Order In/Take Out: Thanksgiving Dinner

Feeding a crowd of hungry relatives never seems more daunting than at Thanksgiving, but you can have your pumpkin pie and eat it too when you get a little help from your favorite restaurants. Take advantage of Dine-In Thanksgiving offers and have waiters serve you course after course of gourmet dishes or call in advance and have your entire Take-Out Thanksgiving dinner made ahead of time, just for you. You get all of the Thanksgiving tastes and memories without the hours of prep and clean-up. 

Dine-In

Il Mulino Prime, New York City, $50 per person

Head to Il Mulino steakhouse on Thanksgiving Day for an Italian-American, three-course prix fixe feast. Start with fresh mozzarella and grilled vegetables, then move on to the roasted turkey with chestnut and sage stuffing and green beans marinara. Finish the night with a pumpkin cheesecake and a cup of strong coffee and maybe a stroll around the neighborhood. Or you could just pre-order one of their signature cheesecakes as a hostess gift to one lucky friend! Insider Tip: be sure to take a break from your Black Friday shopping around SoHo and stop by Il Mulino for a sparkling surprise to help get you in the holiday spirit. Click here for more information.

Andina, Portland, $60 per person

Andina Restaurant is a Modern-Peruvian Portland favorite that “aspires to revive native, pre-colonial ingredients and incorporate them into creative, modern presentations of the highest international caliber.” Already we’re sold. Chef Hank Costello is planning a three-course, prix fixe menu that includes tapas, entrées, and dessert. The star of the show will of course be a heritage turkey, “pavo novoandino”. From 1:30 pm to 10 pm, guests will be serenaded by a slew of live bands to help with the celebratory mood.  Click here for more information.

Locanda Verde, New York City, $95 per person, $55 per child

Located in the luxurious Greenwich Hotel in TriBeCa, Locanda Verde is the perfect setting for your Thanksgiving feast. Whether you stop by the restaurant Thanksgiving Day or book a stay at the Greenwich, chef Andrew Carmellini has a special menu planned for you. In addition to amazing menu staples, the restaurant has a special three-course holiday smorgasbord. Guests can choose from a mouth-watering array of antipasti, then enjoy a wood-fired heritage turkey with a fennel sausage, fig and chestnut stuffing and sides including brussels sprouts, roasted squash, cranberry sauce and, of course, gravy. For a sweet finish, diners can look forward to a pumpkin semifreddo, walnut pie, or apple cake with toffee sauce and olive oil gelato. Click here for more information.

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Take-Out

Hugo’s, Houtson, Price à la carte

Let’s be real, there’s no need for turkey if there’s carnitas, tamales and chiles rellenos up for grabs. Use Thanksgiving as an excuse to have a regional Mexican feast, complete with regional must-haves like ceviche, enchiladas, arroz amarillo and flan de queso. Order your Thanksgiving To-Go by Monday, November 24th and it’ll be ready and waiting for you (with re-heating instructions) on Wednesday November 26th. Click here for more information.

Arizona Biltmore, Phoenix, $245, feeds 10 people

The Arizona Biltmore, a celebrity desert oasis and Waldorf Astoria Resort, has long served its guests extravagant holiday meals, but with its new ready-to-eat, Thanksgiving-Take-Out option you can bring the Biltmore home for the holidays. The Biltmore offers a gourmet Thanksgiving dinner for 10 that includes: gravy, homemade stuffing, green string beans, mashed potatoes, mashed sweet potatoes, cranberry sauce, pumpkin pie, as well as a main course of either turkey, ham, or prime rib (for added fee). You can also order from a list of à la carte side dishes, soups, desserts, and more. For the fine dining of the Biltmore in the comfort of your home, place your order by November 24th and pick up your movable feast on November 27. Click here for more information.

Raymi Peruvian Kitchen and Pisco Bar, New York City, $286, feeds 8 – 10 people

Raymi is offering an affordable and surprising Thanksgiving dinner for ten with a Peruvian spin. Priced reasonably at roughly $29 per person, this Take-Home Turkey Day meal includes: a Tuscan kale caesar salad, an oven-roasted squash, aji amarillo and dark beer jasmine rice, brown butter mashed potatoes, and a torta de tres leches with dulce de leche. The main event comes from executive chef Erik Ramirez: his turkey a la brasa comes to you marinated with peppers, oregano, and garlic. Just pop it in the oven and fill the house with the smell of home cooking. Place your order by November 20th and pick-up your no muss, no fuss holiday dinner on November 26th. Click here for more information.

Taco Bamba, Falls Church, VA, Price à la carte

Chef Victor Albisu and the Taco Bamba team are gearing up to fill Thanksgiving dinner orders! Add some Mexican flare to your night with mole turkey legs, agave maple sweet potatoes, chorizo bread stuffing, chipotle and epazote green bean casserole. Pre-order by 2pm on November 24 and pick up on Thanksgiving Day for a fuss-free feast. Click here for more information. 

Miami Smokers, Miami, Price à la carte

The “smoke whisperers” at the recently opened smokehouse and deli, Miami Smokers, want you to forgo the turkey this Thanksgiving. Pre-order one of their Thanksgiving packages by Friday, November 21, 2014 and pick up your marinaded and sealed candied hams or suckling pigs (along with cooking instructions) on the 26th or 27th. Click here for more information.

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Dine-In

Toro Toro, Miami, $35 per person (Lunch); $62 per person (family-style dinner)

Richard Sandoval and Executive Chef Eric Do are putting their mark on Thanksgiving at Toro Toro, a modern steakhouse with a Pan-Latin twist. For $62, from 4pm to 11pm on November 27th, Toro Toro guests will be treated four courses of new Thanksgiving staples including pumpkin soup, braised turkey thighs, honey and chipotle ham with chorizo stuffing, and apple empanadas. If you’re looking for slightly lighter meals, stop by for their 3-course lunch (11:30am to 3pm) or their a la carte “Late Nite Leftovers” session when they’ll serve up chorizo mac and cheese, turkey arepas, and poutine. Click here for more information.

Artango Bistro, Chicago, $45 per person, $19 per child

This Argentinian restaurant will be offering a gut-busting 4-course extravaganza on Thanksgiving day from 12pm til 8pm. Save room after the extensive tapas course and the soup and salad course for the mouthwatering entrées options; choose a hearty South American staple like filet mignon or cordero, or try a node to Americana with a turkey breast stuffed with smoked serrano ham, and mushrooms and served with a sweet potato cake. Finish the night with crepes, creamy flan or a tarta de calabaza. Click here for more information.

21 Club, New York City, $115 per person, $55 per child

Replete with traditional American Thanksgiving fare, the 21 Club’s prix fixe Thanksgiving dinner is sure to please. Get a taste of classic New York with their jumbo shrimp cocktail with petite greens, and then feast on roasted turkey with all the fixings. Or go for an Italian-inspired treat with their ricotta pumpkin gnocchi with sage, parmesan and maple butter. We had you at “shrimp” didn’t we? Click here for more information.