Most Cookout restaurants open at 10:30 AM and stay open until 3:00 AM, pushing to 4:00 AM on Friday and Saturday. Hours below come from 356 restaurants checked one at a time.
Dates below are the current year's. Cookout closes on three days and trims hours on two more; the rest run the normal schedule.
Holiday
Date
Regular Hours
Holiday Hours
New Year's Day
January 1, 2026 (Thursday)
10:30 AM - 3:00 AM
Regular hours
Martin Luther King Jr. Day
January 19, 2026 (Monday)
10:30 AM - 3:00 AM
Regular hours
Valentine's Day
February 14, 2026 (Saturday)
10:30 AM - 4:00 AM
Regular hours
Presidents' Day
February 16, 2026 (Monday)
10:30 AM - 3:00 AM
Regular hours
Good Friday
April 3, 2026 (Friday)
10:30 AM - 4:00 AM
Regular hours
Easter Sunday
April 5, 2026 (Sunday)
10:30 AM - 3:00 AM
Closed at most locations
Mother's Day
May 10, 2026 (Sunday)
10:30 AM - 3:00 AM
Regular hours
Memorial Day
May 25, 2026 (Monday)
10:30 AM - 3:00 AM
Regular hours
Father's Day
June 21, 2026 (Sunday)
10:30 AM - 3:00 AM
Regular hours
Independence Day (July 4th)
July 4, 2026 (Saturday)
10:30 AM - 4:00 AM
Regular hours
Labor Day
September 7, 2026 (Monday)
10:30 AM - 3:00 AM
Regular hours
Columbus Day
October 12, 2026 (Monday)
10:30 AM - 3:00 AM
Regular hours
Halloween
October 31, 2026 (Saturday)
10:30 AM - 4:00 AM
Regular hours
Veterans Day
November 11, 2026 (Wednesday)
10:30 AM - 3:00 AM
Regular hours
Thanksgiving Day
November 26, 2026 (Thursday)
10:30 AM - 3:00 AM
Closed
Christmas Eve
December 24, 2026 (Thursday)
10:30 AM - 3:00 AM
Open, closes early (commonly 6–8 PM)
Christmas Day
December 25, 2026 (Friday)
10:30 AM - 4:00 AM
Closed
New Year's Eve
December 31, 2026 (Thursday)
10:30 AM - 3:00 AM
Open, closes early
Holiday hours vary by location and franchise decisions can change late. Call ahead on a closed day. Updated 15 June 2026.
Lunch and Dinner at Cookout
Cookout runs one menu all day. There is no separate lunch card and no lunch only pricing, so a tray costs the same at 10:30 AM as it does at midnight. That matters more than it sounds: most chains price a lunch combo below the dinner version of the same food.
The real difference is the crowd. Lunch runs on trays and sandwiches through the drive thru, while the late hours belong to milkshakes, and the kitchen keeps grilling until close. Every one of the 36 shake flavors stays available right up to the last order.
Almost every restaurant opens at 10:30 AM, seven days a week. There is no breakfast service, so the full menu runs from opening.
3 AM Sunday through Thursday and 4 AM on Friday and Saturday at the majority of restaurants. Across the locations checked one by one, 97% close at 1 AM or later on a Friday.
The status card at the top of this page works it out from your own clock and shows how long is left before closing. Hours vary by restaurant, so use the store locator for the one nearest you.
No. Cookout closes on Christmas Day, Thanksgiving and Easter Sunday. Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve usually close early. The holiday table on this page lists every date for the current year.
No, it closes for the day. Most other public holidays run the normal schedule, including Independence Day, Memorial Day and Labor Day.
Yes. There is one menu all day with no late night restrictions, so all 123 items including every milkshake stay available until closing.
No separate lunch menu and no lunch pricing. A tray costs the same at 11 AM as it does at 2 AM, which is unusual among chains this size.
The drive thru often runs later than the dining room, particularly after midnight. Sit down hours vary more by restaurant, so call ahead if you plan to eat inside late.
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