Fire breaks out at the Perkins Restaurant in Brooklyn on Tiedeman Road Monday night. Fortunately no one was hurt, but employees are concerned about their jobs as the restaurant will now be closed until further notice. Click here for the whole story.
Perkins recently became a part of my weekend routine. On Sunday morning, I would stop in on the way to church with my father. I tried cooking breakfast on my own previously, but I think he got tired of just scrambled eggs and bacon, and he wanted the bacon to be crisp. Going to Perkins on Sunday morning was the viable solution, where we had a chance to sit down and share a meal, and were always greeted by the friendly staff.
There were some dishes I came to enjoy there. Dad usually gets the Belgian Waffle Platter, and I would order a pancake platter, but last time I had the Lemon Pie Blueberry Pancake Platter. Sometimes I would change up with the Big Country Smasher, loaded with potatoes, vegetables, sausage and scrambled eggs. We always enjoyed Sunday breakfast at Perkins, so this coming weekend will be a challenge.
As mentioned in the story brought by Fox 8’s Maia Belay, the cause of the fire was a lit cigarette that landed on some mulch outside the front of the restaurant. The careless act has many of us shaking our heads. How could something like that happen with talk about forest fires starting the same way? Maybe it will help to bring back Smokey Bear to remind us that only we can prevent forest fires. Check out the website here.
Thankfully, the restaurant had some damage, but the fire was contained so that the restaurant could reopen again. In time, we shall see if it does, and what changes may happen to help everyone stay safe, in case such an incident happens again. Hopefully it won’t happen for a long time. My big challenge this weekend will be how to get breakfast in order, and tell Dad we can’t eat at Perkins this weekend; but we look forward to returning there soon, and seeing the same friendly faces we’re used to seeing every week.
For more information about fire prevention, check out the website at smokeybear.com.
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