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Top Dallas restaurants for Thanksgiving dinner to-go

One option for Thanksgiving is to get it to-go.

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When it comes to your Thanksgiving feast, you have choices. You can make your own. You can dine out. Or you can get takeout. (Well, you could also just heat up a can of soup.)

We've already shared our list of restaurants serving up Thanksgiving meals. Now, we bring you the places where you can get it to-go. Note: Keep an eye on the order-by and pickup dates, as some are coming up soon.

18th & Vine
Turkey and sides are available a la carte, including turkey breast, $65 serves 4-6 or $100 serves 6-8. Sides include mashed potatoes, creamed corn, jalapeño cheese grits, cornbread dressing, $15-$30, serves 6-12. Email hello@18thandvinebbq.com. 214-443-8335.
Order by: November 20
Pickup: November 23, 11 am-5 pm

Bisous Bisous Patisserie
Desserts include pumpkin spice and bourbon pecan pie macarons, 3- or 9-inch pecan pumpkin mousse and apple hazelnut tarts, pumpkin cream cheese cruffin or pumpkin cruffin rings for 10 people. $2.50-$45. 214-613-3570.
Order by: November 19
Pickup: November 23

Bread Winners Cafe
Dinner with choice of turkey or ham, choice of cornbread or butternut squash stuffing, with mashed potatoes, cranberry-orange sauce, and rolls. $23 per person. Plus a la carte items such as asparagus, creamed spinach, and sweet-potato casserole. Call 214-754-0099.
Order by: November 22, 12 pm
Pickup: November 23

Central Market
Classic turkey dinner ($159.99, serves 6-8) includes an oven-roasted turkey, cornbread dressing, green beans with toasted almonds, whipped russet potatoes, turkey giblet gravy, cranberry sauce, and brioche rolls. There are also meal options with ham, beef tenderloin, or low-gluten/diet-friendly. Order appetizers, additional sides, and desserts à la carte.
Order by: November 22
Pickup: November 22-23, 7 am-10 pm, and November 24, 8 am-2 pm

Clark Food & Wine
Thanksgiving dinner with smoked turkey, sausage-cornbread dressing, cranberry relish, rolls, mashed potatoes, butternut squash risotto, green beans, braised greens, pear crisp, pecan-chocolate chip pie, banana pudding. $60 for two, $225 for 6-10, or à la carte items. Vegan dinner with roast acorn squash, cranberry relish, sage smashed potatoes, 10-bean stew, green beans, garlic-braised greens, pear crisp. $175 for 6-10. 214-515-5500.
Order by: November 20, 6 pm
Pickup: November 22-23, noon-6 pm or 8:30-10 pm

Empire Baking Co.
Holiday baked goods include apple cranberry pie, pecan pie, pumpkin pie, cranberry walnut bread, and cranberry paisano loaf. Pies, $20, bread $6-$7. Also dinner rolls; pumpkin bread loaf; and November bread of the month, Bienenstich. Call 214-350-0007.
Order by: November 20
Pickup: November 22 and 23

Front Room Tavern
Turkey, prime rib, or brisket dinner with sides including stuffing, potatoes, vegetables, and rolls. $30 to $50 per person. A la carte items include sides and family-sized desserts such as pies and bread pudding, $24-$45. Call 214-219-8282.
Order by: November 23 12 pm
Pickup: November 24

Full Circle Tavern
Turkey dinner for one, with dressing, gravy, cranberry sauce, mac and cheese, and slider buns. $21. 214-208-3435.
Order by: November 20
Pickup: On November 23, 11 am-2 pm

The Grape
Post Oak smoked turkey dinner or à la carte turkey dinner, with sides, $180-$330. Niman Ranch glazed ham, $85. À la carte sides include maple whipped sweet potatoes, mashed potatoes, Luscher's sausage-cornbread stuffing, green beans, mushroom soup, creamy corn with red peppers, in small and large ($12-$18). Pecan pie, pumpkin pie, and caramel apple crisp, $25, serves 8-10. Call 214-828-1981.
Order by: November 19
Pickup: On November 23, 2-5 pm

Kitchen LTO
Dinner with turkey, ginger-cranberry jam, rolls, and choice of three sides from stuffing, Brussels sprouts, scalloped potatoes, or squash. Desserts include Kentucky derby pie or pumpkin pie. $150, serves 8.
Order by: November 20
Pickup: November 22-23 11 am–6 pm

Marie Gabrielle Restaurant
Thanksgiving dinner with turkey and six sides including cranberry sauce, green bean casserole, yeast rolls with honey butter, and pumpkin pie with vanilla bean whipped cream. $150, serves 4-6. Order online.
Order by: November 18
Pickup: November 23 and 24

Mudhen
Family-style turkey breast dinner with stuffing, garlic green beans, whipped sweet potatoes, cranberry butter. $50-$250, for 2 to 10 people. Must order 48 hours in advance. 214-698-7000.
Order by: November 21
Pickup: November 23, 11 am-10 pm

Pecan Lodge
Choose from smoked turkey, smoked ham with apricot-molasses glaze, spice-crusted beef tenderloin, whole smoked brisket, racks of ribs, smoked sausage links, macaroni and cheese, and peach cobbler ($36-$179). Email catering@pecanlodge.com or call 214-748-8900.
Order by: November 18, noon
Pickup: On November 23, 11 am–4 pm

Stampede 66
Choice of smoked turkey breast, fried chicken, brisket, or combination, with choice of blue corn-chorizo stuffing, green beans, rolls, whipped sweet potatoes, or cranberry mojo, plus choice of apple-cream cheese pie or pumpkin-pecan with whiskey sauce pie. Call 214-550-6966.
Order by: November 18, 5 pm
Pickup: November 22, 2-5 pm, November 23, 12-10 pm

Whole Foods Market
Dinner packages include turkey with stuffing, mashed potatoes, and cranberry sauce, $80 to $120, serves 4-8. Prime rib with fingerling potatoes, creamed spinach, and Brussels sprouts, $180, serves 6-8. Leg of lamb with maple sweet potatoes and root vegetables, $90, serves 4. Spiral ham with mashed potatoes and butternut squash, $110, serves 6-8. Vegan options include stuffed acorn squash, quinoa, rice pilaf, and mashed potatoes, $10 for one; and Harvest roast with mashed potatoes, butternut squash, Brussels sprouts, and cranberry sauce, $15 for one or $50 for 4. Order online.
Order by: November 22
Pickup: Until 3 pm on November 24

Woodshed Smokehouse
Thanksgiving dinner with smoked turkey, mashed potatoes, green bean casserole, kale salad, pumpkin pie, and smoked chocolate pie. $145, serves 6. Order online or call 817-624-9712.
Order by: November 23
Pickup: November 23 or 24, 8 am-noon

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RIP Al

Beloved Dallas restaurateur Al Biernat dies at 69 after ALS battle

Dallas restaurateur Al Biernat, RIP

Beloved Dallas restaurateur Al Biernat, founder of the acclaimed local steakhouse Al Biernat's, passed away on November 13, following a battle with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also called ALS or Lou Gehrig’s disease; he was 69.

Biernat was one of Dallas' all-time great hospitality figures, dating back to his days at The Palm steakhouse, for whom he worked in Los Angeles, Houston, and Dallas.

Biernat founded his namesake restaurant in 1998 on Oak Lawn Avenue, where his standard of excellence and doting charm made it a destination for special occasions, Park Cities swells, and celebrities in town.

His sense of hospitality had little competition in Dallas. He was a charming and personable host who genuinely liked people, and it didn't matter whether you were Conan O'Brien, David Crosby, or one of the other high-profile diners that visited his restaurants — or else just a regular schlub: He had a knack for making everyone feel special and remembered.

Biernat was born on August 20, 1955 and grew up in Michigan, then lived in Colorado, New York, Los Angeles, and Houston, before moving to Dallas to work at The Palm in the West End, where his dynamic presence gave the restaurant an incomparable vitality; it closed in 2017.

He opened Al Biernat's at 4217 Oak Lawn Ave. in 1998, followed by a second location in North Dallas at 5251 Spring Valley Rd. in 2017.

He began to experience ALS symptoms in May 2023, was diagnosed in December, and revealed his condition in February 2024. The revelation was met with an outpouring of sympathy and well wishes from the hospitality industry — a sign of the high regard in which he was held.

The average life expectancy for people with ALS is two to five years after diagnosis. Symptoms can begin in the muscles that control speech and swallowing, or in the hands, arms, legs, or feet. He began to have difficulty communicating in September, and spent his last days in a hospice.

On September 18, he broached the topic of dying, before ending on a note of gratitude to friends and family.

"Having Bulbar ALS I am realistic about my future," he said. "Friends and family have asked me if I’m afraid of dying, and this is what I say to them. Because of the salvation of Jesus, I will be rejoicing in my spirit to see him in all of his glory. Since we are all flesh, soul, and spirit, only my flesh is being left behind. But don’t get me wrong, I have a blessed life in this world, with a loving wife, and a beautiful family and many wonderful and caring friends. I am grateful!"

Both Al Biernat's locations will continue to remain open under the management of Biernat's nephew Brad Fuller, as they have for nearly the past two years.

Biernat is survived by Fuller, as well as his wife Jeannie and three daughters: Angelica Saylor, Kaitlin Biernat Connell, and Jess Biernat and grandchildren. According to family members, details regarding a celebration of his life will be announced soon.

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