We decided to try Perkins Family Restaurant because it was right across the street from the hotel we were staying at. Perkins is a chain in the US that we'd never heard of before.
We were not sure what to think when we saw the portable church in the yard. (I have never seen one of those before, it was a converted 18-wheeler with a big sign that read "Mobile Chapel"), but we decided to give it a go anyway. As it turned out, Perkins is a combination family restaurant and bakery. They have several different varieties of pie in a cooler just inside the door. They all looked delicious. They sell pies by the slice or the whole pie to take with you.
The kids menu is great, with all day breakfasts, (our favourite). The 4-year-old had a Perky Bear Pancake, a pancake shaped like a bear's head covered in chocolate chips. What's not to like? The 8-year-old had a hamburger and side salad. The kids meals come with a choice of about 8 different sides, a drink, and a cookie. The cookies are excellent, and come in a few different varieties. My kids both chose the specialty cookie, which was half chocolate chip and half sugar stuck together. The kids could also trade in the cookies for an ice cream sundae, but for an additional fee. The kids meals were under $5 each.
Although I really like breakfast, we'd been eating a lot of waffles on our trip, so I had the steak tips and noodles. There were lots there for me to share some noodles with the baby. It was quite tasty, and the gravy was good on the noodles and the buns that came with it. Mom had some soup, which she also enjoyed. The steak tips were about $9.
The prices were quite reasonable, the waitress even gave the baby a cookie even though he didn't order a kids meal. We enjoyed it, but I again, didn't have room for pie. I have to start ordering dessert first, that's all there is to it.