Scary pancakes on IHOP menu

As Halloween approaches, be very afraid — and also a little hungry — because participating IHOP restaurants are bringing back the “Scary Face” pancake and pumpkin pancakes this month.

On Oct. 31, participating IHOP restaurants — including South Lake Tahoe — will offer kids 12 and under a “Scary Face” pancake free.

Order a “Scary Face” pancake and make it into as scary or funny face. The Scary Face is one buttermilk pancake, comes with a whipped topping mouth, a glazed strawberry nose, two mini-Oreo cookies to create eyes and eight pieces of candy corn to add teeth or fangs.