Let’s face it, preparing a holiday meal is a lot of work. Some years, it just makes sense to skip straight to the part where you’re enjoying a turkey dinner, a glass of wine, and the company of family and friends.

Here is a list of places where you can order Thanksgiving dinner to go. We’re updating the options from last year, as well as adding more options at more price points — so please check back!

In 2019, we listed 12 options for meals to go. We hope to double our list this year (another reason to check back!)

We suggest ordering well in advance this year. We think prepared meals may be very popular, with so many people avoiding dine-in restaurants.

Please be safe this holiday season!
The CDC has issued guidelines on how to have safer holiday celebrations during the 2020 season.
You can read them here.

In case you didn’t already know:
Thanksgiving falls on Thursday, November 26th in 2020!

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We’ve started updating this list from 2019, as of 10/17/2020. However, many of these venues won’t announce their Thanksgiving menu and price lists before November 1st.

Feel free to browse last year’s offerings for ideas, and we’ll mark each venue as updated as soon as we get the info.

The Colonnade

NEW for 2020!

In yet another sign that 2020 is a most unusual year, Colonnade announced on Facebook that the iconic eatery will be closed Thanksgiving Day. Instead, they are offering a holiday meal favorites in a carryout option on Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2020.

We tried to check on the details, and the Colonnade website has been unreachable. If you have your heart set on your Colonnade favorite dishes this year, we suggest calling the restaurant at (404) 874-5642.

Mary Mac’s Tea Room

NEW for 2020!

There are a variety of options available for pickup through Wednesday, Nov. 25th.
Order at least 24 hours in advance — longer if you have a preferred pickup time slot.
A Holiday Dinner for 4 people is $90.
The same dinner for 10 people is $205.
Both meals include:

• Carved Turkey Breast
• Green Beans
• Whipped Potatoes
• Cornbread Dressing & Gravy
• Cranberry Sauce
• Sweet Potato Souffle
• Yeast Rolls
• Sweet Potato Pie

You can also order ham, side dishes, and desserts a la carte.
Order here

Sprouts

NEW for 2020!

Now through November 23, you can pre-order turkeys, hams, rib roasts, complete prepared meals, and party trays.
Orders can be picked up until noon on Thanksgiving Day.

Note that pre-orders for the Christmas and Hanukkah season can be placed from December 7 through December 21.

Prepared meals ready to heat and serve are priced from $35.99 to $79.99, including a main course and traditional trimmings and sides.

Main courses include:

•  Roasted Boneless Turkey Breast for 2 people
• Natural Whole Turkey for 6 to 8 people
• USDA Choice Boneless Rib Roast
• Spiral-sliced Ham

(The above main courses can be ordered separately, or in tandem with a complete meal)

The vegan option is a prepared 40 oz. Gardein Roast meal, which includes cornbread stuffing, sweet potato casserole, green bean casserole, cranberry sauce, and a Take & Bake Sourdough Loaf.

Orders can be placed for delivery or curbside pickup.

View the holiday menu offerings and order here

5Church

NEW for 2020!

This favorite midtown eatery is offering a carryout feast for $45 per person, with a 4-person minimum order. While this isn’t necessarily cheap, we want to include a variety of options this year, when everything is so different. If you only have 2 or 3 people gathering this year, you’ll have leftovers to enjoy!

Your order will be packaged family-style. Main entrees include roast turkey, prime rib, and glazed ham. You’ll also get a selection of side dishes, a salad, and two desserts.  View the take-out menu here — it looks delicious!

You can place an order online, or call 404-400-3669.
Pickup is on Thursday, Nov. 26th between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.

5Church is also offering a dine-in buffet on  Thanksgiving Day — details here.

Hampton + Hudson

NEW for 2020!

The Inman Park restaurant is now accepting pre-orders for Thanksgiving meals to-go. 
Meals include sliced turkey with gravy, stuffing, mashed potatoes, cranberry sauce, green bean casserole, rolls, and pumpkin pie cheesecake.
Prices: $50 for two people or $100 for four.
A la carte sides of these dishes are also available.
Order by noon on Wednesday, November 18th.
View the menu options and place an order
The restaurant is located at 299 North Highland Avenue NE.

BOCADO

NEW for 2020!

Now accepting pre-orders for Thanksgiving take-out!
Pricing: Meals are $85 for four people, $115 for six, and $145 for eight.
Add a bottle of prosecco to any order for just $22.

The complete take-home kit includes:

• 10-ounces of sliced turkey per person,
• Roasted Broccoli with garlic, calabrese pepper, tomme fondue
• Creamy Potato Puree with house gravy
• Red & Gold Beet Salad with tzatziki, lemon, arugula, pumpkin seeds
• Wood-Fired Bread with creamy butter

Place your order by Friday, November 20th.
You’ll pick-up at BOCADO the day before Thanksgiving (Wednesday, November 25). 
Call the restaurant at (404) 815-1399 to order. 

Bocado is located at 887 Howell Mill Rd.

Sweet Auburn Barbecue

UPDATED for 2020!

Orders can be placed now for pickup/delivery as early as November 1st.
Order by 3 p.m. on Sunday, November 22, 2020 if you want to pick up your meal on Wednesday, Nov. 25th.

A whole smoked turkey (feeds 12 – 14) is $115.
You can also get a sliced turkey package with all the fixin’s (serves 6 people) for $105. This option includes sliced smoked turkey and a choice of two sides, plus cornbread dressing, gravy, biscuits or cornbread, and cranberry sauce.

View the menu and price list here.

Place your order at catering@sweetauburnbbq.com

Sweet Auburn Barbecue is located at:
656 N. Highland Ave. 
Atlanta, GA 30306.
Phone: (678) 515-3550 |

Get more details.

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If you like the idea of a smoked turkey (or maybe smoked brisket!) and fixin’s from one of Atlanta’s iconic barbecue joints, here are a few more options. Click for details — and remember, most will have an order deadline between November 23rd and 25th.

• Fox Brothers Bar-B-Q — smoked turkeys, smoked hams, and side dishes to go
• The Pig & The Pearl — whole smoked turkey, whole smoked brisket, meal packages, and plenty of sides
• Loyal Q & Brew — for folks in North Fulton — whole smoked turkey, French cut turkey breast, whole smoked brisket, and sides
• Moe’s Original Bar B Que — the midtown locations offers smoked turkey (whole or breast) plus sides

 

Alon’s Bakery & Market

UPDATED for 2020!

If you don’t want to go the BBQ route, you can’t beat Alon’s for elegant and delicious take-out options.

Alon’s is offering a whole smoked turkey for $80. The bird is 12-14 lbs. and serves 10-12 people.

You can buy gourmet side dishes and Alon’s famous desserts separately — view the list of options here.

Don’t need a whole bird? You can opt for Alon’s Classic Turkey Feast with portions for either four people ($170) or eight people ($320). This meal includes a roasted turkey breast, plus a set of pre-determined gourmet sides.

There are two Alon’s locations:

• Across from Perimeter Mall in Dunwoody
• On N. Highland Ave. in Morningside

Place your order online for pickup.

Get more details.

The Fresh Market

UPDATED for 2020 (and the prices are basically the same as last year!)

So many options here, with choices for every wallet!

The Essential Holiday Meal package is just $60 and serves 3 to 5 people. This is truly a budget offering for small, informal gatherings. It includes reheatable, classic holiday dishes:  a fully cooked turkey breast, whipped potatoes, herb stuffing, green beans, gravy, and cranberry relish.

The Traditional Holiday Meal package is $80 and serves 8 to 10 people. It includes a fully cooked turkey, whipped potatoes, stuffing, 12 dinner rolls, green beans, gravy, and cranberry relish.

The Deluxe Holiday Meal package is $160 and serves 12 to 14 people. It’s a feast! This package includes a 10-12 lb cooked turkey, a 3-lb boneless honey ham, whipped potatoes, herb stuffing, gravy, green beans, 24 dinner rolls, and cranberry relish.

**Note that prices may vary based on your pickup location.

You don’t have to buy a meal package, however. You don’t even have to have turkey! Check out all the offerings and put together your own meal.

Options include turkey, ham, turducken, beef tenderloin, rib roast, pork roast, leg of lamb, rack of lamb, lobster, oysters, plenty of sides and casseroles, and — of course — a selection of fresh pies and cakes.

There are 8 locations of The Fresh Market in the metro area — including Suwanee, Peachtree City, and everything in between.  You order online and then choose a pickup location.  Thanksgiving Day pickup is available.

Get more details and find a Fresh Market location near you.

 

Boston Market

UPDATED for 2020!

Meal packages range from $80 to $130 and include different options, depending on how many people you need to feed. Each is a set meal with side items listed on the 2020 menu.

Amazingly, these prices have not gone up since last year.

The Complete Turkey Meal for 12 includes:

• Whole roasted turkey
• Gravy
• Dinner rolls
• Cranberry walnut relish
• Vegetable stuffing
• Mashed potatoes
• 2 pies: apple and pumpkin
• Spinach artichoke dip and crackers.

You can also order just the turkey or a ham, and you can order your favorite side dishes a la carte.

Note that prices may vary by location.

Boston Market has locations at:

• Atlanta (two)
• Duluth
• Lilburn
• Roswell
• Sandy Springs
• Stone Mountain

You can also eat in the restaurant on Thanksgiving Day — more info here.

Whole Foods

UPDATED for 2020!

There are plenty of meal package options here — including a paleo-friendly turkey dinner for 4 people.

The Festive Feast for 12 people is $280.

The Classic Roast Turkey Dinner for 8 is $130. (You can also get the classic dinner for 4 people or 12 people at different price points.)

You can also choose ham or prime rib, and there are choices for a turkey breast rather than a whole turkey, as well as smoked turkey and brined turkey.

Check out all the other meal choices online — you’ll start by choosing your location by state, and then the store where you want to pickup. We used the Chamblee store location to get our reference prices.

Order your Whole Foods holiday meal at least 48 hours before you plan to pick it up.

You can also order additional side dishes from an assortment prepared by the Publix Deli — there are too many to list here.

And, if you just want the fully cooked bird without the fixings, that will be $2.99/lb for a Butterball turkey of 16 to 18 lbs, average weight.

Dantanna’s (Buckhead)

NEW for 2020!

A fixed menu for $160 serves up to 4 people.
Order by November 15th.

Meal includes:

• Turkey (your choice of breast or a half bird)
• Gravy
• House-made cranberry sauce
• Yeast rolls
• Your choice of  soup or salad, either:
  • Caesar salad
  • House salad
  • Chicken & sausage gumbo
  • Pumpkin Bisque
• Your choice of sides — any four:
  • Dressing
  • Garlic mashed potatoes
  • Brussels sprouts
  • Southern fried corn
  • Whipped sweet potatoes
• Your choice of dessert, either:
  • Chocolate bourbon pie
  • Krispy Kreme bread pudding

Order online here — you have to choose the Thanksgiving Meal from the dropdown menu, and it’s a little confusing.

Buca di Beppo (Alpharetta location)

NEW for 2020!

You have several options, and each can be picked up either hot or cold:

• $69 for a Thanksgiving Dinner that serves 2-3 people
• $138 for Thanksgiving Dinner that serves 6 people
• $220 for Thanksgiving Feast that serves 10
• $400 for Thanksgiving Feast that serves 20

The meals include:

• Sliced white meat turkey
• Homestyle gravy
• Roasted garlic mashed potatoes
• Spicy Italian sausage stuffing
• Green beans
• Cranberry sauce
• Pumpkin pie
• Cranberry relish
• Add-on Italian favorites 

Pre-orders accepted beginning October 1st, with pick-up times available between November 23rd and 26th.
Hot or cold pick-up available — you choose. 
View the menu and order here

Buca di Beppo will also be open for in-restautant dining on Thanksgiving Day — get more info here.

Romano’s Macaroni Grill (Mall of GA location)

NEW for 2020!

Heat-and-serve meal options are:

• $95 for a meal that serves 5
• $190 for a meal that serves 10

The meals include: turkey and gravy, plus your choice of salad, vegetable, and dessert.

Pre-orders accepted beginning November 1st and lasting through November 22nd.
Pick-up times available between November 24th and 26th.
Meal is picked up cold and heated at home. Delivery options also available.
View the menu options and order here

Macaroni Grill will be also open for dining on Thanksgiving Day – get more info.

Maggiano’s

NEW for 2020!

The Thanksgiving Carryout Package is $179.99 and Serves 4 to 5 people.

It includes:

• Traditional roasted turkey with giblet gravy and focaccia sausage stuffing ($35)
• Country-style smoked ham with whipped sweet potatoes ($40)
• Spaghetti and meatballs
• Four-cheese ravioli 
• Caesar salad
• Garlic mashed potatoes 
• Freshly baked bread 
• Cranberry relish 

A la carte items are also available for individual order.
Orders must be placed by 8 p.m. the night prior to pick-up.
Available for pick-up November 24th to 26th.
Meals picked up prior to November 26th will be prepared and packaged cold to be warmed at home.
View the carryout menu and order online  (You’ll have to choose your location — Buckhead, Cumberland, or Perimeter)

Maggiano’s will also be open for dining on Thanksgiving Day — get more info

Golden Corral

UPDATED for 2020!

Note that some locations are still closed.
You can find the status of all locations here. We got our prices from the Smyrna location’s menu.

Holiday Meals serve 6 to 8 people.
Order at least 72 hours in advance.
If you want to pick up on Wednesday, Nov. 25th, you must order by Nov. 22nd.

Meals come with an option of your main course, and that determines the price of the meal package.

Get more info and order online

Options from previous years, not yet verified for 2020

The content  from this point on consists of meal packages that were available last year. They may or may not be offered this year. We’ve been unable to verify menus or prices for these venues.

Costco

Note that this deal has not yet become available in 2020.
We will update if it does.

You must have a Costco membership to order this meal.

Also, unlike the other meals on this list, this package is shipped directly to you frozen.  No thawing is necessary — you cook from the frozen state and all instructions are included.

Schwan’s 8-person Thanksgiving meal is $105. But through November 21st, you can get $15 off, bringing the total to just $90.

The meal includes:

• 2 2.5 lb. Ready-to-Roast turkey breast
• Creamy mashed potatoes and gravy
• Roasted sweet potatoes
• Petite brussel sprouts
• Corn
• French baguettes
• Pumpkin pie
• Old-fashioned apple pie
• Vanilla ice cream

Orders only ship on weekdays. More info.

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