Hi, I'm Josh.
I'm Ollie.
I'm Steven.
And today we are here at IHOP, the International House of Pancakes.
So we're going to be trying pancakes, I presume?
Definitely have some pancakes, but they have an extensive menu.
Oh, wow.
Alright, I'm excited.
There is a rich tradition of Americans calling things international or global, when in fact
they're only available in America.
Is that right?
There's the World Series, right?
The Baseball World Series.
Oh, yeah.
Only exists here.
The Basketball World Champions.
Where no one else competes, but America.
Guess I've been conditioned.
I mean, Waffle House is just a normal house, but this is an international house.
That's true.
Like an embassy.
Oh, wow.
Oh, maybe that's what it is.
Waffle Embassy.
This place is not going to live up to your expectations.
Maybe it's international because people come from around the world to the house of pancakes.
This place is open 24 hours, and this is a place where people go after they're piss drunk
and like need a snack.
So similar to Waffle House vibes.
Similar to Waffle House vibes.
Shall we coat our stomach before this madness?
Yeah, okay.
She just left the coffee pot on the table.
Can I just refill that?
As much as you want.
You don't have to pay to refill that?
No, no.
Once you order one coffee in America, it's usually free after.
Wow.
Okay.
What, just for life?
Bottomless coffee!
Dude, normally if people ask me to go to IHOP in the middle of the day, I'm like, what is wrong with you?
Can we get the country fried steak, the double blueberry...
Let's get a breakfast sampler...
Okay.
Excellent.
...scrambled eggs and the cupcake pancakes because those always look cool.
What about French toast?
Thick and fluffy.
So initial thoughts, I'm not gonna lie to you guys, it looks extremely gross.
So usually where I like to start, I like to leave the pancakes for last.
Okay.
The sweet thing is like a dessert.
The sweet thing is kind of like dessert, but the other thing is it's like the fried rice
of your restaurant.
You eat the main entrees first and it's kind of the filler if you're still hungry.
Ok, got it.
So we're gonna do steak first?
Yeah, we should definitely try cutting to the steak first.
For some reason I was expecting it to be like a chicken schnitzel on the inside.
Definitely not.
I don't even know, what is a chicken schnitzel?
Ready?
Cheers guys.
Can I dip it in the egg?
Oh yeah.
Get it in there.
Dip that in the egg yolk.
All right.
That's pretty flavourful.
That's actually really good.
Very salty.
It is very salty.
Very salty.
Yeah, now that you say that.
Welcome to America.
Oh, man.
Okay.
I'm definitely getting like Waffle House memories.
Get some Tabasco on there.
Tabasco sauce.
I'm actually relieved that we're here with a medical professional.
Because this feels like cardiovascular distress.
You know?
If anything happens, call 911.
I'm retired.
Okay.
Let's move on.
I've already chowed down on some scrambled eggs and bacon
because I feel like once you start in this, like whatever is going on here,
it's kind of like starting an unstoppable train.
Literally I just need to keep consuming calories.
You need more.
Luckily we have three parts of a pig here.
Okay.
So this looks a lot like a full English breakfast.
This is never something I've seen in an English breakfast before.
Is that Spam?
It's ham.
Ham and eggs.
You need to get the sauces on here.
I really like ketchup with my breakfast.
Okay.
Wow.
Let's do it.
And then again, got to get a little...
Ketchup and Tabasco together?
Oh yeah.
Absolutely.
Look at that.
This is the combo right here.
Get a little bit of that.
Get some eggs and some ham.
Okay.
Oh wow.
The ham.
Very rubbery.
Gosh, the ham is bouncy.
It is bouncy.
Very bouncy.
Yeah.
It's got quite a lot of spring back, when you bite into that.
Like a trampoline.
Recoil.
I think I'm going to need some more coffee to wash that down.
Gosh, that ham is revolting.
The ham is not the best.
Oh my gosh.
I'm crying.
It's revolting.
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So you are one of these TikTok pandemic babies, right?
Oh yeah.
TikTok pandemic babies!
Yeah, no, that's exactly what it is.
There was a golden era of TikTok and I landed right into it.
It was great.
So you started making TikToks.
Were you still an EMT at the time?
Yeah, when I was making it, I blew up because I made a couple of videos about COVID,
and about like, you know, getting vaccinated because at the time everybody was still indoors.
So like they didn't really know what was going on.
The only news they ever got was like, you know, people trying to fear monger you from
like all those news.
So what I did, I just came out and like, look, this is what's happening in the ER.
I just told them straight up, like, this is what it is.
Yeah.
And yeah, it blew up.
All right.
So these pancakes are calling my name.
Waffle House... strangely enough, I feel less guilty about this meal.
It feels cleaner.
I think it's maybe because we're with someone who is from the medical profession.
Okay.
Is that what it is?
That's right Noah, suck it!
You're friends with Noah.
Yes.
Thankfully.
He really went to town on the Waffle House orders.
I'm pretty sure he made up some menu items.
It felt a little unhinged.
What we tried so far hasn't felt that unlike what you would get at an English breakfast
cafe in England.
It's like the American version.
It's like American breakfast, right?
However, what we don't have at English breakfast are like stacks of pancakes on the side.
And four different maple syrups.
Start with the classics, surely.
Start with the classics.
Yeah, let's do it.
I'm going to spread this around just a little bit.
I usually don't use all the butter, but I think this is a special occasion.
Lets use all the butter.
What?
You don't use all the butter?
I know we've only just met, but what the heck is wrong with you?
That's what offends you?
That crossed the line?
I've never seen anyone do that before.
Let that butter melt in there a little.
Spread the butter and then flip.
You've reearned my trust.
And it melts in there, right?
That feels like a life hack right there.
All right.
Look how thick that is.
Oh yeah.
Imagine that in your bloodstream.
Do I keep going?
No, you're good.
Okay.
I'll Stop now. Okay.
Josh, you really did put a lot of syrup on that.
I mean, it's Ihop Ollie.
Okay.
There you go.
Come on.
Cheers, guys.
Oh wow.
That's actually really good.
That is delicious.
It's a combo of butter and syrup.
Holy crap.
You could put that on a frickin' toe and I’ll eat it.
That is so good.
Come on.
Would you ever have that with bacon as well?
Like, can we combine the two?
Oh yeah.
You know what's great about that is it's kind of crispy on the edges, you know?
Like, it's got a good consistency.
That's all the oil they use.
Super fluffy in the middle though.
You blew up over the pandemic, started doing TikTok.
You’ve also moved into standup is that right?
Yeah.
You’re doing this full time now right?
I'm doing this full time now, yeah.
That’s amazing.
A loss to the medical profession.
They’ll be just fine.
What's that been like though?
It almost couldn't be more different right?
Yeah. I actually had some experience performing on stage.
I did theatre for 6 years.
Year round before I moved to L.A. While I was working in the ER.
So I’ve always loved performing on stage.
So this kind of felt like coming home to you.
This is partially why I moved to LA.
I really wanted to entertain performance more.
Some healthy fruit for you.
This is the closest thing that Ihop gets to a salad.
The blueberries. I see.
This is gonna help push everything else out.
The one piece of fibre you're gonna get today.
Should put some prunes on here.
Prune pancakes?
There's whole blueberries in there.
It’s not just blueberry flavour.
Nope.
That is delicious.
Okay, I was about to say, I think the original pancakes were my favourite thing we had so far.
These are better.
I think I prefer the first one.
Are you serious?
That's so good.
More buttery.
And also, this feels compromised, you know?
There's just a little bit of health in there.
That's not why I'm here.
I’m here for the full experience.
But yeah stand-up comedy, I've always loved it.
What was your parents' reaction when you went from being in the medical profession.
They were hysterical.
With joy?
No, they clearly thought something was wrong with me.
My mom was trying to bribe me to come home.
She was like, listen, I'll give you the house.
No!
That's a big bribe.
Yeah, I know.
She's like, the house is yours, just please come home.
She was talking like I was addicted to alcohol or drugs.
She just thought I was going completely AWOL.
Off the rails.
How did you win her over?
Asian parents...
As soon as they see the cheques.
Right, right, right.
Oh, so this works.
Okay.
As a matter of fact, they now try to give me advice.
Oh, really?
My mom would call me in the morning and just be like, you know, you should do something funny.
Like a knock-knock joke.
I'm like...?!
Wow.
My dad would love this though, because he always calls me and is like, you know what's
really good on YouTube?
Eating food in front of the camera.
Yeah.
Hi, Steven's dad.
Legend.
I finally made you proud.
Alright, let's crack on.
French toast.
This is chunky French toast.
Definitely got to get some maple syrup on there.
Oh, maple syrup on here as well?
Absolutely.
Boom.
I think that's good.
Okay, good.
Just get a splash on there.
Yeah, just a little splash.
I don't even know what this is.
Oh, this is ricotta.
This is cheese.
Ricotta cheese? Okay.
Alright, cheers boys.
Wow.
Oh wow.
Very tangy.
The ricotta works.
Oh my gosh, the food coma is slowly descending.
Ohhh, wow.
Yeah.
Well, shall we...
Alright, last bite.
Last bite.
Cupcake pancakes.
I'll be honest, it looks like very little effort has gone into this one.
This looks pretty hardcore, I'm not going to lie.
Zero dollars invested.
Happy birthday.
Wow.
Somehow that's sweeter than any of the others.
Oh my gosh!
It's basically sugar flavoured.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
That's what sprinkles are made of, it's just sugar.
Mate, when I was a kid I would have absolutely gone mental for that.
Yeah, I'm starting to feel like, kind of physical pain.
Like a physical pain that's set in.
It's your heart starting to shut down.
Well Steven, thank you so much for introducing us to the wonderful world of IHOP.
I mean, it is comparable to Waffle House.
It seems safer.
Yeah, a little bit safer.
Both food wise and also the setting, I feel less likely to be the victim of a murder.
That's true, that is true.
Thankfully this has felt safer than that.
Yeah, no, this feels nice.
Yeah, it's been good.
Cheers.
Thanks for watching, in particular, thank you to Steven's dad for watching.
This one's for you dad.