Big Bad Breakfast
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Do not. I repeat do not eat at a Cracker Barrel west of Texas. I won't even give the ones back east a shot again. They are absolute dog shìt. One of my go too meals when I didn't want breakfast food was always a hamburger steak. Thick medium rare, brown gravy, onions... It was always solid.
Look at this shìt. This is what CB brought me a couple of months ago. It was a burnt åss school hamburger patty, rubber green beans, and gruel. No biscuits or cornbread either. Quit selling them. You could get toast. Out of gravy and when they do have it it's extra. That 17er was drier than old nan's cooter.
Cracker Barrel was always a go to when the kids were little because they could eat cereal or oatmeal when they were just getting past baby food. Now I want it to be good because they have RV parking when we are on trips. But seriously 17 em.
We have tried 5 locations in New Mexico, Utah, Oregon and Idaho over the last 4-5 years and 17 Cracker Barrel. It's absolute garbage. I was trying to give them a shot since only 1 visit was before COVID and the others were in 2020-2022. In 2023 that excuse doesn't fly anymore.
I will never give that company another dollar. These aren't franchisees either like a crappy fast food joint, it's just piss poor leadership for company run stores. Eat a sweaty salty camel dìck Cracker 17ers.
I’m with you. It’s just very ordinary, except that they’ve somehow managed to mess up bacon.
And yes, there are Oxford restaurants I do like. Saint Leo is excellent. Kings is very good for what they are. Volta is solid for Greek. I avoid BBB.
Overly rated Oxford restaurants include Ajax, BBB, South Depot, and Proud Larry’s (bad pizza.)
Kismets closed? I loved that placed. Definitely a go to whenever I was in town.
Its funny you say this because I was having the same conversation with my family this past weekend when we went to Obys in Starkville. Before Don Obannan sold it he had started it down the path of "franchise-ness" (around the time of the one on Lakeland), but still maintained most of what made Oby's, Oby's. But once he sold it a few years back, the new owner went all in on the franchised experience and its just not the same. There was a noticeable difference in ingredients. Its still okay but we only go because we live here and its just another food option. Im not sure why it still draws the out of town crowd that it does... Maybe nostalgia or not realizing how much its changed.
It's amazing how much Oby's Starkville has fallen since I first went there in 1980. You could always count on good service, cold beer, good fries and outstanding sammiches. All of that is gone or has degraded. I've been there twice in the 5 years I've been in Starkville and probably won't go back, its just not the same. Its not terrible but its just nothing like it ever was in the past.
I went to the one in Flowood once and swore never again. EVERY table in there was full of plates from people that had eaten already, every one of them, and there was hardly anybody in there at that time. That night the service was awful and the food was worse.
I have no idea why they let that go on in Flowood. That location should still be killing it to this day. Terrible management. The few times I went in there the orders were completely effed up
On 471 and Vine, try the Donut Shop. The best omelets in the metro. It's not fancy and there is a language barrier, but dang western solid omelet. If eating in, there's not much to the ambiance, be we do pick up.
If you are looking for great breakfast in Oxford - go to First Watch. Better than BBB and BBB is a good breakfast place. The BBB location in Starkville is one of those places were Dreams go to die. Just like the former McDonalds, Bones BBQ, Steak joint, torn down rebuilt Bojangles, repurposed Denny's, torn down car wash half a block away. The BBB site has been Krystal, Prographics, Chicken Salad Chick, now BBB. The fact that Starbucks seems to be doing OK gives me some hope for BBB. But lets say BBB is slammed some football Sunday - you could be in line at Starkville Cafe and hanging out in DownTown Starkville - or you could be hanging out at BBB enjoying the ambiance of the China Garden and Little Caesars parking lot, how long would you wait at BBB before you said - lets just go to Starbucks. Just a hard place to get in and out of. Another place of Restaurant Death is the current (closing) OMG Grill at HWY and Avenue of Patriots, lots of dreams have died in that building.
That and poutine are what I get pretty much every time. I do wish the red eye gravy was with ham drippings and not maple syrup but it is still really good. Mrs. Devil has tried pretty much everything on their menu and has not found anything bad yet. Plus they have a great dinner menu as well. Really the place just has great food no matter when you go.
Starkville Cafe isn’t going to change a darn thing. Nor should they, place is doing just fine. It’s constantly covered up on game weekends, and just about every Sunday there’s a line waiting outside.
I live in Oxford and, after trying it a few times, I don't think I get it either. It's fine, but nothing special or memorable, usually has a long wait and gets expensive in a hurry. Imagine a Starkville Cafe breakfast from the early 90s that costs $40.
BBB 17ed up bacon. How can anyone 17 up bacon and survive. We have good friends in Oxford and every time we are there for breakfast they think it’s some kind of treat to take us there. Their biscuits have the texture that gives the impression that they mix sawdust in the batter. Did I mention that they 17ed up bacon?
Maple Street is great. They have a great menu of stuff that isn’t anything most other places serve as well.
Ruby Sunshine (as I’m used to calling it) isn’t anything special IMO. But they don’t price their stuff like BBB.
Since I lived in Oxford, I'll give my .2 worth....BBB is really good, and really pricy, and almost impossible to get in to....always a long line....had it down at the beach too and wasn't near as good....
Saint Leo is damn good....Oxford Grillhouse is very good as well....McEwen's too...Jinsei is really good sushi spot and Im a sushi snob...
Overly Rated: Ajax, Proud Larry's (terrible), Boure, Volta (Volta is only Greek in town and everyone loves it bc the owner is hot AF, but you can find better greek in the memphis projects)
I remember when I was at MSU Obys was really good....went years without eating there and the one in Oxford isn't like i remember it when i was at MSU....it's not that great.
And then there is SnackBar, next door to BBB.....it's a very eclectic menu that is always changing....if you've ever eaten at Couchon in the Warehouse District in NOLA, it's a lot like it....and its by far the most expensive place in Oxford....My wife and I will drop $300 just between us two easily...
Good to see BBB going into starkville.....JC is a good guy and a helluva chef and entrepreneur....
That really about sums it up for BBB. Not really sure how anyone thinks it’s good. I forgot to mention in my post that the biscuits are trash.
Oh, my, says Dick Enberg, if you have never had a creole omelette from BBB, you cannot say anything. Heavenly!!
It’s not the same because Tyrone O’Bannon got out of the day to day management a few years ago and sold it about 2 years ago or so.
It’ll never be like it was in the 80’s and 90’s and 00’s
Unfortunately, because for a long time that was a damn fine place for great food, ice cold beer and great service.
BBB has hands down the best 17-ed up bacon in breakfast.
How you do that is amazing but they’ve managed to do so.
Plus, it’s owned by some p#\€£s from Oxford
Oh, didn't know there was a statute of limitations on good food and good service and when it runs out you can do whatever you want?
Any place open that long in the food service industry is a minor miracle, thats all I am saying
In other news, Starkville Cafe is rebranding to Small Good Breakfast to rage war against BBB.
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Just give me some run down diner where the cook is an old black man with a half smoked cigarette hanging out of his mouth cooking on a griddle the health dept hasn't seen in 30 years listening to music on an old transistor radio. If that's not available then I'll take an IHOP.
We make it a point every so often to take a trip over to Congress in downtown Austin for breakfast. There are probably some better spots in town but nobody, I mean nobody makes a better breakfast than. Magnolia Café if you're ever in town you should try it. Parking is crappy and there's always a line waiting to get in but it's worth it if you like a good old-fashioned breakfast.
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I have no idea if the food at BBB is good.
And based on the prices on that menu, I will never find out.
$3.50 for a side of grits was all I needed to see.
Do they even have a basic understanding of what the point of grits is.
Cheap, hearty and tasty. That is the only point to grits.
And based on the prices on that menu, I will never find out.
$3.50 for a side of grits was all I needed to see.
Do they even have a basic understanding of what the point of grits is.
Cheap, hearty and tasty. That is the only point to grits.