If a family restaurant can blend with a country store and grow into a national chain, Cracker Barrel has done it. Known for hearty meals and friendly service, Cracker Barrel tries to bringrelaxed, small town comforts to hurried travelers. The store sells any number of items, including toys, shirts, jellies, candies and more. The restaurant is simple: food items often found in small towns prepared slowly with great quality and care. Cracker Barrel is very much kid-friendly with not just a children's menu but all sorts of games and toys for children to play with while a meal is being prepared. Travelers can also relax after a hearty meal on the restaurant's breezy frontporch inlarge, comfortable rocking chairs under ceiling fans.