Where to dine out on Thanksgiving Day
Not up for cooking and dishes? Local spots offering festive options — but book soon
For the home cook, Thanksgiving can be a logistical challenge. If you don’t feel like cooking or baking, these are some of the Houston restaurants that will be open; most will be serving traditional holiday fare. We recommend reserving a table soon, as many of them are booking up quickly. La Table: The upstairs dining room will offer a prix fixe menu, 11 a.m.-8 p.m. It’s $95 for adults, $45 for children ages 5-12. Main course is your choice of oven-roasted organic turkey; pan-seared halibut and beef tenderloin and foie gras. An a la carte menu is available at the more casual cafe downstairs. 1800 Post Oak; 713-439-1000.
Rainbow Lodge: Open 11:15 a.m.-7:30 p.m. with a three-course menu ($60 for adults, $45 for kids). Appetizer choices include trio of wild game, smoked duck gumbo or autumn lettuces and gorgonzola salad. Entrée options: wild game duo; rainbow trout with lump crab and pecan brown butter; grilled tenderloin filet; or Southernstyle roast turkey with traditional sides. For dessert? Warm croissant bread pudding, chocolate bourbon pecan pie and glutenfree lemon ice box pie. 2011 Ella; 713-861-8666. Brasserie du Parc: The French restaurant facing Discovery Green will be open noon-7:30 p.m. with a three-course meal for $42 for adults, $20 for kids. First-course choices are butternut squash soup, pan-roasted shrimp salad and brie crostini with shaved pear and pepper honey. Second courses: roasted turkey with traditional sides; seared salmon with ratatouille; braised beef short ribs; and fall vegetable risotto. 1440 Lamar; 832-879-2802. Hotel Granduca: Brunch at Ristorante Cavour will feature a buffet, 11 a.m.-3 p.m., with turkey and all the trimmings plus prime beef, seafood, salads, pasta and desserts; $85 for adults, $40 for kids ages 5-12. 1080 Uptown Park Blvd.; 713-418-1000. Bosscat Kitchen & Libations: The River Oaks restaurant will serve dinner noon-7 p.m. with no dress code and a unique pricing structure: $45 for two proteins or $55 for three proteins for adults ($15 for kids 12 and younger). The proteins include maplebourbon-brined turkey, brown sugar baked ham and dry-aged roast beef. Served with salad and family-style side dishes. Half-off all wine; $5 Texas draft beer. 4310 Westheimer; 281-501-1187. The Classic: Threecourse prix fixe menu, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., for $40 per person. Highlights include squash soup with glutenfree croutons and vegan herb crema; maple-glazed turkey breast (with smoked turkey gravy, whipped potatoes, fall vegetables, challah dressing and cranberry sauce); and dessert (sweet potato layer cake or chocolate cake with fudge pecan icing and vanilla ice cream). 5922 Washington; 713-868-1131. Carmelo’s Cucina Italiana: Open 11 a.m.-8 p.m. serving a three-course dinner — think pumpkin ravioli, roasted turkey with stuffing, bourbon-glazed ham — with sides and dessert for $45 for adults, $20 for kids 11 and younger. Also serving regular dinner menu. 14795 Memorial; 281-531-0696. Perry’s Steakhouse & Grille: All Perry’s locations (Houston, Baybrook, Champions, Katy, Sugar Land and The Woodlands) will be open 11 a.m.-9 p.m., offering a three-course traditional dinner for $49.95 (kid’s plates available for $15); perryssteakhouse.com.
Bloom & Bee: The plush dining room at the Post Oak Hotel at Uptown Houston will be open 11 a.m.-8 p.m. serving a menu that includes butternut squash soup, fall salad, turkey dinner (apple-cider-brined turkey roulade, stuffing, sweet potato gratin, green bean casserole) and miniature desserts for $65 per person. Regular dinner menu also available. 1600 West Loop S.; 346-227-5139. Brennan’s of Houston: The iconic Creole restaurant will serve three-course dinner, 11 a.m.-7 p.m. for $62 per person. Firstcourse choices include turtle soup, gumbo, oyster stew, salads, shrimp remoulade, oxtails and dumplings, barbecue shrimp shortcake or roasted duck crepe. Entrees: roasted turkey, crab-stuffed flounder, shrimp and grits, roast duck, wood-grilled steak with oysters and Bearnaise sauce, pork osso buco, quinoa-stuffed mirliton and turducken quail. For dessert? Bananas Foster, of course. 3300 Smith; 713-522-9711. Hotel ZaZa: Both Museum District and Memorial City locations will offer Thanksgiving options for lunch and dinner. A la carte choices include butternut squash bisque, baby spinach salad, crab-stuffed mushrooms, and two entrees (a traditional Thanksgiving dinner, $28, and prime rib with scallop potatoes and Brussels sprouts, $38), and pumpkin pie. 5701 Main (713-5271800) and 9787 Interstate 10 W. (713-986-9800). Oceanaire Seafood Room: Traditional Thanksgiving menu ($39 per person) will be offered as well as regular menu. 5061 Westheimer; reserve at theoceanaire.com or call 832-487-8862. Jonathan’s The Rub: Jonathan’s new west Memorial location will offer dinner 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Choose a protein — deepfried turkey for $45 or beef tenderloin for $65 — which comes with green bean casserole, mashed potatoes, macaroni and cheese, sweet potato casserole, cornbread stuffing and a choice of dessert. 12505 Memorial; 713-808-9291.
Kiran’s: The posh Upper Kirby standby will serve Indian-inspired holiday fare in a lavish buffet, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. 2925 Richmond; 713-960-8472 or email info@kiranshouston.com. Del Frisco’s Double Eagle Steak House: The Galleria steakhouse will serve a three-course turkey dinner for $49 per person in addition to an a la carte dinner menu, 11 a.m.-8 p.m. 5061 Westheimer; 713-355-2600. B&B Butchers &
Restaurant: The steakhouse will be open 11 a.m.-8 p.m. with a prix fixe dinner menu of classic Thanksgiving dishes ($59 per person; $25 for kids 12 and younger) as well as regular dinner-menu items. 1814 Washington; reservations required, 713-862-1814.