Partly due to the fact that the north breakfast on the 2nd Saturday has been so well-attended (and loads of fun) we have recently run into some problems at the Perkins in Shoreview/Arden Hills/St Paul (choose the selection you like

). This morning we had about 16, as I had made previous reservations for...and they couldn't seat us until about 9:20 or so because they were so packed, and even then it was not a sure thing. It is not the first time we have had some trouble along those lines there. So a couple of us kicked some ideas around but wanted to hear from those of you who enjoy the north breakfast. Many of us love that location (both the Perkins breakfast and the physical location) but:
1) Is it time to think about moving to another place or just put up with the minor annoyances at Perkins?
2) If we were to move, does anyone have a good suggestion of a specific place with some or all of the following characteristics:
--it is reasonably centrally located in the north
--it has a private room that would be open to a group like us (this would be ideal)
--it has good food and good service and reasonable prices
--it could seat up to 20 of us
--it is not incredibly crowded at 9:00 AM on Saturday mornings.
We would consider all suggestions, so give us your opinions on both question 1 and 2 and let's maximize our breakfasts!
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