![]() ![]() Lastly, your tastebuds will detect a slight hint of maple, you can thank the bacon for that. As for the white gravy, it has a slight pink hue from all of the herbs and spices which adds quite a kick to your tongue. ![]() The chicken is juicy, delicate, and so well seasoned that it stands up to everything else on the dish. Piled high atop that is a warm melted slice of sharp cheddar cheese, and thick slices of pecanwood smoked bacon.īefore placing the top of the biscuit on, the chef adds a rich and tender fried egg, then a ladle-sized scoop of sinful homemade sausage gravy that tastes just like the kind every Southern grandmother make. Balancing on top of a thick biscuit bottom sits a well-endowed filet of chicken that is generously seasoned, breaded, and fried. Why, you ask?Īll you have to do is take a gander at the color of the flaky delicate bread to see that there is so much butter jammed in that the biscuit has a slight yellow tint, and every good Southerner knows that butter makes everything better.Īccording to Christina, “the Five and Dime is one of our most popular items.”įor good reason, because this plate-full even comes with the kitchen sink. Regardless of your decision, you will be pleased with the flavor of the biscuit alone, even without trying anything else. But if need be, you can come back the next day to try a completely different Southern pastry. When it comes to Maple Street’s food, I have to warn you, you are going to have a very difficult time deciding which biscuit to devour. Our neighbors to the south were lucky when the franchise opened its first location just a short six years ago in San Marco, Florida. ![]() Maple Street opened in the Port City this March because they wanted “to be a part of the beautiful Savannah community and graciously serve as many people as we can,” Christina explains. With 21 different locations, Savannah’s Maple Street Biscuit Company is not the restaurant’s first storefront. The staff does not stop with serving biscuits so large your plan of attack has to include a fork and knife, but they are also cranking out “400-600 biscuits a day,” Christina Cocita, Community Leader of the Savannah store, tells me. But a word does not exist to fully describe the gigantic-sized biscuits offered at Maple Street Biscuit Company. We hope they continue to do so for a long time.A TRUE Southerner knows what it means when a restaurant offers a catfish head biscuit. The nearest Holler & Dash location to Jacksonville is in Celebration, Florida.ĬEO and co-founder Scott Moore said in a statement, “I believe Cracker Barrel will help us grow our brand and further achieve our mission of helping people, serving others, and being a part of the community.” Maple Street has certainly exemplified all those things in Jacksonville over the last seven years. For guests and Maple Street enthusiasts, hopefully it doesn’t mean a change in dining experience.Ĭracker Barrel will convert all the Holler & Dash stores to Maple Street Biscuit Company stores in the coming months. Co-founder Scott Moore will remain CEO of the brand. What does that mean for the future of Maple Street? It can be nerve-racking for a national chain to scoop up a local favorite, but it doesn’t mean imminent doom. Friday, October 11, Cracker Barrel purchased the entire Maple Street chain for $36 million in cash. Maple Street also opened a similar concept in recent years, Holler & Dash, with six locations in five states. Since then, Maple Street has grown to 33 locations in five states. The first Maple Street Biscuit Company opened in Jacksonville in 2012 under the vision and leadership of Scott Moore and Gus Evans. Home > Foodie News > Cracker Barrel Buys Maple Street Biscuit Co.
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