What Time Does Taco Bell Stop Serving Breakfast?

Taco Bell's wonderfully greasy, cheesy food often serves as a late-night repast, or a post-work snack with just enough carbs to fuel you through the rest of your commute. But the fast food joint doesn't limit itself to afternoon and evening meals, and it certainly doesn't limit itself to traditional tacos. From the chain's breakfast Crunchwrap to its unexpected offering of mini Cinnabon Delights, Taco Bell is there to help you kick off your morning, too — as long as you wake up before 11 a.m., of course. 

That's right: The nacho-cheese-loving food stop has a surprisingly extensive breakfast menu, from hash browns, to iced coffee, to every kind of breakfast burrito you can imagine, but it's not served all day. Instead, these limited offerings are available from opening, usually set to 9 a.m., until just before the lunch rush two hours later. However, certain locations open at different times, with some welcoming in diners as early as 7 a.m., so it may be worth checking the website for your local Bell to see if you're one of the lucky few who can snag a breakfast quesadilla before they have to get to work. And hey, on the flip side, good news — you can order from the full Taco Bell menu even during breakfast hours.

If your schedule does align with that narrow two-hour time slot, is it worth going on a side quest to visit Taco Bell to try out its breakfast options? Well, of course that's subjective, but here's a rundown of some important things to note about the menu to help inform your potential visit. As a point in favor of the nontraditional morning menu, Taco Bell's sausage breakfast Crunchwrap is one of our favorite fast food breakfast sandwiches, putting a fantastic new spin on the cult classic item with a crispy, slightly spicy hash brown, sausage, cheese, and egg-packed tortilla.

A word of warning, though, if you're someone who likes to keep an eye on the ingredients list; almost everything on the breakfast menu includes eggs, and the Taco Bell eggs have a whole lot more ingredients than just "egg." In fact, they include a total of eight ingredients, ranging from seasonings, to thickeners, to mysterious "flavors." This is fairly standard in fast food for the sake of texture and flavor, but may be good to keep in mind if knowing exactly what's in the food that you eat is something that matters to you. 

Meanwhile, if you're looking for something more simple and straight-to-the-point, might we suggest the hash brown? Yeah, you could make it at home, but at the beginning of a long day, there's nothing like having someone else heat you up some handheld, potato-based comfort food. Oh — and it certainly helps that the hash brown is a budget-friendly breakfast, coming in at only $2. Win after win.