November 3, 2021
Thanksgiving takeout and dine-in options in Charlotte
Here’s where to find restaurant-quality meals for Thanksgiving dinner
Whether you’re looking to dine at home or out in the city, we’ve got you covered. Pablo Nidam/Scopio
While the last year and a half may have been full of uncertainty, the holiday season is one time of the year that typically brings comfort and a bit of predictability. You know which loved ones you’ll get to spend time with, you know you’ll be in for some laughter and great times, and you know if nothing else, you’ll get to eat delicious food that you’ve waited for all year.
Thanksgiving 2020 may have been the first time you ordered your holiday meal to-go, but that doesn’t mean it can’t be a start to a new tradition. If you don’t want to cook at home, here’s where you can go for your Thanksgiving meal this year for dine-in or takeout.
Dine out on Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving at 5Church Charlotte includes a prix fixe menu featuring cauliflower soup, kale and butternut squash with smoked goat cheese, pomegranate and pear with sweet potato pommes paille and a ginger vinaigrette, roasted and confit turkey with chestnut apple stuffing and a cranberry marmalade, citrus glazed ham with garlic wilted spinach, filet with truffle potatoes, sweet potato gnocchi, and a side item of classic mashed potatoes with gravy. For dessert, there’s pumpkin bread pudding, carrot cake, and a hot chocolate doughnut. Available on Thanksgiving Day from 11 a.m. – 9 p.m. $60 for adults, $30 for children (12 and under). Optional wine pairings available. Reservations are now available on OpenTable.
On Thanksgiving Day, Fleming’s will offer a Thanksgiving three-course menu that starts at $49 and a $23 children’s menu. Menu features prime bone-in ribeye, herb-roasted turkey or filet mignon. You can also order your meal to pick up curbside or delivery. Family-style options are available on the Thanksgiving Catering Menu.
The Gallery Restaurant
Enjoy five-course meal at The Ballantyne Hotel’s restaurant. Dinner will be served between 4 and 10 p.m. $95, children order a la carte.
Celebrate Thanksgiving with a prix fixe menu in a stunning environment. Menu includes mushroom soup, mixed greens salad with spiced pumpkin, turkey dinner with pommes puree and turkey au jus, porchetta with a mushroom au jus, and a pumpkin gnocchi. The dessert menu features Gâteau D’Opéra à la Citrouille, a pumpkin pound cake with ganache and salted caramel, La Noix De Pecan, a pecan cake with honey pecan gelato, and a Chef’s Selection of ice cream and sorbet. Available on Thanksgiving Day from 11 a.m. – 9 p.m. $55 for adults, $25 for children (12 and under). Optional wine pairings available. Reservations are now available on OpenTable.
Enjoy a holiday inspired three-course pre-fixe menu at Napa on Providence on Thanksgiving Day. Starters include duck confit and mushroom gnocchi, crispy calamari, and celery root and potato bisque. Entrées include grilled salmon, roasted fall vegetables, and smoked turkey breast. Dessert options include chocolate sweet potato torte and cherry chai cheesecake. Choose one starter, one entree, and one dessert. $45+ per person. Extra sides are an additional $8.
Steak48
The upscale SouthPark steakhouse will serve its full menu, with some added Thanskgiving staples, including turkey and black truffle green peppercorn gravy, stuffing, sweet potato praline, and cranberry sauce. Reservations available between 4 p.m. and 10 p.m.
Settle in for a meal at the Marriott City Center restaurant, with a first course of deviled eggs or pretzel brioche, and second course of mushroom and Carolina gold rice bisque, little gem salad, or beet salad. The third course includes your choice of protein with turkey, pork loin, prime rib, and trout on the menu, as well as a selection of side from options like mac-and-cheese, stuffing, and roasted potatoes. Dessert is the restaurant’s famous one-pound doughnut. $65 for adults, $25 for kids under 10, children under 3 free. Seatings at noon and 2:30 p.m.
Dine at home on Thanksgiving
Calle Sol’s menu includes mojo roasted turkey breast, lechon served with pork drippings, plantain stuffing, Peruvian inspired sweet potato casserole, mango and cranberry relish, cuban black beans, and caramel apple cake. Turkey breast is $14 per pound, sides are $30 and serves 10-12 people, and lechon is $13 per pound. Order before Nov. 21. Pick up Nov. 24.
Chef Alyssa’s Kitchen has various gluten free, vegan, and vegetarian options. It includes almost everything except for the turkey. Roasted brussel sprouts, mashed sweet potatoes, glazed carrots, classic stuffing, and more are on the menu. Most items serve 6-8 people. Reheat instructions are available. Sides are $35. Place orders by Nov. 18 at 3 p.m. Pick up times are Nov. 23 from 11 a.m. – 8 p.m. and Nov. 24 from 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Delivery available.
Milk Glass Pie offers made-from-scratch old-fashioned pies. Pie options include Cider Caramel Apple Pie, Gingered Sweet Potato Pie with Salted Pecan Crumb Crust, Black Walnut Buttermilk Pie with Hibiscus Cranberry Relish, Heirloom Pumpkin Pie, and Sorghum Custard Pie with Cornmeal Crust. Pies range in cost from $35-$45. Order by Nov. 19. Thanksgiving pie pickup is Nov. 24. Shelby pickup is at Foothills Farmers Market from 12-1 p.m. and Charlotte pickup is at Free Range Brewing from 4-6 p.m.
Midwood Smokehouse offers various quantities and sizes to fit your party size. Options include Joyce Farms All Natural Whole Smoked Turkey that serves 10-15 people for $80, homemade sides like mashed potatoes, southern style green beans, and desserts that include banana pudding, peach cobbler, and caramel apple cake.
Menu includes butternut squash soup, mixed baby greens with goat cheese, beets and vinaigrette, turkey ballotine (deboned turkey sliced with stuffing inside the bird), mashed potatoes, and homemade cranberry sauce. Pecan pie or pumpkin pie are the dessert options. $65 per person. Order by Nov. 20 at 6 p.m. Pick up on Nov. 25 from 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. Text or call 917-816-6634 or email garriv1@aol.com.
The Thanksgiving menu offers many options, whether you’re hosting or bringing a dish. Main dishes, sides, desserts, breakfast items, hors d’oeuvres, and gift baskets are available. Contact one of three stores to place orders. Primary pick up dates are Nov. 23 and Nov. 24 from 8 a.m.- 3 p.m. Orders placed after Nov. 20 are based on availability.
Something Classic’s Thanksgiving dinner package includes a whole oven-roasted turkey, coconut curry pumpkin soup, chevre mashed potatoes or sweet potato souffle, choice of stuffing, braised brussels sprouts or green bean casserole, mushroom-peppercorn pan gravy, raspberry cranberry sauce, apple praline pie and pumpkin pie. Serves 6-8 people for $250. There are also à la carte options. Complimentary delivery within the Charlotte area with $75 order. Place order by Nov. 18 at midnight. Call 704-377-4202 for questions.
The Stanley
Get dessert off your to-do list by pre-ordering a pie from The Stanley. Options are a traditional pecan pie with whipped vanilla-bourbon cream, apple pie with crumb topping, and pumpkin pie with spiced whipped cream. $20 per pie. Order Nov. 21 at 3 p.m. by phone (980-299-2741) or email info@thestanleyclt.com.
Preorder a whole smoked turkey in three sizes, turkey breast, spiral ham, prime rib, or smoked salmon for your main course, then select your choices of holiday sides — both seasonal, like green bean casserole, and classics, such as mac and cheese. Turkeys $80-$125, sides $22 per third pan to $80 per full pan. Order online.
Table & Twine
This delivery option includes dinners for six or 10, including a brined turkey and classic Thanksgiving sides, like stuffing, gravy, mashed potatoes, squash gratin, rolls, collards, and more. $279.99 for six, $369.99 for 10. Order online by Nov. 19.
YAFO Kitchen’s holiday feast includes a rotisserie turkey breast, brussel sprouts, mashed potatoes, mac and cheese, glazed carrots, green bean casserole, street corn, cranberry walnut relish, and caramel apple cake. Sides are $30 and serve 10-12 people. Turkey breast is $28 and serves 2-3 people. Place orders by Nov. 21.
This list will be updated.
