![Watching a small group scrimmage, Ben Lundt, St. Louis City SC goalkeeper and founder of Lundt Pro Soccer Training, shouts words of encouragement to players on Sunday, April 26 n the Lafayette grass soccer field. “The idea behind [the event] was to bring the professional soccer players closer to the community because usually people only get to see us on TV or in the stadium. [Families] actually having the opportunity to have their kids on the field with us is the most important aspect,” Ben Lundt said.](https://lancerfeed.press/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/IMG_6823-1200x800.jpg)
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When out and about on the weekends, sometimes a group of friends are hungry past the time of 10 p.m. when most restaurants close.
However, International House of Pancakes, more commonly known as, IHOP stays open at all hours of the night making it a great place for high school students to come and eat during the wee hours of the night on the weekends.
And at breakfast time, it definitely hits the spot with a nice hot breakfast.
They are reasonably priced and IHOP is a classic staple in the pancake world offering all kinds of different breakfast foods including pancakes, waffles, eggs, hash browns, bacon, sausage and breakfast drinks to go along with the meal.
Their menu is more than several pages thick and mouths will water when looking at the pictures strategically placed of the good over the menu.