Phil K.
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The Rise and Fall of Cracker Barrel
My wife and I hadn't been to a Cracker Barrel in years. Our memory of the restaurant is positive. Based on that remembrance, we ate at the Gurnee Wisconsin location. To put it plainly, the food was awful. It was the first time I've ever been able to lift my entire portion of mashed potatoes with a fork. It was like a flying saucer. The side dishes taste like they come from a generic frozen bag. Portions are small. Which seems like the old joke about complaints. Clearly, Cracker Barrel is just biding its time, and stashing away money, until they declare bankruptcy. On the other hand, the servers were very good. I felt bad for them as they probably deal with unhappy customers every day. My wife and I shall remember the Cracker Barrel of olde.

