If you’re the chef of the Thanksgiving family meal, much appreciation to you.
But know that you don’t have to kill yourself making everything from the turkey and the sides to the desserts. You can enlist a little help from your favorite restaurants in El Paso.
Or if you’re going to be a guest at a family get-together, you can also take a shortcut and order tasty mac & cheese from Famous Dave’s, or roasted butternut squash soup, or classic herb stuffing from Mesa Street Grill.
These are just a few of the possibilities; some of these restaurants offer the whole turkey or ham dinner.
Here is a good list of top restaurants to order the main course, sides and/or desserts for your Thanksgiving dinner at home.
Famous Dave’s to offer turkey, ham plus fixings
Famous Dave’s, known for great barbecue ribs and brisket, is tackling turkeys and hams for Thanksgiving. The restaurant will offer the following for your holiday meal: whole hickory-smoked turkey or ham for $80, a hickory-smoked turkey or ham feast for $150. The feast includes 2 quarts of garlic-smoked mashed potatoes, 2 quarts of stuffing, 2 quarts of cheesy mac & cheese, 1 pint of turkey gravy, and 1 dozen corn bread muffins.
For more information: www.famousdaves.com
West Texas Chophouse will offer a Thanksgiving meal
West Texas Chophouse restaurants are offering a Thanksgiving meal package for 6 to 8 people for $129. The turkey package includes 5 pounds of turkey, mashed potatoes, stuffing, green beans, cranberry sauce and gravy. Serves 6-8.
For more information: www.westtexaschophouse.com
Ripe Eatery offers Turkey meal and sides
Ripe Eatery, at 910 E Redd Road, is offering a main course of roasted turkey with citrus brine and herb butter, side dishes of stuffing, green bean casserole, sweet potato casserole, potato au gratin, and oven-baked rolls.
Whole package pricing is $180, roasted turkey is $70, and individual sides are $40.
Place orders by Sunday, Nov. 23, with pickup on Wednesday, Nov. 26. Information: 915-584-7473.
Customers enjoy their food at the newly remodeled Great American Steakhouse in Northeast El Paso on Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024. The restaurant recently reopened right before the new year.
Great American Steakhouse offers turkey, brisket feast
Great American Steakhouse, with five locations in El Paso and Vinton, is offering a traditional Thanksgiving feast to go. Pre-order by Monday, Nov. 24.
The Turkey Feast includes 4 pounds of mac & cheese, 4 pounds of mashed potatoes, 2 quarts of cole slaw, 2 quarts of beans, 32 ounces of brown gravy, 32 ounces of turkey gravy, 8 ounces of cinnamon butter and 12 dinner rolls. Cost is $160.
Turkey by itself is $80. The brisket feast is $330 with the same sides as the turkey feast. Brisket by itself is $260 for 12 pounds.
Mesa Street Grill offers chef-crafted holiday meal
Mesa Street Grill, at 3800 N Mesa St., Suite D1, makes your holiday stress-free with its chef-crafted holiday feast. The seasonal menu features an oven-braised turkey, roasted butternut squash soup, classic herb stuffing, green bean casserole or creamy sweet potato mash, cranberry and apple chutney, gravy, and brioche bread.
The meal for eight people is $325. Thanksgiving for 2-4 people costs $175. The restaurant also offers a selection of desserts. Order online for pick up on Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 27, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Information is available at 915-532-1881.
Sprouts offers holiday meals
Sprouts, with three locations in El Paso, is offering fully cooked turkey meals that are oven-roasted and without antibiotics. A meal with red-skinned mashed potatoes, homestyle stuffing and gravy, and cranberry sauce for up to six people costs $89.99 plus tax.
Order by Nov. 25. Allow two to three hours for re-heating. The holiday meals are available from Thursday, Nov. 12, through Nov. 27.
Store locations include 2036 N. Zaragoza Road, 9801 Gateway Blvd. West, and 655 Sunland Park Drive.
Black Bear Diner offers Thanksgiving holiday meal for pickup
Black Bear Diner at the Petro Shopping Center, 1295 Horizon Blvd., is offering several Thanksgiving specials that might be great for couples or small families.
An individual boxed holiday meal of roasted turkey with red-skinned mashed potatoes, turkey gravy, roasted broccoli, cornbread stuffing and cranberry sauce costs $23. Homestyle Roasted Turkey Buffet for 12 with roasted turkey breast served with red-skinned mashed potatoes, turkey gravy, roasted broccoli, cornbread stuffing and cranberry sauce. $260.
Catering meals available through Dec. 31.
Alot of El Pasoans are checking out the new Black Bear Diner that has opened at the Petro Stopping Center on the East Side.
Albertsons offers turkey dinner for Thanksgiving
If you like Hawaiian rolls, you might want to order your Thanksgiving meal for six from Albertsons stores. The retail store is offering a deluxe holiday meal for six for $69.99 plus tax.
The meal includes a 3-4 pound fully cooked turkey breast, mashed potatoes, cornbread stuffing, cranberry sauce and gravy and a 12-count of Hawaiian rolls. A spiral ham dinner starts at $79.99.
Albertsons locations include 11320 Montwood Drive, 3150 N. Zaragoza Road, and 2200 Yarbrough Drive.
Cracker Barrel offers oven-roasted turkey meals
Cracker Barrel, at 7540 Remcon Circle and 13381 Gateway West, will offer oven-roasted turkey breast meals with sweet potato casserole with pecans, green beans, mashed potatoes, yeast rolls, pumpkin pie, and pecan pie. The meal serves 8-10 people and costs $174.99
Preorder and receive a free $10 bonus card when you schedule your pickup for Nov. 24-25 at www.crackerbarrel.com. Prime rib and ham are other meal options.
Cracker Barrel, at 7540 Remcon Circle and 13381 Gateway West, are among the restaurants offering oven-roasted turkey meals for Thanksgiving.
Luby’s Cafeteria on Hawkins offers turkey, sides
Luby’s Cafeteria, at 1188 Hawkins Blvd., is offering a roasted turkey meal with two sides and bread for 10 for $139.90 plus tax. The meal can be ordered online for pickup.
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This article originally appeared on El Paso Times: Thanksgiving 2025: Where to buy to-go Thanksgiving meals for dinner