People come from miles around for the homemade soups and for the barbecued ribs and chicken-fried steak. Prices are inexpensive. Perini's offers a variety of steaks, including the house specialty, a 16-oz. Ranch Roast Rib Eye, served with garden fresh salad and either cowboy potatoes or ranch beans. All their steaks are cooked over mesquite.
Prices are moderate.
The food is basic Tex-Mex, mildly seasoned and always fresh. Holley Joe Holley is an award-winning journalist, editor and author. His work appears in Texas Monthly, Doubletake, Columbia Journalism Review and other publications. All rights reserved.