Perkins Family Restaurant & Bakery
Categories: Restaurants American (Traditional) Food Bakeries American (Traditional), Bakeries [Edit]
423 S Dixie WaySouth Bend, IN 46637
(574) 272-0655
- Price Range:
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$$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Attire:
- Casual
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
- Takes Reservations:
- No
- Delivery:
- No
- Take-out:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- No
- Alcohol:
- No
5 reviews for Perkins Family Restaurant & Bakery
5 reviews in English
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Review from Debra G.
South Bend, IN
1/21/2012
We went there on Thanksgiving Day, which I know is sad, but for family reasons we had our dinner the night before. This was one of the few places open by our house. I had the meatloaf as I was craving comfort food. Blech. It was tasteless and salty. I had requested the gravy on the side and it was covered in gravy. Very mediocre food. I will go to the Bob Evans across the street instead whenever possible.
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Review from Izzy N.
7/28/2008
Right next to the toll road. It's okay food reminiscent of Denny's and IHOP... with the dankity dankness of a run down Denny's. They have an extensive dessert case of pies, muffins and cookies that entice. I was never able to try one though, cuz by the time we got up to leave I'd be so full. But their chicken soup was note worthy to my cousin and I who are both from the west coast.. land of the most wonderous food finds in all of the United States. If you don't agree then bite it bitch.
Note that this place and all other eating establishments in this town will be PACKED on game days at home. It was convenient because it's so close to campus.Listed in: Welcome to the Gates of Hell
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Review from Gary A.
Milford, PA
7/20/2010 1 Check-in Here
For the most part, your typical Perkins Restaurant. We visited this restaurant twice since it was right next to our hotel. One day the service was great and the next, not so much.
The pricing is good for a chain restaurant. Comparable to Denny's or IHOP, but they do have a special recipe that makes their pancakes top notch. Plus, the bakery did have some fresh, mammoth muffins. -
Review from Marisa R.
Munster, IN
7/27/2009
Ick. I'll start off with a pretty standard review of the place before I dive into a horribly disastrous story.
The food is ok at best. Both Izzy N and Adam P were correct is saying that Denny's is better....and that's saying a lot. I always get suckered into a muffin, piece of cake, or a pie or something, but truthfully, they all end up tasting the same. They look GREAT but they all taste like cool whip. Bleh.
So here's a terrible story and if this doesn't stop you from going to Perkins and heading down the street to the Colonial Pancake House, I don't know what will.
I happened to just walk out of Notre Dame hockey game and decided to get a late-night snack at Perkins. It actually wasn't that late---9ish perhaps? I ordered a bowl of chicken tortilla soup. The waiter, a young perky nerd, brought it out a little bit later than my companion's meal. I'm not sure why, but he did. It tasted ok, I guess. There was nothing especially good or bad about it. But then the waiter kept coming back to ask how I liked my soup. At one point, he even said "The cook wants to know how the soup is." I started to become a little suspicious.
To make a long story short, the very next day, I was overcome with a disgusting bout of projectile vomitting. The kind where your head gets tossed backwards and you can see some major ab definition after the sickness. WHAT DID THAT LITTLE SHIT DO TO MY SOUP? Or worse, what did the hillbilly cook do to it?
Stay away from Perkins. Go somewhere else. -
Review from Adam P.
Chicago, IL
8/12/2008
Obviously you know what Perkins is. Basically Denny's, but a half-step better/classier. That isn't saying much, and this location is pretty stereotypical as Perkins go. Heavy interstate traffic means your mediocre fattening food will probably be prepared quickly and served efficiently, though you'll be able to quickly ascertain that your waitress is a townie and not a Domer (probably when she screws up your order in some small, existentially-meaningless way).
If I had to sum up Perkins in one word: "meh."
