Cumming's Cracker Barrel Soon to be Reality

Due to open Spring 2012, the Cumming Cracker Barrel will be located at 302 Tri-County Plaza, formerly the site of Mrs. Winners and PR’s BBQ. The store will be located on approximately two acres of land at the intersection of Georgia 400 and Highway 20.

PR’s BBQ and Mrs. Winner's Chicken & Biscuits, formerly at the same location, have been razed and construction began Sept. 19 of this year for the 8,960-square foot Cracker Barrel. Ironically the original store opened Sept. 19, 1969 near Lebanon, Tennessee. under the ownership of Dan Evins and his friend Tommy Lowe, a contractor. 

Construction for the Cumming operation had been originally planned to begin in Oct., but because the site is already zoned correctly, approval from the county commission was not needed. Site plans were submitted in April of this year. 

Cracker Barrel has more than 600 stores in 42 states with additional stores poised to open in Oct. in  Tulsa, Oklahoma, Whitestown, Indiana, and Muncy, Pennsylvania. 

“We are always looking for vibrant areas that are poised for growth,” said Corporate Communications Manager Jeanne Ludington in an e-mail to Cumming Patch when asked why the Forsyth County location was chosen.

will, like every Cracker Barrel Old Country store, will have these hours of operation: Sunday through Thursday 6 a.m. to 10 p.m., and Friday and Saturday 6 a.m. to 11 p.m.

According to its Web site,  in a typical year, Cracker Barrel serves 13.1 million pounds of chicken tenders, 121 million slices of bacon, 151 million eggs, 11 million orders of Chicken n’ Dumplins, 37 million portions of grits, 56 million pancakes. Additionally, 10 million Peg Games were made exclusively for Cracker Barrel in it’s first 41 years. 

Bill Johnson contributed to this article.