PERKINS AMERICAN FOOD COMPANY
Does PERKINS AMERICAN FOOD COMPANY keep a clean kitchen? Yes — an A grade, 95/100, at its most recent inspection on January 14, 2026. That visit logged 1 intermediate and 2 basic violations.
On health score it's safer than 61% of Orange County restaurants we grade. Diners rate it 4.2 from 1,817 reviews. Cuisine: American. Menus here flag options for vegetarian, organic, and healthy diners.
Get directions Call (689) 910-3707
Restaurant details
- Health grade
- A (95/100)
- Violations
- 3 total — 1 intermediate, 2 basic
- Address
- 989 W ORANGE BLOSSOM TRL, Apopka, FL
- Cuisine
- American
- Categories
- Restaurant, American restaurant, Bakery, Breakfast restaurant, Brunch restaurant, Dessert restaurant
- Price
- $10–20
- Rating
- 4.2 stars (1817 reviews)
- Seats
- 184
- Phone
- (689) 910-3707
- Website
- Official website
Community Rating
Reviews via GoogleWhat diners say — our read
Reviews here split hard: 20 five-star against 3 one-star, with little in between. How guests are treated tends to be raised approvingly here, averaging 4.3 stars. After that, speed of service appears most often — 31% of the corpus, averaging 3.1.
The split is 21 positive to 5 negative across 26 rated reviews. 5 stars is the modal score, given by 20 of the 26 reviewers who rated. Conspicuously absent: portion size, which no reviewer brings up.
Against that, the kitchen inspects well — an A (95/100), 1 intermediate and 2 basic violations at the most recent DBPR visit. That inspection was on January 14, 2026. Its inspection trajectory is downward over the records we hold. Ranked against Orange County, it is safer than 61% of the restaurants we score. Among the items recorded were nonfood-contact surfaces clean and floors, walls, ceilings clean & maintained.
Nothing here pulls in opposite directions — an unusually clean read. Everything above is computed from the 26 reviews reproduced below.
Our own analysis of 26 reviews for this restaurant, set against its Florida DBPR inspection record. How we calculate grades →
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Perkins was great! Star was our server and she was attentive, professional, warm, and friendly. The food was stellar and we had a great experience. Ask for Star!! ⭐️
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Waited over 25 minutes to pick up a pre-made pie in a practically empty restaurant.
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Crackers were stale, service was slow and waitress was cold and unfriending.
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I have been in Florida for 25 years; Perkins had the best coffee ever not to mention the cheesecake and strawberry krispers which are awesome!
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I was served by Heim. She's an amazing woman and I'm very grateful that she was our waitress. She took care of our every need and was very kind. The food was wonderful and the service is great 10/10.
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I wrote a recent review but I need to write again because I continue to be impressed by the waitress, Jennifer! She remembered what I ordered previously and she was spot on! What kind of waitress does that - only the most AWESOME!
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Jennifer gives the best service!! Always enjoy the variety of menu items and Free Pie Mondays are the best.
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Scott was awesome, put aside the coconut cream pie for my wife and her family for mother's day even though they were extremely busy. Thanks Scott
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It’s currently Mother’s Day. We walk in and walk right back out as well as other families and couples did. As we walk in the managers approach was “we have a 45min wait”. No good morning, no happy Mother’s Day. Half of the restaurant was empty with open tables. Maybe holidays are overwhelming for the manager, it seemed to be easier to discourage us than seat us and offer us a coffee while we wait.
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Great service by Arlene as always. We came in Saturday morning for breakfast. When we arrived the manager Scott was helping a woman at the counter with a TOGO order. He let us know he would be with us in a moment There seemed to be some sort of confusion. I over heard him ask her for a confirmation because they didnt have her order. She walked past us and left the building. Scott sat us in a window booth and brought mom n I a pot of coffee. Moments later that same woman came back in and he handed her what looked like Pies. We enjoyed our visit, our eggs Benedict with avocado. What topped it off was Arlene informed us since we ordered coffee we could get a slice of pie as a combo. It was like 5.99 for a coffee n slice of pie WHAT A DEAL! We will definitely be back soon. This place is our GO TO. GREAT SERVICE.
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Hot mess express
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Our server Arlene was great and attentive.
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My mother took me there this evening for my 59th Birthday and the cuisine was great, served fast and Jennifer, our waitress, was very attentive and on the ball. Probably one of the best dining experiences a person can have in the area.
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I had a great experience at Perkins thanks to Arlene. She was incredibly friendly, attentive, and made sure everything was perfect from start to finish. Her positive attitude really stood out and made the visit feel welcoming and enjoyable. It’s rare to get service that genuinely makes your day better, and Arlene definitely did that. I’ll be coming back for sure!
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Arlene was our server and she was awesome. Very welcoming and was always there with a smile and even brought our condiments out before we got to ask. 11/10 server.
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Arlene was excellent;constantly making sure we were okay,the food was ready quickly and the atmosphere was pleasant.
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Arlene was our server. She was great! Food and atmosphere were great too!! We will be back!!
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The service was awesome and was our food. Arlene was awesome 👌🏾Very sweet lady. I had the cod fish and fries. Delicious.
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We had Arlene serve us with a friendly happy service. Great service.
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Arlene is great
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I went there last week on April 18, 2026 at approximately 11:15 AM took them 10 minutes just to see me even though the restaurant was not completely full by the time the waitress came. It was another 15 minutes then I made my order and 45 minutes later still nothing I asked the waitress what’s going on and she couldn’t give me an answer. I’d probably got up and left and so did three other tables I would not advise to go to this place. I can’t rate them on food. because I never got anything except the glass of water
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My wife and I love Perkins because they have the best pancakes.
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Always loved Perkins for the pue menu! Monday was very fast service and relatively slow. Great day for an early dinner!
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Jennifer is the best❤️
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Jennifer is an excellent server!
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Arlene was as friendly and attentive as the food was excellent! Will be back again!
Overall Score
69 / 100
Composite score from health grade, dietary options, ratings, and inspection record — distinct from the state-derived health grade.
Opening hours
- Monday
- 5:30 AM to 11 PM
- Tuesday
- 5:30 AM to 11 PM
- Wednesday
- 5:30 AM to 11 PM
- Thursday
- 5:30 AM to 11 PM
- Friday
- 5:30 AM to 11 PM
- Saturday
- 5:30 AM to 11 PM
- Sunday
- 5:30 AM to 11 PM
Inspection history
The following records are from Florida DBPR public inspection records, most recent first.
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January 14, 2026 · Complaint Full
Call Back - Complied
0 high-priority · 1 intermediate · 2 basic
- 23 — Nonfood-contact surfaces clean
- 36 — Floors, walls, ceilings clean & maintained; proper ventilation
- 53 — Food manager certification; employee food-safety training
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January 6, 2026 · Complaint Full
Warning Issued
3 high-priority · 2 intermediate · 14 basic
- 03 — Temperature control of foods (cold/hot holding, cooking, cooling, reheating)
- 05 — Food & equipment thermometers provided and accurate
- 08 — Cross-contamination: raw foods separated; food protected during prep/storage (×2)
- 10 — In-use food dispensing utensils properly stored
- 14 — Food-contact & nonfood-contact surfaces properly designed/maintained (×2)
- 22 — Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized (×2)
- 23 — Nonfood-contact surfaces clean
- 25 — Single-service and single-use items
- 29 — Plumbing installed & maintained; mop sink; backflow prevention (×2)
- 36 — Floors, walls, ceilings clean & maintained; proper ventilation (×3)
- 40 — Employee personal belongings
- 53 — Food manager certification; employee food-safety training (×2)
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July 29, 2025 · Complaint Partial
Inspection Completed - No Further Action
0 high-priority · 0 intermediate · 1 basic
- 23 — Nonfood-contact surfaces clean
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July 24, 2025 · Routine - Food
Inspection Completed - No Further Action
0 high-priority · 0 intermediate · 17 basic
- 02 — Consumer advisory, date-marking & labeling of ready-to-eat foods
- 10 — In-use food dispensing utensils properly stored (×2)
- 14 — Food-contact & nonfood-contact surfaces properly designed/maintained (×3)
- 16 — Dishwashing facilities; sanitizer test kits; gauges
- 22 — Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
- 23 — Nonfood-contact surfaces clean
- 29 — Plumbing installed & maintained; mop sink; backflow prevention
- 33 — Garbage and refuse; premises maintained
- 36 — Floors, walls, ceilings clean & maintained; proper ventilation (×4)
- 40 — Employee personal belongings
- 50 — Current license, properly displayed
This grade is calculated by us from Florida DBPR public inspection records — Florida does not issue official grades. How we calculate it →
Data last updated: January 14, 2026