 grams of fat and 7 grams of Saturated fat. It also offers 35 carbs, 1380 mg of sodium and 2 grams of sugar... 
• Crunchy Taco- This choice has 170 calories of which 90 calories are from fat. There is also 10 grams of fat and 3.5 grams of saturated fat. This option also has 330 mg of sodium and 12 carbs and 1 gram of sugar. 
• 32 oz Mountain Dew- Empty calories here... This choice has 420 calories, 109 carbs and 109 grams of sugar. YIKES and Double YIKES.... 

Total Calories: 1460 calories

Total Fat: 55 grams of fat

Fat Calories: 490 calories

Total Carbs: 197 total carbs

Total Sodium: 2960 mg of sodium

Total Sugar: 115 grams of sugar

For More Nutritional Information go to their website... 

Over all experience; The store was pretty clean for the most part, but there was only a couple guests in here... I did like the cashier. It seemed like there were a few hazards around the store... I would have thought they were because of the rain had it not been that I go to this location from time to time. The ceiling tiles were a mess, some were missing, water leaking and wires hanging out.... Things like this. You would think eventually they would come and fix these issues since they are ongoing.  There was wet floor signs up, which is a good thing. They serve Pepsi, which is a plus...  I must say that alot of times this location would smell really bad or would be smoky. Neither of those things existed today. 

If you are looking for half way decent food in my opinion, Taco Bell has some great prices and they have a decent Why Pay More menu... My husband thinks Taco Bell is The PLACE to eat... He loves it, and I tolerate it, lol... 

This is one of those reviews that is Good and Bad- Depends on who you talk to... If you talk to my husband who eats whatever is in front of him for the most part and Taco Bell can do no wrong, then you will love it... On the other hand, it is not up there on my list of must go places...