24-Hour Restaurants in Jonesboro, AR

In a town like Jonesboro, where college students and factory workers dominate, it is easy to think that there would be a wide variety of restaurants open 24-hours a day. This is not the case in Jonesboro. There are only 3 choices for middle of the night dining; IHOP, Waffle House and McDonald's through the drive thru.

I am going to start with IHOP. The IHOP in Jonesboro, located on Caraway Drive, is open 24-hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. The doors never lock at this IHOP. No matter what day of the year, the staff is always pleasant and eager to please guests.

IHOP is by far the best choice for 24-hour dining. The servers are well trained. The food is excellent. The prices are reasonable. The selection of food that is available is excellent and varied. IHOP serves breakfast food, lunch food, and dinner food. In addition to the regular reasonable prices, IHOP offers 3 manager's specials daily. There is one special for each meal of the day. As a corporation, IHOP offers monthly advertised specials that usually include items not normally found on the menu.

IHOP is a very clean restaurant. The management is very well trained and they do everything that they can do to ensure that proper food safety standards are not only met but exceeded. Any problems that may come up during a visit are immediately addressed by the management and staff.

Next, I will cover Waffle House. Waffle House has 2 locations in Jonesboro. One is located on Stadium and the other is on Parker Road. Both locations are open 24-hours a day, 7 days a week, including all holidays.

The prices at Waffle House are a little cheaper than IHOP but the food quality and service are also a slightly lower quality as well. Waffle House serves both breakfast and lunch type foods all the time. The problem is, there are no lunch sides offered. If you get a sandwich, it comes with hash browns. There is a small selection of food.

McDonald's on the corner of Caraway and Nettleton is open 24-hours a day through the drive thru. It is closed on major holidays. With the exception of 3 a.m. to 4 a.m., you can only get either lunch or breakfast. From 3 a.m. to 4 a.m. you can get both breakfast and lunch. McDonald's is the cheapest of the restaurants open 24-hours a day. The problem with McDonald's is that the dining room is not open so, you have to either take your food home or eat it in the car.

I hope that soon there will be a wider selection of 24-hour restaurants in Jonesboro. Until then, we just have to make do with what we have! Happy dining!!