Cracker Barrel doesn’t want the senior crowd. They have tried to rebrand by offering alcohol and getting rid of the old favorites that seniors liked and replacing them with crap that they think will attract a younger crowd. With the current conditions in Bidenistan they’ve had to raise prices and cut corners on what was already pretty plain fare. And they pay crap, so they can’t keep cooks and are constantly training new ones.
It’s not working. The younger folks that wouldn’t be caught dead in a CB still aren’t coming, and a lot of us older folks have either reduced visits to CB or stopped altogether. Used to be a decent, value meal - now overpriced and inconsistant.
I think you’re on to something there. The Crackle Barrel brand is not healthy regardless of politics and likely headed for deep stagnation.
I think you’re on to something there. The Crackle Barrel brand is not healthy regardless of politics and likely headed for deep stagnation.
I 100% agree with everything you said about Cracker Barrel.
We ate at CB twice last week while traveling. The food was excellent — so much better than it had been a year ago. Not gourmet, but typical diner comfort food.
(But why can’t a “southern” breakfast restaurant have corned beef hash?)