On Jun 14, 9:45*am, "Nancy Young" > wrote:
> spamtrap1888 wrote:
> > On Jun 14, 4:17 am, "Nancy Young" > wrote:
> >> live and they are always hopping. The thing about Perkins like a lot
> >> of chains is that some of them are better than others, and I will
> >> not be happy if the one I visit goes out of business. I really enjoy
> >> their omelettes.
>
> >> Of course, I'm sure the owner of that location could just say This is
> >> our new name and go on, business as usual, without those franchise
> >> fees he has to pay.
> > Frequently the food for coffee shop chains comes from central
> > commissaries. Not short orders like eggs of course.
>
> Yeah, now that you mention it, it might be more complicated than
> just taking down the name, and it's not the kind of place where I'd
> order lunch or dinner so I don't know what else they have. *This place,
> the owner is Greek, I'm pretty sure he knows where to find some cooks
> who can turn out the kind of food they offer.
>
> Me, I'm happy with my garden mix and bacon omelet, *whatever they
> do just give me that and my cranberry nut muffin to go and we'll get
> along just fine. *Heh. *Not that I'm a creature of habit or anything. *Much.
>
> > But memory fails me and Google is no help. Wasn't Perkins called
> > "Perkins Cake and Steak," or something like that?
>
> Googling around, that looks right. *To me it was always just Perkins.

It was called Perkins Pancake House around here.
>
> nancy

--Bryan