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What's Happening

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What's Happening

When you rule the roost, word gets around.

Fall’s Fresh Lineup has Landed at The Crack Shack

Autumn’s here, and our kitchen’s cooking up comfort with a chef-driven twist. From fire-tossed tenders and craveable sandwiches to fresh, seasonal salads and sweet fall treats, our new lineup celebrates peak-season produce and big, bold flavor—the way only The Crack Shack can.


🥖 Banh Mi Over

$14 – SoCal Coops
Banh mi meatballs, pickled veggies, garlic chili-lime mayo, Thai herbs, Amoroso roll.

Bread roll with meatballs, pickled veggies, and mayo.

Your favorite fried chicken spot just went global. The new Banh Mi Over layers juicy chicken meatballs with bright pickled veggies, fresh Thai herbs, and a punchy garlic chili-lime mayo—stacked in a soft Amoroso roll. It’s tangy and totally addictive.


🐔 Feeling Peck-ish?

Because sometimes a little fried chicken just isn’t enough.

Little Pecker (LIMITED-TIME SPECIAL)

$13 SoCal | $14.50 Las Vegas
3 fire-tossed tenders, 4 mini biscuits, hand-cut fries, honey chive butter, fountain drink.

Tray of tenders, fries, biscuits, and butter.

Big Pecker

$35 SoCal | $38 Las Vegas
12 tenders, 6 mini biscuits, large hand-cut fries, honey chive butter, dill pickles, ranch.

Tray with a boat of chicken tenders, a boat of fries, 6 biscuits, butter, pickles, and ranch.

Perfect for solo snackers or sharers, our new Peck Packs are the ultimate fried chicken feast. Each order comes stacked with crispy tenders, buttery biscuits, and hand-cut fries, finished with sweet honey butter and creamy ranch for dipping.


🍪 Sweet Seasonal Additions

Pumpkin Cookie

Pumpkin, white chocolate, winter spices.

Pumpkin cookies on a tray propped up against each other.

Soft, spiced, and perfectly cozy. Our Pumpkin Cookie blends creamy white chocolate with real pumpkin and warming winter spices—it’s basically fall in cookie form.

Chocolate Brownie Shake

Chocolate brownie Afters Ice Cream, caramel sauce, whip, Jimmy’s crumble.

Chocolate shake with colorful sprinkles.

Decadence level: off the charts. Rich chocolate brownie ice cream swirled with caramel sauce and topped with whipped cream and crunchy Jimmy’s crumble—because dessert should always go big.


🥗 Seasonal Salad Glow-Ups

Downward Dog (SoCal Only)

$14
Red D’Anjou pear, butternut squash, brussels sprouts, pickled cranberries, pomegranate, hazelnuts, baby kale, quinoa, hummus, brown butter–shallot vinaigrette.

Bowl of fall vegetables, quinoa, and hummus.

The salad that tastes like sweater weather. Sweet pears, roasted squash, and tart pickled cranberries meet hearty kale and quinoa, all tossed in a warm brown butter–shallot vinaigrette.

SoCal Cobb

$14 SoCal | $15 Las Vegas
Mixed lettuces, Fuji apple, pickled red onions, heirloom tomatoes, crispy quinoa, aged cheddar, soft boiled egg, avocado, herby buttermilk ranch.

Cobb salad with avocado and soft boiled egg on top.

Your Cobb’s had a glow-up. Fresh Fuji apples replace corn for a crisp fall crunch, and rich aged cheddar rounds it out with bold flavor.


🍗 Nug Life, Upgraded

6 Piece Nugs (SoCal Only)

$11

Our classic nuggets just got a crunchy new coat. Now breaded in quinoa flour, they’re crispier, lighter, and still 100% level addictive.

Tray of chicken nuggets.

Fresh. Seasonal. Always Chef-Driven.

From sweet pumpkins to crisp pears and tangy pickled veggies, this fall’s menu celebrates the best of the season. Swing by The Crack Shack and taste what’s new—because these flavors won’t stick around forever.