Thanksgiving dinner takes a lot of work, especially if you want to enjoy all of the traditional sides and only have one oven — and one cook. If you’d rather skip the hours of kitchen time in favor of a traditional dinner out, here are the places that will be offering them. We’ve left out the chain steak houses, but you’ll find most of them are open and serving up turkey as well as their usual cuts of beef. We’ll be adding to this list as we learn of more options, and check back next week for options on picking up a Thanksgiving meal to serve at home. —Kristen Wile

5Church
Uptown
A three-course prix fixe menu includes soup or salad, your choice of turkey, ham, spaghetti squash, filet, or scallops, and dessert. Wine pairings will also be available. $48, wine pairings an additional $15; $20 for children ages 12 and younger.

Angeline’s
Uptown
Enjoy Thanksgiving any time between Nov. 14 and Nov. 30. Angeline’s is serving a Friendsgiving menu, with 10 percent of proceeds going to No Kid Hungry. The family-style menu includes cranberry ricotta crostini, shaved brussels sprout salad, roast pork, turkey breast, smoked vegetables, and sweet potato pie. $45.

The Asbury
Uptown
Executive chef Mike Long and team will serve biscuits, potatoes, corn casserole, sausage and sage dressing, green beans, and brussels sprouts to each table, and guests can chose between a pumpkin soup and pear and apple salad to start, as well as their choice of protein: ham, turkey, or fish. $55; $25 for ages 6 to 10, ages 5 and younger free. Tax and gratuity not included.

The Ballantyne Hotel
South Charlotte
A Thanksgiving buffet will take over one of the hotel’s ballrooms from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., with a turkey carving station, green bean casserole, black garlic mashed potatoes, and more elegant takes on holiday classics. See the full menu here. $85; $40 for ages 12 and under; ages 4 and under free. Tax and gratuity not included.

BLT Steak
Uptown
Select your three-course meal from a prix fixe menu and enjoy a slew of sides — brussels sprouts, carrots, mashed potatoes, and haricots verts — served family style. Entrée options include roasted turkey with pecan stuffing and gravy, salmon, and prime rib. $85.

The Flipside Restaurant
Rock Hill
Jon and Amy Fortes serve a family-style Thanksgiving meal at their restaurant each year. Details coming soon!

Harper’s
SouthPark
Build your own Thanksgiving feast with your choice of turkey, ham, or prime rib and three classic sides, such as cornbread stuffing, mashed red potatoes, and green beans, followed by dessert. $32; $15 for children age 12 and younger.

McKoy’s Smokehouse
LoSo
Get a full meal for under $20. This beloved smokehouse is offering a complete Thanksgiving dinner with turkey, gravy, stuffing, and your choice of three traditional sides between noon at 5 p.m. $19.99.

Mimosa Grill
Uptown
Mimosa Grill’s holiday buffet will include turkey, house-cured ham, spit-roasted herb-rubbed beef, and salmon, as well as all of the traditional sides and a raw bar between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. $48.95; $19.95 for children ages 12 and younger.

Pilot Brewing
Plaza Midwood
For something a bit more casual, Plaza Midwood brewery Pilot Brewing will host a Thanksgiving meal catered by SkyView 22. All proceeds will be donated to the Urban Ministry Center. Dinner includes your option of turkey or ham, four sides, and your choice of beer or cider. $27.

Stoke
Uptown
Now run by executive chef Tim Groody, Stoke will host seatings at noon, 2:30 p.m., and 5 p.m. for its Thanksgiving dinner. Each table gets deviled eggs and pretzel brioche to share as a starter and family-style sides of sweet potato fingerlings, stuffing, broccoli and cauliflower casserole, and greens and grits. Diners get to choose an appetizer and choice of protein, with options such as smoked turkey, pork loin, and short rib. The one-pound donut, made festive with pumpkin diplomat cream, finishes off the meal. $60, $25 for kids under 10; free for kids under 3.

 

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