Cracker Barrel
Your starting point for Cracker Barrel menu prices, Rewards, locations and brand information.
Cracker Barrel is a Casual Dining chain founded by Dan Evins in Middle Tennessee in 1969, known for homestyle Southern cooking served all day — breakfast platters, entrees with a choice of sides, and a country store attached to every restaurant. This page is the central hub for our coverage. Start with the Cracker Barrel Menu Prices guide for the complete menu and exact three-city price observations, or choose a specialist guide below for Breakfast, Dinner, Fried Chicken, Nutrition or Hours.
Explore Our Cracker Barrel Guides
Each guide answers a separate search purpose. This entity hub keeps the brand overview concise while the linked pages provide the detailed prices, calories, availability notes and store differences. That structure prevents the complete menu from being duplicated across multiple URLs.
Every category, with exact Atlanta, Dallas and Charlotte prices and calories.
View the complete menu → The signature sideHashbrown Casserole MenuEvery way to order Hashbrown Casserole, from a side plate to Loaded and Tots versions.
See Hashbrown Casserole → Homestyle classicMeatloaf MenuTaste, real ingredients and price for The Best Classic Meatloaf, plus the Family Meal size.
See Meatloaf → Official spelling: DumplinsChicken n’ Dumplins MenuTaste, price and every way Chicken n’ Dumplins is served, from a side to a Family Meal.
See Chicken n’ Dumplins → Served all dayBreakfast MenuCracker Barrel Classics, World’s Best Pancakes & French Toast, sides, Kids and Family Meals.
See Breakfast → Entrees & sidesDinner MenuBeef & Pork, Chicken & Turkey and Fish & Shrimp entrees, Daily Specials and Family Meals.
See Dinner → Which is which?Fried Chicken MenuSouthern Fried Chicken, Chicken Fried Chicken and Crispy Homestyle Chicken, disambiguated.
See Fried Chicken → Calories & allergensNutrition MenuCalorie ranges by category, lightest/highest picks, plus official gluten-free and allergen guidance.
Check Nutrition → Before you goCracker Barrel HoursReal opening and closing times by store, and an honest look at holiday hours.
See Hours →Popular Cracker Barrel Price Snapshot
Individual restaurants set local menu prices. The ranges below summarize exact price observations from our fixed Atlanta, Dallas and Charlotte restaurants on 9 Sep 2026. They are not national list prices, averages or delivery totals. Open the full menu or a relevant child guide above for city-by-city detail and store-difference context.
Current observed ranges
| Popular item | Observed range |
|---|---|
| Old Timer’s Breakfast | $11.49–$11.99 |
| Momma’s Pancake Breakfast | $10.99 |
| Hashbrown Casserole (side) | $2.99–$3.09 |
| The Best Classic Meatloaf (2 sides) | $12.49–$12.99 |
| Chicken n’ Dumplins (2 sides) | $10.49–$10.99 |
| Weekend Southern Fried Chicken (2 sides) | $13.99–$14.49 |
The fixed research restaurants are our three-city anchor restaurants in Atlanta GA (Lithia Springs), Dallas TX (Mesquite) and Charlotte NC — see the full methodology on our complete menu pillar for exact addresses. Taxes, delivery markups and optional customizations are excluded.
How to Order
See our complete menu prices guide for exact three-city pricing on every category, or a specialist child guide above for Breakfast, Dinner, Fried Chicken, Nutrition or Hours specifically.
Cracker Barrel Rewards
Cracker Barrel’s official current loyalty program is called Cracker Barrel Rewards™. According to the program’s own official page, members earn 1 Peg for every dollar spent at its restaurants, online or through the app, with extra Pegs and Bonus Rewards available by playing the app’s Bonus Game and other events throughout the year. Pegs can accumulate up to 500 at any time, with an annual earning cap of 5,000.
New members receive a free Shareable of their choice after signing up and making their first purchase, which must be redeemed within 30 days. Pegs can be redeemed for food and retail discounts online, in the app or in-store, and the program also includes birthday rewards, surprise bonuses, and a military discount for active duty and veteran members.
For real current pricing on the items you’d earn Pegs on, see our complete Cracker Barrel Menu Prices guide.
Cracker Barrel Locations
According to Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc.’s own investor-relations press release for the first quarter of fiscal 2026 (ended October 31, 2025), the company had 656 company-owned restaurants in operation at quarter end, and describes itself as operating approximately 660 company-owned Cracker Barrel Old Country Store® locations across 43 states when including franchise locations.
The company is publicly traded (Nasdaq: CBRL), according to its own investor-relations site.
For a nearby restaurant, use the official location finder. Open the selected restaurant’s page to check its address, hours and current promotions. Hours and Daily Specials availability can differ between nearby restaurants, as our own three-city research found.
A Short Brand History
According to Cracker Barrel’s own official founder page, Dan Evins opened the first Cracker Barrel Old Country Store on September 19, 1969, on the outskirts of a Middle Tennessee town, on land the company owned. Evins developed the concept while working in his family’s gasoline business, observing that interstate travel had created a gap in services and that traditional country dining was disappearing as fast food expanded. The original store served homemade cornbread made from “cornmeal and an old country recipe, not a mix,” and Evins built the concept around a mission he called “Pleasing People,” which he described as mutual respect.
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. is publicly traded today (Nasdaq: CBRL) and operates approximately 660 company-owned locations across 43 states, according to the company’s own investor-relations materials.
Cracker Barrel Nutrition and Allergen Information
Our three-city research captured calories directly from Cracker Barrel’s own official nutrition documentation, item by item — see our Nutrition Menu guide for the full category-by-category calorie breakdown plus official gluten-free and allergen guidance, or our complete Menu Prices guide for pricing alongside calories.
This research pass covered pricing and calories, not full ingredient-level allergen data on every item. For allergen information, use Cracker Barrel’s official nutrition and allergen documentation or ask restaurant staff directly, since preparation and shared kitchen equipment can affect cross-contact risk.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Cracker Barrel best known for?
Cracker Barrel is best known for homestyle Southern breakfast served all day, entrees like The Best Classic Meatloaf and Chicken n’ Dumplins served with a choice of sides, and the country store attached to every restaurant.
When and where did Cracker Barrel start?
Dan Evins opened the first Cracker Barrel Old Country Store on September 19, 1969, on the outskirts of a Middle Tennessee town, according to the company’s own official founder page.
How many Cracker Barrel locations are there?
According to Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc.’s own investor-relations press release for Q1 fiscal 2026, the company had 656 company-owned restaurants at quarter end, and describes operating approximately 660 locations across 43 states including franchises.
Who owns Cracker Barrel?
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. is a publicly traded company on the Nasdaq under the ticker CBRL, according to its own investor-relations site.
Why do Cracker Barrel menu prices vary by location?
Our own three-city research found real price differences on nearly every item checked, plus different closing hours by up to two hours between the three restaurants checked. Entree prices at Lithia Springs and Charlotte ran a little higher than Mesquite across most categories.
Does Cracker Barrel have a rewards program?
Yes — Cracker Barrel Rewards™. Members earn 1 Peg per dollar spent, get a free Shareable after signing up and their first purchase, and can redeem Pegs for food and retail discounts online, in the app or in-store.
What is Cracker Barrel’s mission statement?
Founder Dan Evins built the company around a mission he called “Pleasing People,” which he described as mutual respect, according to Cracker Barrel’s own official founder page.
Where can I find Cracker Barrel’s calories and nutrition info?
We captured calories directly from Cracker Barrel’s own official nutrition documentation, item by item. See our Nutrition Menu guide or our complete Menu Prices guide for the exact figures.
Our Methodology
This entity hub was verified on 9 Sep 2026. Founding facts were checked against Cracker Barrel’s own official founder page, not a third-party source. Rewards program terms were checked against Cracker Barrel’s own official Rewards page. The location count and ownership structure were checked against Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc.’s own investor-relations press release for the first quarter of fiscal 2026 (ended October 31, 2025).
The price snapshot uses the same fixed three-city research published in our complete menu pillar and specialist child pages — Atlanta GA (Lithia Springs), Dallas TX (Mesquite) and Charlotte, NC. Each figure belongs to its named restaurant. No national price is inferred, no missing value is estimated and delivery totals are excluded. This hub summarizes the cluster; detailed tables remain on their dedicated pages.
Note: our complete menu pillar’s live page had not yet been updated to this cluster’s revamped format at the time this hub was published — the pillar’s HTML/TXT files are ready and awaiting upload.