What Time Does Burger King Start Serving Lunch?

While Burger King is well-known for its slogan "Have It Your Way," the chain limits its lunch menu to certain hours. The beloved fast-food establishment usually starts offering its lunch options at 10:30 a.m. each day, which is also the official end of the breakfast menu. However, the restaurant encourages its customers to dig a little deeper before heading out to their nearest location to enjoy a juicy Whopper or Royal Crispy Chicken Sandwich to verify the exact lunchtime hours.

Most restaurants put restrictions on their breakfast and lunch hours for a few practical reasons. Storage space is a major concern at restaurants, and offering a full range of menu items all day means less room for meals that might be in higher demand during certain hours. Then, there are concerns about profits, as customers might overlook lunch offerings at breakfast time, which means these items won't sell as well. But at Burger King, customers can enjoy the lunch menu for many hours each day, and sometimes even overnight.

Like many other fast-food establishments, Burger King consists of numerous franchises. That means lunch hours can vary greatly from location to location, depending on the demand at a given restaurant. 

While many locations begin providing lunch at 10:30 a.m. when breakfast ends, some establishments end breakfast service at 11 a.m. This schedule change could result from customers in those areas preferring a later lunch, or the franchisee finding that it's advantageous to delay the lunch menu by a half hour. As a result, your mileage may vary according to where you live.

Also, keep in mind that lunch hours can extend through the night at certain restaurants. Lots of Burger King locations are open late into the night, including 12 a.m. and even 2 a.m. Others are open 24 hours, which means you can order from the lunch menu until 6 a.m. the next day, the start time for breakfast service.

Burger King launched a Burgers at Breakfast campaign back in 2014, which allowed customers to order items from the lunch and dinner menu any time they saw fit. According to Reddit, select locations continue to offer the Burgers at Breakfast option, but it's not a widespread practice. One Redditor noted that the broiler that's used to cook the chain's famous burgers usually isn't turned on until "an hour or two" before lunch.

Similarly, it's not possible to enjoy breakfast options like the Croissan'wich or French toast sticks after 10:30 a.m. (or 11 a.m. for the locations that have extended breakfast hours). Even if you live near a Burger King that's open 24 hours, breakfast service will only be available from 6 a.m. until the official end time. 

Fortunately, the restaurant offers plenty of options for lunch that customers can enjoy all day long.

When a fast-food restaurant proclaims itself the king of burgers, it's hard to resist the siren song of beefy goodness when lunchtime rolls around. The Whopper is a classic selection that features lettuce, tomatoes, pickles, and onions, as well as mayonnaise and ketchup. Burger King also offers a plant-based version of its famous sandwich, i.e. the Impossible Whopper. There are plenty of other burger offerings to choose from as well, with added toppings such as bacon, cheese, and even barbecue sauce and onion rings.

Burger King also offers deals for customers who place their orders on the BK app. For instance, the Duo Wrap Combo offers a small order of French fries, a small beverage, and two Royal Crispy Wraps, the chain's version of snack-sized chicken-based tortilla wraps. 

And because no Burger King lunch would be complete without sides, customers can choose from selections including fries, onion rings, and mozzarella sticks for a hearty, fulfilling meal.