PerKup Cafe

Asked for soft scrambled eggs, they were hard,food was Luke warm, bacon was very hard like it was reheated too many times, used to be one of my favorite restaurants, not the same anymore

The food was excellent! Service was great! My only negatives were that we weren’t offered more coffee when our cups were pretty empty and there was little to no social distancing. My chief complaint is that what appeared to be the owner was sans mask most of the time. That was disappointing when the sign on the door says that there is a mask mandate issued by the Governor of Iowa....

This place is fantastic. I had the meat lovers omelette with hash browns and they were terrific. Very friendly service and they were quick too

Solid! My girl and myself are on a journey to eat at every breakfast place in Des Moines. We wanted to go to a new place but too long of a wait.

We usually get basic Breakfast. 2 eggs over easy, hashbrowns, meat, and toast. If you can't do that. I don't want to eat fro. The rest of your menu.

She had the basic and love it. I had the Marshall. The blueberry French tost is crispy and delicious. Eggs cooked perfectly.

Only criticism is that the hashbrowns could of been thicker and the Marshall came with bacon that I could hold up like a diving board.

Our cappuccino and mocha were amazing. Served in large cups. Loved it.

I consider this a place that we go to when we go some where and have a wait. We know less waiting and quality breakfast.

The Kick it Up Omelette was quite delicious. They use fresh sliced Jalapeños which was a surprise that added some serious spice. The revenge sauce is a nice balance of Chipotle creme inside the omelette that mellows the heat of the fresh sliced Jalapeños and adds a nice smokey flavor. I'd order it again, nice spot we've frequented multiple time now when we've been to Des Moines. A+ Breakfast Spot!!

Our group of 4 were seated after a short wait. Drinks were ordered and received quickly. Waitress was pleasant but did seem to have issues entering our order into her handheld computer and we received our breakfast appetizer before the meals even though we told her twice we wanted it out at same time as everything else. Food was very good and filling. Very large omelets, hashbrowns crisp like I like them and those who had french toast said it was excellent. Would definitely go back.

TLDR: I enjoy trying new places and maybe this wasn't the best showing they had to offer. Food was cooked and edible just not quite there yet as for flavor and texture. Service was fine, great even, considering it was during an obvious rush time. I might visit Perkup again to see if they improve and get the flavors to come together. As of right now I have no immediate plans to return anytime soon.

My party had the following.

Biscuits and gravy
Eggs Benedict
Kids french toast and bacon

Ultimately service was great, atmosphere was fine if not a bit strange (could tell it is strip mall but made into a diner. Not being held against them just was unexpected), pricing was normalish and food was edible. It came down to the food just missing the mark on every piece. Eggs Bennie had some of the best poached eggs I've ever had, the ham was super thick, on a wheat English muffin and (I'm not joking) drowning in hollandaise sauce like, muffin is just soggy sponge boat for the ham and egg. In the end eating it in bites as intended you could only taste ham. Just missing the mark of the things being balanced proportionally.

Biscuits and gravy missed it with flavor and consistency, the gravy being too runny and not enough of... anything it wasn't salty it wasn't peppery it wasn't meat it was mostly cream/milky which made us sad. Maybe it was slightly intended on the spice level since we had salt and pepper so you could do it how you wanted but, it definitely just needed more time on the burner or flour to thicken up.

Kids french toast and bacon. Bacon was obviously fine. Bacon only has 3 options of either cooked, burnt, or trichinosis. The french toast was a single slice of bread cut into 4 strips and personally I felt it again lacked spice/flavor. It needed more cinnamon, salt, sugar, anything really. It tasted less of a Custard/egg wash and more of milk than anything just like the gravy.

Food was very delicious and great coffee! Service was very nice and no wait time. Clean and relaxing environment to grab a meal before work and relax a bit. I recommend this place for breakfast and coffee.

The service is very good, the restaurant is clean and has a nice atmosphere. I had the loaded omelet, which consists of sausage, mushrooms, onions and peppers. What it lacked in flavor it made up for in volume. I had two seasoned with salt and pepper at the table, which I am not a big fan of. This was just my first time at this Cafe, so I will have to go back and give it a try for lunch.

What a wonderful little whole in the wall.I would definitely recommend this little cafe.
Very wonderful customer service. The waitress I that waited on me was very outgoing.
I would, recommended this café. My, daughter recommended to me.
Thank you so much for your service.