IHOP Marks Annual Pancake Celebration With Free Flapjacks

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- Don't get to thinking that it's just another Tuesday.

It's IHOP National Pancake Day, and the restaurant, arguably the country's best flapjack purveyor, is celebrating the 'holiday' for a good cause.

IHOP will be offering a free short stack of its famous buttermilk pancakes to restaurant patrons all day Tuesday from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m.

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In return, guests are encouraged to make a voluntary donation to support the local Children's Miracle Network Hospital or another local charity.

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Some local spots to benefit from the initiative are the Westchester Medical Center, Steven and Alexandra Cohen Children's Medical Center of New York, and the Children's Specialized Hospital.

Photos: WFAN at IHOP National Pancake Day

Since 2006, IHOP has raised $8 million with the initiative.

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