The Mad Hatter

April 6th, 2016 at 2:00 PM ^

the appeal of that place.  Overpriced and mediocre food, just like every other chain restaurant.

Oh, but they have rocking chairs and a gift shop filled with a bunch of worthless crap that my kids want me to buy, that makes it better!

LSAClassOf2000

April 6th, 2016 at 2:15 PM ^

I think that Cracker Barrel might be one of the few places where my wife can get a version (not a fantastic one at that) of her favorite sandwich - the Reuben - and I can get a garden salad and the two are nutritionally equivalent thanks to the things added to them. Actually, the salad might have more sodium than the sandwich, which with my current dietary arrangement means I should be eating the Reuben instead. Cracker Barrel is weird like that, and definitely not a favorite.

sdogg1m

April 6th, 2016 at 2:27 PM ^

I have noticed a ton of comments here and in the article blasting the poor food quality and high price but no recommendations for other places. If you know of a place to get better food at a cheaper price then come out with it since I have received nothing but good meals at the cracker barrel.

I could recommend a couple local places here but nothing national comes off the top of my head except for maybe Five Guys.

Jack Hammer

April 6th, 2016 at 3:46 PM ^

He did look thick about the waist.  But still a universe away from Charlie Weis.  BTW - Urban also looked pudgy in a recent public appearance.  

 

Maybe they are stressing each other out with all of these camps and recruiting battles and turning to delicious calorie-laden meals for comfort.

ScruffyTheJanitor

April 6th, 2016 at 2:27 PM ^

Stick to breakfast, and hashbrown cassarole, and you'll be fine. I am still angry at their discontinuing the steak buscuit sandwhiches. They were low-quality, over marinated steak parts on their cement buscuits-- and I couldn't eat enough of them. 

1VaBlue1

April 6th, 2016 at 2:35 PM ^

Cracker Barrel isn't so bad, so long as you stick with the breakfast items.  But, staying in the same class of restaraunt, my preference would be for Bob Evans.

Yes, I know that shack originates from a four letter word.  So neg me if you want - but Bob serves up some good food, at good prices.  Much better food than CB.  Not that anything in that family of fooderies provides above average fare - I'd rather eat at Olive Garden, Bonefish, or any number of higher end places.  But sometimes you just want breakfast.  And Bob Evans serves that up the best - IMO.

MMmmmmm...  Tomato juice...

1VaBlue1

April 6th, 2016 at 3:17 PM ^

This is the folly of restaurant reviews - we all have different opinions on what we think tastes right - and we are all right!

Seriously, there are so many of these types of places that any review of them is only accurate for that one place you ate at.  Sitting down in a different version of the same can be a completely different experience...