Cracker Barrel Prob Tenn

We eat at Cracker Barrel from time to time when on the road, it's nice that they have a place to park the RV, instead of having to park on the shoulder with the flashers on while DW runs into Wendy's....

For those of you who remember Howard Johnson's, Cracker Barrel is the new Howard Johnson's. The experience is consistent from store to store, always clean, friendly, etc. The food is OK, not high quality but never bad, and always consistent. What draws folks is the consistency of a chain and a brand, same thing that built McDonald's. You know the food isn't going to be great, but you know it's not going to suck either.

wildtoad wrote:
I only do breakfast. So always good. Those times I tried other food choices, not so good.

X2....Hard to beat the pancakes, country ham, hot black coffee and biscuits.....

Johno02 wrote:
Where did you find out that one owns the other?? I looked at several sources and cannot find anything about that. First I know of it.

Can't recall but it was several years ago I was told that.

Where did you find out that one owns the other?? I looked at several sources and cannot find anything about that. First I know of it.

Haven't been in a Cracker Barrel since I opened a biscuit and a cockroach waved at me...showed it to waitress and she just shrugged her shoulders. Tried to take it and I said NO I'd like to see manager..he stopped by later and said sorry. can I get you another biscuit :H

Never really understood what the big deal was about Cracker Barrel anyway.....food was just so-so to begin with.
So not going to them is easy cause I don't feel like I'm missing anything anyway.

YUK!

I know that Mimi's Cafes are owned by Bob Evans but can't find any information about CB owning BE?

CKNSLS wrote:
I think CB mimics the demographics of this board.

What are the demographics of the Cracker Barrel clientele? Its clearly not of CA, so I find it sort of unique, exotic even as a tourist. The lobby with the mishmash of antiques, seasonal items, and Duck Dynasty paraphernalia. The huge portions and gravy. When I travel I like to think I'm somewhere else. I've never found it to be disagreeable to drop in a Cracker Barrel when on vacation occasionally.

I think CB mimics the demographics of this board.

Johno02 wrote:
We really like Bob Evans also, just not as many around. Then too, they don't have all the neat antiques hanging around on the walls like CB does. BTH, it does not have to rare to be an antiques. CB has boxes of stuff at their warehouse, in original crates and boxes, that is antique but was never used. Signs that are 100 years old, but have never been used, Branded bottles and containers that were never used, but some are very old. unused telephone insulators and such. It is a real interesting place if you ever get to tour it.

You know that Cracker barrel owns Bob Evans right?
We have always stopped in the morning at the first Cracker Barrel would could find "outside" of the cities.
I emailed Cracker Barrel 3 different times over the last several years of doing breakfast there. 2 times because no one came to our table in a reasonable time. and once for the food not coming out of the kitchen in a reasonable time.
Did you know that if you did the Momma's breakfast (for instance) that if you request toast for the over easy eggs it is normally given free.
The pancakes must be 6 inches they will make them over or bring you more if you are not happy
The kitchen normally is supposed to have food to you in 6 minutes.

Yeah we know the rules at the cracker and know the better ones in the USA. LOL

Johno02 wrote:
We really like Bob Evans also, just not as many around. Then too, they don't have all the neat antiques hanging around on the walls like CB does. BTH, it does not have to rare to be an antiques. CB has boxes of stuff at their warehouse, in original crates and boxes, that is antique but was never used. Signs that are 100 years old, but have never been used, Branded bottles and containers that were never used, but some are very old. unused telephone insulators and such. It is a real interesting place if you ever get to tour it.

You know that Cracker barrel owns Bob Evans right?
We have always stopped in the morning at the first Cracker Barrel would could find "outside" of the cities.
I emailed Cracker Barrel 3 different times over the last several years of doing breakfast there. 2 times because no one came to our table in a reasonable time. and once for the food not coming out of the kitchen in a reasonable time.
Did you know that if you did the Momma's breakfast (for instance) that if you request toast for the over easy eggs it is normally given free.
The pancakes must be 6 inches they will make them over or bring you more if you are not happy
The kitchen normally is supposed to have food to you in 6 minutes.

Yeah we know the rules at the cracker and know the better ones in the USA. LOL