Olive Garden Hours & Holiday Hours in the United States
Olive Garden hours follow one of the most consistent schedules in casual dining. Across the 962 US restaurants we track, 98% open at 11 AM and close at 10 PM from Sunday through Thursday, then stay open until 11 PM on Friday and Saturday. The rest differ by 30 to 60 minutes, usually mall locations or stores in large metro areas.
The tables above pull from Olive Garden's official store listings and refresh every week. For a specific restaurant, open its city page in the store locator; every card shows today's hours and switches automatically to the current weekday.
Olive Garden Opening Hours
960 of 962 restaurants open at 11 AM seven days a week. There is no breakfast service; the first seating is lunch, and lunch-sized portions of 11 entrées are available from opening until 3 PM on weekdays.
Olive Garden Closing Hours
Weeknight closing is 10 PM at 946 restaurants and 8:30 PM at 6. Friday and Saturday closing moves to 11 PM at 947 locations. Online ordering usually stops 20 minutes before the dining room closes, and the wait list closes 30 minutes before.
Olive Garden Lunch Hours
Lunch runs 11 AM - 3 PM, Monday through Friday. During that window the lunch-sized favorites and the weekday soup, salad and breadsticks special are priced lower than the dinner versions of the same dishes. Read the full Olive Garden lunch hours guide for prices.
Olive Garden Holiday Hours
Olive Garden closes on two days every year: Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day. Every other holiday keeps regular hours, with early closing on Christmas Eve at many locations. Mother's Day, Easter and Valentine's Day are the busiest days of the year; Father's Day follows closely. Our per-store data shows 962 restaurants recording a Christmas closure and 962 recording Thanksgiving.
Is Olive Garden Open on Thanksgiving?
No. All restaurants close for the day so staff can spend it with family. Order family-style pans for pickup on Thanksgiving Eve if you want Olive Garden on the table; most stores take orders until 6 PM the day before.
Is Olive Garden Open on Christmas?
Christmas Day is a full closure nationwide. Christmas Eve is open with reduced hours, typically closing between 6 PM and 9 PM. New Year's Eve and New Year's Day run regular hours at most locations.
How to Check Olive Garden Hours Near You
Search your city in the store locator. Each location card shows the address, phone number and today's hours, and the weekly table lists all seven days. Holiday exceptions appear in the table on this page.
Best Time to Visit Olive Garden
Weekday lunch between 11 AM and 2 PM is the quietest time and the cheapest, since lunch portions are priced lower. Dinner between 5 PM and 7 PM on Friday and Saturday is the peak. Sunday after 1 PM is the busiest daytime slot.