Dec. 7, 2018

The new east-side Perkins Restaurant & Bakery has opened.

It’s in front of Menards near the intersection of Veterans and Arrowhead parkways and is owned and operated by CyHawk Hospitality Inc.

Owner Jim Rahfaldt is originally from northwest Iowa and opened his first Perkins in the Okoboji area in 2007.

Rahfaldt has 15 other Perkins restaurants in six states, including locations in Yankton and Sioux City.

He credits the “Perkins brand, the customers, the employees, the entire organization from top to bottom,” for his success.

Rahfaldt saw an opportunity in the east side of Sioux Falls.

Another Perkins closed at Cliff Avenue and I-90, leaving the two in the city on the west side. Those are owned by different franchisees.

About 85 employees have been hired for the new location.

Hours are 5:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and overnight Friday and Saturday.