Founded in 1958, Perkins Restaurant & Bakery is a chain of restaurants. The restaurant s breakfast, lunch and dinner menu includes burgers, sandwiches, soups, appetizers, salads, quesadillas, seafood and beverages. Its bakery serves cookies, muffins, pies, cakes, cheesecakes and pastries. The restaurant serves a 55-plus collection that includes grilled chicken, chicken crisp platters, pork chops and steaks. Its children s menu offers bear pancakes, chicken nuggets and pizza wheels. The restaurant s KidPerks program provides free cookies and beverages with children s meal purchases. Its dessert menu includes blue ribbon pies, sweet touches, cookies and Mammoth Muffins. The restaurant has more than 500 locations in over 35 states in the United States. It maintains a presence in Des Moines, Iowa.