For breakfast chains this is one of the better ones. I definitely like it better than Dennys or Ihop. I usually get their french toast so I'm a plain jane whenever I go here buy I love their french toast. My daughter usually gets the pancakes so another plain breakfast food but nevertheless she likes it so we keep coming back. Good atmosphere and usually good service. They also have a shop but I've never bought anything. Gets packed but usually we can get seated within 15-20 mins. Food comes out pretty fast. All in all a good place to have breakfast.
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David K.
The food is always good. Not amazing and not okay, but good. The atmosphere is always amazing no matter which one you go to. Just to keep in mind though, I ordered the biscuits and gravy and a side of hash brown casserole. The biscuits and gravy were amazing, they gave me 4 instead of 3 biscuits. The Hash brown Casserole was $2.69 and it was the size of my palm. It was yummy but not worth the money.
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Marq C.
4 stars for everything in their menu, price/value, friendly and fast service, and their huge dining area (means usually no wait to be seated). This place didn't get the 5th star because of their terrible location and their horrible coffee). MUST HAVE: grandpa's country breakfast (beef or chicken) it comes with biscuit and gravy, fried apples, casserole hash browns, 2 fried eggs (to order).... It's country heaven! Don't forget you must request for their apple butter, it's so good with the biscuits or toast. The fried apples are Delish!!! Eat up and enjoy!
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Avinash K.
Well, it's what you expect to be. It's a franchise but I have never had food before in a Cracker barrel. So it's home-style cooked food - there were a few options of sandwiches and brunch related. I got some pecan pancakes which were ok. The biscuits and gravy were pretty good. Corn bread was ok but the service was excellent, loved the warmth and friendliness of the server. But food was uhmm ok, nothing special.
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Beatriz R.
I absolutely loved this place I want to go again like right now.. SWEET MOTHER OF ALLL GOODNESS.. my girls and I came here on a Sunday afternoon for late breakfast/brunch. I left this place in a food coma but extremely happy with how everything tasted. I Ordered the Biscuits and gravy with sausage with a side of their hashbrown casserole and man oh man oh man were the FIRE!!! amazing best hash browns I've ever had!!.. The biscuits were just little pieces of heaven nice and buttery and soft. I did over indulge and had some of my friends pancakes and those were delicious as well.. Just writing this review has made me hungry and thinking of going soon!! The waiter wasn't bad but didn't go above and beyond he made sure our food was there and water was in our glass, would've liked if he was more friednly but maybe he was having an off day nontheless we had everything we needed or asked for.
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Samantha B.
Cracker Barrel is just a great chain restaurant overall. I have been going here (not to this location in particular) since I was a kid and I absolutely love the store and all the candy and fun little toys they have like the choo-choo train whistle and the lightening bug house! Cracker Barrel for me is just a really nostalgic place and I thoroughly enjoy eating and shopping here with family and friends. This specific location is decent. The food is sometimes a hit and sometimes a miss in that you may go at a time where everything was just made fresh, or may get a side of cheesy hashbrown casserole or mac and cheese that has been sitting out awhile and is completely dried out. That's happened to me a few times at this location. The service is also pretty wishy washy. Sometimes I've had really great servers that are the sweetest people I've ever met and other times and I've had servers with no personality or customer service skills whatsoever. But...the prices are great, the menu items are delicious, and the store is awesome. My favorite is the country vegetable plate! You can get four sides so I normally get the mashed potatoes and gravy, mac and cheese, cheesy hashbrown casserole, and cinnamon apples. Talk about a carb overload!
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Angie R.
I love going to Cracker Barrel. I've been going to this particular location for about 7 years. This is a place you can go to any time of day. Their breakfast is delicious and their dinner items fantastic. I like the retail part of the restaurant. You can get anything from candy, sodas, candles, toys, knick knacks and outfits. I've found mostly all servers are friendly and attentive. Great comfort food, reasonable prices, good service and you can get some retail therapy done.
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Roy B.
I normally have great experiences at this place. The server seemed a little overwhelmed and forgot things we asked for. The French toast didn't have the powder sugar on it and the ribs lacked flavor. I would still go back to this place because it's the first time I had an experience that wasn't great here.
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Kaitlin L.
Very disappointed with the food here. I found seeds in the fried apples and everything else was burnt and over cooked. Service was good, but would not go back.
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Johnny A.
People tend to grossly over-rate this restaurant. It is OKAY at best, but no different in many ways than what you can get at Denny's, Red Apple, IHOP, or any other run of the mill Greek type family restaurant. Picture any of those places with a little southern store and "southern atmosphere" - that's Cracker Barrel. Nothing I would go out of my way for. This restaurant probably does well because it is situated right next to a hotel (as many of them seem to be) - I'm sure more than a few people from out of state (or out of the area) don't want to drive far looking for a meal during their stay, and there is a huge convenience factor here in that you only need to walk a few hundred feet w/ the kids to a restaurant. Simple enough. The few times I have been here the food has been 'okay', but as I said - this is nothing I would come out of my way for. Kinda overrated if you ask me. The place does have a little gift-shop with candles and other little nick-nacks which adds some pizzazz to the place - but in reality, this is stuff you can find many other places for probably cheaper.
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Colleen D.
Went for the 2nd year in a row on Thanksgiving...WOW is it crowded! There is always about an hour wait - the staff is friendly - the food is pretty good - they offer a thanks going special for $10.99 that you can't beat. They do offer pick up service - will have to remember for next year. The only big negative is the waiting area....there is no seating. They should clear out some of the retail stuff and put in some bench seating for the older folks that are having to stand in a very crowded area for an hour. It isn't always easy for older or disabled people to be pushed around while trying to stand your ground.
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Rob R.
Great place to go. Friendly service, good food, good value
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Karen W.
Went with my two grandsons for breakfast. You cannot beat their breakfast. Its old time comfort food for sure. Im not a fan of the sausage patties but the thick cut bacon is delish! One grandson had biscuits and gravy but the gravy was so thick I had to scoop it out of the bowl with a spoon and there was no sausage in it? Probably the way they make it, but it was tasty. I like wandering around the attached country store and the rocking chairs out front. While we finished our meal the kids were about to go out front and rock and play checkers. Oh..the hash brown casserole is amazing!
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Joey B.
I probably find myself here once every 2 years when a friend of mine has a craving for Cracker Barrel. Atmosphere: I give props to this place for going all out on the Old Country theme. In the summer they have these awesome rocking chairs with Chess/Checkers outside the store front. The Store that you go through before you head to the dining area is full of many fun souvenirs and knick knack. I do have to dock points though for having dirty silverware. I gave up on asking for a 3rd set and just cleaned it myself with water. Service: A Ok. Food came out pretty fast. Our waiter must have had a long day as he seemed burnt out. Food: One thing about this place always does right is the Country portions. You will get stuffed if you order an Entree with sides. You get three sides and a corn bread/biscuit per entree! I absolutely love their creamy Mac N Cheese! The cheese tastes like it came from Wisconsin and my Baked Sweet Potato wasn't too shabby. A little soggy but still good. My main entree was Chicken and Dumplings. I was a tad disappointed with how bland it was, but that is the risk with new menu items. It felt like it was left in a pot all day. I have never really been disappointed with their burgers or steaks though. The consistency is there, but some entrees obviously outshine the rest. I would go here again. The Old Country must have been the life with how much food they ate. The most "authentic" Country style place I have ever been to.
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Theresa V.
LEAVE your diet at the door!!! Cracker Barrel is sinfully delicious. Everything from the cheesy hashbrown casserole to the chicken fried chicken is out of this world. This is the place to go to when your craving a stick to your ribs type of meal. The staff is friendly, the decor is exactly what you would imagine with the type of cuisine. It's perfection at its max! Highly recommended!
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Vince A.
Went here for a late lunch a few days ago and had a wonderful fried chicken lunch with hashbrown casserole and mac and cheese. Throw in biscuits and cornbread and it was carb heaven. Others had breakfast and loved it.
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Corey M.
Food was bland and tasteless. Hash brown casserole was cold and served with a fresh hair on top. Only one set if silverware was given to us even after asking for another set. Service was barely adequate. Not a great way to start a morning. We sat and waited about 10 minutes before someone came to ask if we had been helped yet. Don't waste your money here. There's a lot if much much better breakfast joints in the area!
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Melissa H.
You know what? You already know what you're going to get here. Country cooking, about as close as you can get without sitting home with Grandma. They have breakfast all day long, and they've got anything you could want. Their dinners are great as well, with my favorites being roast beef dinner, baked chicken, and the country fried steak. Try one with the green beans, hashbrown casserole, fried apples, or mashed potatoes. You can't go wrong! And, of course, this is all served with biscuits or cornbread. There's also the added bonus of coming on a colder day; you might just get to sit next to a cozy, yummy smelling fire. Location-wise, this is right off of 88, but tricky to find if you're actually IN Naperville. Turn into the nondescript office center with the blue sign on the street and take it all the way back to the hotel and it will curve left, right into the rear Cracker Barrel parking lot.
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Tina E.
Yes, they have Cheewine soda. Great old country establishment w/ super cheap food. The gift shop is worth the visit alone-tons of retro candy & foods & country crap. The Coke-cola cake is a must as well as the hashbrown casserole & mac & cheese & buttermilk biscuits(all side dishes- you must pick your own entree). Easy tollway access via RT 59 or Eola or Off Diehl road
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Elizabeth W.
Two words. Green. Beans. How can a restaurant take such a simple veggie and make it so damn good! There must be crack in them. Whatever entree I get, two of my sides are always green beans! Speaking of their entrees, my favorites are (but not limited to) the fried shrimp, the country fried steak, the grilled chicken tenderloin, and the bacon burger. It is a wonder I don't weigh 500 lbs sometimes. I also love their biscuits. Shh don't tell, but I always ask for extra biscuits and take them home so I can have them for breakfast the next morning with coffee!
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Eric M.
As a born southerner, I can tell you there are times you don't want to cook up meat and 3 veg. Especially for ONE! Cracker Barrel to the rescue! Some of the locations in the North are pretty bad. Seriously. BUT this one is quite well run, and the food quality is consistently good.
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Vince V.
Our party of eight was seated promptly around brunch-time and our server Rachel was on top of everything. Coffee was kept topped off and every order came back perfect. I ordered a breakfast of pancakes topped with peaches and whipped cream, eggs over-easy and turkey sausage. Delicious. Combining excellent service with wholesome food, you just can't go wrong.
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Ronald U.
I liked the chicken and dumplins!
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Dan N.
I have a special place in my heart for Cracker Barrel, it not your normal road stop diner. Excellent renditions of classic southern specialties. Love the Sweet Tea and Hashbrown Casserole. The Roast Beef and Chicken Fried Chicken are 2 of my mainstay favorites. Keep a look out for the monthly specials their usually excellent. Also love the dumplings available as a vegetable how can you not like that. Save room for desert they are usually all excellent
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Leonard R.
The service was excellent (could be because I was like one of four customers at the time). I tried one of the skillets. It was excellent. However, not a fan of the swine and they have plenty of that! If you like pork (in any form) this is your place!!
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Foster R.
I have tried some of everything at Cracker Barrel. I usually stop there before or after shopping at Aurora mall. They generally have good food, and they also give a lot for your dollar. I love the breakfast sampler, everything is always cooked just right. One of my favorites is the hash brown casserole, always taste good. I've yet to be dissatisfied with Cracker Barrel, stop and check em out.
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Beth G.
Three words: cheesy hashbrown casserole. Really, is there anything else to say? This is some mighty tasty stuff, man... I enjoy ordering the Country Boy sampler - even though I know I will never be able to finish it all - because I'm not a pork eater but still enjoy a decent slab of meat with my eggs. I make the 40-mile round trip with a smile on my face the entire time. Who would ever eat at Denny's or IHOP again after the Cracker Barrel experience?
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Gary B.
I love this place. Good food and a great atmosphere!
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Rich K.
Try to go here only once every few months. I don't know how people eat here once a week without getting fat. The food is delicious, especially the chicken dumplings. And fried okra. And the biscuits and gravy.
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Brian L.
Cracker Barrel was another place I used to stop by for breakfast or lunch when I was traveling on the road. Their food tastes exactly the same wherever you go. The consistency of their food and service holds true no matter which one you go to in the US. Their country style food is better than anything I've tried here in California. The layout of the restaurant is pretty much the same at all their locations. Outside the restaurant are wooden rocking chairs for sale (I wonder who buys them?), a large wooden chess board, and a variety of other things made out of wood. Inside, is a store selling products ranging from board games to chocolate bars. While you wait for your food to arrive, they have these little board games for you to keep busy.
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Greg V.
Very good meal of roast beef and cheesy casserole . Service was a little slow at end took awhile to get bill but was pretty good most of meal definitely worth 4 stars.
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Abraham P.
The food was very good. The southern feel to all the food looked delicous. I didn't eat at this particular location but it was delicous. The waiters were very nice. Only problem was there food was to greasy. But that's what you get from southern comfort.
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J M.
I love it here....I like the atmopshere and the food. I also like that they have cute items in the store you cannot find anywhere else. The burgers, salads and soups and YUMMY and not super expensive at all. I love to hit this place when we go on road trips. Always good every time!
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Jessica D.
Forget about coming here on Sunday or you'll be run over by the post-Church crowds. Also the wait would be unbearable if you're actually hungry. Better try weekdays or Saturdays. However, I've almost felt the wait times slip on by when browsing the interesting store section which encompasses a variety of olde time sweets and snackables as well as items for the home and kitchen. The garden accessories arefun to browse through in the summer months, and they features sidewalk/white elephant sales periodically. The seasonal merchandise is a lot of fun in a corny/cutesy kind of way. They carry Coca-Cola and John Deere souvenirs, and they used to carry fiestaware products up until about two years ago (if you ask me they should definitely bring em back). Don't forget to peruse the books on CD that you can buy and return to any of their stores to swap at a discount for another book on CD... kind of useful for someone who's on the road a lot like some family summer vacationers and/or truckers. And they carry some unique CD series from the Opry as well as for some of today's and yesteryear's favorite country or folk crooners. The menu is down country homey and delicious, the best part is that any store you visit the food is the same exact way, but never tastes prefabricated or off in any way. The Coca-Cola chocolate cake and the frozen mug sundaes (try caramel or hot fudge) are a must try, as well as any of their daily or seasonal menu specials. The pork and beef plates are fork tender and savory! They're also famous for serving breakfast all day long, which includes their delectable, if a little salty, biscuits and sawmill gravy... mmm! Don't forget the humongous pancackes, but please don't be a slob and order them with sweet fruit topping AND whipped cream... just asking for a coronary. They offer some sort of takeout as I've seen off-season and during various holidays such as Xmas and Thanksgiving.
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Anthony M.
We have a ton of these were I come from. I went there about a month ago for breakfast and was not very happy. The ham was dry and rubbery and the meal all over was not so hot. Now in the past I have gone to other CB's and have never had a problem. I might try it again, but who knows.
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Melissa B.
Anyone who says the food is anything less than excellent is either stupid, lying, or doesn't know good food. Excellent, "down home" style cooking and very fairly priced. MMMMMMMM!!!!!
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Eho J.
Thank U Cracker Barrel for reminding me of why we need one in the Bay Area!!! Used to go to the one in Avondale AZ when we lived there...now I get to visit Naperville for 2 days & so happy to get the same familiar food that we used to wait an hour for.
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Ellen M.
Slop on a shingle. This is the clean version.
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Allen R.
Good ol' Cracker Barrel. When brand name restaurants are at their best--as this one is--you can expect the same food no matter which one you go to. Great food, adequate service, fun atmosphere. What more could we have wanted after driving 27 hours straight from Salt Lake City (en route to our move to Chicago)? Three cheers for the ability of a country meal to heal the soul!
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Amy B.
Looks like they treat their employees like crap. Gift shop people chase you like an animal on the loose trying to escape.
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Tamara M.
I like this little country restaurant that's connected to a little country store. It really does have a great country ambience to it. When you first arrive if you want to you can sit out front in one of the rocking chairs and play checkers. The restaurant if full of knick knacks to look at and some you can even buy. The food is good. It didn't blow me away or anything but it was edible. There was nothing special about the pancakes and bacon. I could have done the same thing at home. The wait staff were very friendly so that's a plus.
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Pam D.
It always feels like I am on a mini vacation when we stop at a Cracker Barrel. This was a Daycation. As always the food was decent and the gift shop was fun. I got a really pretty wind chime for a very reasonable price. Christopher stocked up on some old fashioned candy. All is well with the world.
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Roger Z.
My wife and I have been coming to the Naperville Cracker Barrel for many years. The big attraction is the country store. The restaurant has what I would consider "comfort food" Most of the dishes are saturated with sodium and sugar. I have recently become much more conscious about nutrition. This morning my wife and I decided to come here for breakfast. My wife ordered "Mama's Pancake Breakfast" and I ordered what I have been ordering for years: Oatmeal with raisins and pecan toppings. The server said they do not have raisins. She suggested that I order the apple and cinnamon oatmeal but was unsure as to whether it had sugar, which I have restricted from my diet. So I ordered a plain oatmeal with just the pecans. Our order came in a timely manner however my oatmeal was not plain it was apparently the Apple Cinnamon. I sent it back. My wife offered a pancake so I was nibbling on it. I tasted a strong onion flavor in the pancake. The manager came to our table to tell me they don't offer plain oatmeal anymore, he also offered to let me order something else. I asked why they don't serve oatmeal anymore, a meal that I have ordered regularly at many Cracker Barrels all over the eastern U.S. He said it was not his decision. So in conclusion I had a sparse breakfast of onion flavored hot cakes and a hot tea. I guess there are plenty of restaurants where oatmeal is still served.
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Danielle K.
Our family's favorite breakfast spot. We do not live close but love to enjoy breakfast here when we can make it out. Everytime we come our meal is made to order quickly and coffee stays full : ) we have had one "off" visit but I believe it was due to the holiday and staffing the morning shift with PM shift employees - our server was pleasant but terribly in the weeds. The manager on staff this morning was fantastic, she was very professional and apologetic. Will forgive and return again! Great food, majority of the time staff is wonderful, and its decently priced.
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Choop H.
So I have had a string of bad service in restaurants over the holidays. To the point where I told my wife. I'd rather just stay in. Poor service is a pet peeve for anyone but with me in particular because I am a stickler for details. Tonight I had great service from a waitress at Cracker Barrel Nicole M. She was awesome. Ask for her great service and friendly and got our orders right even found time to laugh with us. A+ we will be back!
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John D.
We often come here for a family dinner. We love this place. Th atmosphere is the same you get in all other places in the chain and always surprises us how they manage to keep their specific spirit no matter in which state they are. The food is tasty and healthy at very good price. We are happy that we have this place nearby
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Andrew T.
Long wait then finally got in only to wait another 40 min for our food. Waitress forgot about us and the food was mediocre at best. Worst cracker barrel I've been. I would give it a zero out of 5 if possible.
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Joe E.
Cracker Barrel is the KING of the chains. Whenever traveling on interstate X, I always look forward to possibly stopping off at CB for a meal. First off, I love how they have an old country store inside. The candy, clothes, and other crap (it's not crap per se, I should say things) make it so unique. I also like how the different areas have local items i.e. near the Ohio/Kentucky border, a CB i went to had plenty of UK items. I also love how you can take home some of the items from their kitchen. Onto the service of this particular location, I thought it was great! We had a pretty large party, and we arrived around 9 am. We were seated promptly, and we ordered and were done eating by 930ish. The coffee and drinks were flowing, and the food was fresh and hot. My complaint comes with the actual menu. I wanted to ordered the eggs and meat platter, but i wanted a porkchop instead of bacon or sausage. NO SUBSTITUTIONS. All restaurants usually do substituions, even with an upcharge, but not CB. Defintely a complaint of mine. Also, why does CB not do omelettes!!??!?! It drives me nuts (YAR)! I feel like getting 3 eggs is not enough, but if I got a three egg omelette, I would be much more satisfied. I ended up with three eggs, a porkchop, toast, and fruit. I also had 2 of my mom's scrambled eggs, but i wasn't overly stuffed. I have quite a hearty appetite, so no big deal. That being said, I had, and have had a few experiences here, and none have been bad, Unfortunately, I'm not a fan of the breakfast menu. I'm a much bigger fan of their lunch and dinner menu!! I recommend CB over any other chain on the road (waffle house, Dennys etc.). Make sure you get there before 10 on the weekends.... it was packed when we left!
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Glen L.
What is usually a nice night out turned out to be disappointing. Service was slow to non-existent. Food was excellent.
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Jen K.
I really think this place could stand to expand. It's always swamped with people. The store (great as always) is always filled with people waiting to be seated to eat. If you are ok with being shoulder to shoulder with people for 15-20 minutes, then by all means, this place is for you. Don't get me wrong though...my husband and I are obsessed with Cracker Barrel. Their fried catfish is pretty good for chain catfish. The cheesy hashbrown casserole is sinfully delicious. And oh my goodness, the CHICKEN 'N' DUMPLINS are my jam. You can get a hearty, stick to your ribs kinda meal for $10. You'll never regret it...unless you go for Sunday brunch. Then you'll ask yourself "Why did I wait forever for this?" But even then it's questionable.
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Penny M.
First time going to Cracker Barrel - on a Saturday 1pm we waited about 20 minutes for a table, which was fine because we played checkers on the outside table and sat in their cool rocking chairs that they sell. Their food is yummy and hits the spot. I had the sampler - chicken and dumplings were the best, ham was typical yummy ham off the bone, and meatloaf could've been better. The mashed potatoes were real mashed potatoes, not quicky stuff. The potato casserole was a complete miss. The fried apples were pretty tasty. The strawberry iced tea was delicious!!!! On the way out, we bought a small thing of chocolate walnut fudge for about $3 bucks and it was absolutely delicious. So good that I'd come for even just the fudge alone!
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Chris M.
Love his place. Has all the goodies from the south and the food is fabulous. Great for kids!
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Pamela H.
I love Cracker Barrel.. However this location needs to regroup in the management area. Terrible service, very rude. I'll be traveling to a different one when I'm in the mood for fried chicken on Sundays!!
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Matt W.
Bit of a wait, but that only means that they're doing something right. Well worth it. Food was great as usual. Buttermilk biscuits were excellent. Chicken and Dumplings meal almost had enough to feed two! Waitress was fast, polite, and kept drinks filled. All around a nice place for the family. Just keep the kids out of the toy corner...lol.
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Nari H.
Gets super busy on a Sunday morning/afternoon!! Servers were friendly and food is good. Portions are decent sized - can't complain :)
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Claire M.
I freaking LOVE Cracker Barrel. Maybe it's because I'm from the South, I don't know. When I lived in Los Angeles, I once seriously contemplated a trip to the nearest location hundreds and hundreds of miles away in Arizona so my then boyfriend now husband could experience the wonder. Now that we live in Chicago and there's this one in Aurora, we can go whenever we want! I can honestly say that their dumplings (I can't say "dumplins" I just can't) and gravy might be the ONLY food that makes me kind of miss eating products made with animal broth or fat or what have you. I'm vegetarian, not vegan, but I won't eat anything meat broth or meat fat etc. The two of us can absolutely pig out and stuff ourselves here for like $20! We're always shocked at how cheap our check is considering all the food we eat. Most of the time, I just order a salad with the egg sandwich on sourdough bread (hold the tomato and mayonnaise thankyouverymuch) and sometimes I'll get apple butter (mmmmm) and biscuits. LOVE apple butter... And usually some sides. Love their fried apples. My husband can pretty much order whatever the hell he wants, something he takes full advantage of. He's had just about everything on the menu, be it breakfast or lunch. He typically orders two breakfast entrees. For someone as emaciated as he is, you'd never guess he eats enough for a famly of four, but he does. We love looking around the store. I'm a sucker for retro/vintage candy and I've actually found a couple of cool shirts on their clothing clearance rack. We're not into "country" or "Jesus" stuff but we've found some pretty cool tchotchkes here, mostly Halloween decor. I got an adorable little resin statue of a dog that looks like ours dressed as Frankenstein. It was like 50% off. Awesome. One thing I can't bring myself to do anymore is play the golf tee game. All I can think of is how germy they are...
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Timothy M.
I've always had a good experience at this Cracker Barrel and everyone else for that matter. Pancakes are amazing. The service is always good. There menu has a wide variety of selection so no matter what mood your in they will have it.
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Samantha C.
Great place for a quick comfort food stop. It's my favorite road trip eatery as well!
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Anthony T.
horrible service! had to ask for my eggs to be recooked twice! and in the end they weren't cooked correctly still!! my friends eggs were watery and the manager seemed to be okay with the quality of the meals. not to say that this wasn't even during busy hours! no excuse for the horrible food. I drove 45 minutes to eat food that couldn't keep my off the toilet. I do not recommend this place for anyone!!!
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Ross W.
This place is always hits the spot. Service is excellent and the food is pure comfort.
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Anna C.
I'm giving two stars because normally Cracker Barrel has good food and good service, however today's visit was one of the worst ones I've ever had in any restaurant. My boyfriend and I arrived a little after six, were promptly seated, and our order was taken by our waitress who seemed competent enough. And that's when things started going downhill. We waited and waited for our food, watched several tables around us order their food, eat, and leave...and our food still wasn't coming. Our waitress apparently disappeared. After almost an hour, she reappeared and stated that our order was "bumped", as she called it, which means they basically lost our order. So we ordered again, and my boyfriend decided to change his choice from beef to ham, which we were told would not be an issue. We waited about another twenty minutes, and the waitress quickly placed our food on the table and ran off. My boyfriend then noticed that his food was completely cold. Not even a little steam, a little warm ham juice, nothing...just a cold slab of ham. So we waited some more to see if our waitress would come back to check if everything was ok, but she was nowhere in sight. My boyfriend asked another waitress to please get the manager. The manager came shortly thereafter, but didn't introduce himself (so I don't know his name) or look at all like he cared about anything other than his headset. He seemed distracted and didn't even pretend to care about my boyfriend's explanation of our problem. He didn't even apologize, but just said that he would give my boyfriend a warm piece of ham and added that the food was cold because my boyfriend had changed his order. How does that even make sense?!? He brought the ham once again without a hint of apology and left. Then our waitress showed up and said that because of all the mix-ups, we could get a free dessert. Well, we thought, that's not much, but at least it's a token acknowledgement that maybe an hour and a half is not standard waiting time for what is essentially a precooked meal that they just put on a plate. We picked a berry cobbler as our dessert. Now normally the cobbler comes in a sizable dish and is enough to feed about three or maybe even four people...what did we get? A tiny half filled solo cup with some berries on the bottom and a small piece of crust on top that looked like it had been scraped off from someone's unfinished plate. At that point we just paid our bill and left. The moral of this story? Cracker Barrel is usually a good restaurant, but I would STRONGLY caution against coming to this location. The service is horrible, the manager just completely doesn't care about the customers and even tried to blame us for what was the restaurant's fault. The food is cheap, but it just isn't worth the hassle.
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Ashley C.
This Cracker Barrel was horrible but unfortunately we were starving. It was horrible for three reasons. 1) the food was terrible in taste and seasoning. We went looking for one thing in particular but again were too tired to move and had already had half the order taken when we discovered the item was not available. So when ordering second and third choice items, asking for spicy and not even receiving basic seasoning...meh. 2) the wait staff seemed more interested in talking to their regulars then checking on us, and after the day we had, we were pretty easy customers. Just wanted a refill that never came. 3) the worst part was that an older gentleman in the restaurant had obviously urinated on himself. I'm not laughing or making fun of this gentleman, but as a result, the smell of urine was in the air. Pretty strong for us because unfortunately he was sitting by us. When he and his party got up to leave the smell was stronger and disappeared along with him. However there was 'moisture' in the seat he was in and the waitress for the section did nothing about it. Essentially, someone else was going to come along and sit in the wet spot. Literally. My issue with that is just the lack of attention to detail, from the seasoning, to the waitress not paying attention to the urine soaked seat. I so hope whomever sat in that seat wasn't wearing a dress.
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Mike S.
Food is good. Nice portion size. Great service our server was a big guy named Steve he was excellent and we will ask for him everytime we dine here and it is a very clean restaurant.
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Marlo P.
I love Cracker Barrel.. they introduced me to the most amazing thing, and if you have never had it, you should try it.. CRISPY PANCAKES. I went to a Cracker Barrel in another state and they gave me crispy pancakes and I thought, wow, that's awesome. So, I came to this particular place and asked for them to be crispy and they did it just as awesome. I never liked pancakes before because I wasn't fond of the fluffy cake-like sugary stuff in the morning. But after Cracker Barrel introduced me to crispy pancakes, I have fallen in love. They're crispy and chewy and makes a WHOLE lot of difference. Chicken and dumplin's? I love it. Their fried catfish? Love that too. I'm so glad I live far from this place because I would be such a fatty if I ate here everyday. So, just remember, if you order pancakes, make sure to tell your server to make them crispy. I don't know if people normally order them crispy or not and I just sound like a crazy fool who just found out what a light bulb does, but order them crispy. That is all. I love you cracker barrel.
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Michelle F.
I was curious about this restaurant and finally stopped in. They have a bunch of boutique kind merchandise you can buy, but I wasn't really interested in that, just the food. It is very family friendly. The wait staff is great, ask for Greg or Aylanna if they are there. The food is absolutely great and they serve breakfast all day. The bathrooms are really clean, too. Reasonable prices. I could not find any flaws with my experience, I will definitely be going back. Highly recommend.
(5)
Juan T.
My new favorite. I had their lightly breaded fish (Huddok Dinner) it was very tasty cooked to perfection. I recommend it and try it out at least once
(5)
Damian P.
Love Cracker Barrels all around. This one was very nicely done (aren't they all), although it seemed darker then usual and it was a sunny day. They way you can shop before you eat is ingenious and almost all the time I am buying nostalgic candy just because it takes me to a time when things were done so inexpensively. Except the prices don't reflect what was back then. I had the Chicken which already had dumplings in it. . And as a side i also ordered dumplings, but I really do think that the waitress should of said "Oh you already have dumplings", than I wouldn't have ordered another round. Their raspberry sweet iced tea was yuchhh. I really never send things back but this time I said, "No, I wanted sweet and it isn't". So I sent it back and that was that. The raspberry iced lemonade was really nice though, and the waitress didn't charge me extra for it. I think that Cracker Barrel is an experience that most need to try once in a while. Its worth the trip for the Chicagoans but well worth it in the end, good conversation and great food, what more can you ask for.
(4)
Heather M.
This is a fun place to go for a down home cooking type feel. Even when it's crowded, it's not a very long wait (maybe 15 minutes at most). Service is always top notch and food comes out very quickly. As far as what to order, you can't go wrong with the biscuits and gravy. The individual portion is huge and is more than enough and always leaves me feeling full and happy.
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Arlene G.
i love this chain restaurant! there isnt one anywhere close 2 oak park or chicago so i gotta travel far 2 get 2 it. love the homey feeling of this place & the food is always delicious! this time was no different!
(4)
Sarah C.
The management obviously does not care about customer service. I ordered carryout from this location, got home and realized they'd forgotten one of my side items. Called the restaurant, and they said I could pick up the item they'd forgotten. Had to drive 15 minutes each way in 2 degree weather. Asked to speak with the manager, who did not seem to care one bit. I've worked in restaurants and I order carryout frequently, usually someone checks the carryout orders. So I asked the manager if anyone had double checked the order, and he admitted that no one had. I understand mistakes, but the manager literally did not care about the trouble he'd caused me, nor offered anything to make up for the mistake. The food wasn't even good- soggy chicken salad sandwich, limp fries. There are so many better options in the area, who provide outstanding customer service. I'll be dining anywhere else in the future. This restaurant has permanently lost my business.
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Tara D.
Comfort food! We eat here often and it is always consistent!!!! The service has always been very pleasant!!! Yummy! Come here knowing the menu is country and comforting! Perfectly delightful when you need southern influenced meals!!
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Kaye D.
Always have been a fan of Cracker Barrel and it's a good sign that my husband and I had to wait 20 minutes to be seated on a Saturday morning at about 10AM. It was a little crowded in the store area though. We were seated immediately when our name was called, and were able to look at the menu to decide on our food and attempt the triangle peg board game at our table about 2 times before one of the waiters came up to us to take our order. Since we ordered 2 Old Timer Breakfasts, the food came out really fast and the food has us leaving "happy full" and not sick to our stomachs. As for the table service, we were checked on 2 times: 1 - to check if the food was ok, 2 - to deliver check. I'll say I've been to friendlier Cracker Barrels. At least the cashiers in the store kind of made up for it. Thumbs up for the food. So-so on the interaction with the servers.
(3)
C K.
Friendly staff and great food. Their chicken and dumplings dinner platter is a fave! Surprisingly, they never ask if we want dessert. They are too quick to bring out the bill. Their buttermilk pancakes are delicious! So moist - one of the better tasting pancakes that I have had in a long time. I think it's a poor location with not enough signage. I've been there numerous times and I never remember where to turn.
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Theresa C.
Yuck! Usually I have no problem eating at Cracker Barrel. The food is good and hearty. Their breakfast items can't be beat. So coming here on a Saturday night was a pretty good choice. Or so I thought. We're seated and immediately the waitress takes our drink order. A few minutes later, she arrives with drinks and stands impatiently wanting to take our order even though it's clear we needed more time. Running out of time, I go with the old standby of meatloaf, mashed potatoes, green beans and carrots. Within five minutes, the meal arrives. Even for Cracker Barrel quality, it looked poor. I tried the meatloaf and it tasted as if it sat in a pan all night. The carrots were waterlogged and the beans were bland. Where was my delicious meatloaf dinner? This was no better than low end cafeteria slop. To make matters worse, the water off one of the veggies ran into the potatoes turning them into basically runny mush. It was so unappealing. Even worse was the service. The one thing that annoys me more than anything else... dropping off the check before I even started to eat. I've never felt so rushed in my life. The waitress hovered all night. As soon as the last bite of food was in your mouth, she was already clearing the table. I want to have a nice dinner and relax, not have someone pawing at your plates all night. From the time we ordered to the time we left was around 35 minutes on an uncrowded Saturday night. This experience so soured me, I doubt I will ever go back even for breakfast. When I pay for dinner I want quality and service, not be rushed like I'm in the chow line at the army with food that is just as bad.
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Cristina G.
Went here yesterday with my family, we had a group of 12 and the hostess asked if we wanted to sit at two different tables. Obviously we all wanted to sit together so I don't know why she looked irritated when we asked her to push two tables together, it's not like they were busy. I ordered the grilled chicken BLT and it was good but nothing outstanding. The tomatoes were soggy which made the bread soggy and it came with sweet pickles (gross). My niece had the Mac and cheese and it was excellent, if I ever come back I'd order that. The waitress was very nice and super quick with drink refills. Other than the irritated hostess, I had an ok experience here.
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David P.
Their menu has never been one of my favorites. Too much country food. Pleasant service and was good for my father-in-law's birthday.
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Teresa K.
This place is great, i recently went back after not having been there for sometime. I had forgotten how great the food is. I got the all fried breakfast with chicken fried steak, grits, cheesy potato hashbrowns, eggs and a side of country gravy and biscuits. Nothing is better than country gravy in my opinion. well in moderation nothing is like it. it's really heavy/hearty food but really great and not expensive for the amount of food. the wait wasn't too long for a sunday at 12:30 (about 15min), it was really crowded but we got a nice 4top table for two people so we had space. service was fast and our waitress was on top of refills without us having to ask for them.
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Penny P.
my mother and I have visited Cracker Barrel twice in the past month and we love their food but today I was very upset. santos was a wonderful server but I had an eyelash in my butter on my pancakes and let him know. they made me new pancakes but never received even a free tomato juice! nothing. I'm not looking for a free meal that's not me. I let a shift leader know at the counter and she said she would call a manager cuz they wouldn't want me leaving unhappy. she called a manager(thin gentleman) he said "oh ok i'll talk to santos about this. did you already pay?" i said yes and then he says "well thanks for bringing this to my attention" and left. are you kidding? now I'm leaving upset...and to think I wasn't even going to say anything. I should've just kept my mouth shut cuz santos was truly very nice.
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John S.
I have always wanted to like Cracker Barrel but just can't get over the fact that they don't like me. There history of being one of the most anti gay businesses makes me almost as sick as there tree bark tasting pancakes. While I did enjoy the yorgert parfet here I couldn't believe how small it was. Portion size isn't a strong point here. I also ordered the Sour Dough toast which was also good but geeze can they spare it. We are talking two small pieces here. The service at this location however was good. Our waitress was good with refills. The store sells mostly junk except a few old time candies that you can get cheaper elsewhere. All and all nothing to see here though. Better off at one of the local spots for breakfest.
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Ben L.
This was my second CBOCS. I raved about my first experience a few months ago, and insisted my family had to try this out. The first experience in a different location was a 5 star. This one was a bit lower. The food (I ordered the same thing) seemed a bit more overdone than my first experience. The waiter seemed a bit uncomfortable serving my family of 6. Got some order mixed up, but not a big deal. We just rearranged the entrees. My first experience at a different location had the food out in 5-10 min. Here, it took 25 min. Granted, the first time, it was party of 2, here party of 6. Otherwise, it was still a good experience. Only when compared to my first experience, it was a bit of a let down. My kids did not think it warranted all the raving I had done.
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Pat E.
Yum! Cracker Barrel is so good, no matter where it is! I love breakfast, but I also got chicken tenderloin once, it was awesome! GREAT COFFEE! Anytime you're on a long drive, CB is a nice stop!
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Winchester D.
Good food if you are a country bumpkin. Good food even if you are NOT a country bumpkin.
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Sharon S.
When I was a kid, I went here all the time with my grandmother and aunt and can't say I enjoyed it. Now, as an adult, my husband and I frequent here quite a bit (although we don't spend near as much time in the store as my grandmother did). We only eat from the breakfast menu, even in the afternoon. I get the 'uncle hershel' or something close to it. Comes with SO much food that my husband ends up eating the rest of mine! The last few visits we had the best wait staff, yesterday we had Tom. He kept up with our drinks and other various requests, was very attentive. Definitely coming back here again ... and again :) (it helped that I was sitting under a heat vent).
(5)
Allison C.
Cracker barrell is amazing...love their country cooking and it reminds me of my grandma and grandpa's cooking. I usually get the fish fry and certainly a sweet tea!! I love the little shop out front before you go in to eat, unless you're really hungry....then it the shop you stop at on the way out. Lol I love the clearance corner as well! There is a very warm fireplace and it also gives off a romantic vibe as well. I always play the triangle game that sits on all the tables when I am waiting for my food to come out. Cracker Barrel will always have a little warm spot in my heart.
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Takes Reservations : No Delivery : No Take-out : Yes Accepts Credit Cards : Yes Good For : Breakfast Parking : Private Lot Bike Parking : Yes Wheelchair Accessible : Yes Good for Kids : Yes Good for Groups : Yes Attire : Casual Ambience : Casual Noise Level : Average Alcohol : No Outdoor Seating : No Wi-Fi : No Has TV : No Waiter Service : Yes Caters : No
Ed D.
For breakfast chains this is one of the better ones. I definitely like it better than Dennys or Ihop. I usually get their french toast so I'm a plain jane whenever I go here buy I love their french toast. My daughter usually gets the pancakes so another plain breakfast food but nevertheless she likes it so we keep coming back. Good atmosphere and usually good service. They also have a shop but I've never bought anything. Gets packed but usually we can get seated within 15-20 mins. Food comes out pretty fast. All in all a good place to have breakfast.
(4)David K.
The food is always good. Not amazing and not okay, but good. The atmosphere is always amazing no matter which one you go to. Just to keep in mind though, I ordered the biscuits and gravy and a side of hash brown casserole. The biscuits and gravy were amazing, they gave me 4 instead of 3 biscuits. The Hash brown Casserole was $2.69 and it was the size of my palm. It was yummy but not worth the money.
(4)Marq C.
4 stars for everything in their menu, price/value, friendly and fast service, and their huge dining area (means usually no wait to be seated). This place didn't get the 5th star because of their terrible location and their horrible coffee). MUST HAVE: grandpa's country breakfast (beef or chicken) it comes with biscuit and gravy, fried apples, casserole hash browns, 2 fried eggs (to order).... It's country heaven! Don't forget you must request for their apple butter, it's so good with the biscuits or toast. The fried apples are Delish!!! Eat up and enjoy!
(4)Avinash K.
Well, it's what you expect to be. It's a franchise but I have never had food before in a Cracker barrel. So it's home-style cooked food - there were a few options of sandwiches and brunch related. I got some pecan pancakes which were ok. The biscuits and gravy were pretty good. Corn bread was ok but the service was excellent, loved the warmth and friendliness of the server. But food was uhmm ok, nothing special.
(3)Beatriz R.
I absolutely loved this place I want to go again like right now.. SWEET MOTHER OF ALLL GOODNESS.. my girls and I came here on a Sunday afternoon for late breakfast/brunch. I left this place in a food coma but extremely happy with how everything tasted. I Ordered the Biscuits and gravy with sausage with a side of their hashbrown casserole and man oh man oh man were the FIRE!!! amazing best hash browns I've ever had!!.. The biscuits were just little pieces of heaven nice and buttery and soft. I did over indulge and had some of my friends pancakes and those were delicious as well.. Just writing this review has made me hungry and thinking of going soon!! The waiter wasn't bad but didn't go above and beyond he made sure our food was there and water was in our glass, would've liked if he was more friednly but maybe he was having an off day nontheless we had everything we needed or asked for.
(5)Samantha B.
Cracker Barrel is just a great chain restaurant overall. I have been going here (not to this location in particular) since I was a kid and I absolutely love the store and all the candy and fun little toys they have like the choo-choo train whistle and the lightening bug house! Cracker Barrel for me is just a really nostalgic place and I thoroughly enjoy eating and shopping here with family and friends. This specific location is decent. The food is sometimes a hit and sometimes a miss in that you may go at a time where everything was just made fresh, or may get a side of cheesy hashbrown casserole or mac and cheese that has been sitting out awhile and is completely dried out. That's happened to me a few times at this location. The service is also pretty wishy washy. Sometimes I've had really great servers that are the sweetest people I've ever met and other times and I've had servers with no personality or customer service skills whatsoever. But...the prices are great, the menu items are delicious, and the store is awesome. My favorite is the country vegetable plate! You can get four sides so I normally get the mashed potatoes and gravy, mac and cheese, cheesy hashbrown casserole, and cinnamon apples. Talk about a carb overload!
(4)Angie R.
I love going to Cracker Barrel. I've been going to this particular location for about 7 years. This is a place you can go to any time of day. Their breakfast is delicious and their dinner items fantastic. I like the retail part of the restaurant. You can get anything from candy, sodas, candles, toys, knick knacks and outfits. I've found mostly all servers are friendly and attentive. Great comfort food, reasonable prices, good service and you can get some retail therapy done.
(4)Roy B.
I normally have great experiences at this place. The server seemed a little overwhelmed and forgot things we asked for. The French toast didn't have the powder sugar on it and the ribs lacked flavor. I would still go back to this place because it's the first time I had an experience that wasn't great here.
(3)Kaitlin L.
Very disappointed with the food here. I found seeds in the fried apples and everything else was burnt and over cooked. Service was good, but would not go back.
(1)Johnny A.
People tend to grossly over-rate this restaurant. It is OKAY at best, but no different in many ways than what you can get at Denny's, Red Apple, IHOP, or any other run of the mill Greek type family restaurant. Picture any of those places with a little southern store and "southern atmosphere" - that's Cracker Barrel. Nothing I would go out of my way for. This restaurant probably does well because it is situated right next to a hotel (as many of them seem to be) - I'm sure more than a few people from out of state (or out of the area) don't want to drive far looking for a meal during their stay, and there is a huge convenience factor here in that you only need to walk a few hundred feet w/ the kids to a restaurant. Simple enough. The few times I have been here the food has been 'okay', but as I said - this is nothing I would come out of my way for. Kinda overrated if you ask me. The place does have a little gift-shop with candles and other little nick-nacks which adds some pizzazz to the place - but in reality, this is stuff you can find many other places for probably cheaper.
(2)Colleen D.
Went for the 2nd year in a row on Thanksgiving...WOW is it crowded! There is always about an hour wait - the staff is friendly - the food is pretty good - they offer a thanks going special for $10.99 that you can't beat. They do offer pick up service - will have to remember for next year. The only big negative is the waiting area....there is no seating. They should clear out some of the retail stuff and put in some bench seating for the older folks that are having to stand in a very crowded area for an hour. It isn't always easy for older or disabled people to be pushed around while trying to stand your ground.
(4)Rob R.
Great place to go. Friendly service, good food, good value
(5)Karen W.
Went with my two grandsons for breakfast. You cannot beat their breakfast. Its old time comfort food for sure. Im not a fan of the sausage patties but the thick cut bacon is delish! One grandson had biscuits and gravy but the gravy was so thick I had to scoop it out of the bowl with a spoon and there was no sausage in it? Probably the way they make it, but it was tasty. I like wandering around the attached country store and the rocking chairs out front. While we finished our meal the kids were about to go out front and rock and play checkers. Oh..the hash brown casserole is amazing!
(4)Joey B.
I probably find myself here once every 2 years when a friend of mine has a craving for Cracker Barrel. Atmosphere: I give props to this place for going all out on the Old Country theme. In the summer they have these awesome rocking chairs with Chess/Checkers outside the store front. The Store that you go through before you head to the dining area is full of many fun souvenirs and knick knack. I do have to dock points though for having dirty silverware. I gave up on asking for a 3rd set and just cleaned it myself with water. Service: A Ok. Food came out pretty fast. Our waiter must have had a long day as he seemed burnt out. Food: One thing about this place always does right is the Country portions. You will get stuffed if you order an Entree with sides. You get three sides and a corn bread/biscuit per entree! I absolutely love their creamy Mac N Cheese! The cheese tastes like it came from Wisconsin and my Baked Sweet Potato wasn't too shabby. A little soggy but still good. My main entree was Chicken and Dumplings. I was a tad disappointed with how bland it was, but that is the risk with new menu items. It felt like it was left in a pot all day. I have never really been disappointed with their burgers or steaks though. The consistency is there, but some entrees obviously outshine the rest. I would go here again. The Old Country must have been the life with how much food they ate. The most "authentic" Country style place I have ever been to.
(4)Theresa V.
LEAVE your diet at the door!!! Cracker Barrel is sinfully delicious. Everything from the cheesy hashbrown casserole to the chicken fried chicken is out of this world. This is the place to go to when your craving a stick to your ribs type of meal. The staff is friendly, the decor is exactly what you would imagine with the type of cuisine. It's perfection at its max! Highly recommended!
(5)Vince A.
Went here for a late lunch a few days ago and had a wonderful fried chicken lunch with hashbrown casserole and mac and cheese. Throw in biscuits and cornbread and it was carb heaven. Others had breakfast and loved it.
(4)Corey M.
Food was bland and tasteless. Hash brown casserole was cold and served with a fresh hair on top. Only one set if silverware was given to us even after asking for another set. Service was barely adequate. Not a great way to start a morning. We sat and waited about 10 minutes before someone came to ask if we had been helped yet. Don't waste your money here. There's a lot if much much better breakfast joints in the area!
(1)Melissa H.
You know what? You already know what you're going to get here. Country cooking, about as close as you can get without sitting home with Grandma. They have breakfast all day long, and they've got anything you could want. Their dinners are great as well, with my favorites being roast beef dinner, baked chicken, and the country fried steak. Try one with the green beans, hashbrown casserole, fried apples, or mashed potatoes. You can't go wrong! And, of course, this is all served with biscuits or cornbread. There's also the added bonus of coming on a colder day; you might just get to sit next to a cozy, yummy smelling fire. Location-wise, this is right off of 88, but tricky to find if you're actually IN Naperville. Turn into the nondescript office center with the blue sign on the street and take it all the way back to the hotel and it will curve left, right into the rear Cracker Barrel parking lot.
(5)Tina E.
Yes, they have Cheewine soda. Great old country establishment w/ super cheap food. The gift shop is worth the visit alone-tons of retro candy & foods & country crap. The Coke-cola cake is a must as well as the hashbrown casserole & mac & cheese & buttermilk biscuits(all side dishes- you must pick your own entree). Easy tollway access via RT 59 or Eola or Off Diehl road
(4)Elizabeth W.
Two words. Green. Beans. How can a restaurant take such a simple veggie and make it so damn good! There must be crack in them. Whatever entree I get, two of my sides are always green beans! Speaking of their entrees, my favorites are (but not limited to) the fried shrimp, the country fried steak, the grilled chicken tenderloin, and the bacon burger. It is a wonder I don't weigh 500 lbs sometimes. I also love their biscuits. Shh don't tell, but I always ask for extra biscuits and take them home so I can have them for breakfast the next morning with coffee!
(5)Eric M.
As a born southerner, I can tell you there are times you don't want to cook up meat and 3 veg. Especially for ONE! Cracker Barrel to the rescue! Some of the locations in the North are pretty bad. Seriously. BUT this one is quite well run, and the food quality is consistently good.
(4)Vince V.
Our party of eight was seated promptly around brunch-time and our server Rachel was on top of everything. Coffee was kept topped off and every order came back perfect. I ordered a breakfast of pancakes topped with peaches and whipped cream, eggs over-easy and turkey sausage. Delicious. Combining excellent service with wholesome food, you just can't go wrong.
(5)Ronald U.
I liked the chicken and dumplins!
(4)Dan N.
I have a special place in my heart for Cracker Barrel, it not your normal road stop diner. Excellent renditions of classic southern specialties. Love the Sweet Tea and Hashbrown Casserole. The Roast Beef and Chicken Fried Chicken are 2 of my mainstay favorites. Keep a look out for the monthly specials their usually excellent. Also love the dumplings available as a vegetable how can you not like that. Save room for desert they are usually all excellent
(4)Leonard R.
The service was excellent (could be because I was like one of four customers at the time). I tried one of the skillets. It was excellent. However, not a fan of the swine and they have plenty of that! If you like pork (in any form) this is your place!!
(4)Foster R.
I have tried some of everything at Cracker Barrel. I usually stop there before or after shopping at Aurora mall. They generally have good food, and they also give a lot for your dollar. I love the breakfast sampler, everything is always cooked just right. One of my favorites is the hash brown casserole, always taste good. I've yet to be dissatisfied with Cracker Barrel, stop and check em out.
(4)Beth G.
Three words: cheesy hashbrown casserole. Really, is there anything else to say? This is some mighty tasty stuff, man... I enjoy ordering the Country Boy sampler - even though I know I will never be able to finish it all - because I'm not a pork eater but still enjoy a decent slab of meat with my eggs. I make the 40-mile round trip with a smile on my face the entire time. Who would ever eat at Denny's or IHOP again after the Cracker Barrel experience?
(5)Gary B.
I love this place. Good food and a great atmosphere!
(5)Rich K.
Try to go here only once every few months. I don't know how people eat here once a week without getting fat. The food is delicious, especially the chicken dumplings. And fried okra. And the biscuits and gravy.
(3)Brian L.
Cracker Barrel was another place I used to stop by for breakfast or lunch when I was traveling on the road. Their food tastes exactly the same wherever you go. The consistency of their food and service holds true no matter which one you go to in the US. Their country style food is better than anything I've tried here in California. The layout of the restaurant is pretty much the same at all their locations. Outside the restaurant are wooden rocking chairs for sale (I wonder who buys them?), a large wooden chess board, and a variety of other things made out of wood. Inside, is a store selling products ranging from board games to chocolate bars. While you wait for your food to arrive, they have these little board games for you to keep busy.
(5)Greg V.
Very good meal of roast beef and cheesy casserole . Service was a little slow at end took awhile to get bill but was pretty good most of meal definitely worth 4 stars.
(4)Abraham P.
The food was very good. The southern feel to all the food looked delicous. I didn't eat at this particular location but it was delicous. The waiters were very nice. Only problem was there food was to greasy. But that's what you get from southern comfort.
(4)J M.
I love it here....I like the atmopshere and the food. I also like that they have cute items in the store you cannot find anywhere else. The burgers, salads and soups and YUMMY and not super expensive at all. I love to hit this place when we go on road trips. Always good every time!
(4)Jessica D.
Forget about coming here on Sunday or you'll be run over by the post-Church crowds. Also the wait would be unbearable if you're actually hungry. Better try weekdays or Saturdays. However, I've almost felt the wait times slip on by when browsing the interesting store section which encompasses a variety of olde time sweets and snackables as well as items for the home and kitchen. The garden accessories arefun to browse through in the summer months, and they features sidewalk/white elephant sales periodically. The seasonal merchandise is a lot of fun in a corny/cutesy kind of way. They carry Coca-Cola and John Deere souvenirs, and they used to carry fiestaware products up until about two years ago (if you ask me they should definitely bring em back). Don't forget to peruse the books on CD that you can buy and return to any of their stores to swap at a discount for another book on CD... kind of useful for someone who's on the road a lot like some family summer vacationers and/or truckers. And they carry some unique CD series from the Opry as well as for some of today's and yesteryear's favorite country or folk crooners. The menu is down country homey and delicious, the best part is that any store you visit the food is the same exact way, but never tastes prefabricated or off in any way. The Coca-Cola chocolate cake and the frozen mug sundaes (try caramel or hot fudge) are a must try, as well as any of their daily or seasonal menu specials. The pork and beef plates are fork tender and savory! They're also famous for serving breakfast all day long, which includes their delectable, if a little salty, biscuits and sawmill gravy... mmm! Don't forget the humongous pancackes, but please don't be a slob and order them with sweet fruit topping AND whipped cream... just asking for a coronary. They offer some sort of takeout as I've seen off-season and during various holidays such as Xmas and Thanksgiving.
(4)Anthony M.
We have a ton of these were I come from. I went there about a month ago for breakfast and was not very happy. The ham was dry and rubbery and the meal all over was not so hot. Now in the past I have gone to other CB's and have never had a problem. I might try it again, but who knows.
(3)Melissa B.
Anyone who says the food is anything less than excellent is either stupid, lying, or doesn't know good food. Excellent, "down home" style cooking and very fairly priced. MMMMMMMM!!!!!
(5)Eho J.
Thank U Cracker Barrel for reminding me of why we need one in the Bay Area!!! Used to go to the one in Avondale AZ when we lived there...now I get to visit Naperville for 2 days & so happy to get the same familiar food that we used to wait an hour for.
(5)Ellen M.
Slop on a shingle. This is the clean version.
(1)Allen R.
Good ol' Cracker Barrel. When brand name restaurants are at their best--as this one is--you can expect the same food no matter which one you go to. Great food, adequate service, fun atmosphere. What more could we have wanted after driving 27 hours straight from Salt Lake City (en route to our move to Chicago)? Three cheers for the ability of a country meal to heal the soul!
(4)Amy B.
Looks like they treat their employees like crap. Gift shop people chase you like an animal on the loose trying to escape.
(1)Tamara M.
I like this little country restaurant that's connected to a little country store. It really does have a great country ambience to it. When you first arrive if you want to you can sit out front in one of the rocking chairs and play checkers. The restaurant if full of knick knacks to look at and some you can even buy. The food is good. It didn't blow me away or anything but it was edible. There was nothing special about the pancakes and bacon. I could have done the same thing at home. The wait staff were very friendly so that's a plus.
(3)Pam D.
It always feels like I am on a mini vacation when we stop at a Cracker Barrel. This was a Daycation. As always the food was decent and the gift shop was fun. I got a really pretty wind chime for a very reasonable price. Christopher stocked up on some old fashioned candy. All is well with the world.
(4)Roger Z.
My wife and I have been coming to the Naperville Cracker Barrel for many years. The big attraction is the country store. The restaurant has what I would consider "comfort food" Most of the dishes are saturated with sodium and sugar. I have recently become much more conscious about nutrition. This morning my wife and I decided to come here for breakfast. My wife ordered "Mama's Pancake Breakfast" and I ordered what I have been ordering for years: Oatmeal with raisins and pecan toppings. The server said they do not have raisins. She suggested that I order the apple and cinnamon oatmeal but was unsure as to whether it had sugar, which I have restricted from my diet. So I ordered a plain oatmeal with just the pecans. Our order came in a timely manner however my oatmeal was not plain it was apparently the Apple Cinnamon. I sent it back. My wife offered a pancake so I was nibbling on it. I tasted a strong onion flavor in the pancake. The manager came to our table to tell me they don't offer plain oatmeal anymore, he also offered to let me order something else. I asked why they don't serve oatmeal anymore, a meal that I have ordered regularly at many Cracker Barrels all over the eastern U.S. He said it was not his decision. So in conclusion I had a sparse breakfast of onion flavored hot cakes and a hot tea. I guess there are plenty of restaurants where oatmeal is still served.
(1)Danielle K.
Our family's favorite breakfast spot. We do not live close but love to enjoy breakfast here when we can make it out. Everytime we come our meal is made to order quickly and coffee stays full : ) we have had one "off" visit but I believe it was due to the holiday and staffing the morning shift with PM shift employees - our server was pleasant but terribly in the weeds. The manager on staff this morning was fantastic, she was very professional and apologetic. Will forgive and return again! Great food, majority of the time staff is wonderful, and its decently priced.
(5)Choop H.
So I have had a string of bad service in restaurants over the holidays. To the point where I told my wife. I'd rather just stay in. Poor service is a pet peeve for anyone but with me in particular because I am a stickler for details. Tonight I had great service from a waitress at Cracker Barrel Nicole M. She was awesome. Ask for her great service and friendly and got our orders right even found time to laugh with us. A+ we will be back!
(5)John D.
We often come here for a family dinner. We love this place. Th atmosphere is the same you get in all other places in the chain and always surprises us how they manage to keep their specific spirit no matter in which state they are. The food is tasty and healthy at very good price. We are happy that we have this place nearby
(5)Andrew T.
Long wait then finally got in only to wait another 40 min for our food. Waitress forgot about us and the food was mediocre at best. Worst cracker barrel I've been. I would give it a zero out of 5 if possible.
(1)Joe E.
Cracker Barrel is the KING of the chains. Whenever traveling on interstate X, I always look forward to possibly stopping off at CB for a meal. First off, I love how they have an old country store inside. The candy, clothes, and other crap (it's not crap per se, I should say things) make it so unique. I also like how the different areas have local items i.e. near the Ohio/Kentucky border, a CB i went to had plenty of UK items. I also love how you can take home some of the items from their kitchen. Onto the service of this particular location, I thought it was great! We had a pretty large party, and we arrived around 9 am. We were seated promptly, and we ordered and were done eating by 930ish. The coffee and drinks were flowing, and the food was fresh and hot. My complaint comes with the actual menu. I wanted to ordered the eggs and meat platter, but i wanted a porkchop instead of bacon or sausage. NO SUBSTITUTIONS. All restaurants usually do substituions, even with an upcharge, but not CB. Defintely a complaint of mine. Also, why does CB not do omelettes!!??!?! It drives me nuts (YAR)! I feel like getting 3 eggs is not enough, but if I got a three egg omelette, I would be much more satisfied. I ended up with three eggs, a porkchop, toast, and fruit. I also had 2 of my mom's scrambled eggs, but i wasn't overly stuffed. I have quite a hearty appetite, so no big deal. That being said, I had, and have had a few experiences here, and none have been bad, Unfortunately, I'm not a fan of the breakfast menu. I'm a much bigger fan of their lunch and dinner menu!! I recommend CB over any other chain on the road (waffle house, Dennys etc.). Make sure you get there before 10 on the weekends.... it was packed when we left!
(3)Glen L.
What is usually a nice night out turned out to be disappointing. Service was slow to non-existent. Food was excellent.
(1)Jen K.
I really think this place could stand to expand. It's always swamped with people. The store (great as always) is always filled with people waiting to be seated to eat. If you are ok with being shoulder to shoulder with people for 15-20 minutes, then by all means, this place is for you. Don't get me wrong though...my husband and I are obsessed with Cracker Barrel. Their fried catfish is pretty good for chain catfish. The cheesy hashbrown casserole is sinfully delicious. And oh my goodness, the CHICKEN 'N' DUMPLINS are my jam. You can get a hearty, stick to your ribs kinda meal for $10. You'll never regret it...unless you go for Sunday brunch. Then you'll ask yourself "Why did I wait forever for this?" But even then it's questionable.
(4)Penny M.
First time going to Cracker Barrel - on a Saturday 1pm we waited about 20 minutes for a table, which was fine because we played checkers on the outside table and sat in their cool rocking chairs that they sell. Their food is yummy and hits the spot. I had the sampler - chicken and dumplings were the best, ham was typical yummy ham off the bone, and meatloaf could've been better. The mashed potatoes were real mashed potatoes, not quicky stuff. The potato casserole was a complete miss. The fried apples were pretty tasty. The strawberry iced tea was delicious!!!! On the way out, we bought a small thing of chocolate walnut fudge for about $3 bucks and it was absolutely delicious. So good that I'd come for even just the fudge alone!
(4)Chris M.
Love his place. Has all the goodies from the south and the food is fabulous. Great for kids!
(5)Pamela H.
I love Cracker Barrel.. However this location needs to regroup in the management area. Terrible service, very rude. I'll be traveling to a different one when I'm in the mood for fried chicken on Sundays!!
(1)Matt W.
Bit of a wait, but that only means that they're doing something right. Well worth it. Food was great as usual. Buttermilk biscuits were excellent. Chicken and Dumplings meal almost had enough to feed two! Waitress was fast, polite, and kept drinks filled. All around a nice place for the family. Just keep the kids out of the toy corner...lol.
(5)Nari H.
Gets super busy on a Sunday morning/afternoon!! Servers were friendly and food is good. Portions are decent sized - can't complain :)
(3)Claire M.
I freaking LOVE Cracker Barrel. Maybe it's because I'm from the South, I don't know. When I lived in Los Angeles, I once seriously contemplated a trip to the nearest location hundreds and hundreds of miles away in Arizona so my then boyfriend now husband could experience the wonder. Now that we live in Chicago and there's this one in Aurora, we can go whenever we want! I can honestly say that their dumplings (I can't say "dumplins" I just can't) and gravy might be the ONLY food that makes me kind of miss eating products made with animal broth or fat or what have you. I'm vegetarian, not vegan, but I won't eat anything meat broth or meat fat etc. The two of us can absolutely pig out and stuff ourselves here for like $20! We're always shocked at how cheap our check is considering all the food we eat. Most of the time, I just order a salad with the egg sandwich on sourdough bread (hold the tomato and mayonnaise thankyouverymuch) and sometimes I'll get apple butter (mmmmm) and biscuits. LOVE apple butter... And usually some sides. Love their fried apples. My husband can pretty much order whatever the hell he wants, something he takes full advantage of. He's had just about everything on the menu, be it breakfast or lunch. He typically orders two breakfast entrees. For someone as emaciated as he is, you'd never guess he eats enough for a famly of four, but he does. We love looking around the store. I'm a sucker for retro/vintage candy and I've actually found a couple of cool shirts on their clothing clearance rack. We're not into "country" or "Jesus" stuff but we've found some pretty cool tchotchkes here, mostly Halloween decor. I got an adorable little resin statue of a dog that looks like ours dressed as Frankenstein. It was like 50% off. Awesome. One thing I can't bring myself to do anymore is play the golf tee game. All I can think of is how germy they are...
(4)Timothy M.
I've always had a good experience at this Cracker Barrel and everyone else for that matter. Pancakes are amazing. The service is always good. There menu has a wide variety of selection so no matter what mood your in they will have it.
(5)Samantha C.
Great place for a quick comfort food stop. It's my favorite road trip eatery as well!
(4)Anthony T.
horrible service! had to ask for my eggs to be recooked twice! and in the end they weren't cooked correctly still!! my friends eggs were watery and the manager seemed to be okay with the quality of the meals. not to say that this wasn't even during busy hours! no excuse for the horrible food. I drove 45 minutes to eat food that couldn't keep my off the toilet. I do not recommend this place for anyone!!!
(2)Ross W.
This place is always hits the spot. Service is excellent and the food is pure comfort.
(5)Anna C.
I'm giving two stars because normally Cracker Barrel has good food and good service, however today's visit was one of the worst ones I've ever had in any restaurant. My boyfriend and I arrived a little after six, were promptly seated, and our order was taken by our waitress who seemed competent enough. And that's when things started going downhill. We waited and waited for our food, watched several tables around us order their food, eat, and leave...and our food still wasn't coming. Our waitress apparently disappeared. After almost an hour, she reappeared and stated that our order was "bumped", as she called it, which means they basically lost our order. So we ordered again, and my boyfriend decided to change his choice from beef to ham, which we were told would not be an issue. We waited about another twenty minutes, and the waitress quickly placed our food on the table and ran off. My boyfriend then noticed that his food was completely cold. Not even a little steam, a little warm ham juice, nothing...just a cold slab of ham. So we waited some more to see if our waitress would come back to check if everything was ok, but she was nowhere in sight. My boyfriend asked another waitress to please get the manager. The manager came shortly thereafter, but didn't introduce himself (so I don't know his name) or look at all like he cared about anything other than his headset. He seemed distracted and didn't even pretend to care about my boyfriend's explanation of our problem. He didn't even apologize, but just said that he would give my boyfriend a warm piece of ham and added that the food was cold because my boyfriend had changed his order. How does that even make sense?!? He brought the ham once again without a hint of apology and left. Then our waitress showed up and said that because of all the mix-ups, we could get a free dessert. Well, we thought, that's not much, but at least it's a token acknowledgement that maybe an hour and a half is not standard waiting time for what is essentially a precooked meal that they just put on a plate. We picked a berry cobbler as our dessert. Now normally the cobbler comes in a sizable dish and is enough to feed about three or maybe even four people...what did we get? A tiny half filled solo cup with some berries on the bottom and a small piece of crust on top that looked like it had been scraped off from someone's unfinished plate. At that point we just paid our bill and left. The moral of this story? Cracker Barrel is usually a good restaurant, but I would STRONGLY caution against coming to this location. The service is horrible, the manager just completely doesn't care about the customers and even tried to blame us for what was the restaurant's fault. The food is cheap, but it just isn't worth the hassle.
(2)Ashley C.
This Cracker Barrel was horrible but unfortunately we were starving. It was horrible for three reasons. 1) the food was terrible in taste and seasoning. We went looking for one thing in particular but again were too tired to move and had already had half the order taken when we discovered the item was not available. So when ordering second and third choice items, asking for spicy and not even receiving basic seasoning...meh. 2) the wait staff seemed more interested in talking to their regulars then checking on us, and after the day we had, we were pretty easy customers. Just wanted a refill that never came. 3) the worst part was that an older gentleman in the restaurant had obviously urinated on himself. I'm not laughing or making fun of this gentleman, but as a result, the smell of urine was in the air. Pretty strong for us because unfortunately he was sitting by us. When he and his party got up to leave the smell was stronger and disappeared along with him. However there was 'moisture' in the seat he was in and the waitress for the section did nothing about it. Essentially, someone else was going to come along and sit in the wet spot. Literally. My issue with that is just the lack of attention to detail, from the seasoning, to the waitress not paying attention to the urine soaked seat. I so hope whomever sat in that seat wasn't wearing a dress.
(1)Mike S.
Food is good. Nice portion size. Great service our server was a big guy named Steve he was excellent and we will ask for him everytime we dine here and it is a very clean restaurant.
(5)Marlo P.
I love Cracker Barrel.. they introduced me to the most amazing thing, and if you have never had it, you should try it.. CRISPY PANCAKES. I went to a Cracker Barrel in another state and they gave me crispy pancakes and I thought, wow, that's awesome. So, I came to this particular place and asked for them to be crispy and they did it just as awesome. I never liked pancakes before because I wasn't fond of the fluffy cake-like sugary stuff in the morning. But after Cracker Barrel introduced me to crispy pancakes, I have fallen in love. They're crispy and chewy and makes a WHOLE lot of difference. Chicken and dumplin's? I love it. Their fried catfish? Love that too. I'm so glad I live far from this place because I would be such a fatty if I ate here everyday. So, just remember, if you order pancakes, make sure to tell your server to make them crispy. I don't know if people normally order them crispy or not and I just sound like a crazy fool who just found out what a light bulb does, but order them crispy. That is all. I love you cracker barrel.
(5)Michelle F.
I was curious about this restaurant and finally stopped in. They have a bunch of boutique kind merchandise you can buy, but I wasn't really interested in that, just the food. It is very family friendly. The wait staff is great, ask for Greg or Aylanna if they are there. The food is absolutely great and they serve breakfast all day. The bathrooms are really clean, too. Reasonable prices. I could not find any flaws with my experience, I will definitely be going back. Highly recommend.
(5)Juan T.
My new favorite. I had their lightly breaded fish (Huddok Dinner) it was very tasty cooked to perfection. I recommend it and try it out at least once
(5)Damian P.
Love Cracker Barrels all around. This one was very nicely done (aren't they all), although it seemed darker then usual and it was a sunny day. They way you can shop before you eat is ingenious and almost all the time I am buying nostalgic candy just because it takes me to a time when things were done so inexpensively. Except the prices don't reflect what was back then. I had the Chicken which already had dumplings in it. . And as a side i also ordered dumplings, but I really do think that the waitress should of said "Oh you already have dumplings", than I wouldn't have ordered another round. Their raspberry sweet iced tea was yuchhh. I really never send things back but this time I said, "No, I wanted sweet and it isn't". So I sent it back and that was that. The raspberry iced lemonade was really nice though, and the waitress didn't charge me extra for it. I think that Cracker Barrel is an experience that most need to try once in a while. Its worth the trip for the Chicagoans but well worth it in the end, good conversation and great food, what more can you ask for.
(4)Heather M.
This is a fun place to go for a down home cooking type feel. Even when it's crowded, it's not a very long wait (maybe 15 minutes at most). Service is always top notch and food comes out very quickly. As far as what to order, you can't go wrong with the biscuits and gravy. The individual portion is huge and is more than enough and always leaves me feeling full and happy.
(4)Arlene G.
i love this chain restaurant! there isnt one anywhere close 2 oak park or chicago so i gotta travel far 2 get 2 it. love the homey feeling of this place & the food is always delicious! this time was no different!
(4)Sarah C.
The management obviously does not care about customer service. I ordered carryout from this location, got home and realized they'd forgotten one of my side items. Called the restaurant, and they said I could pick up the item they'd forgotten. Had to drive 15 minutes each way in 2 degree weather. Asked to speak with the manager, who did not seem to care one bit. I've worked in restaurants and I order carryout frequently, usually someone checks the carryout orders. So I asked the manager if anyone had double checked the order, and he admitted that no one had. I understand mistakes, but the manager literally did not care about the trouble he'd caused me, nor offered anything to make up for the mistake. The food wasn't even good- soggy chicken salad sandwich, limp fries. There are so many better options in the area, who provide outstanding customer service. I'll be dining anywhere else in the future. This restaurant has permanently lost my business.
(1)Tara D.
Comfort food! We eat here often and it is always consistent!!!! The service has always been very pleasant!!! Yummy! Come here knowing the menu is country and comforting! Perfectly delightful when you need southern influenced meals!!
(5)Kaye D.
Always have been a fan of Cracker Barrel and it's a good sign that my husband and I had to wait 20 minutes to be seated on a Saturday morning at about 10AM. It was a little crowded in the store area though. We were seated immediately when our name was called, and were able to look at the menu to decide on our food and attempt the triangle peg board game at our table about 2 times before one of the waiters came up to us to take our order. Since we ordered 2 Old Timer Breakfasts, the food came out really fast and the food has us leaving "happy full" and not sick to our stomachs. As for the table service, we were checked on 2 times: 1 - to check if the food was ok, 2 - to deliver check. I'll say I've been to friendlier Cracker Barrels. At least the cashiers in the store kind of made up for it. Thumbs up for the food. So-so on the interaction with the servers.
(3)C K.
Friendly staff and great food. Their chicken and dumplings dinner platter is a fave! Surprisingly, they never ask if we want dessert. They are too quick to bring out the bill. Their buttermilk pancakes are delicious! So moist - one of the better tasting pancakes that I have had in a long time. I think it's a poor location with not enough signage. I've been there numerous times and I never remember where to turn.
(4)Theresa C.
Yuck! Usually I have no problem eating at Cracker Barrel. The food is good and hearty. Their breakfast items can't be beat. So coming here on a Saturday night was a pretty good choice. Or so I thought. We're seated and immediately the waitress takes our drink order. A few minutes later, she arrives with drinks and stands impatiently wanting to take our order even though it's clear we needed more time. Running out of time, I go with the old standby of meatloaf, mashed potatoes, green beans and carrots. Within five minutes, the meal arrives. Even for Cracker Barrel quality, it looked poor. I tried the meatloaf and it tasted as if it sat in a pan all night. The carrots were waterlogged and the beans were bland. Where was my delicious meatloaf dinner? This was no better than low end cafeteria slop. To make matters worse, the water off one of the veggies ran into the potatoes turning them into basically runny mush. It was so unappealing. Even worse was the service. The one thing that annoys me more than anything else... dropping off the check before I even started to eat. I've never felt so rushed in my life. The waitress hovered all night. As soon as the last bite of food was in your mouth, she was already clearing the table. I want to have a nice dinner and relax, not have someone pawing at your plates all night. From the time we ordered to the time we left was around 35 minutes on an uncrowded Saturday night. This experience so soured me, I doubt I will ever go back even for breakfast. When I pay for dinner I want quality and service, not be rushed like I'm in the chow line at the army with food that is just as bad.
(1)Cristina G.
Went here yesterday with my family, we had a group of 12 and the hostess asked if we wanted to sit at two different tables. Obviously we all wanted to sit together so I don't know why she looked irritated when we asked her to push two tables together, it's not like they were busy. I ordered the grilled chicken BLT and it was good but nothing outstanding. The tomatoes were soggy which made the bread soggy and it came with sweet pickles (gross). My niece had the Mac and cheese and it was excellent, if I ever come back I'd order that. The waitress was very nice and super quick with drink refills. Other than the irritated hostess, I had an ok experience here.
(3)David P.
Their menu has never been one of my favorites. Too much country food. Pleasant service and was good for my father-in-law's birthday.
(3)Teresa K.
This place is great, i recently went back after not having been there for sometime. I had forgotten how great the food is. I got the all fried breakfast with chicken fried steak, grits, cheesy potato hashbrowns, eggs and a side of country gravy and biscuits. Nothing is better than country gravy in my opinion. well in moderation nothing is like it. it's really heavy/hearty food but really great and not expensive for the amount of food. the wait wasn't too long for a sunday at 12:30 (about 15min), it was really crowded but we got a nice 4top table for two people so we had space. service was fast and our waitress was on top of refills without us having to ask for them.
(5)Penny P.
my mother and I have visited Cracker Barrel twice in the past month and we love their food but today I was very upset. santos was a wonderful server but I had an eyelash in my butter on my pancakes and let him know. they made me new pancakes but never received even a free tomato juice! nothing. I'm not looking for a free meal that's not me. I let a shift leader know at the counter and she said she would call a manager cuz they wouldn't want me leaving unhappy. she called a manager(thin gentleman) he said "oh ok i'll talk to santos about this. did you already pay?" i said yes and then he says "well thanks for bringing this to my attention" and left. are you kidding? now I'm leaving upset...and to think I wasn't even going to say anything. I should've just kept my mouth shut cuz santos was truly very nice.
(2)John S.
I have always wanted to like Cracker Barrel but just can't get over the fact that they don't like me. There history of being one of the most anti gay businesses makes me almost as sick as there tree bark tasting pancakes. While I did enjoy the yorgert parfet here I couldn't believe how small it was. Portion size isn't a strong point here. I also ordered the Sour Dough toast which was also good but geeze can they spare it. We are talking two small pieces here. The service at this location however was good. Our waitress was good with refills. The store sells mostly junk except a few old time candies that you can get cheaper elsewhere. All and all nothing to see here though. Better off at one of the local spots for breakfest.
(2)Ben L.
This was my second CBOCS. I raved about my first experience a few months ago, and insisted my family had to try this out. The first experience in a different location was a 5 star. This one was a bit lower. The food (I ordered the same thing) seemed a bit more overdone than my first experience. The waiter seemed a bit uncomfortable serving my family of 6. Got some order mixed up, but not a big deal. We just rearranged the entrees. My first experience at a different location had the food out in 5-10 min. Here, it took 25 min. Granted, the first time, it was party of 2, here party of 6. Otherwise, it was still a good experience. Only when compared to my first experience, it was a bit of a let down. My kids did not think it warranted all the raving I had done.
(3)Pat E.
Yum! Cracker Barrel is so good, no matter where it is! I love breakfast, but I also got chicken tenderloin once, it was awesome! GREAT COFFEE! Anytime you're on a long drive, CB is a nice stop!
(4)Winchester D.
Good food if you are a country bumpkin. Good food even if you are NOT a country bumpkin.
(5)Sharon S.
When I was a kid, I went here all the time with my grandmother and aunt and can't say I enjoyed it. Now, as an adult, my husband and I frequent here quite a bit (although we don't spend near as much time in the store as my grandmother did). We only eat from the breakfast menu, even in the afternoon. I get the 'uncle hershel' or something close to it. Comes with SO much food that my husband ends up eating the rest of mine! The last few visits we had the best wait staff, yesterday we had Tom. He kept up with our drinks and other various requests, was very attentive. Definitely coming back here again ... and again :) (it helped that I was sitting under a heat vent).
(5)Allison C.
Cracker barrell is amazing...love their country cooking and it reminds me of my grandma and grandpa's cooking. I usually get the fish fry and certainly a sweet tea!! I love the little shop out front before you go in to eat, unless you're really hungry....then it the shop you stop at on the way out. Lol I love the clearance corner as well! There is a very warm fireplace and it also gives off a romantic vibe as well. I always play the triangle game that sits on all the tables when I am waiting for my food to come out. Cracker Barrel will always have a little warm spot in my heart.
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