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LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - It's the day many people have been waiting for: McDonald's all-day breakfast has arrived.

The chain started serving an all-day breakfast menu, which includes Egg McMuffins and pancakes, Tuesday. It's part of the fast food giant's plan to turn around slumping sales.

Items like Egg McMuffins, hotcakes, sausage burritos, fruit 'n yogurt parfaits, hash browns and biscuits will be available anytime, although the exact menu will vary in different markets.

But the breakfast menu did not launch without a hitch. There is some controversy brewing.

IHOP, which is known for its pancakes and also serves breakfast all day, apparently took issue with McDonald's new offering.

Tuesday morning, the restaurant Tweeted: "Shouts to everyone tryna offer breakfast all day…shoot your shot."

In addition to the Twitter beef with IHOP, some customers are upset because McGriddle sandwiches are not included. Hash browns also have been excluded in some locations because they are cooked int he same area as french fries.

The company said core items like the Big Mac, McNuggets and fries won't change. Other items may change on a regional basis depending on what customers like.

The Oak Brook, Illinois-based company had been testing an all-day breakfast menu in San Diego for months.

It doesn’t matter how we did it, what’s important is that it’s here. #AllDayBreakfast Now, join the celebration.