How to get a free short stack on National Pancake Day

The only thing better than breakfast for dinner is free breakfast for dinner.

Eat at a participating IHOP before 7 p.m. on National Pancake Day — that's today, by the way — and you can get a free short stack of buttermilk pancakes.

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But wait … there's more. Buy any breakfast combo and you can get free unlimited buttermilk pancakes with your meal.

But wait … there’s even more. While you’re waiting for your golden griddle cakes, scan the QR code at your table to see if you’re an instant winner. Even if you don’t win instantly, you can fill out the requested information to be in a sweepstakes drawing for IHOP’s grand prize of free pancakes for life.

Instant prizes include 10 IHOP gift cards worth $500 each; 300 gift cards worth $25 each; and company-themed merchandise, including a bike, scooter, jacket, watch and more.

IHOP National Pancake Day is in its 15th year. This year, IHOP and its franchisees aim to raise more than $4 million for Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals, Shriner’s Hospitals for Children, the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, and others.

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"IHOP launched its National Pancake Day event 15 years ago as a way to celebrate the best food ever — pancakes — and put a purpose behind the day by partnering with Children's Miracle Network Hospitals and other charities to help kids in our communities," Stephanie Peterson, IHOP's executive director of communications, said in a news release.

Since 2006, IHOP has raised more than $30 million for its charity partners. Guests can donate on-check, with cash at donation boxes or by purchasing a wall tag at the restaurant.

You can find your nearest IHOP on the company's website.