Cracker Barrel is a restaurant just off I-20 near I-69, south of Lindale. This is a chain restaurant that has a 'country store' in front of house and a restaurant in back. The menu is classic southern diner fare. I have good memories of Cracker Barrel from my childhood and always liked wandering around in the store prior to my meals.
The spread: The menu has breakfast, lunch and dinner items offered all day. I am particularly fond of their breakfast menu with various combinations of sausage, bacon, toasts, BISCUITS, pancakes, french toast, pork chops, chicken fried steaks, eggs, omelets, etc. Their dinner/lunch menu offers standard southern cooking to include sandwiches, many veggie sides (black eye peas, green beans, etc), meatloaf, chicken fried steak, roast beef, fried chicken, etc. I usually go with a pork chops and egg breakfast or go with the chicken fried steak.
The verdict: Well, usually Cracker Barrel does a decent job of getting out some tasty food. Definitely not top of the line cuisine, but servicable Southern favorites. I am particularly fond of their biscuits, pancakes, rolls and cornbread. The place is also very family friendly with a lot of young critters running around. The only caveat to this is that my wife got a classic case of food poisoning at the Tyler/Lindale location, and really, you only get to keep my wife up all night dry heaving once. We will never return.
Edible Tyler Roses: 0 out of 5. I just can't go back here again!
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