September 10, 2011 Saturday - breakfast 10:15 AM 6 adults and child Atmosphere - 4 stars Food - 3 stars Service - 4 stars Atmosphere - It is Perkins and it felt like one. The tables are way too close to each other. Food Appetizer - No muffin for me. Main Course - I had to try the Boston Cream Pancake Platter. Two pancakes rolled and filled with Boston cream, and then they were drizzled with chocolate and topped with whipped cream and a cherry. Two eggs served your choice, scrambled were mine and they were good. The sausage links casing was too tight on the meat; you could not cut them with a fork. I know it should snap but it would not do it. The meal itself could have been warmer, and the orange juice could have been colder. Dessert - We were in rush to get out. Service - I waitress was friendly and fast. She had help bring out the food, but can you blame here when everything came out at once, which in hind sight might have been a poor choice by them. But I hate the fact after sitting there having a meal you need to go to a cashier to pay, why not have the waitress take care of collecting the money from you like most restaurants. Future - Probably, not many places for large groups and breakfast.
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Krista M.
6/14/15 After waiting a good fifteen minutes for a table, I ordered our son's meal right when we sat down. I was a little concerned when the server said, "I'm going to be you's guys server today, okay?" He was friendly, though, and we got our beverages right away. Then the wait began. You can only drink water and color with a two year old for so long. I hadn't seen our server for a while so I got the attention of another gal and asked her to please check on our food. By the time our server came back around, we had been waiting over 45 minutes. Then he went to the table behind us and apologized for making THEM wait for food (they were seated after us and were eating at the time). He addressed two older women as, "you guys" - that's just like nails on a chalkboard to me. My husband turned around and he said, "I think you should be telling that to us." He said, "Oh?" Then proceeded to blame the kitchen for being "slammed". I said, "I put my son's order in the minute we sat down. How long do you think a two year old can wait? (rhetorical question, but he wanted credit for his busy kitchen...) Are we going to get a discount on our bill?" The kid started stammering about needing to talk to a manager so I said, "Get him over here." My husband suggested we walk over to the Hardee's just so our son could get some food so we walked out. My husband went back in to try to pay for our three drinks but the manager said no need and apologized.
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Marilyn S.
45 minutes still no food. Got here at 1135. Ugh! Never again! 1 full hour still no food or beverages. Had to ask 4 times for food. 3 times for manager. Eggs cane outer and we could turn them upside down and they stuck to the toast without moving, Then had to ask again for or beverages. Worst restaurant in town.
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Marques S.
So as mentioned in my check in this was our first time here. The menu was similar to Denny's which was where we first went but the the line being so long we came here instead. It's a Sunday afternoon and was seated right away! The food here was way better QUALITY and the service was phenomenal. We weren't bugged a million times and we definitely didn't have to wait for a refill. Everything was great timing. Overall great experience and will return! Def recommend over Denny's
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Ryan S.
Excellent service, food is homestyle. Hands down better than the local Denny's. Server was awesome.
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Patrick F.
It's hit or miss here. Sometimes great service and adequate food, most of it frozen and reheated but it is what it is. Other times inefficient and gross. They seem to have high staff turnover which is no wonder as the owners spends evenings sitting at a booth with a pot of coffee watching every move and giving odd and dirty looks. I know this was the owner because I asked the server if this was the manager or something (only because I saw him sitting and staring more than once when I went during the evening) and she said no it's the owner. Then I realized why some of the good servers seems to disappear rather quickly. They do have some staff that have held out but you have to visit during the morning hours probably before 2. I've eaten / tried most of their menu from breakfast to dinner its standard American food and its best to stay simple don't order their special features if it is remotely ethnic sounding - i.e. pasta. Their soup is only thing hasn't ever tasted bad no matter what type it is. The pies at this location used to be great but the last year or so they seem to have become tired and lazy tasting. Basically I couldn't make pies that taste better but I could still buy better ones at or below their prices. Like Sara Lee lol
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Shay L.
Very dissatisfied, pancakes tasted day old, gravy tasted outdated, omelette appeared as if it was made with substitute eggs and it had rotten tasting tomatoes on it. On top of that, I needed to change my baby's diaper and there was no changing station in the bathroom. Unfortunate, because the Perkins we visited in Wisconsin was amazing...not to mention my family was up all night puking their faces off. Food poisoning... avoid this place.
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Bianca O.
Ahh, I call this place my office. I've been coming here on the regular since 2007 and everything is always reliably the same. Food is awesome, staff is awesome, everyone is pleasant. The coffee is great too, which is unusual for a chain restaurant.
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Katelyn B.
We waited at least 30 minutes before even getting a glass of water. The food was tasty, once it finally came out. However, because of the terrible wait time/service, I won't be back anytime soon.
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Wendy B.
Busy place! even though it was busy we were seated quickly and it was clean in there. Food was good and staff was helpful and friendly.Breakfast was great!! And their pies are delicious.
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Israel G.
The breakfast and banana cream pies were one of the best in town. And the service to have you seated was a lot faster compared to Denny's
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Amy V.
I don't even know where to start. I'll start at the end, we got our food for free. At this point, I didn't even want it, but I looked at my hungry daughter and husband and thought that if I didn't take it I would be in for it. When we first arrived, we got seated quickly and our waiter came right out and got our drink order. Not too shabby I thought. After he came for our food order, my husband and I took turns entertaining our 9 month old to no avail, she was hungry. It wasn't until I looked at my Yelp check-in did I realize that we had been sitting there for well over 30 minutes. After seeing a lady behind us who had ordered way after us get her meal, well I was fit to be tied. My husband who now see the "I am about to throw the biggest hissy fit this place has ever seen" look on my face, slowly..yet steadily picks up our daughter to hide behind. I swiftly walk up to the counter and tell the hostess that we had been sitting for 45 mins without our food, without a refill and that I was pretty dag gone sure our waiter went missing. She asked what table I was at and I looked at her and said that I didn't know because I didn't know the tables had numbers. So she goes to the kitchen and another waiter comes out to get us refills and I tell her that I just wanted our food to go but that I didn't even really want it but I wanted to speak with a manager. I look at my husband, still sheltering yet taking shelter with our daughter as his eyes tell me to please calm down. I'm not irrational, I'm not loud...I just want our food. The manager then tells us that they were packing up our food and that we didn't owe a dime. She apologized but then told us that our waiter forgot about turning in our ticket. I understand that things happens and people make mistakes but when I was younger we were forced to own up to those mistakes. Meaning that we had to apologize and fix the problem. 2 stars--they are just lucky I really enjoyed my chicken fingers! Ugh!
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Krys M.
Not your usual Perkins! Normally that is a declaration given in favorable awe... I wish it were true, but alas it is not. This Perkins alone makes me want to send flowers to the Perkins near the MSP Airport in Minnesota! While our seating was quick - I should have known by the grimace on the face of our Hostess that we should turn and run away - fast. But, we didn't - the desire for a good, strong cup of coffee and a slice of pie-ala-mode overrode the gnawing, nagging feeling that all would not end well. Our waitress was friendly but disappeared for so long in search of pie, I was worried we might have to send a full team of huskies and guides to find her and bring her back. Upon her return - I almost wish she had remained where-ever it was she had disappeared to! My desire and cravings were decimated, destroyed, butchered, slaughtered, manhandled and downright murdered!! The pie was as exactly what was expected, heavy on the shortening, light on the apples, slathered in a bath of buttered cinnamon and plied snow deep in creamy vanilla icecream. However, a weapon of such destructive force was employed that even today, I tremble in fear that I should ever return to Minot's Perkin's Restaurant... burnt, stale, lukewarm coffee!! NOTE TO ALL RESTAURANT STAFF PERSONNEL EVERYWHERE - EVEN MORE DIRECTLY, PERKINS RESTAURANT STAFF!!!: No Humanly Excuse Exists for Any Restaurant, Diner, Etc to Ever Serve Burnt, Stale, Lukewarm Coffee! Your guests, patrons, clients, visitors etc, will love you all the more if you make them wait 2 extra minutes to put on a fresh pot!
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Stefanie W.
I love having breakfast here...always done to perfection.
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Takes Reservations : Yes Delivery : No Take-out : Yes Accepts Credit Cards : Yes Good For : Brunch Parking : Private Lot Bike Parking : Yes Wheelchair Accessible : Yes Good for Kids : Yes Good for Groups : Yes Attire : Casual Alcohol : No Outdoor Seating : No Has TV : No Waiter Service : Yes
Paul S.
September 10, 2011 Saturday - breakfast 10:15 AM 6 adults and child Atmosphere - 4 stars Food - 3 stars Service - 4 stars Atmosphere - It is Perkins and it felt like one. The tables are way too close to each other. Food Appetizer - No muffin for me. Main Course - I had to try the Boston Cream Pancake Platter. Two pancakes rolled and filled with Boston cream, and then they were drizzled with chocolate and topped with whipped cream and a cherry. Two eggs served your choice, scrambled were mine and they were good. The sausage links casing was too tight on the meat; you could not cut them with a fork. I know it should snap but it would not do it. The meal itself could have been warmer, and the orange juice could have been colder. Dessert - We were in rush to get out. Service - I waitress was friendly and fast. She had help bring out the food, but can you blame here when everything came out at once, which in hind sight might have been a poor choice by them. But I hate the fact after sitting there having a meal you need to go to a cashier to pay, why not have the waitress take care of collecting the money from you like most restaurants. Future - Probably, not many places for large groups and breakfast.
(3)Krista M.
6/14/15 After waiting a good fifteen minutes for a table, I ordered our son's meal right when we sat down. I was a little concerned when the server said, "I'm going to be you's guys server today, okay?" He was friendly, though, and we got our beverages right away. Then the wait began. You can only drink water and color with a two year old for so long. I hadn't seen our server for a while so I got the attention of another gal and asked her to please check on our food. By the time our server came back around, we had been waiting over 45 minutes. Then he went to the table behind us and apologized for making THEM wait for food (they were seated after us and were eating at the time). He addressed two older women as, "you guys" - that's just like nails on a chalkboard to me. My husband turned around and he said, "I think you should be telling that to us." He said, "Oh?" Then proceeded to blame the kitchen for being "slammed". I said, "I put my son's order in the minute we sat down. How long do you think a two year old can wait? (rhetorical question, but he wanted credit for his busy kitchen...) Are we going to get a discount on our bill?" The kid started stammering about needing to talk to a manager so I said, "Get him over here." My husband suggested we walk over to the Hardee's just so our son could get some food so we walked out. My husband went back in to try to pay for our three drinks but the manager said no need and apologized.
(1)Marilyn S.
45 minutes still no food. Got here at 1135. Ugh! Never again! 1 full hour still no food or beverages. Had to ask 4 times for food. 3 times for manager. Eggs cane outer and we could turn them upside down and they stuck to the toast without moving, Then had to ask again for or beverages. Worst restaurant in town.
(1)Marques S.
So as mentioned in my check in this was our first time here. The menu was similar to Denny's which was where we first went but the the line being so long we came here instead. It's a Sunday afternoon and was seated right away! The food here was way better QUALITY and the service was phenomenal. We weren't bugged a million times and we definitely didn't have to wait for a refill. Everything was great timing. Overall great experience and will return! Def recommend over Denny's
(4)Ryan S.
Excellent service, food is homestyle. Hands down better than the local Denny's. Server was awesome.
(4)Patrick F.
It's hit or miss here. Sometimes great service and adequate food, most of it frozen and reheated but it is what it is. Other times inefficient and gross. They seem to have high staff turnover which is no wonder as the owners spends evenings sitting at a booth with a pot of coffee watching every move and giving odd and dirty looks. I know this was the owner because I asked the server if this was the manager or something (only because I saw him sitting and staring more than once when I went during the evening) and she said no it's the owner. Then I realized why some of the good servers seems to disappear rather quickly. They do have some staff that have held out but you have to visit during the morning hours probably before 2. I've eaten / tried most of their menu from breakfast to dinner its standard American food and its best to stay simple don't order their special features if it is remotely ethnic sounding - i.e. pasta. Their soup is only thing hasn't ever tasted bad no matter what type it is. The pies at this location used to be great but the last year or so they seem to have become tired and lazy tasting. Basically I couldn't make pies that taste better but I could still buy better ones at or below their prices. Like Sara Lee lol
(2)Shay L.
Very dissatisfied, pancakes tasted day old, gravy tasted outdated, omelette appeared as if it was made with substitute eggs and it had rotten tasting tomatoes on it. On top of that, I needed to change my baby's diaper and there was no changing station in the bathroom. Unfortunate, because the Perkins we visited in Wisconsin was amazing...not to mention my family was up all night puking their faces off. Food poisoning... avoid this place.
(1)Bianca O.
Ahh, I call this place my office. I've been coming here on the regular since 2007 and everything is always reliably the same. Food is awesome, staff is awesome, everyone is pleasant. The coffee is great too, which is unusual for a chain restaurant.
(5)Katelyn B.
We waited at least 30 minutes before even getting a glass of water. The food was tasty, once it finally came out. However, because of the terrible wait time/service, I won't be back anytime soon.
(2)Wendy B.
Busy place! even though it was busy we were seated quickly and it was clean in there. Food was good and staff was helpful and friendly.Breakfast was great!! And their pies are delicious.
(4)Israel G.
The breakfast and banana cream pies were one of the best in town. And the service to have you seated was a lot faster compared to Denny's
(5)Amy V.
I don't even know where to start. I'll start at the end, we got our food for free. At this point, I didn't even want it, but I looked at my hungry daughter and husband and thought that if I didn't take it I would be in for it. When we first arrived, we got seated quickly and our waiter came right out and got our drink order. Not too shabby I thought. After he came for our food order, my husband and I took turns entertaining our 9 month old to no avail, she was hungry. It wasn't until I looked at my Yelp check-in did I realize that we had been sitting there for well over 30 minutes. After seeing a lady behind us who had ordered way after us get her meal, well I was fit to be tied. My husband who now see the "I am about to throw the biggest hissy fit this place has ever seen" look on my face, slowly..yet steadily picks up our daughter to hide behind. I swiftly walk up to the counter and tell the hostess that we had been sitting for 45 mins without our food, without a refill and that I was pretty dag gone sure our waiter went missing. She asked what table I was at and I looked at her and said that I didn't know because I didn't know the tables had numbers. So she goes to the kitchen and another waiter comes out to get us refills and I tell her that I just wanted our food to go but that I didn't even really want it but I wanted to speak with a manager. I look at my husband, still sheltering yet taking shelter with our daughter as his eyes tell me to please calm down. I'm not irrational, I'm not loud...I just want our food. The manager then tells us that they were packing up our food and that we didn't owe a dime. She apologized but then told us that our waiter forgot about turning in our ticket. I understand that things happens and people make mistakes but when I was younger we were forced to own up to those mistakes. Meaning that we had to apologize and fix the problem. 2 stars--they are just lucky I really enjoyed my chicken fingers! Ugh!
(2)Krys M.
Not your usual Perkins! Normally that is a declaration given in favorable awe... I wish it were true, but alas it is not. This Perkins alone makes me want to send flowers to the Perkins near the MSP Airport in Minnesota! While our seating was quick - I should have known by the grimace on the face of our Hostess that we should turn and run away - fast. But, we didn't - the desire for a good, strong cup of coffee and a slice of pie-ala-mode overrode the gnawing, nagging feeling that all would not end well. Our waitress was friendly but disappeared for so long in search of pie, I was worried we might have to send a full team of huskies and guides to find her and bring her back. Upon her return - I almost wish she had remained where-ever it was she had disappeared to! My desire and cravings were decimated, destroyed, butchered, slaughtered, manhandled and downright murdered!! The pie was as exactly what was expected, heavy on the shortening, light on the apples, slathered in a bath of buttered cinnamon and plied snow deep in creamy vanilla icecream. However, a weapon of such destructive force was employed that even today, I tremble in fear that I should ever return to Minot's Perkin's Restaurant... burnt, stale, lukewarm coffee!! NOTE TO ALL RESTAURANT STAFF PERSONNEL EVERYWHERE - EVEN MORE DIRECTLY, PERKINS RESTAURANT STAFF!!!: No Humanly Excuse Exists for Any Restaurant, Diner, Etc to Ever Serve Burnt, Stale, Lukewarm Coffee! Your guests, patrons, clients, visitors etc, will love you all the more if you make them wait 2 extra minutes to put on a fresh pot!
(2)Stefanie W.
I love having breakfast here...always done to perfection.
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