These Are The Restaurant Chains Serving Thanksgiving Dinner This Year

Cracker Barrel is serving up a home-cooked Thanksgiving feast with a variety of options for both pick-up and dine-in guests. For those looking to enjoy their Thanksgiving meal without worrying about doing the dishes afterward, Cracker Barrel dining rooms will be open for normal operating hours from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. and serve a limited menu with Thanksgiving specials. For breakfast, the restaurant is offering a new menu item, Grandma's Holiday Sampler, which will include hand-breaded country-fried turkey and buttermilk pancakes. Like the regular breakfast all-day menu, the holiday sampler will be available from open to close. Beginning at 11 a.m., the restaurant will also serve two traditional Thanksgiving meal plates and a selection of sides. For those who want to celebrate Thanksgiving at home, Cracker Barrel is offering two Heat n' Serve meal packages that serve anywhere from four to ten people each. An already warmed version of the Thanksgiving meal is also available, as well as a selection of pies to round it all out. Preorders are recommended, with pick-ups available beginning November 18th.

Given that Boston Market is already known for its take-home rotisserie chicken meals with popular sides, it makes sense that the chain would also have a Thanksgiving meal available. There are three options available for holiday meal orders: Premium, Deluxe, and a Create Your Own package. Each package includes a featured protein; choose from Boston Market's iconic rotisserie chicken or a holiday-specific turkey or ham. The Premium and Deluxe catering packages range from $15.99 to $18.49 per person before taxes and require a 10-person minimum order. The Create Your Own package also includes your choice of protein, and ranges from $13.99 to $14.99 per person, with no minimum order. Not all Boston Market dining rooms will be open for normal service on Thanksgiving, so it's best to call your location specifically for the most accurate hours. Catering orders can be placed through Boston Market's website or catering telephone number.

For a more formal Thanksgiving dining experience, consider heading to The Capital Grille for a meal in the dining room or prepared and packaged for you to reheat and serve at home. The dining room menu on Thanksgiving Day includes the restaurant's full dinner menu, and a special prix fixe Thanksgiving menu, which is $50 for adults and $20 for children. The prix fixe menu includes Slow-Roasted Turkey with Brioche Stuffing, French Green Beans, Cranberry-Pear Chutney, and Sam's Mashed Potatoes. The Pecan-Crusted Mashed Sweet Potatoes with Hot Honey and Pumpkin Cheesecake dessert can be added for an additional charge.

The take-out menu serves four and costs $135. It includes all of the sides you'll find on the special Thanksgiving prix fixe menu but doesn't include turkey or dessert. To reserve a table in the dining room, head to The Capital Grille's website, where you can also pre-order the take-out sides menu through November 21. Pick-ups will be available from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Wednesday, and 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Thursday.

Whether you're in the mood for breakfast or a full Thanksgiving feast, Bob Evans is cooking. Restaurants everywhere will be open as usual, from 8 a.m. until 7 p.m., and serving a Thanksgiving Celebration Platter meal alongside the regular menu. The platter includes slow-roasted turkey, housemade bread and celery dressing, cranberry relish, mashed potatoes and gravy, green beans and ham, buttered corn, dinner rolls, and a slice of pumpkin pie — truly a feast! You'll find all of the same dishes in the Turkey Farmhouse Feast packages offered by the restaurant, which are packaged for pick-up and reheating at home, and serve four to eight people, depending on the package size. Bob Evans is also offering Farmhouse Feasts with Hickory-Smoked Ham in lieu of Slow-Roasted Turkey, and a Premium Farmhouse Feast that includes both ham and turkey and serves up to 10 people. A wide selection of individual sides and desserts are also available to order, all through the Bob Evans website.

Yes, even your favorite Italian restaurants are offering to cook this Thanksgiving. Buca di Beppo is serving Thanksgiving dinner in the restaurant and for carry-out. The Thanksgiving Feast restaurant in the dining room includes sliced white meat turkey, homestyle gravy, roasted garlic mashed potatoes, spicy Italian sausage stuffing, seasonal vegetables, cranberry sauce, and pumpkin pie. The same feast can be ordered to-go in either a small size, which feeds up to three people, or a large size which feeds up to six. 

For larger groups, Buca di Beppo is offering half-pan meals that feed up to 10 people for $250 and full-pan meals that feed up to 20 people for $450 through the restaurant's catering service. Additionally, you can order platters of your Italian food favorites, like baked ziti, chicken carbonara, and the restaurant chain's popular meatballs. Reservations and to-go orders can be made online, as well as catering orders. Hot and cold pick-up options are available.

IHOP might not be your first thought when you think of Thanksgiving dinner, but if you're looking for a low-key alternative to the traditional feast that you'll find elsewhere, it's worth checking out the seasonal specials the popular pancake chain is offering. Currently, the restaurant chain is offering two seasonal turkey dishes, a Homestyle Turkey & Stuffing Dinner, that includes roasted turkey and gravy, cornbread stuffing, and a choice of two sides. A mixed berry topping is served with the dinner instead of traditional cranberry sauce. For those who prefer the sacred day-after-Thanksgiving sandwich, check out IHOP's Homestyle Turkey & Stuffing Melt, made with roasted turkey, mayo, grilled onion, cornbread stuffing, mixed berry topping, and a four-cheese blend. Both dishes are currently available on IHOP's menu, and are available for takeout or delivery depending on location. Many locations will be open on Thanksgiving, but hours may vary.

In true STK Steakhouse fashion, the Thanksgiving party starts on Thursday and lasts all the way through Sunday. The restaurant chain is offering a high-end prix fixe dinner option that starts at $64 for adults and $29 for children 12 and under. It includes cornbread and sausage stuffing, shallow and thyme confit turkey thighs, sautéed green beans with crispy shallots, maple baked sweet potatoes, Yukon gold mashed potatoes with parmesan crust, classic gravy, and cranberry orange chutney. Spiced pumpkin pie is available for an additional $12 per slice. The same meal is available for takeout and includes a slice of pumpkin pie for $64 a serving, or $124 for two servings. A whole spiced pumpkin pie with candied ginger cream and crunchy caramel honeycomb is available for $64 per pie, as well as a selection of the restaurant's staple side dishes. Reservations and orders can be made online through the restaurant's website, which also notes that the regular happy hour, pre-theater, and night-out menus will not be available on Thanksgiving.

There's no shortage of steakhouses offering Thanksgiving dinner menus this year for those looking to celebrate with an upscale meal out, and Fleming's Prime Steakhouse and Wine Bar is also joining the steakhouse Thanksgiving parade. Interestingly, it's one of the few steakhouses actually offering steak on its special Thanksgiving menu, albeit for an additional charge. The special three-course prix fixe menu starts at $59 per guest, before taxes, and is only available on Thanksgiving Day. Additionally, there's a children's three-course menu available for $26. The special menu includes a choice of lobster bisque or salad, followed by an entrée choice of mixed-herb roasted turkey breast and turkey gravy, petit filet mignon, or prime bone-in ribeye. Sides are shared with the whole table, followed by dessert which is a choice of Harvest New York cheesecake or carrot cake. Thanksgiving dinner bundles that serve six each are also available to order via the restaurant's catering website, along with à la carte options from the rest of the menu.

Thanksgiving dinner is nice and all, but enjoying it with a waterfront view really adds a little something that you might not be able to experience at home. Chart House restaurants, known for their dining room views and accompanying steak and seafood menus, are offering a seafood-forward prix fixe option for holiday diners this Thanksgiving. There are two three-course options that each begin with a voice of soups or salads. 

The $59 dinner option includes a Traditional Turkey Dinner, complete with butter and sage roasted turkey, savory cornbread stuffing, mashed or baked sweet potato with rum butter pan gravy, creamed spinach, and cranberry relish. The $59 menu entrée options also include a selection of seafood and steak options for those who want to pass on the traditional turkey, followed by a third-course dessert option of pecan pie, pumpkin pie, mini lava cake, or the chef's dessert. The $65 three-course dinner option doesn't include the Turkey Dinner option, but an expanded selection of seafood and steaks. Pick-up and delivery options are available, and reservations can be made through the restaurant's website.

Fogo de Chão is bringing its signature fire-roasted meats to Thanksgiving this year, with all-day dining available at your local restaurant from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m., as well as to-go and pick-up options. The dinner price will apply to meals all day on Thanksgiving, which begins at $68.50 per person for the continuous tableside service. Special Thanksgiving options include Roasted Turkey au Jus, Brazilian Sausage and Apple Dressing, Cranberry Relish, Sweet Potato Casserole, Steamed Asparagus, Cocoa Fudge Brownies, and Pão de Queijo bread. The Thanksgiving Experience Package To-Go costs $195 and serves six. Reservations are available on Fogo de Chão's website, as well as pre-orders, pick-up, and to-go orders. The restaurant requests catering and experience package to-go orders with 24-hour advance notice. Prices and availability will vary by location, so it's best to call your local restaurant for its specific offerings.

You may notice a lot of similarities between the Brio Italian Grille's menu and the Bravo! Italian Kitchen's menu, includes nearly identical Thanksgiving Day menus. That's because they're both owned by Earl Enterprises, which also owns Buca di Beppo and a dozen other restaurant chains. But depending on where you're located, only one of the restaurants may be in your area. The major difference between the two restaurants' Thanksgiving menus is the price, with the Brio Italian Grille's Thanksgiving Day menu clocking in at $44.99 per person, compared to the $39.99 at Bravo! Italian Kitchen. The Thanksgiving Feast To Go can be ordered for the same sizes and prices, as well as the larger-group half-pan and full-pan size meal options that the other restaurants offer. Take-out, delivery, and curbside meals can all be ordered through the Brio website, as well as making reservations for Thanksgiving Day.