IHOP in Cambridge's Harvard Square Has Closed

Another Boston-area location of a chain of pancake houses has shut down.

According to a poster within the Friends of Boston's Hidden Restaurants Facebook group page, IHOP in the Harvard Square section of Cambridge has closed after being in business for approximately 20 years, joining another location in Quincy that shuttered a couple of years ago though it appears that that one will eventually reopen in a new, nearby location. A number of locations of the chain still remain in the Greater Boston area, including in Braintree, Brighton, Brockton, Dedham, Framingham, Norwood, Revere, Salem, Saugus, and Tewksbury.

The address for the now-closed IHOP in Harvard Square was 16 Eliot Street, Cambridge, MA 02138. The website for the chain is at https://restaurants.ihop.com/

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Update: IHOP in Quincy Has Closed, Will Reopen in New Space Nearby

[Ed note: This article was updated on June 13 to reflect the fact that the restaurant will be reopening in a new space.]

Last summer, it was reported that one of a handful of pancake house locations in the Greater Boston area was slated to be torn down to make room for new development, and now we have learned that it has shuttered.

According to a source, IHOP in Quincy has closed and is being cleared out, though the website for the chain continues to have the location up. The closure of the Parkingway restaurant means that the only remaining locations on the South Shore are in Braintree an Plymouth, with a handful of other locations being found elsewhere in the Greater Boston area.

The address for the now-closed IHOP in Quincy was 115 Parkingway, Quincy, MA, 02169. The website for the chain is at https://restaurants.ihop.com/

[June 13 update: According to a Patriot Ledger article, IHOP is planning to reopen at 181-191 Parkingway, which is about a block south of its former location.]

[Earlier Article]
IHOP in Quincy to Be Taken by Eminent Domain, Will Be Demolished

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IHOP in Quincy to Be Taken by Eminent Domain, Will Be Demolished

One of a handful of pancake house locations in the Greater Boston area is going to be torn down to make room for new development.

According to a source, IHOP in Quincy is slated for demolition, with a Patriot Ledger article saying that the city is acquiring the Parkingway eatery by eminent domain as part of a plan to build a 1,000-car garage in Quincy Center which is in the midst of extensive redevelopment. In addition to the pancake house, an urgent care center will also be razed, while part of the parcel includes a public parking lot which will also go away. Once the Quincy location of IHOP closes, the only remaining locations on the South Shore will be in Braintree an Plymouth, while remaining locations of the chain inside Route 128 include ones in Brighton, Cambridge, Dedham, Revere, Salem, and Saugus.

The address for IHOP in Quincy is 115 Parkingway, Quincy, MA, 02169. The website for the chain can be found at https://restaurants.ihop.com/

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IHOP in Brighton Could Be Torn Down to Make Way for an Affordable Housing/Life-Sciences Development

It looks like one of the only 24/7 dining spots in Boston could be going away.

According to an article from Universal Hub, a developer has submitted a proposal to build an affordable housing/life-sciences complex with retail space on Soldiers Field Road in Brighton which would be at the site of a location of IHOP along with a former motel, a car dealership, and an HVAC contractor. If approved and the IHOP is demolished, that would apparently leave only one remaining 24/7 restaurant for sit-down dining in the entire city--the South Steet Diner in the Leather District.

Several other locations of IHOP can be found in the Greater Boston area, including one in Revere that is open 24 hours.

The address for IHOP in Brighton is 1850 Soldiers Field Road, Brighton, MA, 02135. The website for the chain can be found at https://www.ihop.com/

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IHOP Is Opening in Former Ground Round Space in Braintree

by Marc Hurwitz

A chain of pancake spots is opening a new Boston-area location, and this one will take over a space south of the city where a location of a chain of family restaurants had been.

According to an article from the Braintree Forum, International House of Pancakes (IHOP) is planning to open in Braintree, moving into the former Ground Round space in the Granite Plaza on Granite Street. Once it opens, it will join approximately 10 other outlets in the Greater Boston area, including one in nearby Quincy.  (No opening date has been given as of yet.)

The space that IHOP is moving into had also been home to an Applebee's, which was open for a brief time after the Ground Round closed 15 years ago.

The address for the new location of IHOP in Braintree is 755 Granite Street, Braintree, MA, 02184. The website for IHOP can be found at https://www.ihop.com/

[June 16 update: A check on the place confirms that the new IHOP opens in Braintree on June 18.]

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Results of Twitter Pancake Poll

Our latest Twitter poll is now complete, with this poll focusing on the best pancakes in the Boston area. Our previous polls have included a fried chicken poll (Hen House in Roxbury won), a meatball poll (Comella's in various locations), a cupcake poll (Sweet Cupcakes in the Back Bay and Harvard Square), a roast beef poll (Nick's Famous Roast Beef in Beverly), a fried clam poll (JT Farnham's in Essex), a hot dog poll (Spike's Junkyard Dogs), a burger poll (Mr. Bartley's Burger Cottage), and a lobster roll poll (Neptune Oysters in the North End). Below are the results of the Twitter pancake poll:

1) Charlie's Sandwich Shoppe, South End (11%)
1) Mul's Diner, South Boston (11%)
3) Deluxe Town Diner, Watertown (8%)

Some other spots were picked in the Twitter pancake poll, including Brookline Lunch (Cambridge), Deluxe Station Diner (Newton), Friendly Toast (Cambridge), IHOP (various locations), In a Pickle (Waltham), Kristin's (Braintree), Mel's Commonwealth Cafe (Wayland), Paramount (Beacon Hill), Parker's Maple Barn (Mason, NH), Pour House (Back Bay), Red's Sandwich Shop (Salem), Sorella's (Jamaica Plain), Sound Bites (Somerville), South Street Diner (Boston), Sugar Baking Company (Roslindale), Toast (Hull), Trident Booksellers & Cafe (Back Bay), Uncommon Grounds (Watertown), and Wheelhouse Diner (Quincy).

Thanks as always to those who have voted in our Twitter polls. We will start another poll in the next week or two, so keep checking back on our Twitter page at http://twitter.com/hiddenboston.

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