Perkins has a very limited number of vegan options, but its possible to have a half-decent meal to fill your belly if you so happen to find yourself at Perkins.

I’d recommend avoiding Perkins as a Vegan and opting for a more vegan-friendly restaurant that’s similar, such as Denny’s, or even IHOP, as they both have far more vegan-friendly options and somewhat similar menu choices overall.

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Primary Vegan Choices at Perkins:

Hash-browns
Plain Baked Potato
Fried Pickles (Specify No Ranch Dip)
French Fries
Breakfast Potatoes
Plain Oatmeal (Specify to be made with water — syrups are vegan)
Sauteed Spinach
Broccoli (Specify no butter)
Fruit Cup
Bagel (Specify no Butter)
Sliced Avocado

You can never go wrong with a plain baked potato, and the other potato options are quite good albeit fried and obviously not as healthy as a result. Personally I’d recommend just getting a bagel with sliced avocado with a side of fruit though, as it’s much more “meal-like” than just some potatoes, pickles, or spinach. If you’re creative and don’t mind negotiating with the restaurant a bit you can build some great stuff with the potatoes, spinach, and maybe get some sauteed onions to go with it.

Vegan Salad Dressings at Perkin’s:

Southwest Avocado Chicken Salad (No Chicken, Cheese, swap for vegan dressing)
Side Salad (No Cheese or Croutons)
French Dressing
Fat Free French Dressing
Italian Dressing
Fat Free Italian Dressing
Balsamic Vinaigrette Dressing
Saltine Crackers

Your local perkin’s may not have all these vegan dressings, but they should have at least a few, so you can have a pretty good salad at Perkin’s, especially if you pay a premium and get the avocado-one mentioned above which comes with vegan-friendly black bean corn salsa and stuff as well.

Vegan Desserts at Perkin’s:

Fruit Cup

That’s the only vegan-friendly “sweet” thing Perkin’s has, although many folks wouldn’t consider it a dessert. The Pie’s at Perkin’s apparently have dairy/eggs, so they are not currently vegan-friendly.