Restaurants and Fastfood Open On Christmas Day 2012
Merry Christmas everyone! While most of the supermarkets and malls are closed this Christmas Day 2012, the restaurants and fastfood chains remain open. Well, some of them. So if you want to eat outside this Christmas, check out the list of restaurants below that are open today.
Denny’s: “Denny’s is most certainly open on Christmas Day — they are open 365 days of the year, 24 hours a day, so there isn’t actually a day that they are closed! This is all locations as well.”
IHOP
Jack in the Box: “No change in normal business owners at any company-owned restaurants. It’s possible that some of our franchise owners will modify their normal business hours, but all of our restaurants are expected to be open on Christmas Day.”
Starbucks: “Starbucks stores are a gathering place for the entire community, and we are happy to welcome customers on Christmas Day at more than 1,200 company-operated stores across the U.S.”
Waffle House
SOME LOCATIONS ARE OPEN CHRISTMAS DAY 2012
Baskin-Robbins
Boston Market: “Some (approx. 112) of our 470 locations will be open on Christmas Day. A special Christmas Day meal (fresh roasted turkey breast, two sides, cornbread and a slice of apple pie) will be available at the open locations for $10.99 on 12/25.”
Buffalo Wild Wings
Burger King
Domino’s UPDATE 12/25: All Domino’s corporate locations are closed but some franchises may remain open.
Dunkin Donuts
McDonald’s
Panda Express: “Our store hours on Christmas Day will vary by stores. Each store will determine their hours based on location and needs. We do expect many of our stores to be open, but with limited hours.”
Pizza Hut
Sonic: “SONIC Drive-In franchisees manage their holiday store hours independently. Some SONIC Drive-Ins will be open on Christmas Day while others may have limited hours or will be closed. Please check with your local drive-in regarding holiday hours.”
Subway
Taco Bell: “Our company-operated locations will be closed on Christmas day and it’s up to our licensees and franchisees whether or not they would like to keep their locations open.”
TGI Friday’s
NO LOCATIONS, OR VERY FEW, ARE OPEN ON CHRISTMAS DAY 2012
Applebee’s: “All our restaurants are franchise owned, so franchisees determine their own hours. Generally speaking, all but a very few will be closed. A handful will be open for adjusted hours. And then some, like those in restaurants, will be open normal hours. But most will be closed.”
Arby’s
Capital Grille
Cheesecake Factory: “They are all closed on Christmas Day.” UPDATE 12/25: A reader writes in to say that at least one location (Hanover, Md. is open).
Chick-fil-A
Chili’s: “All of our restaurants will be closed on Christmas to give our teammembers time to be with their families.”
Chipotle
Cracker Barrel
KFC
LongHorn Steakhouse
Olive Garden
PF Chang’s
Qdoba: “Out of our over 625 locations, the vast majority will be closed on Christmas Day to allow our employees to spend time with their loved ones for the holiday. There may be a handful of locations open either out of necessity, like at airports to accommodate travelers, or those locations owned by franchisees open at the discretion of the individual franchise owner, but these will be few and far between.”
Red Lobster
Red Robin
Wendy’s: “Generally, no. Some sites are required — airports, tollways, etc. They will set their own hours, but it has historically been usual hours.”