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ProfessorGAC

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16. Once Was Enough, Indeed

Reply to Botany (Original post)

Sun Aug 24, 2025, 10:09 PM

Aug 24

Of course, that didn't stop us, because my parents liked that place for a while.
One Easter, our whole family, and my wife's went there.
A disaster.
We got our huge table nearly 40 minutes late. Took 15 minutes to begin taking orders. Took 15 minutes to get the order straight. 25 minutes to get our food.
Yes, an hour & 35 minutes in that joint before we got food.
I told my parents they had to pick somewhere else, because we would never eat there again.
I think that was our 4th & last trip to that dump.
Worse yet, their menu is nothing my wife & I would go out to eat. A rotten experience.

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I solved my Cracker Barrel problem years ago. I don't eat there [View all] Botany Aug 24 OP

I invented something there underpants Aug 24 #1

white on white peacebuzzard Aug 24 #2

seems like 20 years ago my wife and I Rver Aug 24 #3

One may not believe me, but I've never eaten at one--driven by/lived by many but for whatever reason... hlthe2b Aug 24 #4

I believe you. I'm not sure I've ever seen one. Harker Aug 24 #11

Food culture I suppose. What you're use to. Cracker Barrel attempts to mass produces a cuisine I was born to.... paleotn Aug 24 #5

Sounds like your mom made a tasty breakfast Botany Aug 24 #9

They have nothing for vegetarians. milestogo Aug 24 #6

Of all my problems, Cracker Barrel is not one of them. Sneederbunk Aug 24 #7

I patronize the "calendar places". Read about them in the book "Blue Highways" a lifetime Wonder Why Aug 24 #8

Works for me. Plenty of superior places available. (nt) Paladin Aug 24 #10

Seriously, the last one we went to had cobwebs hanging Emile Aug 24 #12

I really don't have the option to go there. Angleae Aug 24 #13

You will be OK Botany Aug 24 #14

I ate there once on a tour bus to NYC. I remember eating pancakes. But they really weren't special. I never went again. debm55 Aug 24 #15

Once Was Enough, Indeed ProfessorGAC Aug 24 #16

Why's everyone talking about the Cracker Barrel? Rizen Aug 24 #17

They changed their logo and maga went crazy. nt Nittersing Aug 25 #18

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