Enjoy Filipino christmas favorites at IHOP

Tis’ the season for IHOP pancakes

It is only in December that we get to taste the famous bibingka, puto bumbong and hot chocolate. After the festive month, we have to wait for another year and several midnight mass to partake of these traditional filipino delicacies.  This Christmas season IHOP is putting its stamp on popular Filipino holiday classics with its special limited edition offers.

Last December 4, IHOP launches three Christmas specials for the holidays: the Bibingka Pancake, Dulce de Leche Pancake and the Malagos Chocolate at IHOP. BGC.

Bibingka Pancake

Dulce de leche Pancake

Bibingka Pancake tastes delicious with its creamy pancake mix, whole duck egg,  garnished with muscovado sugar and sprinkled with parmesan, cheddar cheese and desicated coconut, with a scoop of butter on top. This is heavenly good. All I have been thinking is this should be in the IHOP menu all year round. It will definitely going to be a cheat day every week for the rest of December for those who love bibingkas.

Their Dulce de leche pancake is as good as their bibingka pancake, those whose craving for chocolate should try this one. It is bibingka with a twist. Two buttermilk pancakes filled with fresh bananas, spread with dulce de leche, topped with a drizzle of dark chocolate syrup, and topped with whipped cream. It reminds me of my favorite banana crepe. With these two bibingkas, I chose Bibingka Pancake over Dulce de leche.  When I took a bite of bibingka,  it brought up christmas memories attending midnight mass during my college years.

Whenever I feel low or stressed up.  I find myself heading to the nearest coffee store and have a cup of hot chocolate. It is one of my comfort drink. IHOP's Malagos hot chocolate is made with all-natural, single origin beans grown and harvested by Davao’s amazing farmers and cheerfully prepared at IHOP’s kitchen.  Malagos Chocolate is single-origin made from ethically grown and processed beans that have been carefully graded (according to international standards). The hot creamy chocolatey taste is perfect for their two bibingkas.

“Holidays are a big part of our campaigns,” said Archie Rodriquez, President and CEO of Global Restaurant Concepts Inc., which owns and operates IHOP in the Philippines. He added: “We are proud to celebrate this joyous season with our diners with a Filipino touch.”

IHOP is adding three Christmas specials for the holidays: the Bibingka Pancake, the Dulce de Leche Pancake, and the Malagos Chocolate. Rodriguez says, “We are very sure that these items bring back childhood memories of a more traditional way of celebrating with family and friends in every bite.” 

These tasty treats combine IHOP’s classic recipes with Filipino flavors, giving holiday diners the best of both worlds.

IHOP also has new mouthwatering gourmet burgers and desserts to make your dining experience even more delicious


All burgers come with IHOP’s own secret sauce along with a choice of seasoned fries or onion rings, while the desserts are made with ingredients to satisfy sweet cravings.

Western Hash Brown Burger
Unleash your inner cowboy with this bad boy made of hash browns, American cheese, tomatoes, and bacon.

Sunrise Burger
Have a taste of sunshine with this burger made with sun dried tomato pesto, red onion rings, American cheese, and sunny side up egg.

Pot roast pasta

Italian Chicken pasta

Western hash brown burger

Carbonara pasta

Bread and Butter Pudding
A thick slice of warm bread pudding topped with a generous drizzle of banana caramel sauce, vanilla sauce, honey pecan nuts, and a scoop of vanilla ice cream.

Stuffed and Rolled Chocolate Crepe
Chocolate crepes filled with cream cheese and choco hazelnut spread, topped with vanilla sauce, dark chocolate syrup, chocolate chips, a side of strawberries, and a scoop of vanilla ice cream.



In 2014, IHOP opened three new branches in the country as Filipino diners continued to embrace what the brand has to offer—scrumptious food for afternoon meetings or a heavy dinner after the day’s work.

“We launched new food choices in our menu with more hearty options to serve more diners seeking a great place to dine in during the afternoon for meetings or for dinners after work,” Rodriguez says.

Recently, IHOP Philippines was awarded the International Franchise Operator of the Year Award during the IHOP International Conference held in Phoenix, Arizona.

The popular all-day dining chain is looking to sustain this success for the oncoming year, as it aims to further strengthen its presence in the Philippines. IHOP is slated to open another store in Fairview Terraces, which would be its seventh branch in the country.

To date, IHOP has been serving complete perfect dishes for breakfast, lunch, and dinner across its branches located in Bonifacio Global City, UP Town Center in Katipunan Avenue, SM Mall of Asia, Century City Mall in Kalayaan Avenue, Makati, Filinvest City in Alabang, and Araneta Center.

These branches are open from 7 AM until 11PM on weekdays and until 12 midnight on weekends. The good news is, the flagship branch located at the Bonifacio Global City will be accepting orders 24/7 from December 16 to January 3, 2015.

IHOP caters

Aside from in-house food servicing, IHOP is pushing forward its catering services for consumer and corporate events in onsite and offsite locations.

“At IHOP, Filipino diners get to enjoy all-day dining from original buttermilk pancakes to sandwiches to rib eye steaks,” he concludes. “The brand has been serving delicious food for more than five decades, from breakfast to dinner, and we are proud to create new moments and memories with our diners here in the Philippines.”

Apart from IHOP, Global Restaurant Concepts, Inc. also operates Ramen Iroha, the award-winning ramen house from Japan, California Pizza Kitchen (CPK), P.F. Chang’s, Gyu-Kaku, and Morelli’s Gelato.

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Filipino Breakfast ala IHOP

Just as the “Last Supper” framed portrait, and those hanging giant spoon and fork on the walls of our dining/kitchen area , the “sinangag” or fried rice has always been part of the Filipino breakfast—perhaps a testament to our resourcefulness for coming up with those endless variants of the “silog” meals.

And while those in other countries such as the US, get their early morning boost from fruits, cereals, breads or pancakes, we Pinoys prefer to have a complete meal to jump start our day.

So imagine my surprise when I saw several familiar Pinoy breakfast dishes as I entered IHOP.

Yes, IHOP. The same IHOP you saw several times on that last Superman Movie—the same IHOP which opened last year and created almost two hour queues of eager diners.

IHOP may be a US brand, but it has gladly embraced several Filipino faves in its menu.

Acknowledging the love of Filipinos for the staple heavy breakfast dishes, IHOP, has included five homegrown Filipino dishes such as the Classic Chicken or Pork Tocino; Lean Chicken Sausage; Breakfast Beef Tapa; and Savory Pork Longganisa—all served with a generous helping of fried rice.

And while its tempting to just call them “IHOP-silog” meals, it would be a great injustice to the research and efforts of the local IHOP team to have these dishes approved by the big bosses in the US.

All these entrees are served with garlic rice, and two eggs (any style) with atchara and seasoned vinegar on the side.  Each can also be ordered with a choice of IHOP Restaurant’s world famous Buttermilk Pancakes, Stuffed French Toast or Brioche French Toast.

Of the five, I suggest you try the Lean Chicken sausage, or the savory pork longganisa, the Beef tapa is also good especially if you like the tangy sour “kick” even without the vinegar dip!

“These Filipino breakfast favourites will be exclusively offered in the Philippines for a limited time.  IHOP Restaurant’s pancakes, omelettes, stuffed French toast, crepes, and other American breakfast items have become instant hits since we opened a year ago.  With IHOP’s enthusiastic approval, we’re proudly introducing a menu that expands our appeal just as we’re expanding our locations,” said Archie Rodriguez, President and CEO of Global Restaurant Concepts, Inc. (GRCI).  The company is the Philippine partner of IHOP Restaurants.

“As a global brand but a local business, our goal is to bring our guests both the classic breakfast items that have made IHOP famous around the world as well as menu items that celebrate and appeal to the local appetites of our guests,” said Daniel del Olmo, President, International, DineEquity, Inc.  “These new menu items bring our guests the best that IHOP has to offer with delicious dishes that are unique to the Philippines and truly brings the best of both our culinary cultures to our guest.

Besides the IHOP’s Filipino Five breakfast selections, IHOP is also introducing four cold desserts to cool you down this summer.

The four new ice cream parfait flavours co-created with Nestle Ice Cream include, Mango Peaches and Cream Parfait, a blend of mango and cheesecake ice cream; Childhood Memories, vanilla ice cream layered with strawberry and blueberry syrups and topped with crispy golden hash brown and cheesecake bits; Chocolate Decadence Butter Pecan Syrup, dark chocolate and white chocolate chips and maple candied bacon all perfectly topped on scoops of decadent chocolate ice cream and the
Mixed Berry Parfait, Chocolate ice cream smothered with cool strawberry and blueberry toppings, drizzled with creamy yogurt and finished with oatmeal streusels.

Chocolate Decadence

Mango Peaches and Cream Parfait

My favorite was the Mixed Berrry Parfait, although I’m sure the Chocolate Decadence would be the bestseller because who could resist chocolate and Bacon!

Mixed Berry Parfait

Childhood Memories

IHOP Restaurants are located in W Global Center, Bonifacio Global City, Taguig; UP Town Center, Katipunan Avenue, QC, and in the Entertainment Mall of SM Mall of Asia.  The popular chain will open two more branches this summer in Century Mall and Filinvest, Alabang and is looking to open six more locations across Metro Manila before the year ends.