With 662 locations as of February 2024 Cracker Barrel has become a well-known restaurant chain in the United States. Since opening its very first restaurant in Lebanon Tennessee in 1969 the chain has opened locations throughout the eastern United States and has expanded its reach to the West Coast as well. But despite the seeming ubiquity of Cracker Barrel restaurants across the country some states still don’t have their own location.
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Seeing a Cracker Barrel Old Country Store greet your eyes as you drive down the highway is an experience shared by many across the country but it’s not a universal experience for every state. The states of Alaska Hawaii Washington Wyoming and Vermont currently do not have any Cracker Barrel locations to call their own. Why is this the case and is there a chance that one of these states will open a Cracker Barrel anytime soon?
While Cracker Barrel has expanded to include popular breakfast items and cool secret menu items its identity as a comfort food spot is firmly entrenched. The Southern charm in both the food and the atmosphere has helped secure Cracker Barrel’s place in the restaurant market. But those factors could also be reasons why its expansion away from its roots has been slow.
The states with the most Cracker Barrel locations are in the Southeastern United States. Florida has the most with 60 restaurants while Texas Tennessee Georgia North Carolina Kentucky Virginia and Alabama round out the top eight. These states account for more than half of all Cracker Barrel restaurants in the United States. The country store appeal and aesthetic naturally has a broad demographic in this region while it becomes more of a niche (even hokey) idea as you move further north and west. This combined with the generally sparse populations further from the East Coast may explain why Wyoming Washington and Vermont still don’t have a Cracker Barrel. The isolation of Alaska and Hawaii both geographically and culturally also plays a role in why they don’t have one.
