Craker barrel

[operater]

Very nice people there.

Thank you for taking the time to contact us here at Cracker Barrel Old Country Store. We appreciate receiving your inquiry and we do understand your concern.

The following is a list of menu items that do not contain wheat, barley, or rye products as an ingredient(the modified food starch in the fried apples is from corn). However, we have an open kitchen where biscuits and dumplings are made from scratch several times daily. Many of our grill items do not contain glutents but are prepared on the same equipment as products that do. There is always a chance that cross-transference may occur.

Please inform a manager of your sensitivity when you visit one of our stores to ensure that every effort is made to prevent the accidental transfer of glutens via the handling and preparation of your meal.

Grill Items: hamburger steak, ribeye and sirloin steak, grilled catfish, grilled trout, grilled pork chops, country ham, city ham, bacon, eggs, pork sausage, turkey sausage

Side Items: carrots, cole slaw, corn, fried apples, green beans, mashed potatoes, baked potato, pinto beans, turnip greens

Excluding the fried chicken tender salad and chunky chicken (homemade chicken salad) salad, salads ordered without croutons would not contain glutens. See the ingredient statements below for our salad dressings choice.

The vinegars used in the salad refined distilled grain vinegars. According to the American Celiac Disease Alliance, "Distilled alcoholic beverages and vinegars are gluten-free. Distilled products do not contain any harmful gluten peptides. Research indicates that the gluten peptide is too large to carry over in the distillation process. This leaves the resultant liquid gluten-free."

Buttermilk Dressing: cultured buttermilk, soybean oil, water, egg yolk, distilled vinegar, salt, corn syrup, sugar, spices, lactic acid, xanthan gum, guar gum, onion*, potassium sorbate and sodium benzoate added as preservatives, garlic*, disodium inosinate, disodium guanylate, calcium disodium EDTA added to protect flavor. *DEHYDRATED

Peppercorn Dressing: soybean oil, water, sour cream solids, egg yolk, distilled vinegar, salt, spices, dehydrated garlic, xanthan gum, potassium sorbate and sodium benzoate added as preservatives, natural flavor, calcium disodium EDTA added to protect flavor.

Honey French Dressing: high fructrose corn syrup, soybean oil, corn-cider vinegar, distilled vinegar, tomato paste, salt, paprika, spices, xanthan gum, onion*, honey, invert sugar, beet juice concentrate, garlic*, natural flavor. *DEHYDRATED

Honey Mustard Dressing: soybean oil, water, high fructrose corn syrup, distilled vinegar, honey, egg yolk, mustard seed, sugar, salt, spice, white wine, natural flavor, xanthan gum, citric acid, tartartic acid, artificial color (including yellow #5), calcium disodium EDTA added to protect flavor.

1000 Island Dressing: soybean oil, water, pickles, sugar, tomato paste, distilled vinegar, high fructrose corn syrup, egg yolk, salt, spice, sodium benzoate, and potassium sorbate added as preservatives, natural and artificial flavors, onion*, bell peppers, garlic*, calcium disodium EDTA to protect flavor, xanthan gum, guar gum, polysorbate 80. *DEHYDRATED

We look forward to having the opportunity to serve you again soon.

Sincerely,



Bobbye Brawner
Guests Relations Representative
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc.
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Jan

[isto]

I've eaten there twice before while traveling - they were very careful with our food and the chef was very knowledgeable about what was safe. I didn't get sick either time and the catfish was yummy.
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[digmom1014]

Any suggestions on what to order? I am going tomorrow in the a.m., and I will check the board b-4 I go but, I know not many people respond over the weekend.

[celiacmaine-iac]

I have not eaten at Cracker Barrel since going GF, but would caution you to be very careful. Just the nature of their menu makes CC a very real possibility.

You said you are going there in the morning, so I'm assuming breakfast. Make it very clear that you are GF and that no amount of gluten is acceptable. I would suggest talking to the manager to place your order. They have a much higher stake in being sure they get it right. Looks like your safest bet would be eggs and bacon, ham, or sausage. Their fried apples might make a good side. Make sure these items are not cooked on the same grill that the pancakes and french toast are done on. I also would suggest asking that your plate be brought to you separately from the rest of your party, by someone with clean gloves on. I also make it very clear when I'm in a restaurant that if anyone, anywhere along the chain of handling my food makes a mistake, that they must start over again from scratch.

I will say that Cracker Barrel seems to really go out of their way to make a pleasant dining experience. I had exceptionally good service at a CB in Winchester KY last year. A waiter went way "above and beyond" to try to find something that would appeal to my little granddaughter who was not feeling well one evening. Good luck.
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Steph