At what time does wendys serve lunch

You might not have realized this, but some locations of Wendy's serve breakfast. It was an experiment that most franchisees discontinued, but at the franchises that still serve it, offerings include bacon, eggs, asiago, and hollandaise on ciabatta; panini with eggs, cheese, tomato, and bacon or sausage; a honey butter chicken biscuit; a sausage biscuit; oatmeal; a sausage, egg, and cheese burrito; bacon or sausage, egg, and cheese on a biscuit; homestyle potatoes; and an oatmeal bar.

As for what time breakfast is available, we also suggest you call ahead before visiting. The locations that serve breakfast generally do so from 6 to 10:30 a.m. After that, those locations switch over to their standard lunch menu.

Wendy's first experimented with breakfast in 1985, but it was unsuccessful due to several issues. Only about 12 locations stuck with it after it was discontinued shortly after being introduced. The chain started rolling out breakfast nationally in 2007, but as of today, most locations still don't offer it. For the vast majority of Wendy's locations, they start serving lunch right when the restaurant opens, which is usually at 10:30 am. 

What began as a burger chain has grown to include breakfast, lunch, and dinner, but you’ll have to show up at the right time to get your favorite items at Wendy’s.

Wendy’s serves lunch from 10:30 am until closing every day. Wendy’s lunch menu includes a variety of burgers, chicken sandwiches, nuggets, salads, and sides. In addition, they offer drinks, baked goods, famous frosty combo meals, and limited-time specials.

In this article, we’ll cover everything you need to know about Wendy’s lunch menu, including their lunch hours and available menu items.

What Are Wendy’s Lunch Hours?

Wendy’s lunch hours start at 10:30 am every day, and the lunch menu is served until the restaurant closes at 1:00 am.

As with many fast-food chains, Wendy’s is franchise owned. That means each restaurant is individually owned and has some say in the way that restaurant operates.

The standard hours of operation for Wendy’s restaurants are 6:30 am – 1:00 am.

However, not all locations find it profitable to open for breakfast or stay open late, so some may open later or close earlier.

You may also find some slight variation in the lunch hours.

Although 10:30 am seems to be the standard time for Wendy’s menu to switch from breakfast to lunch, some locations may not serve lunch until 11 am, while others may begin serving your lunchtime favorites as early as 10 am.

To find out the exact time you can start ordering lunch at your local Wendy’s, it’s best to inquire directly with the staff.

They’ll be able to give you the inside scoop on their official lunch hours, as well as on which items you may be able to order a bit early.

The chart below shows Wendy’s lunch hours according to their standard hours of operation.

DayWendy’s Lunch HoursMonday10:30 am – 1:00 amTuesday10:30 am – 1:00 amWednesday10:30 am – 1:00 amThursday10:30 am – 1:00 amFriday10:30 am – 1:00 amSaturday10:30 am – 1:00 amSunday10:30 am – 1:00 amWendy’s Lunch Hours

Does Wendy’s Serve Lunch All Day?

Wendy’s restaurants offer a breakfast and lunch menu, with the lunch menu carrying through dinner time until closing. However, lunch items are unavailable in the morning and can only be ordered once the breakfast menu has switched to the lunch menu, typically at 10:30 am.

The main reason fast food restaurants separate the breakfast and lunch menus is the space. In addition, breakfast and lunch items use different ingredients and methods of cooking.

Since most restaurants are limited in their kitchen space, employees have to put their breakfast items away to make room for lunch items.

Of course, if your free window in the day happens to be between 10 and 11 am, you may want to know if you can order your favorite Wendy’s burger during breakfast hours.

The answer is a maybe, and the best way to find out is to ask a manager at the location you plan to visit.

The exact time each restaurant puts away its breakfast items and brings out lunch items may vary based on business and employee preference.

For example, restaurants busy during breakfast may slightly extend their breakfast hours, while locations that don’t get busy until lunch may set up lunch items before 10:30 am.

What Is on Wendy’s Lunch Menu?

Wendy’s lunch menu includes burgers, sandwiches, nuggets, salads, and sides. Wendy’s also offers drinks, combo meal options, kids’ meals, and baked and frozen desserts at lunchtime.

Wendy’s lunch menu is divided into the following categories:

  • Hamburgers
  • Chicken, Nuggets & More
  • Fresh-Made Salads
  • Fries & Sides
  • Beverages
  • Frosty
  • Bakery
  • Combos
  • Wendy’s Kids’ Meal
  • Biggie Deal
  • Meal Deals

We’ll delve into each category on Wendy’s lunch menu next.

Hamburgers

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Wendy’s burgers are what put them on the map. They pride themselves on their beef and focus on responsible sourcing practices in animal care and welfare.

Along with being the first restaurant chain to partner with the Progressive Beef program, the Wendy’s Animal Care Standards Program supports this partnership by building greater visibility into Wendy’s supply chain and improving the sustainability within these industries.

Wendy’s is one of the few fast-food chains that can say they use fresh, never-frozen beef.

Furthermore, Wendy’s beef comes from grain-fed cattle no older than 42 months.

In other words, these same cattle have been raised to produce high-quality meat such as USDA Prime, Choice, and Select grades.

Wendy’s beef patties come directly from the beef packaging and processing facilities that take cuts from packers to be processed into fresh patties.

Wendy’s is also making efforts to reduce antibiotics within the beef supply chain, with nearly a third of its supply coming from producers committed to reducing antibiotic usage.

There are six hamburgers on Wendy’s menu, excluding specials or limited-time offers.

The primary burgers on Wendy’s lunch menu are:

  • Bourbon Bacon Cheeseburger
  • Dave’s Burger
  • Baconator
  • Big Bacon Classic
  • Jr. Cheeseburger
  • Double Stack

The Bourbon Bacon Cheeseburger, Dave’s Burger, and Big Bacon Classic can all be ordered as a single, double, or triple.

The Baconator comes with two patties and an abundance of bacon, but the Son of Baconator downscales the size of each patty.

The Double Stack is also available with bacon, and Jr. Cheeseburgers can come with bacon, as a deluxe with all of the veggies, or without cheese as a standard hamburger.

Some burgers, such as the Pretzel Bacon Pub Cheeseburger, will occasionally appear on the menu.

With a hearty pretzel bun, this burger uses the same fresh beef patty and can be ordered as a single, double, or triple.

Each Wendy’s burger can be ordered a la carte or as a combo meal with a side and drink.

Chicken, Nuggets & More

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Wendy’s offers a variety of chicken-based items, including chicken sandwiches and chicken nuggets. Sandwiches available at Wendy’s include:

  • Chicken Sandwich
  • Hot Honey Chicken Sandwich
  • Asiago Ranch Club
  • Crispy Chicken Sandwich

When ordering the Chicken Sandwich, Hot Honey Chicken Sandwich, or Asiago Ranch Club, you can choose between a spicy, classic breaded, or grilled patty.

The Crispy Chicken Sandwich, on the other hand, uses a different lightly breaded and seasoned patty.

This sandwich is part of the “Value Menu” and can also be ordered as a Crispy Chicken BLT sandwich.

Wendy’s also offers two nuggets – Crispy Chicken Nuggets and Spicy Chicken Nuggets.

Each order of nuggets comes with your choice of any of the following Wendy’s sauces:

  • Barbecue
  • Ghost Pepper Ranch
  • Honey Mustard
  • Ketchup
  • Buttermilk Ranch
  • Sweet and Sour

Each nugget type can be ordered as 4, 6, or 10 pieces. The 10-piece order can also be ordered as a meal along with a drink and a side.

Fresh-Made Salads

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Wendy’s is known for having delicious and healthy alternatives on its menu, and its fresh-made salads don’t disappoint. There are four salads to choose from, with options including the following:

  • Parmesan Caesar Salad with Caesar Dressing
  • Southwest Avocado Salad with Southwest Ranch Dressing
  • Taco Salad
  • Apple Pecan Salad with Pomegranate Vinaigrette Dressing

The Taco Salad isn’t automatically served with a dressing, including a portion of Wendy’s famous chili.

Every other salad comes with a packet of the recommended salad dressing, but you can try it with a different dressing upon request.

Fries & Sides

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Along with the standard side order of fries, Wendy’s also offers several varieties of loaded fries and loaded baked potatoes.

And for those who don’t want anything potato, there’s also their delicious meat and bean chili, spicy or crispy chicken nuggets, or light and crisp apple bites.

Wendy’s fries include the following options:

  • Natural-Cut French Fries
  • Pub Fries
  • Baconator Fries
  • Chili Cheese Fries
  • Cheese Fries

Their natural-cut fries can be ordered in junior, small, medium, or large sizes. They can also be ordered with ketchup, mayo, or dipping sauces.

All other Wendy’s fries are served in one standard size. While each order can be customized, these sides can only be ordered a la carte.

Wendy’s also offers baked potatoes as an alternative to French fries. Their baked potato options include:

  • Plain Baked Potato
  • Sour Cream and Chive Baked Potato
  • Bacon Cheese Baked Potato
  • Chili & Cheese Baked Potato
  • Cheese Baked Potato

Each baked potato can be customized but can only be ordered a la carte.

Other Wendy’s sides include a 4 or 6-piece order of nuggets, standard-size apple bites, or your choice of a small or large chili.

Beverages

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Wendy’s lunch menu offers various beverages, including fountain drinks and select house specials.

Available beverages listed on Wendy’s lunch menu include the following:

  • Sunburst Melon Lemonade
  • Pineapple Mango Lemonade
  • All-Natural Lemonade
  • Strawberry Lemonade
  • Coca-Cola
  • Coca-Cola Zero Sugar
  • Diet Coke
  • Sprite
  • Dr. Pepper
  • Barq’s Root Beer
  • Fanta Orange
  • Iced Tea
  • Pure Life Bottled water
  • Fresh Brewed Coffee
  • Fresh Brewed Decaffeinated Coffee
  • Milk
  • Chocolate Milk
  • Cold Brew Iced Coffee
  • Vanilla Frosty-ccino
  • Chocolate Frosty-ccino
  • Honest Kids Fruit Punch
  • Simply Orange Juice

All lemonades and fountain drinks can be ordered in small, medium, or large sizes.

In addition, coffee drinks are available in small or large sizes, while milk and juice come in one prepackaged size.

Frosty

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Wendy’s frosty is one of their best-known items, so it deserves a category of its own.

While the classic flavor is Classic Chocolate Frosty, other varieties, such as strawberry and seasonal flavors, also make an appearance.

A frosty can come in a junior, small, medium, or large size. Although frosty can only be ordered a la carte, many fans enjoy pairing them with an order of hot and fresh fries.

Bakery

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Wendy’s bakery items are simple, but they’ve gotten some good reviews. Items include an oatmeal bar, a chocolate chunk, or a sugar cookie.

While all of these items can be ordered a la carte and are available all day, the oatmeal bar is also available as a side with breakfast meals.

In addition, every bakery item at Wendy’s costs less than $2, making these perfect for when you need a sweet treat after your favorite meal.

Combos

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Wendy’s offers combo meal options for some of its most popular entrée items. Available combo meals include the following:

  • Dave’s Combo
  • Baconator Combo
  • 10 PC. Nuggets Combo
  • Classic Chicken Sandwich Combo
  • Grilled Chicken Sandwich Combo
  • Spicy Chicken Sandwich Combo
  • Big Bacon Classic Combo
  • Pretzel Bacon Pub Cheeseburger Combo
  • Bourbon bacon Cheeseburger Combo
  • Asiago Ranch Chicken Club Combo
  • Pretzel Bacon Pub Chicken Sandwich Combo
  • Hot Honey Chicken Combo

Each Wendy’s combo meal comes in small, medium, or large sizes, complete with a side and a drink.

In addition, each burger can be ordered as a single, double, or triple, while each chicken sandwich can be ordered as classic, spicy, or grilled.

Wendy’s Kids’ Meal

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Like most fast food chains, Wendy’s offers a special menu for little ones. Wendy’s kids’ meals include the following options:

  • Kids’ 4PC Nuggets
  • Kids’ 4PC Spicy Nuggets
  • Kids’ Hamburger
  • Kids’ Cheeseburger

Each Wendy’s kids’ meal comes automatically with a side of apple bites and milk, though these can be exchanged for another drink or side upon request.

Each meal also comes with a kids’ meal toy that’s usually appropriate for ages 3 and older.

Biggie Deals

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In addition to their standard combo meals, Wendy’s also offers Biggie Deals. These deals are unique because they offer more variety by combining the smaller burgers on Wendy’s menu with two sides and a drink.

Wendy’s Biggie Deals are available with the following burgers:

  • Jr. Cheeseburger
  • Jr. Cheeseburger Deluxe
  • Jr. Bacon Cheeseburger
  • Double Stack
  • Bacon Double Stack
  • Crispy Chicken Sandwich
  • Crispy Chicken BLT
  • Jr. Hamburger

Biggie deals can be ordered in small, medium, or large sizes. Each order comes with a drink, a side of natural-cut fries, and a 4 PC. order of either crispy or spicy chicken nuggets with your choice of dipping sauce.

Meal Deals

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If two types of combos and kids’ meals weren’t enough, Wendy’s also offers meal deals. Meal deals include the following value combos:

  • Double Stack Biggie Bag
  • Jr. Bacon Cheeseburger Biggie Bag
  • Crispy Chicken BLT Biggie Bag
  • Jr. Cheeseburger – 4 for $4 Meal

Each Biggie Bag combo includes a side of fries, a 4 PC. order of chicken nuggets, and a drink. 

Wendy’s Jr. Cheeseburger – 4 for $4 Meal includes the same variety of items but at the value price of only $4.

Are Wendy’s Lunch and Dinner Menus the Same?

Wendy’s lunch and dinner menus are the same, though the hours of operation may vary between restaurants. Wendy’s starts serving the lunch menu once breakfast ends at 10:30 am. It is then served for the rest of the day until closing.

Wendy’s locations serving breakfast keep this menu until 10:30 am, when they switch to lunch. Locations that don’t offer breakfast will open at 10:30 am and jump right into the lunch menu.

For select 24-hour locations, Wendy’s will continue to serve its lunch menu until breakfast starts again at 6:30 am the next day.

Although Wendy’s doesn’t offer a specific dinner menu, dinner hours typically begin around 4:30 pm.

What Time Does Wendy’s Close?

Wendy’s standard closing time is 1 am, though this may not be the same for all locations. While some restaurants close as early as 10:00 pm, those in busy metropolitan areas may stay open 24 hours.

Wendy’s will continue to serve the lunch menu until closing, regardless of the time for each restaurant.

The easiest way to confirm what time your local Wendy’s is open is by using the restaurant locator. This can be found on Wendy’s website or through their mobile app.

When using their website, you can find the restaurant locator by clicking “Find a Wendy’s” at the top of the page.

You’ll also find the same button at the top of the app screen or by clicking directly on the selected address once you’ve started an order.

You can search for Wendy’s locations by entering a city, state, or zip code. You can also filter your results by the following features:

  • Mobile Ordering
  • Mobile Payment
  • Wi-Fi
  • Open Late
  • Open 24 Hours
  • Breakfast
  • Coca-Cola Freestyle
  • Favorites

All search results will be listed and shown on a map, along with each location’s address and hours of operation.

What Are the Busy Hours at Wendy’s?

The busy hours at Wendy’s will depend on the restaurant’s location, but lunchtime tends to be the busiest across the board. This can fall anywhere between the start of the lunch menu at 10:30 am until around 2:00 pm.

Although the lunch menu still seems to take the cake, Wendy’s breakfast menu has grown over the years and is predicted to surpass Burger King for the second spot in fast-food breakfast sales.

The busiest times at locations where breakfast is popular are between 8 am and 9 am.

Along with finding your nearest Wendy’s restaurant through their website or mobile app, you can search for it through Google Maps.

Simply type “Wendy’s” into the Google Maps search bar, then select the restaurant you’d like to visit.

This will provide an overview of that restaurant, including a chart of the busy and slow times at that location.

Conclusion

Wendy’s starts serving lunch at 10:30 am, and there’s no surprise that customers flock there at that time.

With a delicious selection of fresh beef burgers, juicy chicken sandwiches, salads, and loaded sides, there’s a lot to choose from on Wendy’s lunch menu.

Served until closing, you can enjoy your favorite items, and their combos offer many fun ways to eat your meals.

Can you get lunch food at Wendy's during breakfast?

The great thing about Wendy's is that their lunch menu starts at 10:30 AM and goes until the store closes. You can get lunch almost any time at Wendy's as long as the breakfast menu is over.

Does Wendy's serve regular food in the morning?

The short answer is, “yes.” The long answer is, “It depends on the particular Wendy's location you are ordering from. Most Wendy's start serving breakfast at 6:30 AM. The latest is 10:30 AM. And delivery for most begins at 8:00 AM local time.

What time does lunch start at McDonald's?

McDonald's serves lunch at 10:30 a.m., local time Monday through Friday. On weekends, the times vary between 10:30 a.m. and 11:00 a.m., local time depending on the location.

What time does Taco Bell stop serving breakfast?

WHAT ARE TACO BELL'S BREAKFAST HOURS? Taco Bell typically serves breakfast between 7:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m.