Eric R.
Yelp
December, 2024, where can you find a modest, but custom-cooked breakfast - not fast food - at a full-service, sit-down restaurant for $7.00? Does such a thing even exist at a full-service, sit-down restaurant? Yes it does, and it's served weekday mornings at IHOP, located North Sunrise Ave., in Roseville, CA.
As you enter the lobby, you'll arrive at a counter, where you'll be greeted by a staff member, and seated. You can pay for your meal at your seat, or at this counter. It's all first come and first served, as IHOP doesn't take reservations.
The dining room is spacious and furnished with a mixture of tables and booths. On this early Monday morning, the restaurant was lightly seated, which is a great reason why I prefer to dine early when it comes to breakfast! The Roseville location is open 24 hours a day, every day of the week. That's no surprise, as the restaurant is just off busy Interstate 80, and it receives a lot of traffic from the nearby freeway.
From the $7.00 "House Faves" of the separate breakfast menu, I went with the "House Scramble," with my eggs scrambled, just like this selection is pictured on the menu. IHOP is happy to cook eggs to your choosing, but I went with scrambled.
My breakfast began with a scramble of two eggs, two slices of bacon, topped with shredded melted and partially melted cheese. I didn't think the breakfast included meat, and I was surprised, dazzled and amazed to fine the scramble included two pieces of perfectly cooked bacon, cut up to the perfect size, which truly enhanced the fine egg scramble. The shredded Cheddar cheese topping added the final flair, and goodness to the delicious egg scramble.
Accompanying the scramble was a slab of perfectly cooked hashbrowns, as they were a rich, golden brown on the outside, white, tender and juicy on the inside, which made for perfect hashbrowns. I added a touch of Cholula Hot Sauce on the side for fine dipping, as Cholula is MADE for eggs, and if it's available, I add it to every breakfast.
This breakfast was simply delicious, as it was cooked perfectly, it arrived fresh and hot from the kitchen in a very timely manner, and at $7.00 plus state sales tax... you simply can't beat the price anywhere. You're talking about a custom-cooked, hot-from-the-kitchen breakfast, in a full-service, sit-down restaurant for about the same price as you'd pay for a soggy to-go bag of "stuff" from a fast food restaurant. Give me IHOP, Monday through Friday mornings, five days of the week.
Portion size was modest, but not skimpy, and I found it just about the right size for my Monday morning appetite. If you're an NFL linebacker or a lumberjack, you might want to order a second breakfast.
This modest breakfast was simply delicious, and a breakfast that would put a smile on the face of any "foodie" who appreciates a great breakfast. Yes, the breakfast was delicious, but the $7.00 - plus state tax - made the breakfast taste even better! You can't go wrong with any selection on the "House Faves" menu at IHOP, located in Roseville, CA.