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17 fast food chains and restaurants open on New Year's Day this year

In case your New Year's resolution was to eat more fast food

17 fast food chains and restaurants open on New Year's Day this year

In case your New Year's resolution was to eat more fast food

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17 fast food chains and restaurants open on New Year's Day this year

In case your New Year's resolution was to eat more fast food

Ready to ring in the new year with some of your absolute favorite foods? We certainly are. Here's what's open January 1, 2019, though, as always, we encourage you to call ahead to your local restaurant and confirm their holiday hours.

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Buffalo Wild Wings Exterior In Jacksonville
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Buffalo Wild Wings

Yes, BWW enthusiasts — most locations are open on New Year's Day. Might that have something to do with football? Who can really say.

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Chick-fil-A

Hours may vary from location to location, but your local Chick-fil-A will most likely be open.

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Chili's

Most Chili's will be open regular hours on the first of the year.

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Cracker Barrel

Cracker Barrel is back at it again as soon as Christmas is over. That means you can expect normal hours at most locations come New Year's.

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Denny's

Thank goodness, honestly.

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Domino's

This is definitely a call-ahead-and-double-check situation, but a lot of Domino's restaurants will be open January 1.

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Dunkin'

Definitely check the DD app for your local store's hours before heading out, but most Dunkin' locations will be ready to give you as many donuts as your heart desires on January 1.

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Fogo De Chao

Fogo De Chao restaurants across the country will be open for business as usual on New Year's Day.

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KFC

KFC is generally open throughout the New Year's holidays, so if you wake up craving a bucket of fried chicken, you should be good to go.

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Krispy Kreme

Though a good chunk of Krispy Kreme locations are independently operated, many will be open on January 1. Call ahead to be sure!

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Olive Garden

We know you missed them on Thanksgiving and Christmas, but fear not: You can get your soup, salad and breadsticks come the new year.

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Morton's The Steakhouse

As with Christmas, your local Morton's is open and ready to party. You can make a now to spend either New Year's Eve or New Year's Day with them. Or you could do both! Have a ball.

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Panda Express

Not only is Panda Express open everywhere on New Year's Day, but you can expect it'll be operating on regular hours, too.

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Sonic

Some might argue Sonic is the perfect day-after-New-Year's-raging food. Luckily for all of us, they'll mostly be open.

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Starbucks

Thankfully, most Starbucks locations will be up and running on New Year's Day, though hours will vary from store to store. That said, you're probably good to get your daily 7 a.m. espresso.

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Taco Bell

Hmm, is that a hangover you've got over there? Might we suggest a quick trip to the Taco Bell nearest to you? That should help.

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Waffle House

As advertised — 24/7, 365.