The Cracker Barrel

The Cracker Barrel is the southern version of Denny's (maybe a bit better). You can find one near most highway exits in the south. So, why am I blogging about a restuarant chain? Well, because of how badly Jonathan wanted to go there. It would seem every time we stopped for a bite or to rest he would suggest that we eat at the Cracker Barrell. While in Tupelo, we were searching for a place to eat lunch, when Jonathan piped up again, "Oh there's a Cracker Barrell!Do you guys want to eat there?"

"Is the food good?" Jim asked.

"No."

Jim and I looked at him baffled and dismayed. We strongly replied that we were not going to eat where we knew the food was no good and opted for a sandwich shop located in the same shopping center.

However, later in our trip, somewhere in North Carolina, when we were all short on money and it was late in the evening, we finally caved into Jonathan's insistent suggestion. The food was actually pretty good. They stuck with their southern flare and the ambience was down-homey. We later found out that Jonathan always stopped with his family at a Cracker Barrell while they were on a roadtrip. This tidbit of info put the puzzle pieces together for us on why Jonathan was so importunate on going to the Southern Denny's. After all, isn't that what a roadtrip is all about? Creating Memories and holding on to family traditions.