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Holiday Dining

Master list of best Dallas restaurants open on Thanksgiving 2019

Teresa Gubbins
Nov 5, 2019 | 5:43 pm
turkey cranberry sauce green beans
Plenty of options for dining out on Thanksgiving.
Seasons 52

Thanksgiving comes late in 2019, all the way to November 28. If you're not up for cooking, this master list has all the Dallas restaurants that are open on the holiday, serving brunch, dinner, and everything in between.

Most require reservations, so it's not too early to make your plan.

Check out the menus at these restaurants waiting to serve you on Thanksgiving:

Avanti
Three-course menu includes soup or salad, turkey, stuffing, green beans, mashed potatoes, gravy, cranberry sauce, and pecan pie or pumpkin pie for dessert. Regular dinner menu is also available. 11:30 am-2:30 pm, 5:30-10 pm. $42. 214-871-4955.

Blue Mesa Grill
Special holiday brunch includes roast turkey and glazed ham carving station, corncake stuffing, baked mac 'n cheese, sweet potatoes, apple-kale salad, and cranberry-jalapeno relish. Dessert table features pumpkin flan, chocolate chunk cookies, banana pudding, ice cream sundaes, and nutty pecan-walnut bars. Brunch also includes Blue Mesa's usual award-winning brunch-breakfast fare, as well as champagne, Mimosas, coffee, tea, and soft drinks. 10 am-4 pm. $24, or $7 for 12 and under. Plano 214-387-4407, Fort Worth 817-332-6372.

Cannon's Corner
Oak Cliff bar features the special Earl's Holiday Sandwich with turkey, cornbread stuffing, and cranberry spread on focaccia bread, for $11. 3 pm-2 am. 214-643-6442.

CBD Provisions
Open for brunch and dinner with a la carte menus that include holiday classics and selections from the regular menu. Brunch includes buttermilk hotcakes topped with blueberry butter and lemon-shortbread crumble and a turkey plate with cornbread dressing, sage gravy, and cranberry chutney. Dinner includes butternut squash veloute, acorn squash hummus, turkey plate, sweet potato casserole, green beans, pimento cheese toast, steak frites, and Gulf catch. Brunch 10 am-3 pm, dinner 4-9 pm. 214-261-4500.

City Hall Bistro
Three-course prix fixe menu features choices from shaved Brussels sprout salad, deviled eggs, Cajun fried turkey breast with giblet gravy, smoked turkey leg terrine with cranberry chutney, and family-style sides. 11 am–3 pm. $39. 214-651-3686.

City Works
Frisco restaurant located at The Star offers choice of entree from prime rib with horseradish cream and au jus ($45) or turkey with gravy ($35) comes with access to the Thanksgiving Sides Buffet, featuring green bean casserole, mashed potatoes, chipotle maple glazed sweet potato, cranberry sauce, corn bread Andouille sausage stuffing, cheddar potato gratin, Brussels sprouts, bourbon-glazed carrots, and more. Desserts such as bourbon pecan pie, pumpkin pie, and apple cobbler are included. Additional menus items also available a la carte. Kids' turkey dinner is $15. 12-8 pm. 469-850-1850.

Cool River
Turkey dinner includes a choice of hickory-smoked or herb-crusted turkey breast with southwest cornbread stuffing, fennel-sage cream gravy, maple-pecan candied yams, garlic sautéed green beans, and Grand Marnier cranberry relish. Add a salad for $6.95 or dessert for $5.95. Limited regular menu will be available. 11 am- 8 pm. $29, or $18 for 12 and under. 972-871-8881.

Crafty Irishman
Downtown Dallas pub features holiday special The Earl's Holiday Sandwich with turkey, cornbread stuffing, and cranberry spread on focaccia bread. 11 am-2 am. 972-707-7589.

Crescent Club
Brunch served at Hotel Crescent Court's exclusive Crescent Club at 200 Crescent Court on the 17th Floor includes omelet station, brisket and kale hash, waffles, chicken Waldorf salad, charcuterie, roasted butternut squash bisque with sherry creme and bourbon vanilla apples, seafood display, carving station with honey baked ham, turkey, prime rib, cornbread dressing, whipped sweet potatoes with marshmallows, classic green bean casserole, kids' menu, pies and more. 11 am-2 pm. $95, or $120 with bottomless mimosas; $55 for 12 and under. 214-953-4343.

Del Frisco's Double Eagle Steakhouse
Special Thanksgiving menu includes turkey breast with apple-sausage stuffing, mashed sweet potatoes, Château potatoes, green beans, choice of butternut squash soup or harvest salad, and choice of pumpkin cheesecake or pecan pie a la mode. $49. In addition, full dinner menu all day. 11 am-10 pm.

Del Frisco's Grille
Special menu with holiday items includes turkey, honey Dijon pork tenderloin, truffled mac & cheese, apple-sage sausage stuffing, mashed potatoes. Prices vary. Uptown 972-807-6152, Fort Worth 817-887-9900.

Dodie's at The Harbor
Cajun dinner includes Cajun fried turkey breast, rosemary mushroom brown gravy, cornbread or oyster dressing, green onion garlic mashed potatoes, green beans amandine, charred bourbon corn, salad, cranberry sauce, French bread, and bread pudding. $3 mimosas. 11 am-5 pm. $20, or $13 for 12 and under. 972-771-0004.

Elm Street Cask & Kitchen
Special meal includes turkey, cornbread stuffing, cranberry relish, garlic mashers, Texas style brown gravy, and sautéed green beans. 11 am-9 pm. $24. 972-232-1728.

Fairmont Dallas
Brunch in International Ballroom has four seatings: 10:30 and 11 am, or 1:30 and 2 pm. $69, or $34.50 for 12 and under. Dinner in the Pyramid Restaurant is 5-8:30 pm. $49, or $24 for 12 and under. 214-720-5249.

Fearing's
Three-course meal includes choices from butternut squash soup with pheasant confit, jumbo prawns with crab Louie, Nantucket bay scallops with pumpkin tortellini and asparagus, turkey with tortilla dressing, halibut on parsnip puree, 44 Farms beef tenderloin with loaded twice-baked Yukon potatoes, and lamb osso buco on pecorino polenta. Dessert includes pumpkin pie, brown sugar custard creme puff with candied pecans, and French silk chocolate ousse torte. Vegetarian menu also available. Served during both lunch and dinner, 10:30 am-2:30 pm, and 5:30-9 pm. $125, or $35 for 12 and under. 214-922-4848.

Fleming's Steakhouse
Three-course menu features choice of turkey breast or petite filet mignon with cabernet demi-glace, accompanied by traditional holiday trimmings. Full menu will also be available. 11 am-8 pm. $45, or $22 for 12 and under. 972-543-2141.

Flora Street Café
Three-course menu features multiple selections from each course. 75, or $35 for 12 and under. 214-580-7000.

Highland Park Cafeteria
Cafeteria line will include turkey, cornbread dressing, green bean casserole, rolls, cranberry sauce, and pies. First-come first-serve. 10:30 am–3 pm. 214-324-5000.

Holy Grail Pub
Four-course menu includes choice of fried turkey or chili-rubbed lamb plus choices from Brie en croute, corn chower, kale and orange salad, roasted root vegetables with goat cheese dressing, pumpkin creme brulee, and chocolate cheesecake. 30-minute time slots 12-5:30 p.m. $40, or $12 for 12 and under. Beer pairing $15. 972-377-6633.

Knife Dallas
Restaurant at the Highland Dallas will be open with regular menu for breakfast and lunch, 6:30-10:30 am, and 11:30 am-2 pm.

Kona Grill
Special holiday meals include turkey dinner for $24 with turkey breast, miso mashed potatoes & cream gravy, brioche stuffing, sautéed green beans, and ginger-yuzu infused cranberry sauce; and macadamia nut-crusted turkey ($26) with miso mashed potatoes, shoyu cream sauce, sautéed caulilini, and ginger-yuzu infused cranberry sauce. Kids meals are $12. Dessert includes macadamia nut pie. Full menu will also be available all day. 11 am-11 pm. 214-369-7600.

Law Restaurant at Four Seasons
Brunch with all the classics including chicken-fried turkey and cornbread waffles, whole roasted turkey, cornbread stuffing, apple and sausage dressing, roasted acorn squash, raw bar and hand-rolled sushi, poke station, hand-carved meats, custom omelettes, bourbon bananas foster french toast, eggs benedict as well as a kid-themed buffet. En entire room is dedicated to desserts including a liquid nitrogen ice cream bar and caramel dipped apple station. Guests can hydrate at the bubbly bar or caffeination station. 10 am-6 pm. $95, or $45 for 12 and under. 972-717-2420.

Lawry's The Prime Rib Dallas
Special entrees includes turkey, filet mignon, Scottish salmon, Colorado lamb chops, and prime rib in the Five Crowns Cut or Henry VIII. Sides include green beans, creamed spinach, creamed corn, Brussels sprouts, cheddar mac 'n cheese, and mashed potatoes. Regular dinner menu will be available all day. 11 am–8 pm. 972-503-6688.

Legacy Hall
Plano food hall will show Cowboys vs. Bills game on the big screen in the Box Garden, and all bars and stalls will be open 3-11 pm.

The Mansion
Holiday menu includes blue hubbard pumpkin soup, beef tenderloin, organic heritage turkey, and an extensive dessert display. 11 am-8 pm. $125, or $60 for 12 and under. 214-443-4747.

Meddlesome Moth
Brunch includes featured turkey plate in addition to a la carte brunch offerings. Choice of turkey breast or honeybaked ham, with green beans almondine, whipped parsnips, sage sausage stuffing, dinner roll, and cranberry confit. Additional specials include cream of wild mushroom soup, persimmon salad, tomahawk pork chop, duck confit tamales, plus sides, desserts, and signature Moth favorites. $25. 10 am-3 pm. 214-628-7900.

The Mercury Dallas
Holiday buffet includes turkey, cornbread dressing, creamed spinach, potato puree, broccoli casserole, and eggs benedict. 10:30 am-3 pm. $65, or $45 for 8 and under. 972-960-7774.

Mexican Bar Company
All-you-can-eat buffet includes turkey carving station, vegetarian and chorizo stuffings, garlic mashed potatoes, green bean casserole, Brussel sprouts, butternut squash au gratin, churros, spiced nuts, deviled eggs, and rolls with rosemary butter. $35, or $15 for 15 an under. 972-972-4466.

Moxie's Grill & Bar
Gastropub will offer special Thanksgiving menu with turkey, garlic mashed potatoes, stuffing, vegetables, cranberry sauce, and pumpkin cheesecake. 11 am-1 am. $30, or $12 for 12 and under. Dallas 469-687-0050, Plano 469-535-5300.

Oceanaire
Special dishes include turkey roulade stuffed with sage cranberry stuffing, with mashed potatoes, cranberry chutney, and seasonal vegetables. 12-9 pm. $40. 972-759-2277.

Open Palette
Restaurant at the Sheraton Dallas Hotel hosts brunch buffet with several stations including breakfast with scrambled eggs, bacon, and breakfast sausage; Hot Items with blackened salmon, polenta, whipped potatoes, sage stuffing, smoked Gouda mac 'n cheese; Carving Station with turkey and prime rib; and bloody Mary & mimosa bars. 10 am-3 pm. $55, or $ 17 for 12 and under. 214-922-9000.

Perle on Maple
Three-course menu includes choices from butternut squash soup, autumn greens salad with sugared pecans, and smoked trout with Granny Smith apple. Entree options include turkey with cornbread stuffing, green beans, and bourbon-glazed yams; prime rib with whipped potatoes and crispy Brussels sprouts; or pumpkin ravioli with shrimp and Swiss chard. Dessert choices include warm Granny apple crisp, pecan pie, or pumpkin cheesecake with pumpkin seed brittle. 11 am-2 pm, 5-10 pm. $50. 469-375-5846.

Perry's Steakhouse
Full dinner menu plus special dinner with choice of butternut squash soup or Honey Crisp apple salad followed by turkey breast with gravy and mashed potatoes, green bean almondine, sausage & sage cornbread stuffing, and cranberry relish. 11 am-9 pm. $45, or $15 for 12 and under. Uptown Dallas, Frisco, and Grapevine. 214-855-5151.

Pinstack
In addition to its regular menu, entertaining restaurant chain has a holiday chef's special of fried turkey & dressing bites, with sage gravy. 2-10 pm. Plano 972-781-2695, Las Colinas 214-765-2695, Allen 972-869-2695.

Rainforest Cafe
Turkey dinner with all the trimmings including turkey breast, cornbread stuffing, red skinned mashed potatoes, turkey gravy, sautéed green beans with red onion and mushrooms, cranberries, cinnamon honey roasted sweet potatoes, and pumpkin pie. 6-10 pm. $21, or $9 for 12 and under. 972-539-5001.

Roy's Restaurant
Asian-Hawaiian fusion restaurant has a three-course menu with choices from Caesar salad, lobster bisque, teriyaki glazed turkey, Portuguese sausage stuffing, haricots verts and hazelnuts, sesame carrots, truffle mashed potatoes, bacon pan gravy, maple brown sugar pumpkin tart, or chocolate torte. 10 am-9 pm. $40, plus $20 for wine pairing. 972-473-6263.

Ruth's Chris Steakhouse
Four-course meal includes choices from Caesar, steak house salad, seafood gumbo, turkey breast with sausage & herb stuffing, gravy, cranberry relish, garlic mashed potatoes, sweet potato casserole, creamed spinach, green beans, and pumpkin cheesecake with vanilla ice cream. $42, or $15 for 12 and under. Three locations in Dallas, Plano, and Fort Worth.

Seasons 52
Special menu features turkey, Yukon mashed potatoes, herb stuffing, mashed butternut squash, green beans, cranberry relish, pumpkin pie mini. Served all day. $30, or $14 for 12 and under.

Silver Fox
Three-course menu includes choice of III Forks salad, wedge salad, or butternut squash soup; entrée selection of turkey, tenderloin, or honey glazed Atlantic salmon; and dessert choice of pumpkin pie, Kentucky bourbon chocolate pecan pie, or cheesecake. Limited regular menu will be available. 12–6 pm. $49, or $18 for 12 and under. Fort Worth 817-332-9060, Frisco 214-618-5220, Richardson 972-423-8121.

Slater's 50/50
Special burger is an entire Thanksgiving dinner, featuring a 1/3-pound turkey patty, brioche stuffing, gravy, cranberry sauce, and garlic & sage aioli on a honey wheat bun. $14. 11 am-10 pm on Thanksgiving day, and available through November 30 at both Dallas locations in Preston Hollow and Greenville Avenue.

Stampede 66 by Stephan Pyles at Delta Hotels in Allen
Pre-fixe menu with choices from Mexican corn bread, smoked turkey breast, brisket, blue corn-chorizo suffing, giblet gravy, spicy whipped sweet potatoes, green beans with tomatillo butter, cranberry mojo, deep dish apple cream cheese pie, or pumpkin-pecan pie. Open all day. $38, plus additional $20 for wine pairing. 469-675-0836.

Stirr
Both Dallas and Fort Worth locations will offer special three-course family-style meal with choices from pumpkin bisque, Texas field greens salad, Cajun-fried turkey, brown sugar glazed ham, garlic mashed potatoes, candied yams, jalapeno smoked cheddar cornbread stuffing, green bean casserole, pumpkin cheesecake, apple crisp a la mode, or chocolate bourbon pecan pie. 2-10 pm. $26, or $12 for 12 and under. Half-price on bottles of wine. 972-215-0640.

Table 13
Vintage-inspired prix fixe menu includes choices from lobster bisque, seasonal salad, Caesar, house salad, turkey breast, cornbread dressing, garlic mashed potatoes, green beans amandine, gravy, cranberry sauce, and desserts. Select items from the regular menu also available a la carte, along with $5 mimosas and bloody Marys. $40, or $15 for 12 and under. 972-789-9558.

Texas de Brazil
Brazilian steakhouse will feature regular rodizio-style dinner menu plus Thanksgiving dishes including turkey with gravy, cranberry relish, and sweet potato casserole. 11 am-9 pm.

Truluck's
Three-course Southern-style menu includes choices from lobster bisque, Caesar salad, Sonoma greens salad, turkey breast with parmesan mashed potatoes and cornbread stuffing, creamed spinach, asparagus, green beans Amandine, mac & cheese, pumpkin pie, or pecan pie. 11 am-9 pm. $45, or $19 for 12 and under. Dallas 214- 220-2401, Southlake 817-912-0500.

III Forks
Three-course special menu includes choice of III Forks salad or tenderloin tomato soup; entrée choice of spice rubbed holiday turkey, roasted Midwest beef tenderloin, or Vermont maple glazed Atlantic salmon; and dessert selection of pumpkin pie, Kentucky bourbon chocolate pecan pie, or Makers Mark pecan bread pudding. 11 am-8 pm. $49, or $18 for 12 and under. 972-267-1776.

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West Dallas gets new Spanish-Peruvian restaurant with big-name chef

Luciana Gomez
Sep 18, 2026 | 4:27 pm
Ulloa's
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Paella will be on the menu.

A new restaurant with a high-profile culinary director will bring Spanish and Peruvian flavors to West Dallas: Called Ulloa’s, it is coming to 727 Fort Worth Ave., with a projected opening in March 2027.

The concept is from philanthropists Susan and Woodrow Gandy, who were previously investors in the historic Belmont Hotel just around the corner. They've teamed up with Dallas celebrity chef Kent Rathbun as culinary director, along with Christopher Tunnell as general manager to lead the front of the house.

Rathbun is a name Dallas diners know well, with a resume that includes The Mansion on Turtle Creek, the Landmark Restaurant at the historic Melrose Hotel, Seventeen Seventeen at the Dallas Museum of Art, Abacus, Jasper's, Rathbun’s Blue Plate Kitchen, and more. He's won numerous awards and made multiple appearances on Food Network. He was most recently behind the launch of On The Rocks, an Italian bistro in Burleson.

Kent Rathbun Chef Kent Rathbun will be the culinary director of Ulloa's. Photo courtesy of Kent Rathbun

Tunnell’s background spans both culinary direction and front-of-house operations. He worked at Los Angeles hot spots Ketchup, Geisha House, and Les Deux, as well as the Mandalay Bay and The Mirage in Las Vegas, before moving to Dallas to open The Mexican, the upscale restaurant in the Design District.

“I am truly excited to partner with Chef Kent Rathbun, whose reputation is amazing — not only in the DFW Metroplex, but in the culinary world,” Tunnell says. “He has been with this project since the beginning, helping develop it; this will be a very chef-driven, culinary-forward restaurant.”

The team's vision for Ulloa’s is both culinary and urban, with hopes of anchoring the corridor and attracting other businesses to Fort Worth Avenue — a stretch connecting downtown Dallas with Oak Cliff that remains somewhat underdeveloped despite its panoramic skyline views.

The restaurant is named for Spanish explorer, astronomer, and scientist Antonio de Ulloa, who spent extensive time in the Mexican peninsula before becoming Louisiana’s first governor. During his travels, Ulloa documented a fogbow — a circular rainbow formed when sunlight meets mist that causes silhouettes standing between the sun and fog to appear ringed in light, a phenomenon known today as “Ulloa’s Rings.”

That vibrant phenomenon inspired both the restaurant's identity and logo. The concept promises "bold, worldly flavors in a welcoming neighborhood setting inspired by exploration and discovery,” the owners say.

Ulloa's Rendering of Ulloa's.Rendering courtesy of Ulloa's

While the menu remains in development, Tunnell describes the culinary direction as “Spanish soul with a Peruvian heart.” The kitchen will merge the coastal flavors of both traditions — ranging from paellas and ceviches to crafted cocktails and signature adaptations by Rathbun.

The 200-seat, two-story space will feature a downstairs dining room, a large bar, and an outdoor patio. Upstairs, plans call for a secondary bar, a private dining room, a patio, and an expansive balcony patio, offering views of the city's skyline and of the Margaret Hunt Hill and Margaret McDermott bridges.

While the upstairs space will be available for private events, the owners intend for it to operate primarily as an organic extension of the main restaurant. The buildout will include a guest elevator along with ample parking, including both self-parking and valet options.

The team says the restaurant will have have an aesthetic that's “warm, theatrical, generous, elegant but alive, with the energy of a great Spanish tapas bar and the soul of Peruvian hospitality.”

Ulloa’s plans to launch with dinner service first, followed by lunch and weekend brunch.

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