Cracker Barrel Just Announced Major Changes To Its Most Iconic Dish

In the latest iteration of Cracker Barrel news, the company is once again recognizing the value of its customer base and what they want — or don't want. Take, for instance, the time it pledged to not charge extra for eggs during the 2025 egg shortage. This time, Cracker Barrel is focusing on a core menu item, one that fueled its rise as a down-home, country cooking restaurant, then fanned the flame across 44 U.S. states and nearly 660 locations. That item is the restaurant's iconic biscuits, which are now returning to their recipe roots as fully handmade versions. 

In an announcement posted on its social media profiles, including the chain's Instagram, Cracker Barrel acknowledged that "We were built on biscuits." When guests spoke up about those fluffy comfort food favorites not being the same anymore, the company took it to heart. According to Cracker Barrel, "From now on, our biscuits will be even better than you remember." Not only will they once again be rolled by hand and baked fresh, but that will happen throughout the day. With its customary warm welcome approach, the post encourages guests to visit their local Cracker Barrel to share in the new biscuits. However, this switch to fresh-baked biscuits is only part of the company's changes in response to sometimes vehement customer feedback.

Biscuits are currently the most prominent Cracker Barrel menu item bringing customer voices to the forefront, though some other discontinued Cracker Barrel items are unlikely to return. However, other issues are no longer simmering — they're shouting for accountability, at least from Cracker Barrel devotees. Announced this week, alongside the return of daily homemade biscuits, is a halt to planned updates meant to modernize the characteristically overstuffed Cracker Barrel decor. Any location that's not yet in the midst of a makeover (those concern only four restaurants) will be spared the changes, according to a company news release.

"The vintage Americana you love will always be here — the rocking chairs on the porch, our fireplaces and peg games, unique treasures in our gift shop and antiques pulled straight from our warehouse in Lebanon, Tennessee," Cracker Barrel said in the release. The restaurant has also previously announced a retreat of its logo redesign and has dropped its diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives, as well as sponsorship of events it has deemed unrelated to its business needs (including Pride events). The homecoming of homemade biscuits brings Cracker Barrel back to its old look and practices — apparently, just the way customers like it.