Rochester, MN Restaurants Open Late to Satisfy Your Hunger
You're up late in the evening and you're a little hungry. You don't have much to snack on at home and you definitely don't want to make something, so you decide to order some food. But what places are open late at night in Rochester, Minnesota?
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It Seems Like Everything in Rochester, MN Closes Early
My husband and I moved to Rochester 5 years ago. We love it! But I'll admit, one of the first things I noticed is how early everything closes. Like restaurants closing at 9 PM on a Friday or Saturday night. That seems so early!
So whether you're up late having fun with friends looking for a bite to eat, or you're a night owl looking for some grub, I put together an easy list of places in Rochester that are open late to satisfy your hunger.
Restaurants Open Late in Rochester, MN
McDonald's - we won't go through all of the McDonald's locations but they're all open at least until 11 PM and the one on 2nd St. SW is open 24 hours
Middle East Restaurant - closes at 11:30 PM
Buffalo Wild Wings - both locations close at midnight on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, 10 PM all other days
Crooked Pint - closes at midnight on Friday and Saturday, 11 PM all other days
Perkins - closes at midnight
The Tap House - the downtown location closes at midnight on Friday and Saturday, 11 PM all other days
VFW Post 1215 - The Mess Hall - closes at midnight on Friday and Saturday, 7 PM on Sunday, and 10 AM all other days
Applebee's - the north location closes at 1 AM on Friday and Saturday and midnight all other days, the Apache Mall location closes at midnight
Arby's - the north location closes at 1 AM Thursday and Friday and midnight all other days, the location near the Apache Mall closes at midnight on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday and 11 PM all other days
Beetle's - Friday and Saturday they close at 1 AM (the kitchen closes at 11 PM), Sunday - Wednesday they close at midnight (kitchen closes at 10 PM), and Thursday they close at midnight (kitchen closes at 11 PM)
Pizza Hut - both locations close at 1 AM on Friday and Saturday, midnight all other days
Rooster's - both Rooster's locations close at 1 AM
Wendy's - both locations are open until 1 AM on Friday and Saturday, 11 PM on Sunday, and midnight all other days
Domino's - the E Frontage Rd. location closes at 2 AM Friday and Saturday and midnight all other days, the location on 3rd Ave. SE closes at 2 AM Friday and Saturday and 1 AM all other days, and the location on South Broadway closes at 1 AM Friday and Saturday and midnight all other days
Taco Bell - the north location and Broadway location close at 3 AM, the south location closes at 1 AM
Toppers - the Kutzky Park location closes at 3 AM, the location off of 14 closes at 2 AM on Friday and Saturday, 1 AM all other days
Denny's - open 24 hours
Gillberto's - open 24 hours
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