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| - I had been anxiously awaiting the opening of Cracker Barrel in Las Vegas since February 2016 - when the Cracker Barrel in St. George alerted me that a Las Vegas location was coming soon. Once it opened, I heard about the long lines and decided to wait until now to check them out.
My friends and I arrived around 5:15 p.m. on a Friday evening and the wait time was minimal (maybe 5 minutes max). The hostess was decent, but I was just thankful to be seated.
Our server seemed to be in a hurry to take our order. While I can appreciate prompt service, I know when someone wants to quickly turn over a table. Regardless, our food came out promptly. We were served warm buttery biscuits, but failed to serve us their famous apple butter on the side. Two of my friends ordered the (cod) fish and chips, which included coleslaw and fries. The portions were enormous! Another friend ordered the chicken fried steak and it included three sides. I had the Old-timers breakfast - 2 eggs, 3 slices of turkey bacon, cheesy grits, and a side of the hashbrown casserole. Their idea of cheesy grits is taking plain grits and throwing some cheddar cheese on top. I mixed it myself and doctored it up with some S&P. The hashbrown casserole was extremely crunchy on top and lukewarm. Once you get past the tough top, it's rather tasty. My egg beaters were supposed to be scrambled hard with cheese, but it resembled a small omelet. My eggs were very bland too.
We were celebrating two of our friend's birthdays and this was the first of my four pals. Their first impression of Cracker Barrel was not positive, but I assured them that this is not how they typically do things at Cracker Barrel.
Before long, we had our checks. Our party of five were in and out in under 60 minutes.
This location is in dire need of some country cooks and good old fashioned Southern hospitality.
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