We once went into a Cracker Barrel in Middlesboro Kentucky and low and behold there set Abraham Lincoln he was by himself so we couldn't resist we walked over and asked him if we could jon him and he said yes. Come to find out, he was a character actor and had appeared at a local university, and he did not break character while in public it was cool.
Having a hard time not picturing a John Wilkes Booth character actor coming in later and 'assassinating' Lincoln right in the middle of the Cracker Barrel. Imagine the expressions on onlookers' faces.
I was attending my first Civil War reenactment (spectator only; it’s a big thing in the area I now live), when out of a car stepped Abe Lincoln. This was before cell phone cameras, of course.
Nah, just give me biscuits. So many restaurants can't make a decent biscuit so I just appreciate the CB biscuits too much to bother with the cornbread. Besides, without a little dish of milk/buttermilk to dip the cornbread in or fresh tomato slices to eat with it, I don't really care for plain old cornbread on its own. Maybe if I got soup or dumplings I might get cornbread.
"Sunday...That's when the Lord goes to Cracker Barrel." I love it!! 😄 Well, he has to go somewhere & Chik-Fil-A is closed on Sunday, so.....Cracker Barrel, it is!!
Ya'll were so personally invested in these reviews. Lol The only bad experience I've ever had at "The Crack" was not their fault. My father-in-law decided to not wear his dentures. The image of him eating his fried fish without his teeth haunts me to this day.
My sister worked at a different sit down, family restaurant while in college and she hated the after church crowd the most. She said they are the absolute cheapest, non-tipping people. And we are a Christian family, by the way and she happens to be a really sweet and friendly person so it wasn’t her.
I will never forget eating at a CB by myself on a business trip. I saw a 10 yr old girl sitting by herself because her grandmother had to go sit in the rocking chairs and have a smoke. I felt so bad for her and really wanted to go sit with her and play the peg game.
My wife and I had the unfortunate experience of crossing Alabama on Mothers Day. It appeared that everyone in the state had decided this was the perfect place to bring granny for that special meal. We finally found a Sonic in Tuscaloosa.
I love Crackers Barrel. That why it hurts to admit the quality has fallen a bit in the past few years. Portions are smaller, prices are the same or higher. I still love it, but I want to see it improve before it declines.
@@edward8930 the quality of the food has decreased. The chicken fried chicken turned into chicken fingers covered in gravy, the cornbread rolls/biscuits use to be brought out when the current ones were gone. That doesn't happen now.
If you want cheap food and no wait, please find a McDonald's. If you want great food and a chance to enjoy your time with your family, choose Cracker Barrel 😊.
I currently live in Alabama, but I am not from here. I grew up in WV and the only restaurant close to a Cracker Barrel where I am from is Bob Evans. So just like in the south, after church, everyone would go to the only Bob Evans within 50 miles. When I was stationed in the South, we were introduced to Cracker Barrel. So that has become our mainstay after church. The stories are much the same as the ones you reviewed. My parents came to visit, they were in their 70's. So we took them to the local Cracker Barrel. My father was impressed with the rocking chairs and my mother was excited to mill around and do a bit of shopping. When we were seated, I explained to my parents that it would take some time for the food to arrive. I explained to the waiter that it was my parents first time ever being at a Cracker Barrel. He was very respectful and took it upon himself to notify the manager. The manager, a very southern lady stopped by the table and introduced herself. As the main course was being finished up, she stopped by the table to ensure everyone was satisfied. After which, she invited my parents to have desert on the restaurant. My mother is a professional cake decorator for Wilson, so she requested the chocolate cake and my father requested the pecan pie warm with ice cream. They both talked about the deserts for the entire time they were visiting. Rumor has it, on their way home, they stopped by and purchased desert takeout for the trip. That was in 2014. Over the past Christmas holiday, while home. My father asked me if the Cracker Barrel was still open because he wanted to get some more of that southern pecan pie.
I only had one bad experience once and I was young. They sent me out a salad I ordered with blue cheese dressing and my dad had to call the waitress to get me a new one with the right dressing on it. They comped our whole meal over that one tiny mistake. I was only 8 at the time and because I frowned they comped mine and his meal. That is exceptional customer service.
I love cracker barrel. I used to eat my steak blue rare and ordered it that way at a cracker barrel once. The waitress was so excited because she never met someone else who ate their steak the way she did and took it upon herself to make sure the steak was cooked perfectly. It came out fully cooked through, and she got upset took it back to the cook, and demanded he does it again properly, the next steak came out medium well, she got annoyed again and said I will fix this and personally cooked my steak to perfection. That was one of the only times that I was able to get a steak cooked exactly how I wanted it.
Talia: “The Lord goes to Cracker Barrel on Sundays.” I laughed out loud and doubled over… And those reviews from Virginia are true. Don’t go to Cracker Barrel in those areas. Used to live there, I know… Newport News Cracker Barrel much better.
The store is so cool with games and vintage candies. My first visit was in the fall. Ordered the pecan pancakes. It was the first time in my life having REAL maple syrup. Turns out I have been lied to my entire life about maple syrup. I only buy 100% real maple syrup now. The blackberry preserves on the unlimited biscuits are heaven. Love Cracker Barrel. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ✌️
Cracker Barrel is a restaurant that serves old fashioned, home cooking kind of food like Grandma used to make. In the front is a little shop stuffed with old fashioned things to buy. There are 10 of so rocking chairs on the front porch and checker boards on barrels. The servers are friendly and the food is usually good. It’s a chain and all over the USA.🤗❤️🐝
Never had a bad experience at a Cracker Barrel. Wife looks for this restaurant when traveling especially in Mississippi. Waitress' are always friendly and understanding of our Northern accents.
I have been to several different Cracker Barrel’s around Phoenix, Arizona and while I loved to look around the shop, the food left a lot to be desired. No matter what store I was in, their pork chops were so dry they could have been used as kindling. But the servers were always great, so I tolerated every time someone wanted to go for those two reasons. 😂
With any of these chain restaurants, the quality depends on who's working that day and whether the manager is upholding standards or not. Last time I went ti CB, I had fried chicken and it was excellent, but I'm in Memphis.
I love Cracker Barrel. Don't care for the wait. But, love the food. Catfish and greens are my favorite. And I can find every candy bar I ever grew up with in the store.
I've never liked the food there, but it's worth going just to visit the store that smells like Christmas 24/7, and makes you feel like you've just left Dollywood, and/or your grandmother's house as a child lol. If you’re from the South, there is something magical about the store that feels like home. If you know, you know. It's not so much the items, it’s just......the vibe. It's like "Grandma-core" instead of "Cottage-core." LoL
I used to love The Crack 😂 and some of them I still do, but definitely not the one near where I live (I-95 exit 49 in NC). Every single time I go in there, and I have given them many chances) they either get my order wrong or the sad excuse for food they bring me is either old or just not right. I'm not sure if the cook just ain't right, or if they really think it's okay the bring out gelatin (or watery) gravy. They seriously took a dive right after Brad's wife got fired on his birthday.
I used to love Cracker Barrel but something in their cooking has changed. My dumplings have been better than theirs lately. I still love their little shop though! 😢
@Mrs. Alma Trumble I was thinking they must have eaten at one that wasn't actually in the South. You know, places like Virginia Beach and Arizona. You would be hard pressed to find one here in the South that didn't have good food AND good service.
I've eaten at 1 in Meridian, Mississippi in the 90's and 1 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. 2014. They were both equally BAD!! I suppose it's not bad if you like bland food.
There are so many questions! Did she actually see the glass or did she get something really hard and just assume it must be because what else could it be? I would be shocked if a piece of glass that size passed through your system, and didn’t cause problems!
Smithfield Farms shows Cracker Barrel Country Store under their Regional and International Brands. Smithfield Farms was actually bought by WH Group, formerly known as Shuanghui International, for $4.7 billion in 2013.
My son ordered the chicken & dumplings, which was supposed to be homemade, but the imprint of the well-known can was easily read across the clot of dumplings. Even when we showed the manager the imprint, he still swore it was homemade! Never went back!
That's what I ordered my first time eating there.. It was BADDDDD. I couldn't even finish it, and I usually always eat till I stuffed. My sides were not good either. I said I'd never go back.
We had never been to a Cracker Barrel before until my husband was sent a gift card for his birthday. We took my sister, and even she, who has been before, was surprised that the food was horrible. There was still quite a bit left on the gift card, so we gave it to someone that said they loved the food. Yes, the place was packed, but we will never go back. Even the cashier was smirking when we handed her the gift card. The waitress was pleasant, but the cashier was rude.
@@chuckinhouston9952 it was my son's birthday & he wanted to go out. I prefer staying at home & I'm always being told that I'm a wonderful cook. I'm sitting here right now & eating some of my favorite stir fry. Yum!
I worked as a cook at Cracker Barrel for over seven years( left in ‘02). Even after all this time it still holds a lot of fond memories and forever will.
This should be "why do people LOVE Cracker Barrel"? When traveling with children especially when their ages range a bit, this is the best choice! Something for all of them no matter the time of day. Was always our go to on road trips. And the best reason, you can still get a sweet tea there even on the other side of the Mason-Dixon Line! That's really the only reason anyone needs hahahahaha. Bonus is browsing the store area so that you can also stretch your legs at the same time.
I LOVE Cracker Barrel! We don’t have them in my state, so when I travel I will go way out of my way to eat at Cracker Barrel. Their breakfasts are A-MAZ-ING. I love their ice tea. I love their biscuits. I love their grits. I love their cheesy hash browns. My mouth it watering just thinking about the place. ❤
I've been to Cracker Barrel once (I think it was in Ashland, Ohio), but I have no memory of what the food was like, so I guess it didn't particularly make an impression one way or the other. I do remember that the decor was the sort of thing people either describe as "charmingly rustic" or "hopelessly tacky" depending on whether you like that sort of thing (personally, I have no strong feelings on this issue, honestly not sure why I even remember it). In general, if I'm going to go to a restaurant, I prefer one that makes types of cuisine I can't just make at home -- so ethnic food, ideally. Who the heck goes to a restaurant and orders meatloaf, of all things? If I wanted meatloaf, I could just use my mom's recipe, or make one up myself, it's not like meatloaf is difficult to figure out.
When I lived in NJ, my northern friends LOVED Cracker Barrel when they visited the South. They thought it was authentic Southern food. I guess its mostly authentic, but mediocre! However, you have to take into account the friendly staff and the STORE, the rocking chairs, etc. The whole Crack experience.
I get that CB is trying to keep up with the times and such, but I hated to hear that they were starting to serve alcohol. Just knowing that makes it seem like something other than the old-style family restaurant I've been to.
I'm a server at our local Cracker Barrel in addition to my full time job. I only work Saturdays and Sundays and I'll tell you what... Sundays are chaos. There's another store that's close to my full time job and I got lunch from there once. It was bad. Miles of difference in the food from my store and that one. It truly depends on the staff.
Cracker Barrel is the only reason I will cross over the Hudson River just on a whim (we do have some here in New York and ours have signs in the parking lot for those who pay attention to get around the traffic and get back on the interstate). The meatloaf at Cracker Barrel is the only meatloaf my mom will actually eat. Cracker Barrel’s scratch kitchen results in their food bothering me less/not at all than at restaurants who have things premade and therefore tend to have more preservatives.
Diane - It was neat to meet you at the Logan Bar & Grill in Whitefish Montana back at the end of September. You were so nice! Not that I was surprised. Hope you let everyone know your group has a fan as remote as NW Montana! I will definitely make it a point to go Cracker Barrel next time we're visiting our grandkids in Missoula. Mark
We love CB. Whenever we get together with my husband's family, it's at CB. The food is usually great, and the biscuits are always the best. I love to shop, but I rarely buy. I have 1 complaint: It's always so noisy. We are no youngsters, and the in-laws are getting on. We can have problems hearing each other because of all the noise. I wish there was a "quiet zone" in the restaurant. We drove down I-95 and back on our honeymoon, and I think we stopped at 90% of the Cracker Barrels along the way.
We usually go to Cracker Barrel with a large group (at least 8-10 people) so we know by now to pack extra patience. Sometimes the staff is courteous but forgetful (no drink refills or forgets extra napkins). Other times they go above & beyond for us. It all depends on the time you go & how busy they are. All in all, I love Cracker Barrel & I'd go there more often if there was one closer to me.
All the bad reviews were from my hometown Virginia Beach. I've never been to that one, and the poet couldn't have been traveling because it's not near the major highways. I've only been to the Chesapeake, and it got a bad review too. I guess the ones in Southeastern Virginia need to get their acts together!
The one time we had a terrible meal at a cracker barrels was traveling home after Christmas from Deleware. The place was not busy and the food was awful. Usually they are pretty good and I love the Uncle Hershal's breakfast plate.
We go to the Cracker barrel in Florence, AL pretty regularly. I never not eat breakfast, I don't much care for their lunches and dinners.... But their breakfast is the best.
One time i went to Cracker Barrel, got sausage and pancakes, the usual, and they came out with RAW sausage. RAW. Haven’t gone back since and don’t plan on going back.
My wife and I ate at the Cracker Barrel in Elkhart, Indiana. The fried chicken was cold and hard, and my wife's meatloaf was cold. We prefer Perkin's which is next door.
The whole bit with Cracker Barrel was funny but the t shirts were so cute! My mother in law used to say "Aren't you just so precious?" but it wasn't a good thing. LOL Sort of like "Bless your heart."
Generally speaking, we go to Cracker Barrel for breakfast food. However, the one time we were visiting my Pop (God rest him) in Chattanooga for Thanksgiving we arranged for a local CB in Tennessee to have our Thanksgiving dinner ready for pickup the night before …well, it was a fantastic experience. Made me forget about all that holiday traffic in Atlanta and all up I-75.
I live in so California where I don’t have ant near me, but when I’m traveling I love their breakfasts and the little store. I’ve proudly owned several rocking chairs!
I’ve had a few mediocre experiences at CB. However, when I moved for a brief period from Fairhope AL to the frigid hell scape of Attleboro Massachusetts, they had one. I missed my home, my family, and sweet tea. I was able to get my tea and ruminate a little there. I lasted 3 months and came back to the gulf coast. Also, F the Pats. I was within spitting distance of Gillette Stadium and that was the only bright spot of my time there. Spitting on it.
Cracker Barrel attracts a lot of people from Virginia Beach, apparently? Also been there for breakfast and dinner a few times as a tourist and it was brilliant every time! Love Cracker Barrel! 👍🏻
I went to CB for the first time last year. Service was good, tables were clean, and chicken was soooo good. Had to leave before I bought half of the store LOL
(Judy VanderPloeg) I don't go to The Cracker Barrel just for the food (or shopping). Our servers at the local "Crack" are so hilarious it's like dinner and a show. Seriously though, every time I have gone to The Cracker Barrel, it has been the service that has made it a great dining experience.
We have our local Cracker Barrel and two Christmases in a row, we've seen Santa and Mrs. Claus eating supper while we were there. I just need their cornbread now!
Fell out of love when they switched to breaded chicken for the salad and worse of all they (at least my central PA CB) stopped carrying hot fudge. I used to jazz up my Coca Cola cake with ice cream, hot fudge and whipped cream. Just not the same without the hot fudge. I do remember when Coca Cola cake became a regular feature instead of a rotation item. Good days, good days.
We once went into a Cracker Barrel in Middlesboro Kentucky and low and behold there set Abraham Lincoln he was by himself so we couldn't resist we walked over and asked him if we could jon him and he said yes. Come to find out, he was a character actor and had appeared at a local university, and he did not break character while in public it was cool.
Having a hard time not picturing a John Wilkes Booth character actor coming in later and 'assassinating' Lincoln right in the middle of the Cracker Barrel. Imagine the expressions on onlookers' faces.
I was attending my first Civil War reenactment (spectator only; it’s a big thing in the area I now live), when out of a car stepped Abe Lincoln. This was before cell phone cameras, of course.
He was probably still waiting to be seated on a Sunday...
I would've said, "Service must be terrible, how long have you been here Mr. President?"
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The answer to the cornbread/biscuit question is always "both."
Or just "yes, please "
See above: Donna says biscuits AND cornbread, and Ryan says "right answer." Wrong. The correct answer (if you're in the know), is grilled sourdough!
@@pequod3 grilled who?
@@pequod3 need to check that out.
Nah, just give me biscuits. So many restaurants can't make a decent biscuit so I just appreciate the CB biscuits too much to bother with the cornbread. Besides, without a little dish of milk/buttermilk to dip the cornbread in or fresh tomato slices to eat with it, I don't really care for plain old cornbread on its own. Maybe if I got soup or dumplings I might get cornbread.
"Sunday...That's when the Lord goes to Cracker Barrel." I love it!! 😄 Well, he has to go somewhere & Chik-Fil-A is closed on Sunday, so.....Cracker Barrel, it is!!
I miss Cracker Barrel so much! It was always the place my husband and I started special days for us 😊❤️ can't go since his death without crying
So sorry you lost your husband❤️
I'm sorry you are having to go through this
Ya'll were so personally invested in these reviews. Lol The only bad experience I've ever had at "The Crack" was not their fault. My father-in-law decided to not wear his dentures. The image of him eating his fried fish without his teeth haunts me to this day.
LOL! 🤣
OMG🤣. My Dad had dentures. For me the worse was watching him slurp on boiled okra, without them in.
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Gee, thanks a lot. Now that image will be haunting me!😲
I feel bad for the staff that has to handle the post church Sunday crowd. Those are the worst crowds.
Absolutely....church people don't tip very well either.
Not in our experience. That's a myth.
My sister worked at a different sit down, family restaurant while in college and she hated the after church crowd the most. She said they are the absolute cheapest, non-tipping people. And we are a Christian family, by the way and she happens to be a really sweet and friendly person so it wasn’t her.
@@videodistro it depends on where you live. In country areas the southern crowds are wonderful. In metro suburban areas they are terrible
@@dee7353 Truth. I’ve seen this SO often
Donna, you totally should be reading books for Audible! Your cadence is great and your voice is butter!
I will never forget eating at a CB by myself on a business trip.
I saw a 10 yr old girl sitting by herself because her grandmother had to go sit in the rocking chairs and have a smoke. I felt so bad for her and really wanted to go sit with her and play the peg game.
Smoking is so gross. I’m so thankful that none of my parents or grandparents were smokers.
Aww.
Yeah that would have been a mistake.
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My wife and I had the unfortunate experience of crossing Alabama on Mothers Day. It appeared that everyone in the state had decided this was the perfect place to bring granny for that special meal. We finally found a Sonic in Tuscaloosa.
🤣 I live in Southeast Alabama. CB is the only place "Granny" ever wants to go! (Unless she's in the mood for a Hardee's biscuits-n-gravy) 😁
@@RainyDayz1991 she must really love it to sit out on the CB porch for three or more hours waiting for a table.
@TupyWbie
Oh, Granny doesn't care! We've never had to wait quite that long LOL.
Talia is the most precious woman in the world. Cracks me up by just being herself.
Never had a bad experience at The Crack. Not once. Always fun, yum and very friendly. ❤️
I love Crackers Barrel. That why it hurts to admit the quality has fallen a bit in the past few years. Portions are smaller, prices are the same or higher.
I still love it, but I want to see it improve before it declines.
Their costs have also gone up substantially in the last few years. Been grocery shopping lately?
That’s not quality though Kyle, it’s quantity.
@@edward8930 the quality of the food has decreased. The chicken fried chicken turned into chicken fingers covered in gravy, the cornbread rolls/biscuits use to be brought out when the current ones were gone. That doesn't happen now.
I want to also say the service has never been bad at a CB. Even when packed they do their best.
If you want cheap food and no wait, please find a McDonald's. If you want great food and a chance to enjoy your time with your family, choose Cracker Barrel 😊.
I currently live in Alabama, but I am not from here. I grew up in WV and the only restaurant close to a Cracker Barrel where I am from is Bob Evans. So just like in the south, after church, everyone would go to the only Bob Evans within 50 miles.
When I was stationed in the South, we were introduced to Cracker Barrel. So that has become our mainstay after church. The stories are much the same as the ones you reviewed. My parents came to visit, they were in their 70's. So we took them to the local Cracker Barrel. My father was impressed with the rocking chairs and my mother was excited to mill around and do a bit of shopping. When we were seated, I explained to my parents that it would take some time for the food to arrive. I explained to the waiter that it was my parents first time ever being at a Cracker Barrel. He was very respectful and took it upon himself to notify the manager. The manager, a very southern lady stopped by the table and introduced herself. As the main course was being finished up, she stopped by the table to ensure everyone was satisfied. After which, she invited my parents to have desert on the restaurant. My mother is a professional cake decorator for Wilson, so she requested the chocolate cake and my father requested the pecan pie warm with ice cream. They both talked about the deserts for the entire time they were visiting. Rumor has it, on their way home, they stopped by and purchased desert takeout for the trip.
That was in 2014. Over the past Christmas holiday, while home. My father asked me if the Cracker Barrel was still open because he wanted to get some more of that southern pecan pie.
I only had one bad experience once and I was young. They sent me out a salad I ordered with blue cheese dressing and my dad had to call the waitress to get me a new one with the right dressing on it. They comped our whole meal over that one tiny mistake. I was only 8 at the time and because I frowned they comped mine and his meal. That is exceptional customer service.
So, how was the 🥗?
Ha-ha, that must have been traumatic. You've remembered it all these years. 😃
If you’re ordering salad at Cracker Barrel, you’re doing it wrong.
Maybe they shouldn't have fired brad's wife
I love cracker barrel. I used to eat my steak blue rare and ordered it that way at a cracker barrel once. The waitress was so excited because she never met someone else who ate their steak the way she did and took it upon herself to make sure the steak was cooked perfectly. It came out fully cooked through, and she got upset took it back to the cook, and demanded he does it again properly, the next steak came out medium well, she got annoyed again and said I will fix this and personally cooked my steak to perfection. That was one of the only times that I was able to get a steak cooked exactly how I wanted it.
That's not healthy for you to eat a steak like that and restaurants won't cook them like that 😮.
@amyreynolds3619 yes, restaurants will cook them like that.
@@shadowkissed2370Blue steak is a classic case of “just because you can, doesn’t mean you should.”
@@Southernguy41 blue steak is fine if cooked properly. Though, I have learned to settle for "as rare as you can get it"
Talia: “The Lord goes to Cracker Barrel on Sundays.” I laughed out loud and doubled over… And those reviews from Virginia are true. Don’t go to Cracker Barrel in those areas. Used to live there, I know… Newport News Cracker Barrel much better.
Hampton too but still not worth the drive through the tunnel.
Yes!!! My friends love cracker Barrel and I don't understand why they do. I live in Richmond and hate going to one.
I live in Newport News. I confirm this message
Love this format! More like this, please! Love you guys. And, yes, the right answer to “Biscuits or cornbread?” is “Both!” 😊
The store is so cool with games and vintage candies. My first visit was in the fall. Ordered the pecan pancakes. It was the first time in my life having REAL maple syrup. Turns out I have been lied to my entire life about maple syrup. I only buy 100% real maple syrup now. The blackberry preserves on the unlimited biscuits are heaven. Love Cracker Barrel. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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Actually, their syrup is a blend. I do buy 100% organic Maple syrup but most of my friends prefer the fake stuff.
Your friends have no taste. ✌️
I always get the Pecan pancakes. They are always good
We need a Diane and Donna video! Maybe how things were when and how things are now.
What ever this place is (as someone form the UK) these people are great. More videos with them being so nice 😊
Cracker Barrel is a restaurant that serves old fashioned, home cooking kind of food like Grandma used to make. In the front is a little shop stuffed with old fashioned things to buy. There are 10 of so rocking chairs on the front porch and checker boards on barrels. The servers are friendly and the food is usually good. It’s a chain and all over the USA.🤗❤️🐝
You guys ‘crack’ me up! Sorry, couldn’t help myself. Seriously, you always have great content.
You know you're in the South when you order a half 'n half and they know to bring Tea! 😄
Right? Try that in the northeast and you're going to get a glass that is half Harp lager and half Guinness...which sounds really good right now.
@@45auto isn't that called a black and tan?
@@HappyLife693 A Black and Tan is half Bass Ale and half Guinness.
Ah yes, thanks. So Harp and Guinness is a half and half. I learned something new. I can't wait to try that order out. 🍻
Never had a bad experience at a Cracker Barrel. Wife looks for this restaurant when traveling especially in Mississippi. Waitress' are always friendly and understanding of our Northern accents.
By the way, I can’t tell you how much I look forward to your videos! You guys are absolutely hilarious! WONDERFUL!
I have been to several different Cracker Barrel’s around Phoenix, Arizona and while I loved to look around the shop, the food left a lot to be desired. No matter what store I was in, their pork chops were so dry they could have been used as kindling. But the servers were always great, so I tolerated every time someone wanted to go for those two reasons. 😂
Agreed. I had the same issue in Mississippi and Alabama..Carelessly prepared and flavorless. It's a no for me!!
Usually pretty good food at the one in Mesa Riverview.
Order breakfast no matter the time of day - never disappointed.
@@danieldaniels7571 I've previously lived in Mesa, and yah can't believe everything you hear online! 😉
With any of these chain restaurants, the quality depends on who's working that day and whether the manager is upholding standards or not. Last time I went ti CB, I had fried chicken and it was excellent, but I'm in Memphis.
7:40 Bless her heart. She had to wait on a Sunday. 😂 😂 😂
I love Cracker Barrel. Don't care for the wait. But, love the food. Catfish and greens are my favorite. And I can find every candy bar I ever grew up with in the store.
My Uncle Bill showed me how to solve that peg game. It's gotten me a free meal or two in my life. Could I solve it now 50/50😂
Solve
@@jeaninegimlin7746 thanks i missed that.
I've never liked the food there, but it's worth going just to visit the store that smells like Christmas 24/7, and makes you feel like you've just left Dollywood, and/or your grandmother's house as a child lol. If you’re from the South, there is something magical about the store that feels like home. If you know, you know. It's not so much the items, it’s just......the vibe. It's like "Grandma-core" instead of "Cottage-core." LoL
I used to love The Crack 😂 and some of them I still do, but definitely not the one near where I live (I-95 exit 49 in NC). Every single time I go in there, and I have given them many chances) they either get my order wrong or the sad excuse for food they bring me is either old or just not right. I'm not sure if the cook just ain't right, or if they really think it's okay the bring out gelatin (or watery) gravy. They seriously took a dive right after Brad's wife got fired on his birthday.
The person unhappy with the collards probably had turnip greens! (Cracker Barrel here only serves turnip greens)
All Cracker Barrels serve turnip greens.
Used to eat there often, but since they were sold to people who can't cook, the food has really gone down. ☹️
I like Cracker Barrel. For me it all depends on which one you end up at. I have visited a good mix of Good, Okay & blah or a mixture of the 3.
I used to love Cracker Barrel but something in their cooking has changed. My dumplings have been better than theirs lately. I still love their little shop though! 😢
I always had a good experience at Cracker Barrel. It was the “go to” place to go after funerals in my husband’s family.
talia "you got an a+ from an actual teacher." i loled at that one
You go out to eat the night before Thanksgiving because all that food in the house can't be eaten until the next day.
Whoever hates Cracker Barrel?! Bless their heart. They must have eaten at a bad one.
I ate it rather didn’t eat at a racist one. Lots of stares and wait staff was rude.
@Mrs. Alma Trumble
I was thinking they must have eaten at one that wasn't actually in the South. You know, places like Virginia Beach and Arizona. You would be hard pressed to find one here in the South that didn't have good food AND good service.
I've eaten at 1 in Meridian, Mississippi in the 90's and 1 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. 2014. They were both equally BAD!! I suppose it's not bad if you like bland food.
This didn’t age well woke barrel bend the knee to the woke
The one near me is very meh but there is a Texas Roadhouse next to it that’s fire.
I never dreamed that watching people read restaurant reviews would be so entertaining. Y'all are bomb😋
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The glass in the mac & cheese, the hangover, the Sunday crowds, and the poem were all at the same location. Never a dull moment in Virginia Beach!
"Did it make it out?". I laughed so hard, I fell out of the Lazy Boy!
There are so many questions! Did she actually see the glass or did she get something really hard and just assume it must be because what else could it be? I would be shocked if a piece of glass that size passed through your system, and didn’t cause problems!
Biscuits all day! I love corn bread, but I’ll choose biscuits every time ❤️🤗🐝
I love that it's Christmas all year long in the cracker barrel shop. Christmas tree ornaments, sweatshirts with glitter, souvenirs. It is awesome!
I still can't believe they fired Brad's wife on his birthday after 11 years of faithful service and her 4 stars... Those people!
That was wonderfully great! You should do more of these type of videos! 🤣
Smithfield Farms shows Cracker Barrel Country Store under their Regional and International Brands.
Smithfield Farms was actually bought by WH Group, formerly known as Shuanghui International, for $4.7 billion in 2013.
My son ordered the chicken & dumplings, which was supposed to be homemade, but the imprint of the well-known can was easily read across the clot of dumplings. Even when we showed the manager the imprint, he still swore it was homemade! Never went back!
That's what I ordered my first time eating there.. It was BADDDDD. I couldn't even finish it, and I usually always eat till I stuffed. My sides were not good either.
I said I'd never go back.
We had never been to a Cracker Barrel before until my husband was sent a gift card for his birthday. We took my sister, and even she, who has been before, was surprised that the food was horrible. There was still quite a bit left on the gift card, so we gave it to someone that said they loved the food. Yes, the place was packed, but we will never go back. Even the cashier was smirking when we handed her the gift card. The waitress was pleasant, but the cashier was rude.
Some people are never satisfied. You may want to stay home and eat your own homemade cooking.
@@chuckinhouston9952 it was my son's birthday & he wanted to go out. I prefer staying at home & I'm always being told that I'm a wonderful cook. I'm sitting here right now & eating some of my favorite stir fry. Yum!
@@chuckinhouston9952 Maybe you should keep eating the snot they call food at Cracker Barrel, instead of being a snot on these comments.
I worked as a cook at Cracker Barrel for over seven years( left in ‘02). Even after all this time it still holds a lot of fond memories and forever will.
Love the Dadgummit Tshirt. I need one! I say that all the time. "That's when the Lord goes to Cracker Barrel" 😂 Amen, Truth 🙌
"We won't disclose your location"
30 seconds earlier had location.
Grandma is gonna come and find you!
I need more of these with Diane. Her reactions are GOLD 😂
The smoked sausage they serve is the yellow tube of Purnell’s sausage in the store.
Ryan is absolutely correct! The correct answer to "Biscuits or Cornbread?" is definitely "Both!" 💖
Y’all are great!! Thanks for the laughs
It's what we're here for!
Such fun! Thank you! If I ever go down south, eating at Cracker Barrel is actually on my list of things I hope to do.
This should be "why do people LOVE Cracker Barrel"? When traveling with children especially when their ages range a bit, this is the best choice! Something for all of them no matter the time of day. Was always our go to on road trips. And the best reason, you can still get a sweet tea there even on the other side of the Mason-Dixon Line! That's really the only reason anyone needs hahahahaha. Bonus is browsing the store area so that you can also stretch your legs at the same time.
I LOVE Cracker Barrel! We don’t have them in my state, so when I travel I will go way out of my way to eat at Cracker Barrel. Their breakfasts are A-MAZ-ING. I love their ice tea. I love their biscuits. I love their grits. I love their cheesy hash browns. My mouth it watering just thinking about the place. ❤
I went to cracker barrel in NC, missed it when I moved back to Cali- they just put one in here and I'm so excited!!!
I've been to Cracker Barrel once (I think it was in Ashland, Ohio), but I have no memory of what the food was like, so I guess it didn't particularly make an impression one way or the other. I do remember that the decor was the sort of thing people either describe as "charmingly rustic" or "hopelessly tacky" depending on whether you like that sort of thing (personally, I have no strong feelings on this issue, honestly not sure why I even remember it). In general, if I'm going to go to a restaurant, I prefer one that makes types of cuisine I can't just make at home -- so ethnic food, ideally. Who the heck goes to a restaurant and orders meatloaf, of all things? If I wanted meatloaf, I could just use my mom's recipe, or make one up myself, it's not like meatloaf is difficult to figure out.
You always have so much fun in your videos.
Hash brown casserole is wonderful, LOVE the cracker barrel!
I actually crave their hashbrown casserole. So good!
All 4 bites of it 🤣
My favorite!
When I lived in NJ, my northern friends LOVED Cracker Barrel when they visited the South. They thought it was authentic Southern food. I guess its mostly authentic, but mediocre! However, you have to take into account the friendly staff and the STORE, the rocking chairs, etc. The whole Crack experience.
I went on a new years day and they didn't have any collard greens or blackened peas
I get that CB is trying to keep up with the times and such, but I hated to hear that they were starting to serve alcohol. Just knowing that makes it seem like something other than the old-style family restaurant I've been to.
If you've ever heard of Casa Bonita, serving alcohol was the start of their downward spiral.
@@daninraleigh I had not. I will check it out
They serving alcohol so people don't notice the food sucks. 😂😂😂
I haven't been there since because I think it's ridiculous. My mother and friend went and said the food was terrible and would never be back.
I'm a server at our local Cracker Barrel in addition to my full time job. I only work Saturdays and Sundays and I'll tell you what... Sundays are chaos. There's another store that's close to my full time job and I got lunch from there once. It was bad. Miles of difference in the food from my store and that one. It truly depends on the staff.
OMG!! I'm dying here.😂 I worked at Cracker Barrel. This was a fun ride y'all.
Loved the poem!
Ate at one in Virginia. It was great! Loved the catfish, collard greens and hush puppies!
Cracker Barrel is the only reason I will cross over the Hudson River just on a whim (we do have some here in New York and ours have signs in the parking lot for those who pay attention to get around the traffic and get back on the interstate).
The meatloaf at Cracker Barrel is the only meatloaf my mom will actually eat.
Cracker Barrel’s scratch kitchen results in their food bothering me less/not at all than at restaurants who have things premade and therefore tend to have more preservatives.
Diane - It was neat to meet you at the Logan Bar & Grill in Whitefish Montana back at the end of September. You were so nice! Not that I was surprised. Hope you let everyone know your group has a fan as remote as NW Montana! I will definitely make it a point to go Cracker Barrel next time we're visiting our grandkids in Missoula. Mark
We love CB. Whenever we get together with my husband's family, it's at CB. The food is usually great, and the biscuits are always the best. I love to shop, but I rarely buy.
I have 1 complaint: It's always so noisy. We are no youngsters, and the in-laws are getting on. We can have problems hearing each other because of all the noise. I wish there was a "quiet zone" in the restaurant.
We drove down I-95 and back on our honeymoon, and I think we stopped at 90% of the Cracker Barrels along the way.
We usually go to Cracker Barrel with a large group (at least 8-10 people) so we know by now to pack extra patience. Sometimes the staff is courteous but forgetful (no drink refills or forgets extra napkins). Other times they go above & beyond for us. It all depends on the time you go & how busy they are. All in all, I love Cracker Barrel & I'd go there more often if there was one closer to me.
As someone who works at Cracker Barrel, I can confirm that Cracker Barrel is chaotic on Sundays. 😅😭
All the bad reviews were from my hometown Virginia Beach. I've never been to that one, and the poet couldn't have been traveling because it's not near the major highways. I've only been to the Chesapeake, and it got a bad review too. I guess the ones in Southeastern Virginia need to get their acts together!
I absolutely loved CB when we lived in the US. Never had a bad experience in any of the CB restaurants we went to. I miss it!
The one time we had a terrible meal at a cracker barrels was traveling home after Christmas from Deleware. The place was not busy and the food was awful. Usually they are pretty good and I love the Uncle Hershal's breakfast plate.
We go to the Cracker barrel in Florence, AL pretty regularly. I never not eat breakfast, I don't much care for their lunches and dinners.... But their breakfast is the best.
One time i went to Cracker Barrel, got sausage and pancakes, the usual, and they came out with RAW sausage. RAW. Haven’t gone back since and don’t plan on going back.
Lol y'all always makes me laugh 🤣
My husband and I love Cracker Barrel. Fun shopping and tasty food.
I'm gonna need Mrs Donna to narrate audiobooks, she has an amazing voice!
Love the poem. Never been to The Crackle but now I'm curious.
My wife and I ate at the Cracker Barrel in Elkhart, Indiana. The fried chicken was cold and hard, and my wife's meatloaf was cold. We prefer Perkin's which is next door.
I live in Maine. Getting to go to Cracker Barrel is one of the AMAZING perks of vacation. I LOVE THE CRACK!!!!!!🥰
The whole bit with Cracker Barrel was funny but the t shirts were so cute! My mother in law used to say "Aren't you just so precious?" but it wasn't a good thing. LOL Sort of like "Bless your heart."
This was too funny!
Generally speaking, we go to Cracker Barrel for breakfast food.
However, the one time we were visiting my Pop (God rest him) in Chattanooga for Thanksgiving we arranged for a local CB in Tennessee to have our Thanksgiving dinner ready for pickup the night before
…well, it was a fantastic experience.
Made me forget about all that holiday traffic in Atlanta and all up I-75.
I live in so California where I don’t have ant near me, but when I’m traveling I love their breakfasts and the little store. I’ve proudly owned several rocking chairs!
I’ve had a few mediocre experiences at CB. However, when I moved for a brief period from Fairhope AL to the frigid hell scape of Attleboro Massachusetts, they had one. I missed my home, my family, and sweet tea. I was able to get my tea and ruminate a little there. I lasted 3 months and came back to the gulf coast.
Also, F the Pats. I was within spitting distance of Gillette Stadium and that was the only bright spot of my time there. Spitting on it.
Cracker Barrel attracts a lot of people from Virginia Beach, apparently?
Also been there for breakfast and dinner a few times as a tourist and it was brilliant every time! Love Cracker Barrel! 👍🏻
Where I live we don't have a Cracker Barrel. But when I go on vacation, I always go to a Cracker Barrel and loved it every time.
I went to CB for the first time last year.
Service was good, tables were clean, and chicken was soooo good.
Had to leave before I bought half of the store LOL
It’s the best family experience. Those chairs and checkers!!!
(Judy VanderPloeg)
I don't go to The Cracker Barrel just for the food (or shopping).
Our servers at the local "Crack" are so hilarious it's like dinner and a show.
Seriously though, every time I have gone to The Cracker Barrel, it has been the service that has made it a great dining experience.
We have our local Cracker Barrel and two Christmases in a row, we've seen Santa and Mrs. Claus eating supper while we were there. I just need their cornbread now!
I love cracker barrel!! I so enjoyed this video!! 😊
“ that’s when the Lord goes to cracker barrel” 😂😂
My nephew calls it The Crapper Barrel! It's hit or miss around here.
"That's when the Lord goes to Cracker Barrel"
brilliant
"She's very trusting" lmao my thoughts exactly...
Fell out of love when they switched to breaded chicken for the salad and worse of all they (at least my central PA CB) stopped carrying hot fudge. I used to jazz up my Coca Cola cake with ice cream, hot fudge and whipped cream. Just not the same without the hot fudge. I do remember when Coca Cola cake became a regular feature instead of a rotation item. Good days, good days.