Ah... cracker barrell restaurants...

This Friday i had the distinct pleasure of ordering takeout from a cracker barrell restaurant... For those that may not be familiar w/ these chain of restaurants they have predominantly in the south, they specialize in "down home" southern type cooking etc..  and overall have that kind of feel etc.   I didnt really feel like waiting and eating by myself so I decided to order the food from the host and take it back to my hotel room.

This is how my convo went (i'm not making this up):

Me: I'd like to get the grilled chicken to go.. do you know how long that will take? 

host:  Would you like that grilled?

me: grilled.... how long will that take?

host: I dont know 

******host then walks away and comes back 3 min later********

me: so.... do you know how long that will take?

host: huh?

me: the order i just placed... do you know how long that will take?

host: huh? .... uh..... uh.... `15 minutes or something...

me: ok thanks...

(as I'm standing there waiting the other host asks me if i want to be seated..)

me: no i'm waiting on my food..

host: Do you want to place an order?

AHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!  

As i spent the next 15-20 minutes I observed the following things from cracker barrell... 

1. Why is there a cracker barrell pro shop?

I think this is the only restaurant I've ever been in that has what seems to be it's own "pro shop" of all things biscuit related... seriously is there really this many ways possible to make flapjacks?

2. Where are the crackers in the barrel?

This is false advertisting in my opinion...  If you're gonna name yourself cracker barrell at least let me order "crackers in a barrell" or at least just crackers... or just a barrell maybe...

3. Lots of nascar lovers in cracker barrell

Im not trying to stereotype .. I just saw a lot of nascar shirts... If i was Darryl Waltrip I mightve gotten mauled.

4. Rocking chairs/checkers are cool

This may be better than the food... the fact I can play oversized checkers will "rocking" LOVING IT! 

5. Pancakes make me sleepy

who needs nytol when you have ten pounds of carbs in your belly?

6. The brain test game w/ the pegs makes me feel dumb...

 This game always makes me feel like an idiot cause I wind up leaving 4 pegs on the game which means basically... "smile you have the education level of a 6th grader!" 

Happy dining!

-uncle tweezy 

Comments (18) >>

lol
written by Holly, April 07, 2008

Lol.. I love those peg games, there fun but complicated... But yeah, sometimes you have to speak really loud when you order they get so many orders in restaurant and they get tired. Last time I went out I had to repeat it like 7 times before he got it right... But you just have to be patient.. well got to go...

heh...
written by Becky, April 07, 2008

yea i know what ya mean bro,
imagen 20 or more kids swarming one cracker barell...heh, i think my whole climbing team is banned from all cracker barels in the florida area....heh...
THE ROCKING CHARES DO SOOOO ROCK!
lol
God bless!

I know.
written by Kyle Yates, April 07, 2008

I don't even go near Cracker Barrel anymore!

I love that place
written by Charlotte, April 08, 2008

I love eating there!!! What is more fun than getting to eat,shop, and play games all in one place!!! Btw..was your host a blonde? lol just kidding

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written by Daniel, April 08, 2008

that place is really good

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written by Moriah, April 08, 2008

i've never eaten there....but it sounds like i wouldn't want to .....hehe

AWKWARD.....
written by Emma, April 08, 2008

wow...those peg games are fun, though i keep on leaving 2 or 4 pegs in the hole thingies....... i have the same questions about bob evans.....

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written by ally, April 10, 2008

whoooo once i left two on the peg game

O to the K
written by hayley, April 12, 2008

wow thta is the ramdomest thingh ever but how kool i havent been to the Craker Barell in so long

Wow!
written by ida, April 13, 2008

Why do you get all the bad luck when it comes to eating out? I have never been to a Cracker Barrell but I have been to McDonald's so I can say they have bad service sometimes...lol
Later
Ida

ODD
written by Kirk Fredericksen, April 14, 2008

you do have the worst of luck at places to eat and it makes you mad when you tell them something and they mess it up. I know how it works they ask you what you want then they say ok and make you pay then they give you someone elses order or they just give you the wrong food and say oh i thought you said that you wanted this. and then you take it or stay there and make them redo it. i hate that!

interesting...
written by ~courtney~, April 14, 2008

the last time i was at cracker barrel i was like, 7, and i was debating whether to go their to eat or not one day... thanks for the heads up NOT to go there... lol

far out
written by Bassman, April 16, 2008

Man i don't even know wot cracker barrel is ae I feel so isolated in NZ
owel th@s wot da internets for i gues

So true
written by Maggie Moore, April 16, 2008

Everytime my parents take us down south to visit my family we eat at a Craker Barrell. I have often wondered the same thing about the name, it totally is false advertising. Their food is good, no complaints there, and I LOVE that fun little peg game! [No worries Tweezy, I always end up with four left too ]

Actually my most memorable experiance at a Cracker Barrell was when I was about six. I was in their shop just innocently looking around, it was Christmas time and their were lots of little decorative trees. yeah... that was the first time I encountered a singing tree... and I cried.

sincerely, Maggie

Crackle Barrel
written by Passion, April 17, 2008

that place is disgusting. my mom loves the place so we go there when ever we are around.

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written by Passion, April 23, 2008

That place is didusting

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written by Rebecca, May 05, 2008

I went to a Cracker Barrel once cuz my grandparents live in Houston. That peg game is fun. lol

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written by Rebecca, May 05, 2008

BTW, ur music ROCKS!!! I saw u in concert in Montana.

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