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Houston Restaurants Ready to Help with Your To-Go Thanksgiving

Make your holiday feast as hassle-free as possible by letting local chefs do the legwork.

By Sofia Gonzalez November 7, 2024

Amrina in the Woodlands is ready to help you celebrate Thanksgiving with its to-go options.

The most wonderful time of year is slowly creeping up on us: the holiday season. With Thanksgiving right around the corner, it’s time to start planning how you’re going to spend it, and if you’re hosting, we know you’re in for a busy, stressful time.

Cooking a massive feast can be tiresome, and with the year Houstonians have endured, you might want a bit of a break. Thankfully, Houston restaurants are already taking orders to help you avoid the dreadful grocery store trips and hours of cooking. Here are some places that have announced their Thanksgiving to-go menus.


Amrina

the woodlands

This Indian restaurant is ready to help Houstonians celebrate the holiday. If you need a quick option to feed your guests, purchase the restaurant’s Royal Turkey Feast for $350. This comes with a 10- to 12-pound roasted whole turkey that is covered in an old monk rum glaze, as well as crispy brussels and parmesan, mashed potatoes with chives, corn bread and sausage stuffing, spiced maple and jaggery roasted carrots, a salad, bread rolls, cranberry chutney, and turkey gravy. If you’re only interested in the turkey, you can buy it for $200, or if you like preparing your own turkey but don’t want to make all the sides, you can order them from Amrina for $150.

Place your order by calling 832-405-9221 before November 24.

Order a $350 feast from Artisans to feed your guests this Thanksgiving.

Artisans

uptown

This trendy restaurant is stepping away from its usual French menu with a to-go catering package. The $350 feast can feed about eight to 12 people. It includes a slow-roasted turkey, dressing-whipped mashed potatoes, a green bean casserole, and apple cobbler. And if that isn’t enough, you can add on more sides, such as corn bread dressing and dinner rolls, for an additional cost.

To order, email [email protected].

Chow down on some loaded cauliflower from Backstreet Cafe this Thanksgiving.

Backstreet Café

montrose

Chef Hugo Ortega is going to town this year with a host of take-home options. Everything on the menu can be ordered à la carte, with apricot-and-mustard-glazed spiral ham and roasted turkey breast served as entrees. Choose from wild mushroom and butternut squash soups and a handful of select sides, including corn bread and andouille sausage dressing, loaded cauliflower, roasted garlic mashed potatoes, corn pudding, macaroni and cheese, scalloped potatoes, pan-charred brussels sprouts, and sweet potato gratin. For dessert, order a 9-inch round sweet treat. Options include chocolate pecan pie, pecan pie, pumpkin pie with a meringue topping, pumpkin cheesecake, fruitcake, and apple crisp.

Orders must be placed online by November 24 and will be available for pick up on November 27.

Bayou Heights Bier Garten is serving up more than cocktails and beers this holiday season.

Bayou Heights Bier Garten

washington avenue

This spot is serving Houstonians more than just beer and cocktails to spread some holiday cheer with two Thanksgiving packages. If you’re just feeding two people, you can purchase a $120 meal, or level up to $240 to serve four to six guests. The packages include a carved turkey, turkey leg (two for the larger package), mashed potatoes, stuffing, macaroni and cheese, green bean casserole, turkey gravy, and cranberry sauce, as well as your choice of pumpkin or pecan pie. All items can also be purchased separately and range from $10 to $18.

To place an order, contact [email protected] or call 346-519-0199. Deadline for orders is November 25.

Big Horn BBQ

Pearland

Whole turkeys and whole turkey breasts can be ordered original or Cajun-style for $79.99, or you can purchase a ham for $59.99. All items can feed about 14 to 16 people. Sides such as dressing and gravy, mashed potatoes, mac and cheese, barbecue beans, sweet potato casserole, and a green bean casserole are also available for purchase for $23.99. Big Horn BBQ’s dessert options include pecan pie, pumpkin pie, or peach cobbler ($16.99 to $29.99). To make things easier, the restaurant is also offering a family meal plan that feeds 12 to 14 people for $169.99. This includes one whole smoked turkey or two whole turkey breasts, a dozen dinner rolls, a quart of cranberry sauce, and one gallon of your choice of a side, along with either banana pudding or bread pudding.

Orders can be placed online here. Pickup will begin on November 11.

Brenner's on the Bayou

rice military

Enjoy a hearty Thanksgiving with a prime rib dinner from Brenner’s, priced at $135 for two and $185 for four. This year, the restaurant is offering a choice of either the house mixed green salad with ranch or balsamic dressing, or a Caesar salad with parmesan croutons and romano cheese for starters. The entrée is a roasted prime rib with au jus and creamy horseradish (you can add a pound for $25), and a choice of two sides. Options include green beans, caramelized brussels sprouts, mashed potatoes, and a smoked mac and cheese. A bottle of the Prisoner Cabernet Sauvignon is also included in the dinner.

Orders must be placed over the phone at 713-868-4444 by November 26 at 3pm.

Enjoy a ready-to-cook turkey from B&B Butchers for $79.

B&B Butchers

washington avenue

Berg Hospitality’s flagship restaurant is offering a pre-cooked smoked turkey for $99 or a whole brined ready-to-cook turkey for $79. If you want to stray from tradition a bit, you can also buy a full ready-to-serve roasted prime rib for $650, or a half one for $325. There are a variety of traditional sides for order like corn bread and sausage stuffing, candied yams, creamed spinach, and cranberry sauce, ranging in price from $24 to $60 and feeding up to 10 people. And of course, it wouldn’t be Thanksgiving without some pie for dessert. For $35, you can buy a house-baked pumpkin, pecan, or apple crumble pie.

To-go offerings can be picked up from November 21 through Thanksgiving Day.

Cure your guest's sweet tooth with a tres leches from Caracol.

Caracol

uptown

Caracol is offering a Mexican-style family feast that feeds eight for $315. Choose between a pineapple-and-habanero whole spiral ham or roasted turkey breast as your main entrée. The dinners will have a spread of sides including coal-roasted sweet potatoes whipped with condensed milk, jalapeño corn bread, charred brussels sprouts, sweet cranberry and spicy jalapeño relish, and tamal azteca tortilla casserole. Expect desserts like pumpkin pie with meringue and cajeta, tres leches cake in vanilla or chocolate, and a pecan chocolate tart. If you don’t need to feed eight but still want to indulge in Caracol’s dinner, there is a couple’s feast option for two or you can order items à la carte.

Orders can be placed online and should be put in by November 24 for pickup on November 27.

Etoile

uptown

If you feel like some French touches this year, Etoile’s complete take-home dinner is your best option. For $245, you’ll get an organic oven-roasted turkey with sides (mashed potatoes, cranberry jam, stuffing, brussels sprouts, green beans, mushroom casserole, and Cognac gravy). Add on a pecan vanilla bourbon pie for $38 to serve for dessert. If you’re simply looking for some sides to go along with your own home-cooked meal, consider ordering one pound of the restaurant’s foie gras for $120 or one pound of pork and duck pâté for $60.

Orders must be placed on or before November 25.

Order a vacuum-sealed turkey from Feges BBQ this Thanksgiving.

Feges BBQ

spring branch, greenway plaza

Mix some BBQ into a traditional meal with an order from Feges BBQ. The meats come vacuum-sealed with heating instructions. Options include a $60 whole turkey breast; a sausage link for $20; a whole rack of pork rib with 12 to 14 bones for $45; or two pounds of sliced brisket for $60. Feges is also offering a whole turkey for $135, which you can pick up already hot and ready for Thanksgiving. Sides include options such as pimento mac and cheese, Korean braised greens, and loaded potato mash for $40–50 for portions that feed 10 to 12 people. For dessert, purchase a $50 rum raisin bread pudding caramel that also feeds 10 to 12. You might want some sauces to go with your meat, so be sure to add those on for $12.

Orders must be placed using the Thanksgiving order form on the restaurant’s website, and the invoice must be paid by November 22.

Goode Company

Multiple Locations

Eat good with Goode Company, which is offering a pre-order meal kit that can serve up to eight people for $230. It comes with turkey and sides such as sausage and pecan bread stuffing, sweet potato gratin, roasted cranberry sauce, green bean casserole, dinner roles, and Brazos bottom pecan pie. All items are also available à la carte.

Orders must be placed by November 21, and will be available for pickup on November 26 at various Goode Company locations.

Grotto Ristorante

afton oaks

The Galleria-area location of Grotto is offering family packages. For $229, you can purchase one that feeds four people, $339 for six people, or $449 for eight. The menu includes your choice of roasted butternut squash soup or garlic romaine, along with a roasted turkey with lemon parsley butter. As for sides, choose two of the four between butternut squash risotto, green beans with roma tomatoes, parmesan mashed potato, or penne Amatriciana. Dessert is your choice of key lime pie, pumpkin cheesecake, or coconut cream pie.

Orders must be placed over the phone at 713-622-3663 by November 26.

Enjoy some of chef Hugo Ortega's tamales from his namesake restaurant Hugo's.

Hugo's

montrose

Chef Hugo Ortega’s namesake restaurant is offering two packages this year: a family feast that feeds eight ($325) or a couple’s dinner that serves two ($120). Both options include the same sides, including sweet potatoes with condensed milk, corn pudding, roasted red bliss papas bravas, tamal azteca tortilla casserole, and jalapeño cranberry relish. A choice of ​​pineapple and habanero spiral ham or roasted turkey breast anchor the meal. For dessert, have your pick from pumpkin cheesecake, tres leches, or flan de queso. If you’re a fan of pecan pie, you can order it off the à la carte menu. Tamales are also available for $28 a dozen.

Orders should be placed by November 24 through the restaurant’s website for pickup on November 27.

Hungry's

multiple locations

Hungry for Hungry’s? Order the $220 holiday family feast. It can serve 10 people and includes an oven-roasted turkey with brown gravy, corn-bread stuffing, mashed potatoes with poblano mushroom sauce, a green bean casserole, cranberry sauce, dinner rolls, and a seasonal pie. All items can also be purchased à la carte.

Orders must be placed with a 24-hour notice. Pickup is November 27.

Kenny & Ziggy's

uptown

You’re not getting your grandpa’s typical Thanksgiving turkey at Kenny & Ziggy’s. For $335 (10 to 12 servings), you’ll get a fully cooked, 16-pound whole turkey—get it pre-carved for an additional $20—gravy, two pans of wild mushroom and chestnut stuffing, a mile-high apple pie, and cranberry pineapple nut relish. A spread of small bites is available by the dozen, from mini smoked fish croquettes to smoked salmon–wrapped asparagus. Braided challah loaves and matzo ball soup are also on the menu. To top it off, the restaurant will have three-layer cakes, pies, New York–style cheesecake, cookies, and pastries.

A 48-hour advance notice is needed; orders should be placed by November 21 for a November 27 pickup.

The whole spread from Liberty Kitchen is $299 and can serve up to six people.

Liberty Kitchen & Oysterette

river oaks, memorial

This restaurant offers so much more than seafood. Liberty Kitchen’s feast is $299 and can serve four to six people. It includes an herb-crusted roast turkey, Boursin mashed potatoes, a green bean casserole with oyster mushrooms and fried onion, oyster stuffing with a toasted baguette and fresh thyme, parker house rolls, and house-made turkey gravy. The sides are also available à la carte for $45.

Preorders can be placed at either location and are open until November 24 for pickup on November 26 or 27.

Tack on some wine to your order from Local Foods this Thanksgiving.

Local Foods

rice village only

Local Foods is ready to make sure you have plenty of sides on your plate this Thanksgiving. For $30, you can purchase stuffing, a green bean casserole, mashed potatoes, or grilled broccolini. And for $45, tack on a dark chocolate “mom’s” cake, a dish made with amaretto ganache and malted milk “crack.” If you want to have a tad more fun, place an order from the November Wine Club: three bottles for $100, or $39 each.

Orders should be placed by November 24 for pickup on November 27.

Local Table

multiple locations

Fool your family into thinking you’re the greatest chef of all time with Local Table’s family feast options, which can serve four or 10 people. For $84, you can purchase the holiday dinner for four, which includes a choice of an oven-roasted turkey breast or honey-glazed ham, and your choice of three sides. Options include corn-bread stuffing, green bean casserole, mac and cheese, and mashed sweet potatoes. If you’re feeding 10, the price of the feast is $220, and includes an oven-roasted turkey with brown gravy, corn-bread stuffing, mashed potatoes with poblano mushroom sauce, a green bean casserole, cranberry sauce, dinner rolls, and seasonal pie. À la carte dishes are also available for purchase.

Orders should be placed with a 24-hour notice, and pickup is set for November 27 by 5pm.

Maximo

west university

Have yourself a very merry Maximo Thanksgiving with its to-go meal. The restaurant’s feast can feed about four to six people and includes two pounds of smoked turkey breast for $75, brown turkey gravy for $15 per quart, and a tres leches cake for $45.

Orders should be placed by November 24 for pickup on November 27 at the Local Foods in Rice Village.

Cut your holiday hassle in half this Thanksgiving with an order from McCormick & Schmick's.

McCormick & Schmick’s

uptown

This upscale restaurant is ready to help you with all your Thanksgiving needs. The $120 pack serves four. It includes a sliced roasted turkey, corn-bread dressing, mashed potatoes, turkey gravy, butternut squash bisque, a seasonal salad, green beans with bacon apple vinaigrette, sourdough bread with butter, and pumpkin pie.

Orders can be placed at ezcater.com with a November 28 pickup date, and must be placed on or before November 25.

If you don't want a traditional feast this holiday, order Milton's rigatoni with braised oxtail instead.

Milton's

Rice village

If you’re over the traditional turkey and gravy,  Milton’s is offering orders of rigatoni with braised oxtail, bechamel, and pecorino for $42, along with four-cheese mac and cheese for $35, and tiramisu for $45. The items can feed about four to six people.

Orders should be placed by November 24 for pickup on November 27 at the Local Foods in Rice Village.

Treat your guests to wine and some pre-feast bites with Montrose Cheese & Wine.

Montrose Cheese & Wine

montrose

If you’re getting down and dirty for your Thanksgiving meal but won’t have time to cook nice appetizers for your guests, let Montrose Cheese & Wine help. The restaurant is offering a pregame kit for $89.99. The prefeast spread includes an assortment of cheeses and artisanal charcuterie, including Italian sliced prosciutto and Tuscan salami. You also have the option to add on house rolls for $12 or a spice cake loaf for $40. Wine pairings are also available and range from $125 to $395.

Orders must be placed online through this link.

Enjoy some sliced smoked turkey breast from Perry's Steakhouse.

New York Deli

Meyerland

Houston Catering Concepts and New York Deli are offering a holiday package for $17.95 per person. This includes a roasted, fried, or hickory-smoked turkey; honey-baked ham; and corn bread stuffing. Or kick it up a notch with the deluxe holiday package, which adds assorted pumpkin and pecan pies for $19.95 per person. And if that isn’t enough, indulge in the executive holiday package to add some mac and cheese for $21.95. The concepts are also offering a holiday potluck menu, with items including whole turkeys, baked hams, and sides such as mac and cheese, roasted corn, and mashed potatoes.

The full holiday menu can be found here. For assistance with menu or holiday planning, email [email protected].

Perry's Steakhouse

multiple locations

Perry’s is offering a $149 family-style dinner for four. The meal includes a sliced smoked turkey breast with a soup or salad and sides such as mashed potatoes, green bean almondine, sausage and sage dressing, cranberry relish, and homemade bread. If you like to have a sweet treat, tack on a pumpkin cheesecake for an additional $29.

Ordering online is encouraged.

Phat Eatery

katy, the woodlands

Have yourself a Malaysian-influenced Thanksgiving with a to-go order from Phat Eatery. The feast is priced at $320 and can feed about six or more people, depending on appetites. It includes a honey-glazed turkey breast and leg, a Wagyu beef rendang wellington, Malaysian seafood fried rice, lobster bisque, Idaho whipped potatoes, ginger-infused cranberry sauce, garlic stir-fried green beans, and turkey gravy.

Orders must be placed online by November 24.

Switch it up with a smoked duck from Rainbow Lodge.

Rainbow Lodge

heights

Few takeout feasts have as many meat options as the packages at Rainbow Lodge. The restaurant has traditional roasted turkeys available this year (priced at $145), but you can also order whole beef tenderloin ($249), whole bison tenderloin ($349), whole North American elk ($349), a rack of lamb ($120), whole Texas quail ($24), and whole roasted duck ($59). Each of the proteins are sized to serve between two and eight people. Sides are also available for $24 each and include items like French green beans with shallots, wild mushroom risotto, Southern-style corn-bread dressing, roasted brussels sprouts, and mashed potatoes. For dessert, there’s croissant bread pudding with a whiskey sauce, chocolate bourbon pecan pie, and pumpkin praline cheesecake.

A 48-hour advance notice is needed, and pickup will be available November 26 to 28. To order, call 713-861-8666.

Treat your guests to some andouille sausage stuffing from State Fare Kitchen & Bar.

State Fare Kitchen & Bar

multiple locations

Celebrate Thanksgiving at home cozied up with your loved ones with a Southern-style meal from State Fare. The restaurant is offering a turkey dinner that can serve four to six people for $250. The meal includes a Southern-style deep-fried turkey, buttery mashed potatoes, sauteed green beans with smoked bacon, roasted jalapeño and andouille sausage stuffing, and a house-made turkey gravy. All sides (plus macaroni and cheese) are also available à la carte for an additional $30.

Preorder must be placed online by November 24, for pickup on either November 26 or 27.

Whether you're in need of cocktails, sweets, meats, or sides, the Pit Room has you covered.

The Pit Room

Memorial city, montrose

This barbecue spot is offering to-go options for your feast and cocktail needs. For $110, enjoy a whole turkey brined in brown sugar, sage, and apples, and seasoned with house poultry rub and smoked over post oak. If you’d rather have brisket, buy a whole one—about five pounds—and a quart of barbecue sauce for $125. Alongside the brisket, Pit Room is selling smoked hams for $75. For dessert, you can purchase a chocolate chip cookie cake for $27. And the most fun part: Pit Room is selling 750ml pre-batched cocktails. The margarita is priced at $39 and the old fashioned is $48.

To order at Montrose, call 281-888-1929. To order at Memorial, call 346-741-5550.

The Warwick

westside

This restaurant is bringing its diverse flavors to your house with its Thanksgiving catering package. There are three options ranging from $250 to $485 and can feed five to 16 people. Options include a deep-fried turkey, a Hawaiian glazed ham, brisket, a number of sides (including corn-bread dressing and Southern-style green beans), carrot cake, and caramel bread pudding.

Orders must be placed by November 23 and picked up on November 27.

Treebeards

Multiple Locations

Treebeards’ $300 catering package includes boneless turkey breast, mashed potatoes, brown gravy, corn bread dressing, cranberry jelly, broccoli and carrots, French bread with butter, and your choice of a pumpkin or pecan pie. Certain sides such as red beans and rice with sausage, shrimp étouffée with rice, and a squash casserole are also available for purchase.

To place an order, call 713-228-8228. Orders must be picked up on or before November 27.

Truth BBQ

Washington Corridor

Truth BBQ just earned a Bib Gourmand from Michelin, so you know it’s worth all the hype. The barbecue joint is offering a $135 pit-smoked whole turkey that can feed around eight to 10 people. Separately, the restaurant is also selling family-style sides for $60 each. These include green beans, corn pudding, sweet potato mash, stuffing, and a quarter of gravy. And if you plan on traveling but want to share your love of Truth BBQ with your family, you can also ship a smoked turkey breasts that feed up to six people for $100.

Pick up is available on November 26 and 27 from 11:30am to 4pm. 

Urbe

uptown

Chef Hugo Ortega’s restaurants are the gifts that keep on giving. Urbe is offering an oven-roasted turkey breast that can serve eight for $115, or an in-house smoked brisket that serves 10 for $130. If you’re not a fan of Thanksgiving food (we don’t judge), you can also place a to-go order for taco kits that serve two to three people. Options range from $30 to $50 and include arrachera (skirt steak), barbacoa, brisket, carnitas, and trompo. Or if you’re in the mood for tamales, you can purchase a dozen for $28. Urbe also has sides, enchiladas, desserts, and margaritas that can be placed to-go.

Order online through Urbe’s website or scan an order form and send it to [email protected]. Orders should be placed by November 24.

Order a pumpkin and vanilla chantilly pie from Wild for Thanksgiving dessert.

Wild

Montrose location only

This Montrose spot is helping Houstonians celebrate the holidays with its Thanksgiving Munchies Menu. Order a dozen THC-infused cookies for $45 or a dozen without THC for $30. Flavors include triple chocolate chunk, pecan brownie, vegan pumpkin spice latte, and vegan snickerdoodle. The munchies menu also has options for a pecan praline banana bread or a carrot cake with maple cream cheese frosting. The virgin loaf is $10, and infused is $20. Wild is also offering pumpkin and vanilla Chantilly pie and pecan pie—$40 for virgin and $50 for infused. If you’re looking for something to satisfy your hunger more, opt for some holiday tamales sold by the dozen filled with either creamy black beans with queso Oaxaca ($20) or Wagyu beef cheek barbacoa ($24).

Orders must be placed online at wildcurbside.com or in person at the Montrose location by November 22.

Willie’s Grill & Icehouse

Multiple Locations

Willie’s will be offering a holiday feast available chilled with reheat instructions. The meals offer either a whole fried turkey, roasted blackened turkey breast, or a spiral glazed ham with your choice of Dr. Pepper or sweet tea glaze. Willie’s is also selling sides including roasted green beans and bacon, corn bread dressing, a baked potato casserole corn bread, and cranberry sauce. There are three different options for your Thanksgiving feast combos: mini, family, and ultimate. Prices start at $99.99.

Orders must be placed online with a minimum 72-hour notice. Certain locations are offering Thanksgiving morning pickup.

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