(NEXSTAR) – We get it. You don’t feel like cooking, or doing dishes, or even socializing with your extended family on Thanksgiving Day. But you can’t drive up to just any restaurant on Nov. 27 and expect the staff to cater to your holiday hunger.
While some restaurant chains have famously broad hours (Waffle House, for instance, operates every day of the year, weather permitting), many other popular eateries temporarily close on major holidays like Thanksgiving or Christmas, giving staff a much-needed break to cook, do dishes, and socialize with their own extended families (or not), if they so choose.
Here’s a non-comprehensive look at many of the popular chain restaurants that will be closed, or open, this coming Thanksgiving.
Which restaurants will be closed on Thanksgiving?
With a few exceptions (as noted below), the following restaurant chains will not be open for business in the U.S. on Nov. 27, according to representatives and the brands’ official websites.
- Bonefish Grill
- Carrabba’s Italian Grill
- Cheesecake Factory: All but two Cheesecake Factory locations will be closed on Thanksgiving Day — a location at the Arundel Mills shopping center in Hanover, Maryland, and a Las Vegas location at The Forum Shops at Caesars.
- Chili’s
- Cheddar’s Scratch Kitchen
- Chuy’s
- LongHorn Steakhouse
- Olive Garden
- Outback Steakhouse
- Red Lobster: All but one Red Lobster location — the one in Times Square, in NYC — will be closed on Thanksgiving.
- Red Robin
- Texas Roadhouse
Which restaurants are open this Thanksgiving?
The following restaurants will be open on Thanksgiving, but may be operating limited holiday hours. Representatives for several of the eateries below advised calling ahead to confirm.
- Capital Grille
- Cracker Barrel
- Eddie V’s
- Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse
- Fogo de Chao
- IHOP
- Maggiano’s Little Italy
- Romano’s Macaroni Grill
- Ruth’s Chris Steak House
- Seasons 52
- Waffle House
- Yard House
A couple of major chains, meanwhile, say each restaurants’ hours of operation will vary by location on Thanksgiving. Guests are advised to call ahead.
- Applebee’s: A spokesperson for Applebee’s said select restaurants will be open on Thanksgiving, as each Applebee’s location is independently owned and operated.
- Buffalo Wild Wings: Only select Buffalo Wild Wings restaurants are open on Thanksgiving, according to a representative for the brand’s parent company.