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On a ballot full of burgers, waffles and steaks, GLI readers went for the biscuits.
Cracker Barrel cruised to victory in Greater Long Island’s Election Day poll asking which restaurant chain readers would bring to Nassau or Suffolk counties, collecting 131 of the 377 votes cast.
That’s 34.75% of the vote, comfortably ahead of runner-up In-N-Out Burger, which finished with 82 votes, or 21.75%.
Waffle House rounded out the top three with 61 votes, or 16.18%. Together, those three chains accounted for nearly 73% of all votes.
The poll opened on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 3, and closed at 3 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 5.
Jack in the Box finished fourth with 28 votes, followed by the “other” category with 26. Cook Out collected 18 votes, Houston’s Restaurant received 10, and Whataburger finished with nine.
The results
Top: This aerial photo taken with a drone shows a Cracker Barrel restaurant in Binghamton, N.Y., Aug. 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey, File)
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