My family dines at this restaurant semi regularly and sometime during the COVID “end times” the chain discontinued two of our favorite breakfast items, the Uncle Herschel’s Favorite and the Sunrise Sampler. The staff of course does not know why menu items are changed as this is a decision made at the corporate level so there is no point in complaining to them about the missing items. I did find a thread on the Cracker Barrel Subreddit (yes that is a thing) where I was able to recreate my personal favorite, the Uncle Herschel’s Favorite and my Brother found a random review on Trip Advisor that provided his favorite, the Sunrise Sampler. In the off chance that someone else is wanting to dine on these two lost menu items I thought that providing the workaround we discovered might be helpful to others out there.
The Uncle Herschel’s Favorate (modified)
- Two Eggs (scrambled with cheese)
- Grits
- Farm-Raised Catfish
- Fried eggs
- Biscuits & Gravy
In order to recreate this item on today’s menu you will need to choose the Build Your Own Homestyle Breakfast option from the menu. Fortunately, this comes with Biscuits & Gravy and two eggs already! For myself I would ask to have them scrambled with cheese but you choose your eggs however you wish. Now we will need to make the following selections:
- Choose catfish as the meat (grilled).
- Choose fried apples as the side.
- Add gets as an additional side.
If you are not a catfish fan you can choose whatever other meat option that you wish.
The Sunrise Sampler
- Two eggs (scrambled with cheese)
- Grits
- Fried Apples
- Hashbrown Casserole
- Meat sampler (Bacon, Sausage, and Country Ham)
- Biscuits & Gravy
Much like the prior item you will need to choose the Build Your Own Homestyle Breakfast option from the menu. Fortunately, this will come with Biscuits & Gravy and two eggs already! My Brother would also ask to have them scrambled with cheese but you choose your eggs however you wish. Now we will need to make the following selections:
- Choose meat sampler as the meat.
- Choose fried apples as the side.
- Add hash brown casserole as an additional side.
- Add grits as an additional side.
This is as close to the original items as we have been able to determine. Unfortunately, these now cost more than the original items but it replicates everything else that you want from Breakfast! Feel free to contact me on Mastodon if you know of a cheaper way to do this or lament other list menu items from this Midwestern stable!
