I went with family to a nearby Cracker Barrel last night. Just to give you a sense of the crowd, I was the 2nd youngest at our table of 8.
Unbeknownst to me, two of our party are vegetarians. I'm just going to put this out there: Cracker Barrel is not a restaurant for vegetarians. I first learned of the vegetarians when the side salads were delivered--and had bacon crumbles on them. Who doesn't like bacon crumbles on a salad?! Vegetarians, apparently, and a salad was sent back to be brought back kosher.
The other vegetarian ordered a vegetable plate consisting of 4 small bowls of rabbit food. Upon delivery we learned that two of these bowls had meat in them--the pinto beans and I think the turnip greens. Yes, the meat was all spelled out in the menu, but who would think to look for meat in a vegetable dish? Turns out, you should expect to do so at Cracker Barrel.
Our poor waitress was cool about replacing those dishes with true vegetable dishes, I could tell it wasn't her first time. She didn't have to take back my roast beef and gravy with mashed potatoes and corn--mmm mmm good.
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Kinda like going to a sushi bar and ordering a cheeseburger.
Agreed! I can't imagine not wanting bacon on a side salad.
I didn't even know they were vegetarians.
Other tips for meat-eaters deciding where the group that might include vegetarians should eat:
* Refried beans are often fried in lard, which is pork fat.
* Collard greens and other greens are often flavored with pork.
* Soups are often made with beef or chicken stock. It takes special effort to use vegetable stock.
* Gelatin is made from animal collagen, there is a special vegan variety that is more expensive.
* Lay's Baked BBQ Potato Chips have milk and chicken flavoring. Regular BBQ chips are fine.
* Salad is not a meal.
Old people usually aren't vegetarians. We were born in the sensible era.
I frequently eat vegetarian, because I like it, and if you are not strict about it, you can make a GOOD meal just from their sides. I'm thinking fried okra, greens and a potato dish.
One thing I like is that even adults can order from the children's menu, because their children's shrimp is a very nice Lenten lunch. (I tip as if I were buying adult sized meals, since the waitress does the same amount of work.)
Happy Thanksgiving Darren
I thoroughly enjoy your blog.
It was my mother's birthday, anonymous. She chose, and everyone else knew in advance when they had the chance to decline.
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