"Considering Cracker Barrel serves approximately 230 million customers per year, there's a good chance these ratings will resonate with you, or someone you know. The Cracker Barrel menu is substantial, from breakfast all day to chicken, turkey, beef, pork, shrimp, seafood, salads, sandwiches, and desserts. There's also a sizable selection of side dishes, and most entrees come with two to three of them included with the meal. Plus the signature buttermilk biscuits."
"I headed over to my local Cracker Barrel and ordered eight popular menu items. I chose chicken, beef, and seafood, plus the recommended side dishes to go with them. While I waited for the food, I spent a nice chunk of time in the cozy, old country store. When the food was ready, I sampled the meals and judged them based on appearance, flavor, texture, and overall quality."
"The mashed potatoes were flavorless and gummy. They were coated with stew, but there wasn't enough flavor to compensate for their gluey texture. Next, I counted four pieces of beef in the stew - granted, the pieces were golf ball-sized. The same was true of the vegetables; I could count the carrots and celery on one hand. If peas were included (as pictured on the website), I didn't detect them. Perhaps the peas were camouflaged by the gravy."
Cracker Barrel serves roughly 230 million customers annually and offers a broad menu spanning breakfast, meats, seafood, salads, sandwiches, desserts, and many sides including signature buttermilk biscuits. A tasting of eight popular menu items at a local restaurant covered chicken, beef, and seafood with recommended sides. Meals were evaluated for appearance, flavor, texture, and overall quality. The tasting revealed definitive highs and lows across mains and sides, with some dishes notably memorable and others disappointing. The Hashbrown Casserole Shepherd's Pie exemplified poor execution, featuring gluey, flavorless mashed potatoes, scant beef and vegetables, and an overall lack of expected components.
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