I'm a pretty big fan of Cracker Barrel and go there regularly but I hadn't been to Denny's in years. To put the two restaurants head to head, I tried some staples including country-fried steak ...

In addition to the closures, Denny’s will trim the number of items on its menu from 97 to 46 and no longer require outlets to be open 24/7, according to a CNN report.