Top Restaurants for Thanksgiving in Dallas

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Here is a list of top restaurants for Thanksgiving meals this year. Some restaurants offer dine-in options also so you can make the perfect choice for the perfect dinner on a thanksgiving night.

To ensure that your Christmas dinner goes off without a hitch, keep track of ordering deadlines and pickup schedules.

1.     III Forks

III Forks is now providing a Spice-Rubbed Holiday Turkey Family Dinner Pack that costs $160 that you can also preorder. In addition, a three-course meal costs $56 for dine-in or pick-up on Thanksgiving Day.

2.     Al Biernat’s

For roadside pickup on the day of Thanksgiving, order everything you might desire in a holiday dinner from Al Biernat's. For $99 choose from a whole 12–14-pound turkey with sauces or smoked spiral-sliced ham. Order by 6 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 22 for pickup on Nov. 24 during your preferred time slot.

3.     Big Al's Smokehouse BBQ

While turkey is their special for Thanksgiving. Spiral smoked hams, hickory-smoked pork, and smoked briskets cost just $75 to $160. 500 turkeys are cooked every year for the guests and 200 turkeys for charity purposes. There are three meals options to choose from at the family feast that costs $155. It includes a whole turkey and you can add pork loin or spiral ham for just $10. To place your order call 214-350-2649 Or visit the website.

4.     Cantina Laredo

Cantina Laredo in Addison and Frisco had chicken and beef tamales for $16.95/dozen available for presale. Tamales are frozen and come with instructions for reheating. Starting Monday, Nov. 15, call the Addison location at 972-458-0962. Other meals with turkey and ham combos like turkey and mixed green salad, turkey with macaroni and cheese, and oven-roasted vegetable and turkey gravy.

5.     Copeland’s of New Orleans

Copeland's has you covered if you want Cajun fried turkey but don't have a turkey fryer. A whole fried Cajun turkey, two quarts of cornbread dressing, two quarts of butter-creamed potatoes, and a dozen Copeland's biscuits are included in a Thanksgiving meal kit that costs $129. Finish on a sweet note with Copeland's pumpkin cheesecake ($58). Preorder a la carte main courses, sides, desserts, and more for pickup, and the restaurant will be open for dine-in Thanksgiving dinner from 5 to 10 p.m.

6.     Dinners by Doro at La Casita Bakeshop

The Thanksgiving dinner includes mashed potatoes, green beans casserole, stuffing, gravy, brown butter apple, cranberry sauce, whole turkey, and pecan praline pumpkin pie. Visit the website to order online.

7.     DIVE Coastal Cuisine

Dive offers delicious mini crab cake for the night. You can also enjoy herb-brined turkey or seared beef for entrée. With the variety of desserts and sides, you can complete your meal for Thanksgiving. To place an order for pickup on Nov. 24, visit the website and call 214-891-1700 or email catering@divecoastal.com.

8.     Eatzi’s

They have over roasted turkey breast for

$26.99 three serving, butter-whipped potatoes for four to six people in just $21.99. Cranberry sauce is $21.99 and pumpkin pie is just $20.99. For a spicy meal, you must order cranberry chipotle glazed turkey breast. Order online.

9. Hutchins BBQ

For preorder and pickup, Hutchins will be providing sliced smoked ham with sliced smoked turkey and all their other barbecue favorites and sides. Meat orders must be a minimum of 5 pounds and are vacuum packaged and shipped cold. Visit the website to place your order.

10. Lochland’s Food & Spirits

If you're looking for a unique Thanksgiving dish, Lochland's will be serving its family-sized, take-and-bake risotto (10 servings, $150-$170). The entrée is served with a caesar salad or a jalapeno avocado soup, with a vegan option available. Place your order online before the big night.

11. Lockhart Smokehouse

Lockhart offers prime rib for $210, turkey for $79.99, and smoked ham for $75. The flavors are yummy and juicy. You can add salad or mac and cheese as a side. They cook it well so you just have to heat the meal up and make your Thanksgiving meal rememberable. Pick your order between 11am to 5pm and call you to place your order.

12. Loro

Pitmaster Aaron Franklin and Chef Tyson Cole of the James Beard Award-winning Asian smokehouse and bar will serve an eight-course Thanksgiving feast in small batches for preorder only. The specials are lemongrass sausage and creamed spinach. You can also order smoked turkey with apricot chutney. The serving is first come first served so place your order right away.

13. Pollo Campero

For $40, you can have 22 pieces of hand-breaded fried chicken or savory, citrus-marinated grilled chicken, as well as four sides, to replace the turkey. To find out what hours your local Pollo Campero is open on Thanksgiving, go to their website.

14. Primo’s MX and Sfereco

Consider a four- to six-person herb-roasted turkey breast dinner ($110) with corn salad, potato salad, whipped potatoes, cherry citrus sauce, and parker house buns, or a six- to eight-person dinner of ginger apricot glaze with smoked ham and all the fixings in ($165).

15. Rise + Thyme

Make your Thanksgiving meal yummiest with Rice + Thyme’s special brown butter turkey served with long beans, garlic bread pudding, cornbread muffin, and dessert would be dark chocolate pot and apple with caramel sauce.

16. Smokey John’s Bar-B-Que & Home Cooking

Dressing stuffed turkey legs with gravy and cranberry sauce are available at Smokey John's (two for $44 and four for $89). Smoked meats are also available, including a turkey breast ($64.95), a honey smoky ham ($84.95), and a rib-stuffed smoked turkey ($94.95), which appears to put turducken to shame.

17. Spiral Diner

If you want to keep it simply add dinner roll and sweet potato and homemade roast. Order online.

18. TJ’s Seafood Market

TJ's offers cooked shrimp ($19.99/half a pound), in-shell East Coast crabs ($19.99/dozen), gumbo, and raw fish that you can prepare at home for the holiday feast.