The Situation
In May 2021, an IHOP hostess in Manhasset, Long Island, NY, Dayanna Rodas, took to the TikTok airwaves to spotlight her self-admitted epic fail: not recognizing comedian and actor Adam Sandler behind his face mask and relegating him to a 30-minute queue, upon which the actor politely left due to the delay. As her self-deprecating post began to garner traction, Sandler cheekily responded in kind, "For the record, I only left the IHOP because the nice woman told me the all-you-can-eat deal didn't apply to the milkshakes."
The Challenge
Given the speed of social media, IHOP had an...