Masked suspects terrorize IHOP employees, customers

HOUSTON (KTRK) -- The search is on for the masked gunmen who robbed an IHOP in northeast Houston.

Police say all four men had pistols and stormed into the restaurant on the East Freeway near Uvalde just before midnight.

The gunmen cleaned out the cash register, then pointed their guns at customers and took their cash and cell phones. The entire robbery was over in minutes and the men escaped on foot.

It's not yet clear how much money was taken.