WATERLOO A new Perkins Restaurant & Bakery will be located at the former Lone Star Steakhouse site at San Marnan Drive and Hammond Avenue near Crossroads Center.

Construction is expected to start soon and the restaurant is anticipated to open in late September, said Matt Rahfaldt, vice president of operations of of Cy-Hawk Hospitality, which operates Perkins restaurants in Altoona, Ankeny, Fort Dodge and Sioux City, and in other states.

The existing Perkins on University Avenue in Waterloo is a separately-run corporate store and recently completed a remodeling. It has operated there since 1978, according to Courier files.

Were happy to be in Waterloo and we felt Waterloo could support a second Perkins, Rahfaldt said, as well as maybe a third in Cedar Falls at some point in the future. He said there is, in particular, a market for the restaurant in the southern part of the city.

Work is underway gutting the restaurants interior in preparation for installing Perkins fixtures, said Rahfeldt, an Ames High School and Iowa State University graduate now living in Kansas near Kansas City. Well make it look brand new, he said. He said the project represents a $500,000 investment by his company, its 14th Perkins.

Weve always loved doing business in Iowa, and Waterloo is a city thats been on our radar for quite a while, Rahfaldt said

The new Waterloo location will be staffed by about 80 full- and part-time employees and will feature Perkins full menu.

Lone Star ceased operations at the Hammond and San Marnan location in January. It had operated there since 1993. Lockard Development owns the building.

We are excited to have Perkins as a new tenant in our building in Waterloo, Lockard executive vice presdent Dave Wilson said. This will be an excellent location to serve the needs of the community. Lockard is very thankful to have them as a long-standing tenant, and that Tori Lockard and Dustin Whitehead on my team were able to secure them in this location.

In addition to its proximity to Crossroads, Wilson noted the new restaurant is close to Lost Island Waterpark and a considerable amount of senior housing in the area.

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