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Monday 10:30am - 9pm Tuesday 10:30am - 9pm Wednesday 10:30am - 9pm Thursday 10:30am - 9pm Friday 10:30am - 10pm Saturday 10am - 10pm Sunday 10am - 9pm

The Crack Shack

Name: The Crack Shack
Address: 196 East 17th Street, Costa Mesa, CA, 92627, US
Telephone: (877) 230-1416
Price range: $$
Rating: 4.7

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At the forefront of the fried chicken sandwich craze, The Crack Shack's original "SoCal Style" fried
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At the forefront of the fried chicken sandwich craze, The Crack Shack's original "SoCal Style" fried chicken has received national acclaim, separating themselves for, well, giving a cluck.

10/09/2026

Come thru, we got you… 📲

Happy hour Monday - Friday at The Crack Shack 🐔 check the link in our bio for your nearest location’s happy hour times! 🍺

10/06/2026

CrAAZYYY ✈️🐔

Little Italy and Encinitas go gluten-free 10.19.2026

09/28/2026

Happy National Drink B**r Day ya clucks 🐔🍻

No better way to celebrate than grabbing a b**r at a Crack Shack happy hour 🫣 check out your coops hours in our bio!

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09/23/2026

The girls are glistening ✨

Available for purchase at all of our SoCal locations and at SPECIALTY PRODUCE for $11.95!

*all sauces made with avocado oil! 🥑*

09/22/2026

Your fav sauces are bottled and NOW AVAILABLE at SPECIALTY PRODUCE along with our SoCal locations for purchase for $11.95! 💛🍍

Grab one. Take it home. Put it on everything….

09/21/2026

Crack grip 💅🏼🐔

09/15/2026

Rotisserie is BbY WOW 🩵

Enjoy The Full Roost (rotisserie chicken bundle) at both our Encinitas and Costa Mesa location!

It includes:
- one bird, 4 mini biscuits, miso maple butter, baja chop salad, chicken gravy, and a regular fry 🐔

AVAILABLE MONDAY - THURSDAY

Skip the dinner stress, we got your flock covered 😌

09/14/2026

Class is officially in session. Meet the new menu! 🐔📚

Le Cluck 🇫🇷 *LTO* $16 - fried thigh, caramel used onions, Gruyère / white cheddar gratin, roast garlic-chicken jus aioli, pickled mustard seeds, herbs, potato brioche (SoCal only!)

Updated Downward Dog 🫒 $15 - Mediterranean inspired with cauliflower, cukes, baby tomatoes, feta, herbs, garlic confit olive sun-dried tomato tapenade, quinoa, hummus (San Diego only!)

Autumn Salad 🍂 ($16 / $18 LV) - butternut squash, toasted pumpkin seeds, dried cherries, goat cheese, herbs, baby kale, arugula, apple cider-Dijon dressing (available at ALL locations)

Gravy Train Fries 🚂 ($14 / $16 LV) - hand cut fries, country chicken gravy, Jidori tenders, aged cheddar, fall herbs, green onion (available at ALL locations)

For ya sweet tooth, we’re also introducing our two new milk shakes! (SoCal only!)🥤

- Salted Caramel Coconut Oreo Shake 🥥
- S’mores 2.0 Shake ⛺️

Study up on the menu and come test it out in stores starting TODAY! 📝

09/13/2026

Class is almost in session 🐔 Peep the new syllabus tomorrow 9/14 🍁🍂

09/08/2026

Our NFL lineup is saucier than yours 🏈🫪

Here’s our starting lineup:
• Sweet Baby G’s BBQ
• Pineapple mustard 🍍
• House Ranch
• Sriracha 1K Island

Available for purchase for $11.95 at ALL SoCal locations!

04/23/2025

2, 4, 6, 8, who do we appreciate?! 📣

Admins, moms, teachers, nurses...the list goes on. Show them all some love with chicken & swag🍗🧢 Order at the link in bio, or visit your local coop!

04/21/2025

Time to add SPRING BEAK and all-new item drops to your cals📆 Introducing...

🌱 LIMITED-TIME Spring Beak Sandwich
🥛 NEW Milk & Sugar Cookies Shake
🥦 UPDATED Downward Dog
🍪 NEW Drea's Cookie

04/18/2025

I see my future and it is bright🔮🍴

NEW & RETURNING items comin' at ya this Monday, 4/21...

04/01/2025

Sneak peep our health & wellness line “Egg-ceptional Beauty” by Crack Shack; dropping SOON🧴🧖🏽‍♀️

03/07/2025

Quality ingredients mean nothing without a quality flock. Shout out to our AMAZING teams at each coop that create a culture and atmosphere we're cluckin' proud to show off👊 💯 Happy employee appreciation day!

03/02/2025

Orange County Restaurant Week starts NOW📣

Stop by the Costa Mesa coop this week for OCRW sando & bone-in specials alongside good brews, cocktails, & vibes🍔 🍗 🍻

01/21/2025

Sunny 'Daise ahead🍳

01/08/2025

The Pacific Beach coop is OFFICIALLY HATCHING IN FEBRUARY 2025. Get a sneak peep of the coastal coop 👆 and get ready for the arrival of BETTER CHICKEN in PB. Tag a friend in the comments below and we’ll surprise 5 clucky people with something special.

Make sure to join the mailing list for the official grand opening date, chances to win VIP pre-opening tix, & big cluckin’ giveaways 🍗

01/06/2025

2025 brings an ALL-NEW MENU LINEUP❗🆕 Peep the newest additions below:

Limited-time cubano style vibes: MIAMI VICE🌴
The sunniest of starts to the day: SUNNY 'DAISE☀️
Make it saucy with all-new toss sauce: SMOKY TANG BUTTER🍊
Return of a classic rendition: DOWNWARD DOG🧘
PLUS, Cookies & Cream Cookie throwback and all-new shakes.

Visit your local coop to get your wings on the latest arrivals.

12/24/2024

Leaving honey butter bone-in out for the big guy tonight🍗

Happy holidays to all🎄 All coops will close at 3pm today and are closed tomorrow, Christmas Day.

Address

196 East 17th Street
Costa Mesa, CA
92627

Opening Hours

Monday	10:30am - 9pm
Tuesday	10:30am - 9pm
Wednesday	10:30am - 9pm
Thursday	10:30am - 9pm
Friday	10:30am - 10pm
Saturday	10am - 10pm
Sunday	10am - 9pm

Telephone

(877) 230-1416

Website

https://crackshack.com/

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