Cracker Barrel Hours 2026
Cracker Barrel hours for 2026 straight from three real restaurants in Atlanta, Dallas and Charlotte — plus an honest look at holiday hours, since Cracker Barrel doesn’t publish one national holiday-hours policy.
Cracker Barrel hours start at 7:00am every day of the week at all three restaurants we checked directly on 9 Sep 2026, since breakfast is served all day at Cracker Barrel and the doors open with it. Closing time is where Cracker Barrel hours differ by location: Lithia Springs, GA closes at 10:00pm every night, while Mesquite, TX and Charlotte, NC both close earlier on Sunday through Thursday and stay open later on Friday and Saturday. Cracker Barrel does not publish one nationwide opening/closing schedule, so these Cracker Barrel hours below are real, store-verified figures rather than a single guessed number. For the full menu at these same restaurants, see our Cracker Barrel Menu Prices guide.
Cracker Barrel Hours by Store
These Cracker Barrel hours were pulled directly from each restaurant’s own official page on crackerbarrel.com, the same three restaurants used for pricing throughout this guide — not a national average, not a third-party guess.
Atlanta, GA — Lithia Springs
970 W. Pointe Ct., Lithia Springs, GA · (678) 398-8568
| Monday – Sunday | 7:00am – 10:00pm |
Dallas, TX — Mesquite
5304 North Galloway Avenue, Mesquite, TX · (972) 681-9351
| Sunday – Thursday | 7:00am – 10:00pm |
| Friday – Saturday | 7:00am – 11:00pm |
Charlotte, NC — Charlotte
3203 Queen City Drive, Charlotte, NC · (704) 393-2670
| Sunday – Thursday | 7:00am – 9:00pm |
| Friday – Saturday | 7:00am – 10:00pm |
All three restaurants open at 7:00am every day, since Cracker Barrel serves breakfast all day and opens with the morning meal. Closing time is the real difference: Lithia Springs runs the same 7:00am–10:00pm hours seven days a week, while Mesquite and Charlotte both close an hour earlier Sunday through Thursday and stay open later on Friday and Saturday nights. Charlotte closes the earliest of the three on weeknights, at 9:00pm.
Holiday Hours
Cracker Barrel does not publish one national holiday-hours policy — we found no official crackerbarrel.com page listing company-wide Thanksgiving, Christmas or New Year’s hours, and each restaurant sets its own holiday schedule independently, the same way it sets its own everyday hours. Rather than guess a national holiday schedule that Cracker Barrel itself doesn’t publish, this guide reports that gap honestly instead of inventing one.
The most reliable way to check whether a specific Cracker Barrel is open on a given holiday is to look up that exact restaurant’s own page on crackerbarrel.com or call ahead — the same way the Cracker Barrel hours above were sourced for this guide’s three anchor restaurants. Cracker Barrel restaurants have historically closed on Christmas Day in many markets, but since this isn’t posted as a single official nationwide policy on crackerbarrel.com, confirm with your local store before planning a holiday visit.
Frequently Asked Questions
What time does Cracker Barrel open?
7:00am every day. All three restaurants we checked on 9 Sep 2026 opened at 7:00am, since Cracker Barrel serves breakfast all day starting when the doors open.
What time does Cracker Barrel close?
Closing times varied by restaurant in our check: Lithia Springs, GA closed at 10:00pm every night, Mesquite, TX closed at 10:00pm Sunday–Thursday and 11:00pm Friday–Saturday, and Charlotte, NC closed at 9:00pm Sunday–Thursday and 10:00pm Friday–Saturday.
Are Cracker Barrel hours the same every day of the week?
Not always. Lithia Springs ran the same 7:00am–10:00pm hours all seven days in our check, but Mesquite and Charlotte both stayed open later on Friday and Saturday nights than the rest of the week.
Is Cracker Barrel open on Thanksgiving or Christmas?
Cracker Barrel does not publish one national holiday-hours policy, so this varies by restaurant. Check your specific location’s own page on crackerbarrel.com or call ahead before visiting on a major holiday.
Are Cracker Barrel hours the same at every location?
No. Our three-restaurant check found real differences in closing times and weekend hours, though all three opened at the same 7:00am time. Hours are set restaurant-by-restaurant, not nationally.
Our Methodology
This update was researched on 9 Sep 2026. Cracker Barrel hours above were pulled directly from each restaurant’s own official location page on crackerbarrel.com — the same three restaurants used for pricing throughout this cluster, not a third-party hours aggregator or a national estimate.
Stores checked: Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, 970 W. Pointe Ct., Lithia Springs, GA (678-398-8568); Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, 5304 North Galloway Avenue, Mesquite, TX (972-681-9351); and Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, 3203 Queen City Drive, Charlotte, NC (704-393-2670).
No official first-party Cracker Barrel holiday-hours page was found at the time of this check — that gap is disclosed above rather than filled with an invented schedule. Hours at a specific Cracker Barrel near you can differ from the three restaurants checked here, so confirm directly with your local store before a holiday visit.