Cracker Barrel Old Country Store

Got a to go order, they said it would be ready in 15 min. So I get there then, pay for it, and proceed to wait 25 more minutes. I asked the worker to make sure everything was hot and fresh since it had been so long, she said it was. I get home 8 minutes later and the fried chicken was no longer crispy and the fries were cold.

I love coming here best food ever I would recommend coming here Sunday for the chicken dinner so good

Based on our most recent visit I’m updating my rating to three stars. We typically have a decent experience at the Cracker Barrel and our most recent experience was just that. The service was good and at a decent pace. The food was served hot and our orders were accurate. Our waitress was friendly and there wasn’t too long a wait to be seated. I’m hoping that this is the experience we’ll continue to have. It’s been hit or miss lately.

Food was just ok. It felt like a down home Denny’s if that makes sense. If not oh well… lol. Service was great but the quality of food was lacking for the price. Probably won’t be back anytime soon.

It’s been a while since i have been here. My last visit here was much more pleasant than tonight. After being seated, my boyfriend pointed out how filthy the floor was under most of the tables around us. It was unacceptable, almost to the point of making me sick! When I used the restroom, the theme carried on. I know Easter Sunday is a busy day… however…sweeping under tables between patrons shouldn’t be difficult. Chances are I will not return here, well, maybe to sit outside on one of those comfy rockers! LOL
The one positive is… my cornflake baked chicken was pretty tasty and the biscuits with apple butter were Delish! I may be tempted to return just to eat up some of that wonderful apple butter delight.

I like It here and have been here before but this visit was a bit upsetting. Yes, it is Easter Sunday at 5:30p and it was so crowded earlier we left and came back after shopping. The men’s room was FILTHY and looked like it hadn’t been serviced all day. The dining room floor was also dirty — nothing that a broom could clean up with minimal effort. The kitchen was also slow today. I expect more from a large chain like this.

Not so good. Looking for a good breakfast, thought we’d give this place a try. Had to wait about 30 minutes for a table so spent that time looking around the store which has a number of fun and interesting things. Once we were seated, we were rushed through our breakfast. The quality of the food was poor… greasy and undercooked. The atmosphere is that of a very noisy cafeteria. Certainly, there are better places for breakfast.

So NOT a gourmet place but their cheesy hash-​brown casserole is worth a trip itself. It’s not the kind of place for brunch where you can expect fancy omelets but everything is pretty tasty.

Really happy with today’s breakfast. Ordered a momma’s special (not on the menu): grits (they’re delicious), two eggs, small hashbrown, two pancakes and bacon and sausage. Also ordered the French toast-​amazing! 4 nice size round pieces. And the pancakes were good. Also got biscuits and gravy-​delish. Everything was good. Didn’t have time to snap pics of food. We were too hungry! We devoured our meals before I remembered! LoL
Parking lot was packed but we didn’t wait at all to be seated. Service was great. Everything was good. Shopped at the store afterwards and picked up a few things. Wish they had more sales. Kinda pricey. Adorable clothes for women and kids. Something for everyone. My kinda place. Wish they would open one in California.

When I walked in, I felt like I’ve been here before. I never really paid attention to this before but they have a quite few locations in Arizona alone and they are everywhere in the United States. I must have went one of them somewhere in east coast.
Based on the décor of the restaurant, I wanted to eat biscuits and gravy with side of grits. I was on my way to some hiking, I wanted a lot of calories.
Old timer’s breakfast comes with biscuits and gravy (so many of them, couldn’t finish what was served), small side of grits, (thinking how grits tasted as I write my review, now I remember last time/​place I went to a Cracker Barrel. Interesting how food brings back memory), hash brown casserole, and sausage patties. It all tasted how the restaurant is decorated.
I also tasted fried Apple, it wasn’t as sweet as I anticipated, just natural Apple sweetness, it would be perfect to use it for Apple pie. I ate two off my friend’s plate but I actually wanted to eat all. Next time I will just order my own.
Service was good. She was very friendly and efficient. We were there at 7am on Sunday and they weren’t busy but based on how restaurant was set up (chairs outside), I bet they get really busy during peak time. How efficient she was, she looked like she’s been working there for a while. I didn’t feel we were rushed, she was just good at what she was doing.

4stars for consistency, good service and wholesome food. Not a gourmet restaurant just a great place with great food. Have eaten at many of these places and all have the same quality. Just a great place to fill your belly with a home cooked meal. Over the number if years I have stopped the portions have gotten a bit smaller. But then again all restaurants have either raised their prices or reduced the food quantity.
When traveling, when I want a quick good meal, I stop at a Crackle Barrel if it is on my route.

Mentioned to cashier that it was my last Cracker Barrel since I was heading to Cali, and he says «yeah no Cracker Barrel in California, corporate doesn’t want to deal with their dang labor laws!» And I say «what’s wrong with labor laws? I like the 8 hour workday! And that’s okay… We have Roscoes Chicken and Waffles!»
Three stars for being in Arizona.

Went there for a late dinner. I feel they have pretty good entrée prices with a large variety of sides to choose from. Now this is only my second time here and i vaguely remember the first time so i ordered the chile jack chicken, hashbrown casserole, steak fries, and side salad for $ 9.79. The food was out in about 7 minutes, if that. The chicken was decent but the chiles and cheese on top made it taste like an omelet… Very odd. The fries were raw on the bottom of a handful of them. Hashbrown casserole looked leftover and microwaved. The salad was ok, but very soggy and no crisp to it. The service however was great and she was very knowledgeable. It was also pretty clean in there as well.

Normally love Cracker Barrel restaurants — normally. This time I ordered a side dish. It was the seasonal fruit dish. It was absolutely ridiculous. At $ 2.50 it included two small pineapple bits, 2 blackberries and 4 boysenberries. That was an insult. Everyone else was fine with their pancakes. See the picture of one I found online advertising the fruit dish. It was sure bigger than I received. I sent it back.

Excellent place, great food and great presentation!
First time in this restaurant and I love the breakfast.
They have excellent service too I fully recommend this place for a nice breakfast time and for great prices.

Always a congested place but great place to eat. There was at least a 25 minute wait for a Sunday lunch. Rocking chairs run alongside the porch for people to bask in the sun and shade. A retail store of trinkets and the sorts was a good way to keep the kiddos occupied, as well as adults. They have a breakfast menu plus a lunch and dinner menu. I decided to go with the breakfast healthy plate of egg beaters, turkey bacon, a side of fruit and cheese and grits. Just enough for me since I know I’m saving for dessert and some Starbucks concoction.
Lunch time was so busy that there were no high chairs. However they did have booster seats. The cleanliness of the entire restaurant was mediocre. Could’ve been some improvement that goes for being super busy. It’s a little bit too loud to have a conversation unless you’re by the window or a corner.

We had a gift certificate for Crackle Barrel and so we decided to try this place. I walked in and confusion. It’s a real country store with a bunch of old stuff hanging down from the ceiling. Looking for where to go then as you look at the back of the store and you see the hostess stand. Thank goodness.
The place is packed and it’s like a very homey country place with lots of old country pictures and plaques. I got the menu and again confusion. Huge menu for lunch and dinner with another menu for breakfast (they serve breakfast all day). So going through both menus is tough.
I started out with their raspberry lemonade in a frosted mug. Really good, fresh and I loved it. I had the fried catfish with Mac & cheese, fried okra, and hash browns. Oh yea forgot to tell you, you get to pick three sides with your meal. The catfish was ok. A little dry. The mac & cheese was ok. Not great. Okra was a little moist. Not crispy like it should be and the hash browns were ok. Not a great meal but ok. Also, they bring out muffins and cornbread muffins. I’ve had better cornbread. Not great. So I would say my meal was just ok.
My wife had the apple cider vinegar BBQ chicken. She loved it. It was very moist and the sauce was excellent. She was talking about it in the car. Haven’t heard her talk about a meal like that before. I grabbed a little bit and it was very good. Loved the sauce. My son had the chicken fried steak and it was pretty good. No complaining from him.
The service was good. It took awhile for our server to greet us but understandable because the place was so busy. She did get our drinks and refilled us when we needed it. She was pretty good and friendly.
So the place is loud with people eating and enjoying themselves. Lots of families. There was music playing but I think it was. some country music. The food was okay to really good. I guess I just ordered the wrong thing. I did notice everyone ordering breakfast and the blueberry pancakes and French toast looked really good. So next time it’s breakfast. Service was good and a real family atmosphere. Like I said I will probably be back but order from the breakfast menu. Enjoy.

Heard a lot about Crack Barrel. They have it in the Midwest which my family is also from. This time I finally got a chance to try it during breakfast.
My wife said they had to wait an hour in Chicago in order to be seated at Cracker Barrel. But the location we went to in Phoenix, we were immediately seated.
The service was excellent. I wanted apple juice and the server figured out a way to accommodate me, even though they ran out. They were really attentive.
The food was great! I had the redundant Chicken Fried Chicken with biscuits and gravy, grits, eggs over easy and a casserole hash. It was so good. the chicken was fried perfectly, nice and crunchy, tasty. The biscuits were melt in your mouth near flaky texture and gravy was good and tasty. Grits were good. The hashbrown casserole was nice and hearty. The meal that I had is called Grandpa’s Country Fried Breakfast.
My wife enjoyed her meal as well.
Prices are decent.
They also have a store as you enter so that you can get some gifts for others or things for yourself.
Cool spot.
They even sell furniture outside. I saw a chair that I liked.
Cracker Barrel, we need you in Seattle!

I used to love Cracker Barrel — but since living in Central Phoenix, I haven’t been to one in ages so since I was passing through, I decided to dine for breakfast. A great perk about Cracker Barrel is that they have a store full of cute nic nacs and you can be shopping around while you wait for a table. During holiday season, they have adorable ornaments and I purchased a few to spice up my tree.
When we finally got to a table, we ordered the chicken fried chicken with hashbrown casserole, overmedium eggs, and a maine blueberry pancake with blueberry syrup. Once we got our order, I bit into the chicken and it tasted stale. The hashbrown casserole was good, eggs are usually always good, and the pancake was ok. Now that I’ve been exposed to the better breakfast restaurants in Phoenix, this place just doesn’t do it for me anymore.
I was quite disappointed. The place was packed with people — and I used to remember thinking that it was because of the «great» food. Now I am just thinking it’s probably one of the best breakfast joints in this area. Besides, who wants to drive half an hour away if you live in Chandler to somewhere else only to be waiting for another hour? I am so glad I live in Central Phoenix because this place will not pop up on my 3 mile proximity radar.

Mmm Cracker Barrel. Home style food without the work, dirty dishes, hot kitchen, setting the table, spilled milk, or arguments over the dinner table.
Okay, it’s sorta like that.
I seriously like the biscuits here –the cornbread, not so much cuz I can make it 10 times better.
Favorite entrée here is the chicken n dumplins. Mmm mmm MMM!
Grits — good
Collard greens — good
Dumplins — really good
Chicken in the chicken n dumplins — s’alright.
The chicken is clearly cooked separately from the dumplins and it’s apparent in the flavor and appearance.
Overall, still a reliable restaurant with consistently good, down to earth, Mom & Pop, home style cookin’.
And the service is generally alright too.