Franz S.
Yelp
AVOID! OUTRIGHT THIEVES!
I ordered delivery two times from this location via the IHOP website (NOT through DoorDash) which automatically assigned the order to DoorDash. Both times, I waited a long time for my orders and then either the store or the DoorDash driver canceled my order without me asking them to. Trying to get a refund has been an absolute nightmare. Ten days later from the first order, I still have not received a refund for one of the orders and I'm being told that I will not. That is what we call theft.
I felt like I was being audited. Instead of just giving me my money back for a product not received, they had me prove that I ordered by forwarding my confirmation email (which I did) and there was even talk of providing my bank statement to prove that I was charged for the order. I have proof of that, but what the heck is this? Provide my bank statement over an omelette?
Just give me my money back. Take responsibility for your system not keeping track of my order and for your drivers.
I was also told to contact IHOP directly by DoorDash. Then, IHOP told me to contact DoorDash. I call DoorDash and they say to contact IHOP. I go back to IHOP and they say to contact DoorDash. Around and around and around and no one will help. I even contacted IHOP through their websites customer support and I got zero response from anybody. I then PHYSICALLY drove to the store when they offered me credit or to pick up what I ordered originally (no offer to reimburse me for delivery costs I paid) to still see if I could get my refund or, if I wanted to settle for the store credit, what I needed to do. The person at the front was quite stale and their favorite thing to say was, "I can't help you with that; I'm not a manager." They couldn't even tell me when the regional overseer that was, supposedly, helping me would be in.
Even with an offer for credit or to pick up the items that I ordered over a WEEK later, I am, once again as with other stores, being told to correct IHOP's delivery mistake by taking time out of my day to drive to the store and waste gas.
That is not my responsibility. I paid for delivery. The point was to save time and this is wasted in a immense amount of my time. Now, they want me to waste more time by coordinating my schedule with the regional overseer to come into the store to pick up my items 10 days later so she can program my order.
The meal was for ten days ago. I already had to reorder food twice, initially costing me the cost of four meals instead of two. I just don't have time for this.
My advice? AVOID this store and definitely AVOID ordering delivery through IHOP's website or DoorDash.
I am a long-time consistent customer from whom they will likely be losing a bigger chunk of my business than $22.92.
UPDATE: 01/30/2025
In usual fashion, "customer service" tries to make it look like they care by responding to a review and providing a link for them to, supposedly, help with the issue. I went to the link days ago and dead silence just as before. Not a peep from anyone! I have yet to receive my money back! THEFT.
UPDATE: 05/06/2025
All of these months later and I am STILL trying to get a refund. I have repeatedly contacted corporate, the regional overseer, and responded via their followup link AGAIN and zero response from anyone. There is no other way to put it-these people are THIEVES and they don't give a damn!