Do all mcdonalds serve breakfast 24 hours

McDonald's breakfast is an American delicacy. The perfect egg-to-bread ratio of an egg McMuffin, the savory taste of a McGriddle, and the sweetness of a

McCafé donut—these things and more have earned McDonald's a place in the morning routines of breakfast aficionados the nation over. To make sure you always know when and where you can score McDonald's breakfast, you need to know the chain's breakfast hours.

Does McDonald's serve breakfast all day?

Unfortunately, no. During the start of the pandemic, McDonald's got rid of its popular all-day breakfast "to simplify operations in our kitchens, which we saw provided better speed of service and order accuracy for our customers," they said in a tweet. Womp, womp.

Since then, there's been no word about bringing it back. However, an investigation from Eat This, Not That!reportedly found a handful of locations across the country still serving it all day. Maybe it's a sign of things to come? Time will tell.

So, when is McDonald's breakfast served?

Early risers will be delighted to know breakfast is available starting at 5 a.m. until 10:30 a.m. on weekdays, while on weekends it's possible to grab until 11 a.m.

However, opening times for breakfast might vary depending on location, since some 24-hour spots might function on a different schedule. You can always play it safe by calling up your local Golden Arches for their specific hours.

That being said, if your schedule cooperates with that of the McDonald's breakfast, go ahead and pencil in a trip or two on your way to work to start your day off right. With options like sausage biscuits, hot cakes, burritos, and those beloved hash browns, there is something for everyone.

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A McDonald's "Big Breakfast" and Egg McMuffin are displayed at a McDonald's restaurant in Fairfield, California.

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No, McDonald's isn't bringing back its popular all-day breakfast next month.

The fast-food giant ended the offering during the early days of pandemic lockdowns as part of a broader scheme to simplify service. Bloated menus can overwhelm customers, slow down kitchen operations and lead to longer drive-thru lines. Many U.S. franchisees cheered the decision, but customers have been asking the company's Twitter account about when all-day breakfast will return.

A Twitter user revived the conversation on Thursday, tweeting a screenshot of a McDonald's press release that said all-day breakfast would be served starting Oct. 6.

But bad news for Egg McMuffin lovers: a McDonald's representative confirmed that the release is from 2015, when the chain created its all-day breakfast menu.

Former CEO Steve Easterbrook launched the menu as part of a turnaround plan to revitalize the burger chain's sluggish sales, and the company credited the move for driving sales growth.

But it looks unlikely that the all-day breakfast menu will return. Even before the pandemic, operators had been asking the company to whittle down all-day breakfast items to speed up service.

As McDonald's management began looking to add menu items back after lockdowns ended, CEO Chris Kempczinski told analysts that his team was working with franchisees to make sure "every item that we add earns its way back onto the menu." With franchisee relations at a low point now over disagreements to new ownership terms, bringing back all-day breakfast could further fuel tensions.

Do all mcdonalds serve breakfast 24 hours

It’s 8 a.m. and you’re on your way to work. You want breakfast and you want it fast — and flavorful. What do you do? You swing by McDonald’s and snap up an Egg McMuffin. Ah, satisfaction.

Or ... let’s say it’s midnight and you’re heading home after a night out with friends. You’re craving pancakes — or maybe something with several strata of sweet-inflected savory. What do you do then? You roll up to a 24-hour McDonald’s drive-thru, hoping for some late-night Hotcakes or a McGriddle and … record scratch — these days, you may well be out of luck looking for breakfast at McDonald’s at an unusual hour.

To save you that disappointing moment, we’ve compiled the answers to a few common McDonald’s breakfast questions:

What are McDonald’s breakfast hours?

McDonald’s breakfast hours and menus actually vary by location — individual restaurant franchisees and co-ops can decide what to serve and when at their own discretion — so if you’re a little confused, that’s totally understandable.

Generally speaking, however, you can probably count on getting breakfast at your local McDonald’s from the time the restaurant opens (in many cases, around 5 a.m.) until about 10:30 or 11 a.m. local time, the company confirmed to Food Network.

Wait, didn’t McDonald’s previously serve breakfast all day?

Yes. Yes, it did. McDonald’s introduced All-Day Breakfast in October 2015 – and expanded its offerings thereafter, which made anyone who wanted breakfast fare for lunch — or dinner — truly happy.

However, in 2020, at peak pandemic, the company removed All-Day Breakfast from its national menu. The reason the chain has given for the halt of the fan-favorite menu feature: The change simplified operations in McDonald’s kitchens and, as a result, improved speed of service and order accuracy.

So, is All-Day Breakfast ever coming back?

McDonald’s hasn’t made any recent announcements that would tip speculation one way or another about a nationwide return to the Golden Arches’ All-Day Breakfast golden age. However, in July 2020, as news spread of All-Day Breakfast’s demise, the company tweeted that it was “evaluating if and how we will bring All Day Breakfast back to our menus.” So … there’s hope.

I could swear my local McDonald’s is still serving breakfast all day. Am I imagining things?

Probably not. But you’re lucky for sure. There are some exceptions that prove the All-Day-Breakfast-Is-Over rule. (Again, the franchisees have a lot of discretion when it comes to setting their own breakfast hours.) “All Day Breakfast is still available at participating locations,” McDonald’s confirmed in a January 2021 tweet. “Be sure to double check all your nearest ones.”

Did McDonalds stop 24 hour breakfast?

The fast-food giant ended the offering during the early days of pandemic lockdowns as part of a broader scheme to simplify service. Bloated menus can overwhelm customers, slow down kitchen operations and lead to longer drive-thru lines.

Does McDonald's still have all day breakfast 2022?

Plenty of fans were excited about the purported news and immediately took it to be true. Unfortunately, there's no truth to this claim. . @McDonalds in regards to the viral tweet about all day breakfast that turned out to be false, please correct this and make it true.

Does McDonalds serve breakfast at 2am?

All-Day Breakfast After we fought so hard to get breakfast served all day, McDonald's decided to let us have it all night too. They really do know how to keep their customers smiling! You can still order your Egg McMuffin or Sausage McGriddle even at 3 am.

Does McDonald's serve egg McMuffins 24 hours a day?

Craving an Egg McMuffin or some crispy hash browns? McDonald's breakfast items are some of the most delicious offerings on their menu, but they're not available all day.