We get it. It’s been an exhausting week. Heck, it’s been an exhausting year. So the thought of planning and preparing another holiday meal has very little appeal, even for the most enthusiastic of chefs.
Here’s the good news: Most major restaurants don’t take the day off. While smaller neighborhood stores might celebrate the holiday, it’s easy to find a chain restaurant that’s open—assuming the Omicron variant hasn’t engulfed your community and the store managers have a sufficient number of employees willing to come in.
As with every business on a holiday, hours may vary, and some franchises might not follow the corporate mandates, so it’s always a good idea to call first. But here are a few places you can visit to avoid another day of cooking.
Restaurants open on New Year’s Day 2020
Boston Market
Buca di Beppo
Buffalo Wild Wings
Chart House
The Cheesecake Factory
Chili’s
Country Buffet
Cracker Barrel
Denny’s
Dunkin’ Donuts
Fleming’s Steakhouse
Fogo de Chão
Huddle House
IHOP
KFC
Legal Sea Foods
Marie Callender’s
McCormick & Schmick’s
McDonald’s
Morton’s the Steakhouse
Old Country Buffet
Olive Garden
Panera Bread
Perkins Restaurant & Bakery
Pizza Hut
Romano’s Macaroni Grill
Ruth’s Chris Steak House
Ryan’s
Smith & Wollensky
Starbucks
Taco Bell
Waffle House
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