Pea visits Cracker Barrel for the first time after viewers flooded her with suggestions to try Southern cuisine. She navigates the confusing store-restaurant hybrid entrance, orders the Grandma's Sampler with grits, and tastes her way through cornbread, hash browns, hush puppies, and her very first mimosa — all while bantering with her server Trenton. The video ends with Pea trying bowling for the first time.
Getting into Cracker Barrel is an adventure in itself
- Sees rocking chairs outside and initially thinks she's at a furniture store, not a restaurant
- Notes they sell an "adult rocking chair" for $219.99 and wonders "as opposed to what — for toddlers?"
- Gets completely turned around trying to find the entrance, ends up at the wrong door, sees a sign saying "please enter through front doors" but can't figure out which is the front
- Finally asks a staff member and feels embarrassed: "I feel so stupid"
- Realizes the layout forces you through the gift shop first before reaching the restaurant: "They want you to buy first — you shouldn't be shopping when you're hungry"
The staff and her server Trenton are immediately warm and welcoming
- Pea tells the hostess that viewers recommended she try grits
- The hostess explains grits are similar to oatmeal in concept but different in texture: "It doesn't taste like oatmeal — it tastes like grits"
- Pea orders a mimosa — her first ever — and doesn't initially realize it's alcoholic until Trenton asks for her ID
- When he checks her ID, she makes him guess her age; Trenton guesses 22, she reveals she's 32
- Her mimosa reaction: "It tastes orangey, not so bad — but it's kicking something inside"
Pea pushes back on the stereotype that Westerners are snobs
- "Everybody's been so so nice and very welcoming and warm — I don't know what you guys are talking about, westerners being snobs"
- Notes the irony: "We Filipinos are supposed to be the friendliest people on Earth, but yeah you guys are pretty cool"
She discovers condiments are pre-set on the table
- In the Philippines, you have to ask the waiter to bring condiments; here everything is already there
- Finds a peg game on the table to play while waiting — amused that Americans thought to provide entertainment during the wait
The food tasting, item by item
- Cornbread: made of corn (she jokingly says "obviously — why would I even assume otherwise"), comes with butter; her reaction is "Mamma Mia, I'm gonna be very fat here in the US — wow, that's good"
- Hash browns: identifies them correctly, moves on quickly
- Grits (the main event): wasn't expecting the oatmeal-like consistency; compares it to rice porridge and to grinding corn from her childhood; describes the taste as "very corny" with a buttery quality; her verdict is a mild "all right — I think I can live with that"
- Hush puppies: asks Trenton "is there a puppy in there?" and jokes "I left the Philippines though — no animals were harmed"; these end up being her clear favorite of the meal
- She ordered the Grandma's Sampler: buttermilk pancakes or french toast, two eggs, sampling of bacon, smoked sausage, sugar-cured or country ham, plus a breakfast side and maple syrup
Trenton explains the food terminology
- Cornbread: straightforward
- Biscuit: Pea is confused because in the Philippines, "biscuit" means a hard cookie; Trenton explains it's dough that you put gravy on — "biscuits and gravy"
- Hush puppies: normally come with fish dishes
- Grits: "a big popular breakfast thing," you add butter and mix it around; Pea asks if it's gritty, Trenton confirms that's where the name came from
Cultural observations throughout the meal
Notes the restaurant's décor: antique cameras, old fishing gear, a mounted deer or moose head, various knickknacks — she loves the vibe
Says the place smelled amazing when she walked in
Apologizes for talking with her mouth full: "That's so very Filipino of me"
She gets free stuff on the way out and is thrilled: "We won't say no to anything free"
Tries to order dessert, mentions "happy hour" — the server (a different person) doesn't know what "happy hour" is, leaving Pea confused
BONUS SEGMENT: Pea tries bowling for the first time
- Brief segment showing her at a bowling alley for "bowling night" — described as an American tradition
- Gets a strike and shouts "Rocky! Strike! Lucky strike!"
- Very short segment, played for laughs