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Brandon
Comment: Gimme a freakin' break!!! Restaurants sometimes have bad service -- even White customers are victims of that. It's crazy when Black folks want to scream racism or discrimination when people don't act the way we want them too, when we want them too. Lawsuits like this take attention away from real victims of discrimination. Shoot, she needs to try going to IHOP on the southside of Chiacgo on a Saturday monring -- she may find herself sitting there for an entire hour before being served. C'mon!!!!
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kingme
Comment: oh yes there is some truth to the "cracker" barrell being staffed with more than a few people whom are, let's say less then friendly esp towards minorities and people who choose the alternative life style. there was a documentary concerning this very same matter. it air on HBO some years ago. i remember this bc i thought it to be very strange that so many incidents had happened in multiple states. in my opinion the claim is true. of course "oprah" would be an exception for many of them bc she's an icon, and the advertising publicity that she generates is unmatched to any type of ideas they themselves could ever come up with. besides she is a very powerful woman and they are very aware of this. "oprah" is also very giving at times and they may not want to "pizz" her off. i beleive that had they known for a fact who Mrs Rock was then the results may have been different. that is just "bad business" not to serve any customer based on anything! they are there to serve the public and not just who they want and when they want. perhaps they would start to get the message if they were "boycotted" publicly and nationally. i bet if there was a dent in the wallet then some changes would be made immediately! racism is just WRONG no matter who or where it comes from. there are enough problems in the world with us being the "world police" and other countries "hating" us without us self destructing on our own. we are all the same underneath, so why are we so biased when it comes to things and people in which we are not familiar? we reject the things and people we don't understand! let's open our hearts first and the mind will surely follow.
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GHank
Comment: I agree with Tom Joyner. Cracker Barrel may need to change the name from "Cracker Barrel" to "The Barrel". I only have eaten there maybe 4 times in my life. I never had a problem with them. I think their food is pretty good. We as black people have to start to use our economic rights more often. If a resturant is really giving you bad service, then just don't go back.
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whatdat
Comment: Brandon, Jews cry anti-semiticism all the time. How you ever posted a comment anywhere, any time in your life complaining about their constant cry of racism? If you have, you are rare. All sorts of people make noise about our complains against racism, but hardly do i hear of anyone reacting to the Jews constant claim.
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whatdat
Comment: anti-semitism
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Southernbelle
Comment: Brandon>IHOP's service must be universal because I can relate to that experience. You'd sit there so long you'll forget you're hungry. As far as Chris's mom, I'm on the fence with that one. If she feels like she's be discriminated against then I guess she'll do what she has to do. But, personally I've had nothing but good experiences with Cracker Barrel. They make some damn good pancakes.
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Industrypro
Comment: I have never had any problems at Cracker Barrel. Sometimes that wait is crazy but its because there are loads of people waiting in front of you. Just food for thought...sometimes relatives of celebrities think they are celebrities and expect the same treatment(and yes celebs do get better treatment than the average citizen)...not saying this is the case here but just an opinion.
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musbdherbs
Comment: I don't care if you the homeless guy on the street wants to file a discrimination lawsuit....that's his choice. If Rock feels as if she's been discriminated against..then so be it. We probably should stop tryin to tell people about how they should feel about something since THEY were the ones involved and not us. I have to assume that it's more to this story. than what we currently have been presented w/because 30 min w/o service doesn't seem oddd IMO. What's really weird is why isn't Chris financing his mother's lawsuit? Are they estranged or something? IN OTHER NEWS...I haven't eaten at a CB in years BUT them damn banana nut pancakes are not to be fkd w/!
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musbdherbs
Comment: Hell I think it's ridiculous that people have won lawsuits because their fat azzes ate too much Mickey D's. I think it's ridiculous that people have won lawsuits because they didn't realize that smoking two packs of nicotine-laced cigs were dangerous to their health. *shruggin shoulders*
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NYPrincess
Comment: OK she must have never been to a restaurant before and know that things get busy. Because she is in SC I am willing to bet that they did ignore her or take their time serving her because the south is still crazy. However I am not sure you can scream racism after only 30 minutes. I was in a restaurant with Bow Wow's mom and she kept making it clear who her son was and she wanted the whole place to fall all over her because of it. I wonder how Ms. Rock was handling herself? I wonder how did she represent?
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Story2tell
Comment: my people... it's called "CRACKER" Barrel. LOL. But seriously, I'm not sure if this was a case of racism or not...could have been just bad service.
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Story2tell
Comment: In any event, I certainly don't believe it's a strong enough case to bring a lawsuit. I believe in pulling "the race card" when it's apparent that it needs to be pulled. But it's cases like this that weaken the REAL discrimination suits.
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McNasty
Comment: Those two fat white women that sued were escorted to the door, lawsuit and all. I'm on the fence here too - who is to say that something more than this didn't happen and they are waiting for negotiations to fall through before they pull out their lick for the japs. Otherwise as it stands she'd be filing some serious lawsuits trying to eat in DC, MD and VA restaurants - and not just the cracker barrell!
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MDhornet
Comment: Sometimes bad service is just bad service. I hate when folk pull the race card too quickly. I wasn't there though so...
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musbdherbs
Comment: 'Nas...yeah some'n else got be going on here. Can u imagine if they went there on a Sunday? WHEW!
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khufu
Comment: again historical mem'ries need to be awakened..Cracker Barrels in the SOuth have that reputation for treating peole of colour differently..well in this case, Chris will satire they azzes and hopefully it wil impact their business by decreasing patronage....
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ss69054
Comment: That is awfully sad that she didn't get the service in a timely manner. There are some cases where there is just bad service. I was at a black establishment in the hood and had waited for hour for food and wasn't offered any apologies, no free food or free dinner for my wait. The food wasn't even all that which made me much madder. I will never go back because of that. So it is hard to say that they didn't serve her because she is "black". All the CBs I ever went to were always packed. But I wasn't there so if Ms. Rock feels that way she has every right to file a discrimination suit. I think we are sometimes too comfortable with just looking everything over our shoulders and letting it go. There are still alot of things in this country that has not change. Let's not forget but at the same time we need to be more legit with what is discriminatory and what is just bad service.
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Angel
Comment: I've never had a problem at any Cracker Barrel I've been to. My friends and I meet there for breakfast several saturdays a month (they have the best dayum biscuits and pancakes I've ever had). However, that does not mean that this one individual waitress did not discriminate. I hate to say it, but the WORST service I EVER received was at a black restaurant in Atlanta (the waitress tried to fight us when she got off...It was Crazy!!!). I still went back to the restaurant because I didn't let one individual cloud my judgment of the entire place.
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CrazzeeGyrl
Comment: >>>Southernbelle-I with you on that. I love their pancakes. I have been many times and have never had that problem. On most occasions I have had to wait for my food but each time I went it was a packed house.----In this case, who knows what could've happened since she said she and her daughter were the lone blacks in the bunch. Hope it all works out for her.
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B00TANEB00TUS
Comment: ...Allow me to chime in heah...Yo, it's 2006 and Black folks still buggin out over food...Dayum, ain't nobody's food that dayum good...To this day, I will not eat at Denny's...I don't give a fucc how many grand slams they make...I'm not allowing myself to be fucc around like that...I've never experienced bad service at Cracker Barrel..Those fried apples over those pancakes are good as he11 but if they fuc over me...I'll fry my own dayum apples numean?...Black folks always get upset when they can't eat or can't buy some sh1t...Cook your own dayum food and buy from people like you...If they act up and give you bad service tell em once or twice then shut 'em down if they don't correct the problem....Plus, only a stupid azz would go eat in a place where the service is terrible and they have a history of treating Blacks folks like sh1t...You don't know what's going on in the kitchen... I know 'cus I was a cook during my collegiate years..All kinds of sh1t happened to food....It's terrible if she experienced some racist, dumb sh1t in the Cracker barrel but...Look, I don't believe in making a loud noise boycotting sh1t...I just stop going, stop supporting, quitely without fanfare...They'll notice the lack of revenue and ask WTF?...Ever notice how Jews and now Hispanics deal with dumb sh1t...They just open up their own or buy the muthafuccer...
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ImJustAsking
Comment: I guess the lawsuit will settle the question of whether or not mistreatment of blacks is an unwritten company policy OR if it is a result of the attitudes of people who work there depending on the geography/demographic. It's a shame that these days we have to do this by lawsuit b/c even if we had CONFIRMATION AND CLEAR EVIDENCE that cracker barrel was a racist restaurant chain you would still have black people refusing to boycott talking about "they got good biscuits." Complacency is going to kill us.
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ImJustAsking
Comment: oh and let's not limit this to attitudes in the south. If you have been in Pennsylvania outside of Philly or Pittsburgh, certain parts of New York State and Connecticut, you would think you were in Alabama circa 1856.
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pdub
Comment: I guess we will have to wait to see the out come on this one. And it pained me to see this because I love me some CB! Co-sign on the biscuits and pancakes!! I have been to CBs both in the South and in the North and have never had a problem. However if hse was actually discriminated against, then I hope she wins!
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lovelace
Comment: They offered them a free meal, what more did they expect? In the infamouse words of Ike Turner's buddy in the restaurant seen, all I can say "eat da cake, Anna Mae, eat the cake!"
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Stephanie
Comment: Did anyone see that segment of 60 Minutes when Ed Bradley interviewed Chris Rock and his mother? I remember watching thinking, his mother is a piece of work. I really didn't like what she said about "ni@@as". She just struck me as one of those mean azz ladies who if your ball when in her back yard, she'd cut it up and throw it back over the fence and then cuss you out and when Al Sharpton stepped on the scene, I realized this is nothing more than BS. Remember how he did with that lying azz Twana Brawley. Her parents finally came out with the truth and said she was faked all that stuff because her fast azz had snuck out the house to be with her drug dealer boyfriend whom they had forbidden her to see and she knew she'd be in trouble when she got home!!!!
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whatdat
Comment: I agree with BOOTANEBOOTUS and ImJustAsking.
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katgrrrl
Comment: I gotta admit, when I first read this story and saw that the restaurant was named "The Cracker Barrel", I was like, heck, THAT shoulda told her something! This is my first time ever hearing of this chain of restaurants. Anywho, I'm with IndustryPro and NYPrincess. How was she conducting herself? When some folks have money they expect people to worship 'em or something. I had to wait forever at BBQ's (NYC/Greenwich Village) once. Actually, we left cos 30 minutes had past and we weren't acknowledged until we got up to leave. But, since that only happened once outta the many times I've eaten there, I let it go. Maybe they did keep her waitin' cos she was the only non-cracker at the Cracker Barrell, who knows? It'll all be dragged out in the media.
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bigfriend
Comment: I am going to say just because she was sitting there and not served is not discrimination. I work at a restaurant and just YESTERDAY I was soooo darn busy I did not see a table and they sat for about 15 minutes and the guy asked the manager where his server was. The manager told me to get over there. Of course I apologized and I bought them an appetizer. Is that discrimination? No. I was busy! I am black and they are white. Should they sue us for discrimination now? People need to be a little more accomdating, everything is not about YOU or your color!
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bigfriend
Comment: I mean is discrimination.
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bigfriend
Comment: nevermind, you know what I mean. I do not think she was discriminated against. I am tired!
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fanteeking
Comment: Big Al ain't never seen no photo op that he didn't think was self-agrandizing as if he needs agrandizement! LOL!!!
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oldsoul
Comment: My parents eat there all the time [shakin' my head] but you won't find me in that b*tch. Granted, we should be able to eat anywhere we please but there's gotta be a point where we "real-ize" that OUR dollars are adding to the bottom-line of OTHERS. Do we want to continue supporting sh*t that will never serve our best interests? Dr. King had a dream about this. It's sad that that dream he had for his people has turned into a present-day nightmare. Anyway, enjoy your meal.
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Story2tell
Comment: >ImJustAsking...your first comment made me laugh. It's one of those things that is truly sad and funny at the same time.
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STELLABABY
Comment: it is all true,cracker barrel has been
doing this for years.not only do they
discriminate against blacks they also
disriminate against gay people as well.
it was many years ago that either showtime or hbo did a documentary on this same thing at cracker barrel.they
actually fired a woman who was a mother of 2,who had been a manager there for 12 yrs.because she was gay.trust me this is just the tip of the iceberg.remember when denny's would
not serve all of those african-american
secret service agents and their white partners refused to be served until they were.big lawsuit and they won to the tune of 75 million dollars.but that is not the point,the point is why do white
folks have so much hatred and disrepect
for african-americans.you all should remember that when your out buying your
designer products and the white people that your making wealthy.remember tommy
hilfigger and how he said if he new black and latinos would be wearing his clothing he would have never made them.he's now a millionare b/c of our
people.i've never been a designer junkie nor a label ho'.i just buy great quality products and i do support our own when i know.come on let's wake up,now even the mexicans are passing us buy.b/c they support their own as do the dominicans who have taken over my neighborhood in nyc.i'm not mad at them b/c they are taking the american dreams and making lots of money.and my neighborhood was
irish when i moved there 26 yrs ago.
peace and blessings
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jusrite1
Comment: We don't know the whole story yet, but some of ya'll sounding like "Massa been good to me, I don't know why ya'll complaining....". If she feels she was discriminated against, let the courts decide. Apparently, she's not the only one and what's good for one establishment(Denny's), is good for all.
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timmdogg
Comment: I am not trying to take anything from Chris Rock's mom touting racism, but I truly feel when you vist establishment's like; 'Cracker Barrel, Denny's, IHOP, and other breakfast and lunch chain stores, you are bound to have too wait! These locations become flooded with people, especially if there is some type of event in the town whether day, morning or night! I wasn't there so I truly can't say she was or wasn't a victim of racism? However, I did experience a problem at Applebees once, and I called the manager and he set the situation straight because I stated I would contact the corporate office with the following procedures intact to make claim which I didn't I just wanted to prove to him that I could and that I wasn't some ignorant black person he assumed:
*Name of Business
*Manager's name at the location
*Store Location number
* Waiter or waitresses name
* Also make sure there is a surveillance camera at the location (for time verification of infraction)!
When you have all of these factors in place, they will do all in their power to make the situation right. Now, whenever I go to Applebees, I am given the utmost respect and service rendered! This way people know you are for real and that you have their arse's on the fence! No need to shout or claim racism. This is inform them they need to improve or implement better procedures for correcting their inexcusable actions...nuff said!
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Southernbelle
Comment: STELLABABY> Thanks for the post. I've never heard any negative press surrounding Cracker Barrel. I for one would not support an establishment if it were found that the establishment supported discrimination. But, if Chris's mom situation is unique and she wandered in the wrong place at the wrong time, then that store should be held accountable. I'm still on the fence with this one. I'll wait for the response from Cracker Barrel, Inc. before I dedcide to give up on those great pancakes.
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MediaAgent
Comment: I co-sign with Boot and ImJustAsking...
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McNasty
Comment: Mrs. Rock was just on the radio saying hers was the only table not served. We'll see how this plays out and yes, I'm still on the fence - cracker barrel has a long history of discrimination and when it came to light again a few years ago, just like copeland's and denny's we should have stopped eating there. I stopped eating at denny's, never went to copelands and can see strange things around their eyes whenever I go to cracker barrel (usually in the south like NC). Our money taken away from them will have more of an impact than our words on this message board.
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bettyb
Comment: Like mother like son mrs. Rock is 1 ugly bytch. She should suit her maker!
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Victornator
Comment: It could be a case of no one wanting to take the black table because blacks are known to be lousy tippers (I have even heard this from black servers). During the Alpha's 100th anniversary here in DC, all the restaurants near the host hotel instituted a mandatory 18% tip policy. Some of these people not from metropolitan areas were %*$!ED. I heard one guy with a southern drawl say that an 8% tip was the norm where he is from.
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Victornator
Comment: My mom has a friend who tips 2 dollars no matter how much the tab is and she runs the servers ragged. The first time my mom tried to add more money to the tip, her friend scolded her. Now my mom has to sneak extra money on the table as they are exiting. I told my my mom that I would not go out and eat with this lady because I am sure they probably spit on their food in the back.
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SpecialK
Comment: I've been to several Cracker Barrels and yes, we were overlooked at one but I didn't think it was because of race. The waiter that we had was tending to everyone else but us. We didn't say anything to him but he knew his services sucked by the fact that we left him a 1 cent tip. I experienced the same thing in Atlanta recently at Red Lobster and the hostess who dogged us was a sista. We didn't get smart with her we just called the manager over, explained what happened and the manager quickly reprimanded the hostess and gave us free appetizers.
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Platinum
Comment: Mrs. Rock is well within her rights to bring legal action to this matter if she feels she was discriminated against for whatever the reason. Its been awhile since I’ve been to CB, I’ve never had a problem with them that’s not to say others haven’t experienced differently. I’ve been hearing about these types of lawsuit concerning CB for awhile now, if Mrs. can prove her allegations then I hope she wins her lawsuit.
@ Victornator I understand about lousy tippers, I once had a lousy server at Golden Corral the only time she came to our table was bring our bread and drinks, since Golden Corral is buffet style the severs normally come and clear the table of dirty dishes and offer refills. She never came back to our table, so I tipped her what her service was worth ZERO!
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Brandon
Comment: Ha ha ha ha. The term "Cracker" in Cracker Barrel has nothing to do with race. LOL. The Cracker Barrel began as an old fashioned country store that has flourished over the years. That said, there's no doubt we experience some form of racial prejudice weekly (if not daily for some people), but that doesn't mean that simply because people don't run when we say run, that they've somehow discriminated against us. I agree with the "posters" who say, "Bad service is sometimes just bad service." We weren't there, but I've seen the press conference with Mama Rock and Al Sharpton, and if there are more details, she hasn't invented them yet. In my opinion - she's overreacting.
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arica
Comment: I have no problem with Cracker Barrel in CT. If anything they are very willing to serve me when I go. Maybe that is because I frequent the place at least twice a month. I had breakfast there yesterday!!! Their raspberry lemonade is good!!!!
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bigfriend
Comment: As I said previously, I am a server while I am in school. I will admit that you do not want the black tables because they tip bad (and they run your butt around). It is the exception when you recieve a really good tip. That is my job and you having me run around for some B.S. and you give me some lousy tip like you did me a favor is a waste of my time. I just try to add gratuity if possible (too ALL tables). It is sad because when I first started working a black dude is the one that told me to never take the black tables, they are a waste of time. And all the new servers get the black people (at that establishment). People, learn how to tip at the very least 15% and if you do not have the money to eat AND tip then go to burger king. We need to change that perception. That I think is not discrimination, foreigners also tip bad. it is just something that is known. Not that this has anything to do with Ms. Rocks case. Just responding to some other comments.
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2ndChance
Comment: I just had dinner at Cracker Barrel Sunday. The service was adequate.
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GHank
Comment: {Brandon} The name "Cracker" comes from somewhere...especially since they don't sell Crackers in the place...What else could it mean? (LMAO!!) But seriously, I just think that when we hear the word, "Cracker", our senses tend to get a bit elevated. It's like going into the state of Mississippi and Georgia and seeing the confederate flag flying so proudly. One tends to get a little attitude (to say the least). But in all honesty, black folk need to seriously not patronize the places that gives you bad/discrimatory services. We do have choices now.
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SweetieDarlin
Comment: Brandon, thank you for that clarification, I was about to say that same thing, Yeah the "Cracker Barrel" reference was a good joke but at this point 'bout 50/11 folks have made that same joke. Anyway,there may be some validity to this case as Mrs. Rock has been around long enough to tell the difference between poor service and discimination (hopefully) I think the full story hasn't been reported. Another is that it is pizzing me off in Chicago on WLUP many whites were calling in complaining about the race card being played as if discrimination is impossible. Yeah right! BTW you can have different experiences in difference resturants although they are the same chain, heck we never had problems at Denny's in Oak Park, IL but people in Arlington Height, IL had a problem with Denny's serving black people. Just because Cracker is cool in one area doesn't mean it didn't happen, as usual it depends on where you are (as someone already pointed out.) The radio station was also have great fun with a sound bite from Oprah's Tuesday show where she went to Cracker Barrel to eat. It should be interesting to see how it all plays out. I suspect this may not be the first complaint again this particular Cracker Barrel since it's getting sooooo much attention. Again we shall see, what we shall see (as my mom Sara P used to say.)
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dcdouglass01
Comment: My service at the Cracker Barrels I've been to have been satisfactory, but I'm in Minnesota. I've heard of the problems with the ones in the South though (long waits; keeping Black employees in the back and out-of-sight as cooks, kitchen help; discriminatory hiring/promotion, etc.). But if Sharpton or some other organization wants to be successful, I'd suggest they take advantage of current technology and have Black volunteers posing as customers record their Cracker B. experience (and, as a matter of comparison, that of the white patrons around them) using miniature, hidden cameras. If after recording a few score of such experiences, they feel they have a discriminatory case, then move forward from there. As it stands now though, hoping that Mrs. Rock becomes the Rosie Parks of Cracker Barrel may be a bit of a reach.
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Platinum
Comment: bigfriend if black people are in your section you just don’t serve them? I don’t run a server around at least I try not to I try to get everything I need at once. I tip based on service only, also bigfriend do you really expect someone to tip you 15% when they’ve been waiting 15 min. to be served?
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SpecialK
Comment: Me and some coworkers went to this restaurant in DC called Smith & Wolensky for dinner. I'm talking we had on business suits, etc. We had a black waiter and he b.s.'d the whole time and talked to us like we were his homies on the street but when he serviced the white people, his demeanor was totally different. When it was time to pay the tab, that ignant fool had the audacity to tell us to tip him generously because he has a child. We immediately called the manager over and told him what the waiter said and he made the waiter apologize to us and he gave us all a free drink. As someone posted earlier, bad service is bad service and that fool didn't get a dime from us. He thought because we were black that he could put the professionalism on the back burner, NOT!!! We were paying our hard-earned money like everyone else in there. I never went back.
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bigfriend
Comment: No, that was a generalization and I was just speaking of what I have experienced on my job and with other servers and adding a comment to the previous ones. If you give bad service you should not expect a good tip regardless. But if you give good service and someone leaves you 5 or 10 dollars on 100 then you wasted my time when I could have had a table that tipped well- 15% is 15 dollars and 20% is 20 (especially if you sat there all night). I also think people don't know you don't get to keep all that money you have to tip out backwaiters and hosts. I was speaking on the comment about that people assume blacks don't tip and what I have encountered on the job.
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oldsoul
Comment: bigfriend> I'm glad you touched on that subject. I think as a whole, that's just something that got lost along the way for us Black folk. One time I took my mother to get her hair dyed and styled and she only tipped the girl $2 and I could tell she had a 'lil attitude under that fake grin. I gave her $10 and the whole mood changed. I could run a hundred stories about my folk leavin nothin' up to 14%. I already know about the stigma attached to us whenever we pop-up in the restaurant, so whenever I do eat out and get good service I try to tip at least 20% and sometimes more depending on what they did for me. If I get bad service then I don't even bother with the tip or I'll be a azzhole and leave some change--maybe I shouldn't do that but I take my dining experience seriously...I like good food and service. If you are a 'tipper', make a difference and just talk to your people and ask them how they'd feel if the shoe were on the other foot.
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CILLA8192
Comment: I'm sorry but this is just bad service and I don't know if the rest of you read the column from jasmyne cannick today but I did and she is talking about how blacks need to be outraged over the young man who was beatened and killed by white men the one that was lured to the parking lot and beaten to death, she asked where is Rev. Al at well I guess we see where he at doing something that is stupid so what she had to wait a half hour maybe she should have pulled the whole DO YOU KNOW WHO I AM speech maybe then she would have got the attention she is looking for, this is a worthless story but I guess it gets all this attention because of who her son is and the young man who was beaten and chased into traffic gets none because he was just a gay black man and not a celeb or a relative of one.
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CILLA8192
Comment: sorry guys never meant to be so harsh I realized after reading what I wrote, but c'mon this is stupid and it's getting national attention because her son is Chris if this was an average black woman and got the same treatment Rev. Al won't be there, I am just very hurt by this man's story it's sad and should be getting more attention then this from all black officials and organizers.
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shakaz0117
Comment: When I go to an eating establishment..if I get exceptional service or bad service, I write a letter. If the service is bad, I will not go back.
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Name:
TMan
Comment: I have never been inside a "Cracker" Barrel but I have sat in the parking lot of one waiting on some friends. I never liked the look of the place. #1 - It looks like a big azz barn. #2 - I ain't see no windows on the mutha (another bad sign - theys can dos tos yas whats deys wants!) And #3 - I saw all dem rockin chairs on the "porch" entrance. LOL! Now what in the hell wouls make a black man or woman wanna go in a place like that?!?! LOL! And lets not forget the name alone! LOL!
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Name:
Cappaucino
Comment: BS a waste of time I eat there all the time I have had good waitresses and bad waitresses. I think this is like killing a mosquito with a mchine gun! Waste of time! Eat the free meal and shut up~!
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Name:
NJBLKGUY
Comment: i wonder if her azz ate the free meal too? at least the management tried to appease her
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katgrrrl
Comment: VICTORNATOR: That's why I NEVER complain about service/food. I don't wanna worry about someone spittin' in it.
DCDOUGLASS01: The Rosa Parks of Cracker Barrell, LMBAO!
CILLA8192: I don't think you sounded harsh at all! I'm with you on that one. I really don't know if they just beat that bro down cos he's gay or cos he's BLACK and gay. Anywho, that deserves more attention than some frickin' food joint. Ms. Rock coulda just gone to another restaurant. To crib a quote from GHANK, we have choices now! Last I heard, that brother died from his injuries. My prayers to his loved ones. Personally, I always leave a good tip if the service is good. Fortunately, I've never had service so bad that I felt I had to leave a weak tip. Quick story: My best friend and I were having lunch one day and the waiter was really snooty t'wards us, really bad attitude. At the end of the meal, my friend went up to him n' said "here's your tip... Don't play in traffic". I had to laugh. Believe me you, if the service was anywhere in the vicinity of good, so would the tip have been.
STELLABABY: What's goin' on!? I'm so feelin' what ya sayin' about the Mexicans takin' over. I asked my hubby just yesterday WHYYYYY are all the billboards in our neighborhood in SPANISH now!!?? It's no joke!
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Comment: STELLABABY; I feel you on making others rich who don't appreciate it. Did you know that the person who makes GOYA foods said that this product wasn't meant for hispanics to use but we are the ones making him rich. I say we should have boycotted his azz but the stuff is just so good to make the type of dishes that we make. This is something I heard i'm not sure if it is true or not. I know that the tommy hilfiger comment is a fact though, but yet you still see blacks and latins supporting him till this day.
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