by "Alfalfa" (alfalfa-romeo)
Published 08/30/2017 at 21:50
by "Alfalfa" (alfalfa-romeo)
Published 08/30/2017 at 21:50
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STARS: 2
Do what makes you happy I guess, but why is that something that makes you happy? I just do not understand the old white folk obsession with this place. Relevant because road trip.
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"Alfalfa" (alfalfa-romeo)
08/30/2017 at 21:51, STARS: 0
"For Sweden" (rallybeetle)
08/30/2017 at 21:52, STARS: 1
neat
My goal is to visit every Waffle House
"The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock" (jukesjukesjukes)
08/30/2017 at 21:54, STARS: 0
I always go there once when down in the States. It’s good, but not great. It’s tradition.
"Tekamul" (tekamulburner)
08/30/2017 at 21:56, STARS: 1
They’re all exactly the same though, right?
My little kids like it when we travel South, but I can’t imagine going that many times.
"Alfalfa" (alfalfa-romeo)
08/30/2017 at 21:57, STARS: 0
My wife’s parents love it. We go there just about every time they take us out to eat. It’s certainly not bad, per se.
"The Stig's Missourian Cousin" (zachelliott)
08/30/2017 at 21:58, STARS: 5
R.I.P your gut
"Alfalfa" (alfalfa-romeo)
08/30/2017 at 22:00, STARS: 0
Yes, they are all exactly the same. Different floor plans, but the decor, menu, and gift shop all have the same stuff.
"For Sweden" (rallybeetle)
08/30/2017 at 22:00, STARS: 2
worth it
"ranwhenparked" (ranwhenparked)
08/30/2017 at 22:02, STARS: 1
Whatever makes you happy, I guess. I thought about doing the same thing with Margaritavilles at one point, but thought better of it. I mean, the thing with chain restaurants is that every one is pretty similar to the others, and some of them are located in cities that aren’t exactly prime destinations.
"wafflesnfalafel" (wafflesnfalafel1)
08/30/2017 at 22:03, STARS: 1
I have never been to a Cracker Barrel. Is there something I am missing?
"Urambo Tauro" (urambotauro)
08/30/2017 at 22:04, STARS: 0
Must be something in the fried okra.
"For Sweden" (rallybeetle)
08/30/2017 at 22:06, STARS: 5
I think that’s how chain restaurants work
"Phyrxes once again has a wagon!" (phyrxes)
08/30/2017 at 22:08, STARS: 1
How do you order your hashbrowns, consider this a request for scientific reasons (or something).
"Alfalfa" (alfalfa-romeo)
08/30/2017 at 22:12, STARS: 8
Nope.
"WilliamsSW" (williamssw)
08/30/2017 at 22:13, STARS: 1
Just visit? No food?
That seems like the healthiest option.
"For Sweden" (rallybeetle)
08/30/2017 at 22:14, STARS: 0
I only get to a WH every few years, but today I would choose covered, smothered, diced, chunked, and peppered
"ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable)" (adabofoppo)
08/30/2017 at 22:14, STARS: 13
Well... How else are they supposed to get their lukewarm old-people paste and fried cardboards served with a side of casual racism?
"SVTyler" (svtyler)
08/30/2017 at 22:15, STARS: 10
Besides greasy, mediocre food and corporate consumption masquerading as folksy nostalgia, no, not really. It’s basically a place where old white people can go to pretend like it’s the 1950's again.
"WilliamsSW" (williamssw)
08/30/2017 at 22:15, STARS: 2
Old white people eating mediocre comfort food.
If any of that turns you on, then yeah, you’re missing something.
Otherwise nah.
"sm70- why not Duesenberg?" (sm70-whynotduesenberg)
08/30/2017 at 22:15, STARS: 2
Tried Cracker Barrel for the first time in May.
Let’s just say I’m not their target demographic.
"Tekamul" (tekamulburner)
08/30/2017 at 22:17, STARS: 1
They’re not always carbon copies. That’s kind of the difference between boring-ass sameness and maybe a pleasant surprise.
Even McDonalds has variance from place to place.
"For Sweden" (rallybeetle)
08/30/2017 at 22:18, STARS: 0
nah
"fintail" (fintail)
08/30/2017 at 22:21, STARS: 0
Their pancakes aren’t bad at all. Zero locations in my state.
"Funktheduck" (funktheduck)
08/30/2017 at 22:23, STARS: 0
It’s nice every once in a while for some southern style breakfast
"Grindintosecond" (Grindintosecond)
08/30/2017 at 22:26, STARS: 1
It’s freakin Thanksgiving every day at Grandma’s house there. What’s not to like?
"HammerheadFistpunch" (hammerheadfistpunch)
08/30/2017 at 22:28, STARS: 1
its good to have a purpose
"Takuro Spirit" (takurospirit)
08/30/2017 at 22:31, STARS: 3
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Well its right there in the name...
"fhrblig" (fhrblig)
08/30/2017 at 22:34, STARS: 1
My in-laws love the place, but every time we’ve been there it’s been just ok. If you live in a place where the Black-Eyed Pea exists, there’s no reason to ever go to a Cracker Barrel.
"Alfalfa" (alfalfa-romeo)
08/30/2017 at 22:40, STARS: 2
If you live in a place where any local eatery exists, there’s no reason to go to a Cracker Barrel. My in-laws love it as well. They are very much the target demographic.
"For Sweden" (rallybeetle)
08/30/2017 at 22:41, STARS: 0
buncha yankees clueless about that okra
"Alfalfa" (alfalfa-romeo)
08/30/2017 at 22:44, STARS: 5
TV dinners and Fox news, like the rest of us plebs.
"ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable)" (adabofoppo)
08/30/2017 at 22:51, STARS: 2
Heaven help them if they actually learned something by watching literally anything else.
"415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°)" (415s30)
08/30/2017 at 23:01, STARS: 0
Dude I am from Hawaii and every time I went mainland and took some road trip I always went to Cracker and got the Uncle Herschels (?) favorite which was catfish and stuff, plus that corn bread etc.. crazy. All kinds of shit hanging on the walls etc.. I love that place.
"Kiltedpadre" (kiltedpadre)
08/30/2017 at 23:02, STARS: 0
At least there you can get alcohol. Cracker Barrel doesn’t even have that going for it.
"JR1" (type35bugatti)
08/30/2017 at 23:06, STARS: 1
Yes, their French toast
"wafflesnfalafel" (wafflesnfalafel1)
08/30/2017 at 23:08, STARS: 1
sounds like a ripping good time
"ranwhenparked" (ranwhenparked)
08/30/2017 at 23:10, STARS: 1
They seem to be colonizing McDonalds, too. Seriously, go to one at like 1pm, you’ll think an Atlantic City casino bus stopped for a bathroom break, or something.
"wafflesnfalafel" (wafflesnfalafel1)
08/30/2017 at 23:11, STARS: 1
got it - I can appreciate good french toast
"ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn)
08/30/2017 at 23:18, STARS: 0
No.
"ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn)
08/30/2017 at 23:19, STARS: 3
The only good thing about Cracker Barrel is the golf tee game. It helps you forget how long you are waiting for your lousy “country” food.
"WilliamsSW" (williamssw)
08/30/2017 at 23:21, STARS: 0
My grandparents had one of those golf tee games in their living room back in the 70s.
That’s literally the best thing about Cracker Barrel.
"SVTyler" (svtyler)
08/30/2017 at 23:34, STARS: 3
Oh man, you have no idea. You ever played peg board before?
That shit is intense, dude.
"SVTyler" (svtyler)
08/30/2017 at 23:35, STARS: 0
Yep, McD’s and Chick-Fil-A seems to be the choice of the olds around where I live. That or McAllister’s if they’re feeling like doing something a little fancy for Ethel’s 80th.
"notsomethingstructural" (notsomethingstructural)
08/30/2017 at 23:42, STARS: 1
Ex-Jezzie Jia Tolentino wrote an excellent nostalgia piece for the NYT about cracker barrels.
https://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/31/magazine/letter-of-recommendation-cracker-barrel.html
"ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn)
08/31/2017 at 00:17, STARS: 1
I used to have one around about that time. I got pretty good at it. Now I suck at it.
"Eric @ opposite-lock.com" (theyrerolling)
08/31/2017 at 00:50, STARS: 0
It’s not worth it. The food is terrible and I have no clue why they exist. They are to southern food what those other theme restaurants are to their respective food.
The only thing I have to compare it to is that vaguely Latin place with the Mayan theme in Downtown Disney in Anaheim. Something to make your average American with absolutely no culture of their own feel like they have somehow experienced something foreign and authentic that has actually been watered-down specifically for them to feel that way.
"WilliamsSW" (williamssw)
08/31/2017 at 07:56, STARS: 0
Same
"davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com" (davesaddiction)
08/31/2017 at 09:10, STARS: 0
Crackers love barrels.
"razorbeamteam" (razorbeamteam)
08/31/2017 at 11:49, STARS: 0
I.... like cracker barrel....
" The Compromiser" (charger)
08/31/2017 at 21:19, STARS: 0
Same. Southern fried steak and sausage gravy, hash brown casserole and Mac n’ cheese with a cornbread and a biscuit. I then explode before I cross back across at Sarnia.