Restaurant hours: opening, closing and breakfast times

When 25 chains usually open and close, when breakfast ends, and what we found about Thanksgiving and Christmas. Every restaurant sets its own hours, so treat these as typical times and check your local store. Tap a chain for its full hours page.

Typical opening hours

ChainTypical hoursBreakfast
Bojangles hoursHours vary by restaurant.Served all day at standard restaurants (open to close), according to Bojangles location pages.
Cracker Barrel hoursVaries by store.Served all day: breakfast items can be ordered at any time of day
Dave's Hot Chicken hoursMost restaurants open at 10, 10:30 or 11 AM and close at 11 PM or midnight Sunday to Thursday.–
Del Taco hoursMost restaurants stay open until midnight or later, and about a quarter list 24 hours every day.–
El Pollo Loco hoursMost restaurants open around 10 AM and close between 10 PM and 11 PM, seven days a week (varies by location)–
Fazoli's hoursMost restaurants open at 10:30 AM and close at 10 PM.–
In-N-Out Burger hoursOpen daily 10:30 AM to 1:00 AM, and until 1:30 AM on Friday and Saturday (company statement, July 2026)–
Jamba hoursMost stores open 7 to 9 AM and close 7 to 9 PM, seven days a week.–
Krystal hoursVaries by restaurant: 121 of 259 listed restaurants are open 24 hours every day.Served until 10:45 AM, according to the krystal.com menu (confirm with your restaurant.
Long John Silver's hoursMost restaurants open between 10 and 11 AM and close between 9 and 10 PM, some as early as 7 PM or as late as 11 PM (varies by location)–
Moe's Southwest Grill hoursMost restaurants open at 10:30 AM (some at 10 AM) and close at 10 PM.–
Outback Steakhouse hoursMost restaurants open at 11 AM and close 9 to 10 PM Monday through Thursday, 10 to 11 PM Friday and Saturday, and 9 to 10 PM Sunday (varies by location)–
Panda Express hoursVaries by location–
Pollo Tropical hoursMost restaurants open at 10 or 10:30 AM and close at midnight daily.–
Qdoba hoursMost restaurants open between 10:30 AM and 11 AM and close mostly between 9 PM and 11 PM.Select locations only.
Raising Cane's hoursVaries by restaurant: newer restaurants have announced hours from 10 AM to midnight or 2 AM, with later closing on weekends at some–
Red Lobster hoursVaries by location–
Ruby Tuesday hoursMost locations open at 11 AM and close around 10 PM, with an 11 PM close on Fridays and Saturdays at some (varies by location)–
Slim Chickens hoursMost restaurants open at 10 or 10:30 AM and close between 10 PM and midnight (varies by location)–
Taco Cabana hoursMost restaurants open at 5 or 6 AM and close between 10 PM and 2 AM.–
Texas Roadhouse hoursVaries by restaurant.–
Tim Hortons hoursMost open 5 to 7 AM and close 5 to 8 PM.–
Twin Peaks hoursMost lodges: 11 AM to midnight Sunday to Thursday and 11 AM to 1 AM Friday and Saturday (as listed in new-lodge releases.–
Wienerschnitzel hoursHours vary by location.Breakfast items are served until 10:30 AM at participating locations.
Wingstop hoursVaries by restaurant.–

Open on Thanksgiving and Christmas?

From the latest holiday reports we could confirm; the year shows when each one was reported. Check with your local restaurant. Full lists: restaurants open on Thanksgiving · on Christmas · on New Year's Day

ChainThanksgivingChristmas Day
Cracker Barrel Open NBC's TODAY show reported Cracker Barrel would be open its normal hours on Thanksgiving 2025 (Nov. 2025 reportClosed USA TODAY Network reported that all Cracker Barrel locations were closed on Christmas Day 2025. 2025 report
Del Taco –Closed Patch's 2025 California holiday roundup said Del Taco would be closed on Christmas Day. 2025 report
El Pollo Loco Some locations open NBC's TODAY show reported that many El Pollo Loco locations, mainly in California and Nevada, would be open from 10 a.m. 2025 reportSome locations open NBC's TODAY show reported that select El Pollo Loco locations would be open on Christmas Day 2025, with the list of… 2025 report
In-N-Out Burger Closed FOX 11 Los Angeles reported that In-N-Out was closed on Thanksgiving 2025, citing RetailMeNot and emails from… 2025 reportClosed Parade magazine reported that In-N-Out would be closed on Christmas Day 2025 and reopen Dec. 2025 report
Outback Steakhouse Closed USA TODAY listed Outback Steakhouse among chains closed on Thanksgiving 2025. 2025 reportClosed Outback confirmed to USA TODAY that its restaurants were closed on Christmas Day 2025. 2025 report
Panda Express Closed FOX 11 Los Angeles listed Panda Express as closed on Thanksgiving 2025. 2025 reportVaries by location 2025 reports differed. 2025 report
Qdoba –Most locations open Nexstar's 2025 Christmas Day roundup listed Qdoba among chains where most locations would be open. 2025 report
Raising Cane's Closed Gray News reported that all Raising Cane's locations would be closed on Thanksgiving 2025. 2025 reportClosed Nexstar reported that Raising Cane's would be closed on Christmas Day 2025. 2025 report
Red Lobster Closed Business Insider reported that every Red Lobster was closed on Thanksgiving 2025 except the Times Square flagship. 2025 reportOpen A Red Lobster spokesperson told USA TODAY that restaurants would be open on Christmas Day 2025, with hours varying by… 2025 report
Ruby Tuesday Some locations open Business Insider reported that most Ruby Tuesday restaurants would be open 11 a.m.–9 p.m. 2025 reportSome locations open NBC's TODAY show reported that more than 100 Ruby Tuesday locations would be open on Christmas Day 2025, with hours… 2025 report
Taco Cabana Open NBC's TODAY show reported that Taco Cabana would be open from 6 a.m. 2025 report–
Texas Roadhouse Closed USA TODAY listed Texas Roadhouse among chains closed on Thanksgiving 2025. 2025 reportClosed A company spokesperson confirmed to USA TODAY that all Texas Roadhouse locations were closed on Christmas Day 2025. 2025 report
Wingstop Closed Wingstop's official X account posted on Nov. 2025 reportClosed Wingstop told KTVU its locations were largely closed on Christmas Day 2025, though holiday hours are up to each… 2025 report

Hours were checked between October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026. See how we check.

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