Eat here! Meatloaf and mashed are the bomb!!! Even the mashed potatoes were hot. Service was great and friendly. Would eat here often if i lived here read more

Food came out fast very nice and had complimented our shirts food looks amazing and it's been a long time sense I came here and they improved read more

Perkins Restaurant & Bakery - Bakeries Near Me - Peoria, Illinois

Great ambiance. Clean with great service. This place has been around since I can remember and the older generation keep it going you won't find no hoodlums in here they all go to dennys and ihop this place is a wayyyy better than those places read more

Perkins Restaurant & Bakery - Sausage and biscuits over easy eggs and breakfast potatoes - Bakeries Near Me - Peoria, Illinois

Friendly, yes. The pie was delicious. - lemon meurange... It's the intangibles - not answering the phone, trash in the lot, just a feeling. Just won't stop there again. It's a vibe. read more

Eh. I don't expect much from a place like Perkins. The food here is generally "meh". Late night, tipsy or drunk, that's the only time I'm going to check out a Perkins. BUUUUUUT I will say I do like their waffles and omelets. There are serviceable if it's late and you're hungry. Otherwise, I think I prefer IHOP or Waffle House better. Service at this location was just okay as well. Not bad, but just okay. read more

Perkins Restaurant & Bakery - Omelette was fairly tasty. Hash browns were just okay. - Bakeries Near Me - Peoria, Illinois

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Was there on Sunday 2-9-25 and my heart was filled and warmed with this place and the manager Cristina and waitress Amy. A very unfortunate accident happened with a elderly lady and those ladies handled it top notch. The compassion and care they showed this lady and her family brought tears of joy to my soul and the world would be blessed to have more people like those 2 ladies and Perkins is very lucky to have them working so hard and representing their establishment. The patience and love I witnessed them share with the customers and families is second to none and the food was fresh and amazing and well executed. Great value and the staff really elevated our experience. I will never forget how great those 2 ladies were and hope they succeed in every aspect of their lives because kind people like them deserve it. This will be my families new go to spot for the rest of my days. read more

Very nice family restaurant. Good food, excellent service. Management very personable and accommodating.

Food was amazing. I got meatloaf and it's homemade and so good. I've been going here faithfully for the last few months 2-3 times a week on my lunch breaks. Manager Christina is so nice and Ashley makes the best pies in town. They are always so prompt and polite and the value and loyalty program is very nice and makes it a lot more affordable for me as a single mom. I really like their cranberry raisin oatmeal cookies. I also tried the new Mac and cheese and it was delicious. And the new stacked cinnamon rolls are also very good Ashley made me one of each a few weeks ago and I shared them with my kids. They loved them and keep asking me to get them more. The campfire one with the chips and pretzels was the perfect balance of sweet and salty! We love Perkins and hope everyone will love it too. read more

On 1/07/24 about 4:00 pm myself, and an elderly senior women went to enjoy s meal at Perkins. Located close to home, was ideal choice to enjoy a meal and conversation. There was a sign stating Cash Only. On second look very few customers seated. Neither my mom, nor I had cash. My mom explained she was fatigued snd needed to eat soon. Asked if we could Leave our drivers licenses as collateral to serve us a breakfast meal. We live close to Perkins. Like the food and services the past 15-20 years. My mom was standing in a walker in front of manager. Asking him if please serve her as she had to eat something soon. Again saying I promise, you can take drivers license and she would come back to pay him. He ignored my mom shacking and uncomfortably holding unto walker. I chimed in said my mom has medical necessity to eat now, would he please trust us to pay him cash come back next day. He smirked said cash and cash only. I told mom lets not waste more time here. Manager was basically saying go to hell, he did not care she needed to eat, she had no cash! I was furious that most staff standing around no customers to serve. Perkins could not risk scrambling a couple eggs and pancakes on regular, neighborhood patrons. Basically said go to hell, no compassion or consideration. All worked out well. Went to IHop had wonderful breakfast and service too! Cold day in hell Perkins sees my business anytime soon! They rather turn you away than risk non payment while staff twiddles thumbs. Frequented Perkins 10 plus years . Will pass them by to go anywhere else. Good Lord blessed had awesome meal and service at IHop! Shame on you Perkins! No common sense. No compassion or customer consideration. read more

Great affordable place for amazing breakfast. Fresh baked homemade baked goods. Super friendly efficient staff I think we met everyone that worked there every said hello to us as we entered and checked on us throughout our meal. They were all very kind and attentive. Excellent customer service. read more

The pies all had soggy bottoms. They were overtly sweet and soggy. Wouldn't visit again. Only had the pies. Can't comment on the food.

This place is disgusting. The moment you walk in, you will be greeted with an odor that will turn your stomach. Trust your instincts and turn around and leave. The entire restaurant is dirty. Our table had a puddle of liquid on it from the last guest and the wall we were sitting by was an exposed board. The carpets were filled with grease and just sitting there will make you want to leave and take a shower. The service is also not good. Our waitress was having a profanity laced conversation with the table behind ours (while she was standing at our table). I don't care about profanity, however not good for kids. She also did not offer refills. The health department should really look into this pit! read more

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I had a fantastic meal here. The waiter was fantastic and the prices were very reasonable. I love the pop machine they have that has hundreds of flavors. I had a great time. This was a very clean restaurant. read more

It took 25 minutes for them to take our order. Then another 40 minutes to cook our omelets. Then when my husband looked at his they had put green peppers in it. This time it took 7 minutes to recook. The whole time we were there all the waiters did was say they were sorry for the wait time to everyone that was there. If this restaurant wants to stay in business they need to hire more staff. We won't be coming back. read more

My family and myself had brunch here (all 10 of us). We had a wonderful experience. They did a exceptional job with managing our party and few other big parties that were there at the same time. Our server was excellent very nice young lady I believe her name was Sam. She was prompt, polite, and very accommodating, personable, and also very patient with my grandchildren. The food and coffee was fresh hot and hit the spot. I had breakfast and my egg were cooked perfect and the pancakes are the best fluffiest I've had in this town. All the employees seemed very upbeat and happy. The manager prepared our table and sat us and stop by throughout our meal to check on us all. She was even cashed us out at the end and was very warm and inviting. I really enjoyed her positive attitude and personality. My grandkids really liked her she was very good with them and treated them with respect. They talked about how nice she was on the way home and were so happy to receive delicious cookies with there cute kid meals. We will definitely be coming back. Maybe for Thanksgiving and Christmas or both. We were informed by the manager they would be open. I am very happy that this place is still around and isn't brand new and too outlandish for my liking and that knows how to treat there customers right and have such great quality food and fair prices. We all left satisfied. Fat and happy. Thank you Sam and Kristen for the amazing service and thank you to the cooks for our hearty hot meals. See you all soon. Bless you all and your loving families. read more

I walked in at 1130p and was greated by 3 team members, one with a very thug like appearance and was told they closed at 10p because they didn't have enough staff. The doors were unlocked and the other gentleman said the only server they have is a pregnant woman in the back. I'm quite sure I saved myself a very bad experience, but they are the only place open at this hour. Don't go here. read more

Food was good. I also decided to take advantage of the buy 3 get 3 free muffins. The hostess could have been more welcoming upon entrance. I liked the fact that they work with the nearby hotels so I was able to get a small percentage of a discount. If I was in the area I would return if other options weren't available. read more

Perkins Restaurant & Bakery - Buy 3 muffins get 3 free! I'll be eating this for lunch,dinner and breakfast. - Bakeries Near Me - Peoria, Illinois

I used to come here a lot. They run coupons where you can get free muffins and I would buy a slew of them to take to work. The muffins are really large! They have a wide variety of pies and a varied menu. You can find something fairly healthy or something deep fried, so there is pretty much something for everyone on the menu. read more

Slow as dirt service. Unfriendly waitress who acted as though we were an inconvenience. They also allowed folks in without masks on.

the service was terrible the food was terrible n overpriced n they made my son sick for a week with puking n diareia from food poisoning n i complained n guy said i just took it out the freezer fresh lol wed n it was mon when we ate there number 1 its its frozen its not fresh number 2 rotate your stock n clean n you won't make people sick read more

I can understand changing hours due to staffing and Covid risk, but to stop answering the phone or taking it off the hook after 7 is a bit ridiculous. So my question is why close at 8 when the employees stop at 7. Spent over a half hour trying to call and place an order to just get a busy signal read more

Stopped at Perkins for a quick breakfast between appts. Water, one egg, a ladle of hash browns and soggy buttered down toast all this for $9.01!? Now that is a big profit! Most places I could get that for maybe $5.01! Unless it's a fancy breakfast place, which Perkins is not! Heard one of the waitress saying they were replacing the nasty filthy dirty carpet soon. So I've never understood why restaurants still put down carpet when in high traffic food places they never get cleaned! read more

While the menu looks great, the primary problem with this location is the staff. During our visit we were led to our table past a book with five waitresses all loudly gossiping and discussing previous customers tips. This continued for our entire visit, sometime when the waitress would walk over to check on us she would continue the gossip by raising her voice to almost yell level so the girls back at the table could hear her. Very unprofessional, you have to really wonder how bad the managers are that this culture developed. read more

Don't eat at Perkins. I had the worst breakfast possible. Hash browns and eggs swimming in grease and the toast wasn't toasted and drowning in cheap butter spread. I ate only a few bites but couldn't stomach it. Stay clear of this restaurant. Horrible place. read more

Walking in the door we were escorted by the hostess to what we thought was our table. The hostess quickly walked away as we waited for a waitress to hurriedly clean the table. The waitress said she'd take our drink order in a minute. Instead 10 minutes later a different waitress came to take our drink order. (We heard this same waitress talking to a couple of other tables saying she'd get whatever they requested for them when she had the time somewhat rudely.) Long story short...service was was slow, cooks were fighting in the kitchen and the restaurant was dirty. Will never go back again. read more

Greeters and waitresses are very charming and patient but something has happened to the food. Used to really like the place, especially the potato pancakes, but after the government closed everything but the marijuana shops, like so many restaurants we loved, it never really came back. Yet another gift from Washington DC. read more

There was a dish here called Grannys Country Omelet (or something to that effect). The first time one of us tried it, he ended up having serious digestive issues for the remainder of the night and the following morning. Figuring it was a fluke, someone else tried it. Again, same horrible results. Then I tried it, thinking I could beat Granny. Unfortunately, no go - she bested me. It became a challenge to see who could outlast Granny the longest. Eventually we figured out eating it was probably not such a great idea and gave up on the Granny Challenge. Let's just say I've retired from the game and do not plan to ever make a comeback. ...oh, and my friend once claimed an eclair his mom ate here put her in the hospital. Ouch. read more

We come here all the time and love this place. It's a great place to come for comfort food, pie, and muffins. My only complaint is that at night the place is freezing. The management isn't allowed to adjust the air. The air conditioning makes everyone in the dining room super cold. read more

It's like Denny's - greasy, overworked/underpaid employees, food is "meh" at best. It was easy access since we were in the hotel across the parking lot. It was a much better option than the stale donut that the hotel chain offered but it wasn't that good. I would not return, we really only went due to getting 10% off our bill thanks to them advertising at the hotel. Realistically, portions for breakfast are smaller than expected. Long wait for coffee to be brought initially, don't bother hoping for any refill - and it wasn't even busy. The hostess was nice, the waitress was sort of friendly but took forever for food & beverages. read more

Okay well yall I need too try for a second time . I got appetizers this time and I can say way better . The gentleman at the front is very friendly and understanding . He worked with since I really didn't know what too try this time around after the 1 st time coming here . So I got chicken strips and fried pickles and moztz stick and a brownie. Okay chicken was very good . So i went back agian 3rd time I got the mans name that helped me agian. His name is Eric I got the chicken strips appetizer are half off after 9 pm and also get 10 percent off for being at the hotel . So this trip I got chicken strips .motz stick and onion rings . Muffins too take with me home too the kids ,brownies and a pie all to take home . They have the best night Manger there . Thanks Eric. My husband Said thanks also . read more

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Weird smell as you enter the restaurant. Very noticeable. Again, a diverse diner style menu. I had the turkey while my wife had shrimp and grilled fish. The portions were adequate for the price, served hot and were tasty. If given the choice of this restaurant versus another, I'd probably go elsewhere. We ate here tonight due to our late arrival. Filling meal, decently priced, but I couldn't get passed the smell. Like moth balls and gym socks. read more

Food was amazing today! Only problem was we waited an hour for it!! We were seated after about 10 minutes, waitress got our drinks and took our order. Waited almost 1 hour for the food to come out. They were incredibly busy, but that's crazy. Will definitely be back and hopefully they are a little quicker next time! read more

My wife had the 55+ turkey dinner - - I had the "Magnificent Seven" - - (2) eggs, (2) sausage links, (3) pancakes. The food was not real hot - - but, it was good. However, it was the second time we've been to this restaurant in the past three weeks and both times the drinking water we were served had a strange, peculiar taste. We live in Peoria and have the same city water Perkins has - - ours does not have this bad taste. It was so bad we never drank it either time. We mentioned it when we paid our bill and the employee at the register said she drinks it every day and didn't think it tasted peculiar. read more

Decent food with average prices. The servers are usually pretty nice. Open 24hrs Friday & Saturday so after partying all night they come in handy especially since Peoria doesn't have many options at this time of morning/night and they have a good selection to choose from read more

Brandy is slow and rude. Makes excuses based on the fact that she has "too many" tables, and complains about being yelled at by her boss when it took 15 min for us to get water. read more

Eating at Perkins can be quite the experience. Aside from Steak N Shake, IHOP, and the bars, Perkins is the only other Peoria option for a sit-in restaurant that is open 24 hours on the weekend. Service while dining in is so-so, and the wait times are long. Also, being open during such hours brings in a bit of a wild crowd at times. Now, for carry-out, they are amazing. Service is phenomenal over the phone, and they get the food done very quickly. Check your bags before you leave though because they will occasionally miss a side or condiment. 1/2-off pie slices and appetizers are a great deal after 9 p.m. They have amazing pies here. Sometimes, they have weird concoctions that are extraordinary in their bakery but they are always for a limited time. They had these amazing cake pies and cookie/strudel mash-ups that they no longer sell. Food prices can be a bit steep for what you are getting though. Portions run average to small. read more

Bacon. sausage and hot links were good, fresh fruit was delicious, eggs were undercooked, rye toast was good quality bread, but hardly toasted and basically just bread, not toast. Restaurant was clean, but the service -- from the hostess to the server to the cashier was lackluster and hardly warm and friendly. read more

Service was terrible. If you like hash browns and that's your go to breakfast item, skip this place. If all you want is pie, and that's literally it, by all means. Pick one up. Leave everything else. read more

We eat at the Peoria Perkins for breakfast at least once a week. Have had other meals there which are all good. I don't notice any "smell" as some posted. The service is ALWAYS great & it's a good value. We usually get our meal within 10-15 mins. Staff is very friendly. I'm devastated to hear they are starting to close some Perkins. Hopefully ours will remain open. read more

Went in and should have just turned around. Place smelled like low tide and the AC must have just been working at 1/2 power. We were in a hurry so we were seated and ordered. Went to the restroom to wash up and it smelled worse than a Porta-Pot!! Flies everywhere! Food came, not horrible, but during the meal, water started dripping from the ceiling vent onto my wife and her meal. Waitress noticed us looking up and pointed out that sometimes condensation will drip from the dirt and dust covered vent. Wife is now worried about Legionnaires! No offer of a different table or any apology. And then $50 bucks for a breakfast for 4 people. Next time, just gonna stick with the sad continental breakfast in the hotel. read more