Perkins

Perkins's Florida stores average +0.79 high-priority violations per routine inspection relative to their county baseline (95% interval +0.48 to +1.11), above the county baseline. Rank 8 of 9 breakfast and family brands, counted from furthest below the baseline.

+0.79vs county baseline, 95% interval +0.48 to +1.11

1.88 vs 1.10raw high-priority violations per routine inspection vs the baseline its stores face

30stores in 15 counties, 137 routine inspections, FY2023-24 to FY2025-26

The food: where these dishes come from

Perkins is known for pancakes and apple pie. The stories are about the dishes, not the brand, and live on PlateTales.

By fiscal year

Relative to the county baseline, first visits of routine inspections. Open circle and * = fiscal year in progress (data as of 2026-11-09). Hover a point for n.

Most-cited violation codes

Citations per 100 routine inspections, Perkins vs all Florida inspections, FY2023-24 to FY2025-26 (n = 137). Descriptions are DBPR's.
Code	DBPR description	Perkins	Florida	Ratio
36	Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved	139.4	39.9	3.50x
14	Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located	107.3	46.9	2.29x
22	Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean	106.6	43.6	2.44x
08	Food protection, cross-contamination	62.0	48.1	1.29x
03	Food Out of Temperature	59.1	35.0	1.69x

Outcomes

31.4% vs 19.6%routine inspections that needed a callback visit, vs all Florida (raw)

1.46% vs 1.01%routine inspections ending in an emergency order recommendation, vs all Florida (raw)

13%of 30 stores with 2+ inspections score below their county baseline after shrinkage toward the brand mean

Emergency closures

1 closures of Perkins stores in DBPR's weekly extracts (2025-12-29 to 2026-11-06); latest 1 shown. Reasons are DBPR's own wording.
Closed	City	County	Reason (DBPR)
2026-07-13	Cape Coral	Lee	Rodent, Roach & Fly activity

Other breakfast and family brands

Ranked breakfast and family brands, FY2023-24 to FY2025-26.
Rank	Brand	vs county	95% interval	Stores
1	First Watch	-0.27	-0.36 to -0.17	143
2	Cracker Barrel	+0.14	-0.05 to +0.34	60
3	Bob Evans	+0.17	-0.01 to +0.37	38
4	Waffle House	+0.21	+0.10 to +0.31	191
5	Denny's	+0.25	+0.12 to +0.39	123
6	Golden Corral	+0.29	-0.04 to +0.63	32
7	IHOP	+0.31	+0.15 to +0.48	84
8	Perkins	+0.79	+0.48 to +1.11	30
9	Keke's Breakfast Cafe	+0.79	+0.53 to +1.06	68

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Perkins elsewhere

Perkins franchise costs and FDD: FranchiseLens Where Perkins locates: PlazaLens

Store-level matching: a store counts for Perkins when its DBPR business name matches the reviewed aliases in InspectLens's brand list. Co-branded units (for example KFC with Taco Bell) are not counted for either brand.