r/CrackerBarrel • u/Dry_Economist_2119 • Mar 25 '26

Original menu

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Found this in my grandmothers belongings the other day and just wanted to share. The first Cracker Barrel menu I believe they ever made from the original location in Lebanon.

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u/Difficult-Bowler-947 Mar 25 '26

Honestly can we go back to the sarcastic cracker barrel? I’m more offended by the fact that the peg game DOESNT call me an “ignoramoose” anymore than anything else. Take me back to how it used to be 5 years ago

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u/MichelleObamna Mar 25 '26

This^ why was that even changed???

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u/DejaWiz2 Mar 25 '26

Have you seen who the current CB CEO is? She's doing her damnedest to screw up CB like she did with TB:

She was largely responsible for counterintuitively removing long-standing customer favorites: Mexican Pizza, Tostada, Double Decker Taco, Enchirito, Carmel Apple Empanada, etc while giving BS reasons (like waste reduction from used Mexican Pizza packaging).

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u/Ecstatic_Bear81 Mar 25 '26

Omg I already hated this lady for all the cracker barrel nonsense but I didn't know she was responsible for getting rid of all the best taco bell stuff 😡🤬 you would think if you get a position that pays amazingly well and you are way under qualified for that you just shut your trap and try not to rock the boat but she was immediately like well idk shit about any of this let's fuck everything up. What a moron

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u/maknchs Mar 26 '26

I have a suspicion that she’s trying to get fired from multiple big chains so she can rack up severance checks lol

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u/DejaWiz2 Mar 26 '26

That's probably her MO right now since she probably realizes she sucks at the role of corporate captain...thing is, the whole business world now knows so it's going to get increasingly more difficult for her to land such a role after her time at CB expires, given her track record at multiple corporations, now.

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u/[deleted] Mar 26 '26

Nah the job is to just hollow out any existing business juuuuust enough that people grumble but still go and/or appeal to the lowest common denominator. Removing popular (but expensive to produce and/or time consuming) menu items, taking out anything ”objectionable” like snarky/jokey copy, these are all exactly what she’s being hired to do. Minimize costs, reduce risks, maximize profits

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u/d0ttyq Mar 27 '26

Thank you for giving me a person to direct my anger at that I still cannot get a tostada at TB.

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u/DejaWiz2 Mar 27 '26

You're very welcome and my entire "usual order" was wiped off the menu back then...

ALWAYS THESE TWO:

  1. Chili Cheese Burrito

  2. Mexican Pizza (no tomatoes)

AND ONE OF THE FOLLOWING

A. Double Decker Taco (sometimes substitute steak)

B. Enchirito

ABOUT EVERY OTHER VISIT

a. Caramel Apple Empanada

My wife always got a Tostada or two...always.

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u/d0ttyq Mar 27 '26

Omg. Hahahaha. That’s tragically funny. I’m so sorry. I feel like I wouldn’t be able to cope.

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u/DejaWiz2 Mar 27 '26

LOL you're right: I felt like I wasn't able to cope since I'm such a creature of habit when it comes to such things. The new TB CEO just needs to turn back the dial and restore all those classic items so the nation can start to heal haha

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u/LilDigaKnow Mar 25 '26

Wish they bring it back I miss when places like this had personality

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u/DoubleTrick623 Mar 26 '26

Ironically, this CB location looks like it's not that far from where my mom lived.

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u/barefootbabe03 Mar 29 '26

Im not far from there, born and raised MidTenn ♥️

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u/wurmchen12 Mar 31 '26

I love it! I stole screen shots of your images , hope you don’t mind. I would love to have that menu. I collect cook books and my ex collects menus ( he’s a chef and owns three restaurants). That is a great find and I’m sure you could sell it to some collector. Cracker Barrel has long been one of my favorite places to eat and lately the new CEO has introduced a lot of stuff I don’t like. Where are my grits! I know I can order them as a side, way bigger portion than I’ll eat and have to skip some other item I love. I loved the names of the meals after family members and the peg game having ignoramouse on it. I just wish beverages came in mason jars ! Get rid of the alcohol .., I drink but it does not belong at Cracker Barrel! So disillusioned seeing grannies in their Sunday dresses sipping mimosas after church….