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The Reason McDonald's Doesn't Serve Breakfast All Day By Joe Hoeffner Oct. 13, 2025 7:20 am EST

The mythical all-day McDonald's breakfast looms large in our collective psyche. Who could resist the siren call of those tasty Egg McMuffins, Sausage Biscuits, and hash browns at all hours of the day? Even today, people still clamor for its return, interpreting just about anything as "hints" that it could come back. But the interesting thing is that McDonald's all-day breakfast was a historical anomaly: there were only five years, from 2015 to 2020, where McDonald's offered it. So what happened? Did they decide they were bringing too many people joy? No, it comes down to the fact that there isn't very much room in McDonald's kitchens.

Mike Haracz, a former cook at McDona

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