Every other menu site gives a different answer about Chicken Salad Chick hours, and particularly about Sundays. Here is the actual situation, including the parts that are genuinely uncertain.
Typical weekly hours
| Day | Typical hours | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | 10:00 / 10:30 AM – 8:00 PM | Standard trading |
| Tuesday | 10:00 / 10:30 AM – 8:00 PM | Standard trading |
| Wednesday | 10:00 / 10:30 AM – 8:00 PM | Standard trading |
| Thursday | 10:00 / 10:30 AM – 8:00 PM | Standard trading |
| Friday | 10:00 / 10:30 AM – 8:00 PM | Busiest lunch service |
| Saturday | 10:00 / 10:30 AM – 8:00 PM | Standard trading |
| Sunday | Usually closed | A minority open 11:00 AM – 6:00/7:00 PM |
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The Sunday answer, properly
Most locations close on Sunday. This began as a founding-family tradition rather than corporate policy, which is exactly why it is no longer universal — a growing number of franchisees now trade on Sundays with shortened hours. There is no single correct answer for the whole chain, and any site giving you one is guessing. Check your restaurant.
Holiday hours
Three closures are consistent across the chain. The rest vary, and we are labelling our confidence honestly rather than presenting a tidy table we cannot fully stand behind.
Holiday trading
| Holiday | Status | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Easter Sunday | Closed | High |
| Thanksgiving Day | Closed | High |
| Christmas Day | Closed | High |
| Christmas Eve | Reduced hours | Medium |
| New Year's Eve | Reduced hours | Medium |
| New Year's Day | Usually open | Medium |
| Memorial Day | Usually open | Medium |
| Independence Day | Usually open | Medium |
| Labor Day | Usually open | Medium |
| Mother's Day | Open, often reduced — very busy | Medium |
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Why hours vary so much
Nearly every Chicken Salad Chick is franchise-owned. Franchisees set trading hours within brand guidelines, and those decisions follow local reality: a location in a shopping centre with a lease-mandated closing time behaves differently from a standalone unit near an office park.
The same structure is why prices differ by 10–20% between markets, and why some locations have drive-thrus and curbside while most do not. It is a genuinely decentralised chain, and treating any single answer as universal will eventually leave you standing outside a locked door.
How to check your location's hours
- The official store locator on chickensaladchick.com lists per-location hours.
- The Chicken Salad Chick app shows hours for your saved restaurant.
- Google Maps or Google Business Profile is usually accurate and shows holiday exceptions, which the locator sometimes does not.
- Ring them. Old-fashioned, and the only method that is definitely current.
For catering in particular, confirm early — a Sunday or holiday closure can quietly wreck an event plan. Our catering guide covers lead times.
When it is busiest
Lunch service, roughly 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM, is the peak, and Friday is the heaviest day. Evening trade is comparatively light — this is a lunch restaurant that also serves dinner rather than the other way round.
If you want to avoid a queue, either order ahead through the app for pickup or come after about 2 PM. Mother's Day is the single busiest catering day of the year.
Hours questions
What time does Chicken Salad Chick open and close?
Typically 10:00 or 10:30 AM until 8:00 PM, Monday to Saturday. The half-hour difference at opening is genuine and location-specific — some franchises open at ten, others at half past.
Is Chicken Salad Chick open on Sunday?
Most locations are closed on Sunday, as a long-standing brand tradition. It is not a corporate mandate, though, and a growing number of franchisees now open on Sundays with reduced hours — commonly 11:00 AM to 6:00 or 7:00 PM. Anyone telling you flatly that all locations are closed, or that all are open, is not checking. Confirm your specific restaurant.
What holidays is Chicken Salad Chick closed?
Easter Sunday, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day close every location. Most open normally on New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day and Labor Day. Christmas Eve, New Year's Eve and Mother's Day frequently run reduced hours — and Mother's Day is one of the busiest catering days of the year, so order well ahead.
Why do Chicken Salad Chick hours vary so much between locations?
Because nearly every restaurant is franchise-owned. Franchisees set their own trading hours within brand guidelines, based on local demand, staffing and shopping-centre lease terms. That is also why prices vary between locations.