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The Crack Shack 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.

Oh hey just following up btw 👋🏼 as of yesterday everything that hits our fryers is gluten-free in Southern California :3...
10/20/2026

Oh hey just following up btw 👋🏼 as of yesterday everything that hits our fryers is gluten-free in Southern California :3

Just thought I’d remind you 🐔

The newest addition to our SoCal menu is KILLER. 🔪Introducing the Club Cluck Wrap. Now showing at ALL Southern Californi...
10/19/2026

The newest addition to our SoCal menu is KILLER. 🔪

Introducing the Club Cluck Wrap. Now showing at ALL Southern California locations 🍁

Grilled chicken, crispy bacon, avocado, aged cheddar, tomato, pickled red onion, TCS ranch, shredded iceberg, black pepper mayo, all wrapped in a flour tortilla - $17 🌯

Come see for yourself 👻

Orange County, we’re here for you. 🤍🐔To our neighbors affected by the fires, and the firefighters and first responders c...
10/17/2026

Orange County, we’re here for you. 🤍🐔

To our neighbors affected by the fires, and the firefighters and first responders caring for our community: please join us for a meal at 25% off at The Crack Shack Costa Mesa, through October 18.

Dine in or order takeout in person. Just let our team know.

A small way for our kitchen to take care of our community🤍

California said: heatwaveI said: 🎃🍁
10/15/2026

California said: heatwave
I said: 🎃🍁

We had you tho huh 👀 We could neva 🫶🏼
10/13/2026

We had you tho huh 👀

We could neva 🫶🏼

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

Happy National Drink B**r Day ya clucks 🐔🍻No better way to celebrate than grabbing a b**r at a Crack Shack happy hour 🫣 ...
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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The girls are glistening ✨Available for purchase at all of our SoCal locations and at SPECIALTY PRODUCE for $11.95! *all...
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….

Crack grip 💅🏼🐔
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! 📝

Class is almost in session 🐔 Peep the new syllabus tomorrow 9/14 🍁🍂
09/13/2026

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

Our NFL lineup is saucier than yours 🏈🫪Here’s our starting lineup: • Sweet Baby G’s BBQ • Pineapple mustard 🍍• House Ran...
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!

Encinitas, something new is here! Our $35 rotisserie chicken is perfect for feeding the fam or easy meal prep 🐔. Limited...
05/11/2026

Encinitas, something new is here! Our $35 rotisserie chicken is perfect for feeding the fam or easy meal prep 🐔. Limited quantities Monday - Thursday. Add slaw + biscuits for $12. Any left over birds become our Clucky Pastor Burrito! Zero food waste, all flavor. 🌯

If you haven't gotten to try the collab bagel sandwich yet...RUN don't walk this weekend🥯 *Little Italy and Encinitas O...
05/16/2025

If you haven't gotten to try the collab bagel sandwich yet...RUN don't walk this weekend🥯 *Little Italy and Encinitas ONLY, extremely limited quantities available.

Our flock was honored to donate & serve lunch to the Rady Children's Hospital nurses yesterday for Nurse Appreciation We...
05/07/2025

Our flock was honored to donate & serve lunch to the Rady Children's Hospital nurses yesterday for Nurse Appreciation Week🩺🐔💙 A big shoutout to all nurses everywhere; we appreciate you this week & every week.

During the month of May, we will be donating 100% of proceeds from all Cookie Monster Shakes sold at our SD coops to the...
05/01/2025

During the month of May, we will be donating 100% of proceeds from all Cookie Monster Shakes sold at our SD coops to the Foodies 4 Foster
Kids campaign💙

May is National Foster Care month and this campaign directly gives back to fosters through Guardian Scholars, Camp Connect, Mentoring, & much more. We are a proud supporting partner 4 years and running!

2, 4, 6, 8, who do we appreciate?! 📣 Admins, moms, teachers, nurses...the list goes on. Show them all some love with chi...
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!

Time to add SPRING BEAK and all-new item drops to your cals📆 Introducing...🌱 LIMITED-TIME Spring Beak Sandwich🥛 NEW Milk...
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

I see my future and it is bright🔮🍴 NEW & RETURNING items comin' at ya this Monday, 4/21...
04/18/2025

I see my future and it is bright🔮🍴

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

Sneak peep our health & wellness line “Egg-ceptional Beauty” by Crack Shack; dropping SOON🧴🧖🏽‍♀️
04/01/2025

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

Quality ingredients mean nothing without a quality flock. Shout out to our AMAZING teams at each coop that create a cult...
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!

Come one, come all to celebrate the Encinitas 8 YEAR anniversary this Saturday, 2/15🥳 The coop is putting on a circus wi...
02/13/2025

Come one, come all to celebrate the Encinitas 8 YEAR anniversary this Saturday, 2/15🥳 The coop is putting on a circus with acts and specials you and your peeps won't want to miss...

💦 DUNK your favorite employees at the dunk tank
🖌️ Get in character with a cluck-worthy FACE PAINTER
🍔 MALIBU BBQ and B-DAY CAKE COOKIE throwbacks
🎁 Games, prizes, & more

See you this weekend.

Address

407 Encinitas Boulevard
Encinitas, CA
92024

Opening Hours

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

Telephone

+18772301871

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