Fluffy, warm and drizzled with syrup.
"The pancakes are buttery and fantastic and they melt in your mouth," Stephanie Denard, customer, said.
"There were free pancakes at IHOP.
And over a thousand customers crammed into the restaurant to get a stack.
"You say free pancakes and they come running," Tony Pignone, manager, said.
But all those customers equals a lot of pancakes.
"I've probably made about 3000 so far," one chef said.
And it's all for a good cause.
Customers made donations to the Children's Miracle Network... and managers say they expect to raise a lot of money.
"My box is full of lots of money, not a lot of rattling, lots of big bills. People are giving a lot this year," Pignone said.
Customers waited in line for almost an hour, but it's a win-win for everyone... Pancake-lovers get to enjoy some buttery goodness.
while donating to a good cause.
"It's to get people here, that's what the short-stack is. But once they're here, it's granted they're going to give," Grace Stack, customer, said.