Posted on 02/07/2025 7:02:26 AM PST by Red Badger
Times are tough right now in the ‘egg game,’ whatever that is, because of this pesky bird flu. You heard of it? It's been going around for a while now, and really putting a dent in our livestock.
I assume it will be a raging pandemic at some point relatively soon that the left drums up to be the start of the apocalypse, but, you know, we'll see. For now, though, it's mainly impacting chickens. Which affects our eggs.
Which, in turn, affects our great food establishments across this great country.
Waffle House, earlier this week, announced a 50-cent surcharge on eggs because they're so damn expensive right now. Nasty move, but I get it. You gotta do whatcha gotta do.
Unless you're Cracker Barrel – AKA the GOAT of the breakfast game in America. Cracker Barrel would never pull such a move. Not today, not tomorrow, not ever.
Cracker Barrel has drawn a line in the sand My GOD. What a post. What a shot. What a restaurant.
"Egg surcharges? Never heard ot it. Order eggs and get double the pegs now through next Wednesday 2/12"
Hey, Waffle House – PISS OFF. Cracker Barrel proves, once again, why it was always be on top of the mountain in this business.
Now, am I a bit biased? Sure. I'm the unofficial (official) Cracker Barrel guy here at OutKick. Love this place more than I love my two kids. I grew up getting fat at the Cracker Barrel, and, while I don't get there as often nowadays, I still defend her to the death.
Great rocking chairs, great gifts if you like old country CDs and vintage candy – and who doesn't? – and great food. Sunrise sampler? Elite. The pancakes? Better the IHOP. The eggs? Well, come on. Clearly better than woke Waffle House!
And hey, now you get double the pegs with every egg order! For those who don't understand Cracker Barrel lingo, it's just their reward system. Yes, I'm confused by it, too. Yes, I also thought it was the sexual term at first. It is not. No worries!
Anyway, there's a war breaking out in the food & beverage game, and Cracker Barrel has drawn a line in the sand.
Pick your fighter, America.
Is there still a "Ken's House of Pancakes" at the corner of Kanoeolehua Avenue and Hawaii Belt Rd.?
Regards,
No egg problems here, there are signs for fresh eggs at multiple homes within blocks. Pruning the fruit trees has begun and all is well.
It is true in a lot of areas. During COVID and since, Cracker Barrel seem to be mostly understaffed and the wait for food and quality has really gone down in the areas I go to.
I still eat there some, but not as much.
I don’t mind that at all as long as I get my food in a reasonable time and its good.
I grew up in the country. This is normal for me.
The ex wife waitressed at Waffle House so that has bad memories. Love the food at Cracker Barrell but all the farm tools hanging by threads in the store part really puts me on edge.
I don’t mind it either. It’s just an observation.
But do you want to be called “hon?”
Then I guess that rules out Waffle House for me.
Do they have maple syrup, or just the maple-flavored corn syrup?
Do I prefer Cracker Barrel or Waffle House? NEITHER. I prefer the locally owned diner, where all the important decisions are made in the kitchen by someone who could be a neighbor, and not by some nameless, faceless person at a corporate office located in another state.
The author labels Waffle House as woke. What justifies this label?
This.
I take it they have seen it all and can dish out whatever you try on them.
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Ever seen the video of the fight where some “Amish” woman throwing a chair and the girl behind the counter just caught it and threw it back.
I’m a Waffle House guy.
Cracker Barrel has been cutting costs where they can.
I am more of a Waffle House because of their dedication to opening their stores quickly after a hurricane passes through. CB would be closed where WF would be open.
Look at Matt Mitchell’s “How waffle house trains the night shift” on youtube. He mentions Cracker Barrel.
better than “sweetie”
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