Country-themed restaurant Cracker Barrel breaks ground on west Reno location

Reno Gazette Journal

The future site of the Cracker Barrel at the West End Commons center in Reno, Nev. Photo shot on Nov. 16, 2021.

Country-style restaurant chain Cracker Barrel has broken ground on its long-awaited Reno location.

The restaurant at 935 West Fifth St. is slated to open sometime next spring.

The 10,000-square-foot building will accommodate over 160 guests, according to details shared with the RGJ. Cracker Barrel said it plans to hire roughly 200 full- and part-time employees from the Reno area.

The Reno Cracker Barrel will be the brand's third location in Nevada. The first two opened in 2016 in the Las Vegas area. The closest to the new Reno location is in Rocklin, Calif.

The popular Southern-themed restaurant chain had been the subject of speculation after it first showed up in development plans submitted to the city of Reno in 2019. The document, which detailed plans by S3 Development and its joint venture partner Ensemble for what was then called the Keystone Commons project, included a 10,486-square-foot space for Cracker Barrel. The company had been mum on further details until now.

Cracker Barrel, which was founded in 1969 in Lebanon, Tenn., operates more than 660 locations in 45 states.

Shown is the site of the coming Cracker Barrel restaurant at the West End off Keystone and West 5th Street.

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