Holiday dining

All the top Dallas restaurants to dine out on Thanksgiving Day 2016

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November's here, and we're already feeling grateful. You know what that means: It's time to think about Thanksgiving, or more specifically Thanksgiving dinner.

Here's our list of Dallas restaurants that are open and serving up a Thanksgiving feast:

Canary By Gorji
Three-course dinner with field greens with pomegranate vinaigrette and almonds, Caesar salad, filet, Arctic char and shrimp, turkey breast, pork chop with pomegranate citrus sauce, pistachio fig dressing, mashed potatoes, grilled vegetables, three-cheese spinach lasagna with grilled vegetables, kefir cheese with date and pomegranate reduction, and flourless chocolate cake. $49, 972-503-7080.

Capital Grille
Special Thanksgiving meal features turkey with brioche stuffing, green beans with Marcona almonds, mashed potatoes with gravy, and cranberry pear chutney, plus pumpkin cheesecake. 11 am-9 pm. $38 adult, $15 for 12 and under. 214-303-0500.

CBD Provisions
Two special menus served at brunch and dinner include chili rubbed roasted turkey, cornbread stuffing, cauliflower-cheddar mash, roasted sweet potatoes with spiced pecans, fried Brussels sprouts, and braised greens with smoked ham. Brunch 11 am-3 pm, dinner 3-9 pm. 214-261-4500.

Cook Hall
Three-course dinner includes choice of green salad or butternut squash soup, smoked turkey breast with stuffing, Brussels sprouts , and ginger-cranberry compote, and choice of pumpkin or pecan pie. $35. 214-397-4111.

Cru
All three branches will serve a three-course meal with butternut squash bisque, quail, arugula salad, crab cake, turkey, branzino with lump crab, tenderloin, pork loin with sweet potatoes, pumpkin pie, apple-pecan bread pudding, and chocolate molten cake. 12-9 pm. $40 adult, $20 for 12 and under. 214-526-9463.

Del Frisco’s Double Eagle Steak House
Three-course meal with butternut squash soup, holiday salad, turkey with thin green beans, cranberry relish, mashed sweet potatoes, chateau potatoes, pumpkin cheesecake, and pecan pie. 12-8 pm, $49. 972-490-9000.

Del Frisco’s Grille
Three-course meal with deviled eggs, butternut squash bisque, salad, turkey, green beans, sweet potatoes, sage apple sausage stuffing, cranberry sauce, Nutella bread pudding, molten chocolate cake, salted caramel pudding jar, and pumpkin cheesecake. Full dinner menu also available. 11 am-8 pm. $39. 972-807-6152.

Dodie’s at The Harbor
Cajun fried turkey breast, cornbread or oyster dressing, mashed potatoes, green bean amandine, charred bourbon corn, salad, cranberry orange sauce, French bread, and bread pudding. 11 am-8 pm. $19 adult, $13 per child. 972-771-0004.

Eastwood’s Bar
Brunch menu will be available from 11 am-3 pm, with tater tot nachos, burgers, and $15 mimosa bottles. Regular menu will be served from 3 pm until close. 469-802-6664.

Eddie V’s
Full dinner menu plus turkey dinner with whipped potatoes, green beans with sun dried tomatoes, brioche sage stuffing, roasted butternut squash, and cranberry chutney. $38 adult, $15 for child. White chocolate cranberry cheesecake, $10. 11 am-8 pm. 214-890-1500.

Fearing’s
Three-course meal with tangerine-glazed turkey with tortilla dressing, whipped potatoes, green beans, lemon sole with truffled spinach, tenderloin on Brussels sprout-bacon hash and sweet potatoes, lamb chops on parsnip puree with beets, scallops with pumpkin pozole, quail on risotto, butternut squash soup with confit pheasant, jumbo prawn cocktail, chocolate bourbon pecan pie, pumpkin cheesecake, and vanilla pudding with sour cherries and pistachio crunch. 11:30 am-3 pm, 5-8 pm. $100 per adult, $30 for 12 and under. 214-922-4848.

Front Room Tavern
Thanksgiving brunch buffet includes smoked salmon, deviled eggs, arugula salad, butternut squash bisque, chicken and dumplings, turkey breast, prime rib, ham, cornbread stuffing, whipped sweet potatoes, mac and cheese, omelets, potato hash, brisket scrample, biscuits and gravy, Nutella waffles, French toast, eggs benedict. 10 am–3 pm. $45 adult, $20 for 12 and under. 214-219-8282.

Grayson Social
Thanksgiving feast includes turkey breast, ginger cranberry sauce, hHerbed veloute, and a "killer" biscuit, with choice of two sides such as haricot vert-wild mushroom casserole, garlic-whipped red potato, creamed corn, bacon mac & cheese, Swiss chard, and maple-whipped yams. Cocktail and wine specials, too. 11 am–2 pm, 5-9 pm. $22. 972-232-1728.

Hash House A Go Go
Thanksgiving specials include butternut squash soup, wedge salad with bacon and blue cheese, turkey breast, mashed potatoes, dressing, carrots, green beans, corn on the cob, cranberry sauce, turkey pot pie with corn, mushrooms, broccoli, carrots, red potatoes in cracker crust, pumpkin bread pudding with vanilla ice cream, and huckleberry sin cocktail with huckleberry vodka, lemonade, and blueberries. 10 am-10 pm. Prices a la carte. 972-867-4646.

Henry's Tavern
Shops at Legacy pub has festive turkey dinner with mashed potatoes, whipped sweet potatoes, cranberry sauce, green bean casserole with mushrooms and frizzled onions. $26 adult, $8 for 12 and under. Plus regular menu. 11 am-12 am. 972-473-7252.

Holy Grail Pub
Four-course meal with brie en croute; smoked corn chowder; arugula salad with feta and walnuts; fried turkey breast with brown-butter mashed potatoes; almond green beans; lamb chops with pumpkinseed sauce, sweet potatoes, and baked endive; pumpkin pie cheesecake; and bread pudding. 12-7 pm; $35 per adult, plus $15 for beer pairing, $12 for 12 and under; 972-377-6633.

InterContinental Dallas
Brunch buffet with salads, seafood, short rib sliders, omelets, carving station with prime rib, ham, turkey, salmon, chicken, cornbread dressing, goat cheese and chive mashed potatoes, cranberry wild rice pilaf, French toast, cheese blintzes, eggs benedict, ceviche, peeled shrimp, California rolls,and short rib sliders. Dessert station includes pastries, rolls, cakes, tarts, pies, bread pudding, and chocolate fountain. 10:30 am-2:30 pm. $80 adult, $30 for 12 and under. 972-386-6000.

Landmark at Warwick Melrose
Brunch features a new garnish-your-won bloody Mary bar and mimosa bar with unique juices. Menu includes turkey, cornbread and herb stuffing, ham, salmon, pork loin, chicken, mashed potatoes, green beans, sweet potatoes, salads, omelets, waffles, eggs benedit, oatmeal, pastries, fruit, grilled vegetables, crab claws, sushi, and desserts. 11 am-3 pm. $70 adult, $25 for 12 and under. 214-224-3152.

Lark on the Park
Brunch menu with benedict, steak and eggs frites, smoked salmon and pumpernickel, challah French toast, smoked turkey breast, mashed potatoes, sautéed caramelized onions, and kale with sage gravy. 11 am-3 pm. 214-855-5275.

LAW at Four Seasons
Brunch and dinner buffet, with turkey, Texas red fish, chicken, soups, salads, crab claws, oysters, poached shrimp, mashed potatoes, cornbread stuffing, assorted breakfast items, and the dessert room with 20-plus sweets to choose from including chocolate caramel bread pudding; spice cake roulade; poached pear tarts; and pumpkin, pecan, and key lime pies. 10:30 am-3 pm. Adults $82, children 6-12, $39. 972-717-2420.

The Mercury
Buffet with turkey, prime rib, fried chicken, salmon with stir-fry vegetables, crab claws, oysters, shrimp, sushi, eggs Benedict, migas, omelets, pancakes, waffles, bacon, sausage, smoked salmon, biscuits with cream gravy, Oriental chicken salad, Caesar salad, tomato mozzarella salad, asparagus with vinaigrette, bread salad, creamed spinach, macaroni and cheese, creamed corn, jalapeño cheese grits, deviled eggs, fruit, pies, cobbler, rice pudding, flan, tres leches cake, lemon shortcake, chocolate mousse, white chocolate cheesecake, chocolate mousse cake, brownies, and German chocolate cake. 10:30 am-3 pm; $55 per adult, $35 for 12 and under; 972-960-7774.

Mudhen
Brunch special featuring turkey with stuffing, sweet potato mash, and garlic green beans. Plus full regular brunch menu, along with $5 mimosas and Sangria specials. 11 am-10 pm. 214-698-7000.

Oak Dallas
Three-course lunch includes pumpkin soup, Caesar salad, turkey, ham, prime rib, and sides served family style including pomme puree, cranberry mojo, stuffing, and green beans. Pecan pie or pumpkin cheesecake for dessert. 10 am-3 pm. $75 adult, $25 12 and under. 214-712-9700.

Palomino
Choice of turkey dinner with stuffing, garlic mashed potatoes, cranberry relish, roasted vegetables, and pumpkin pie, $32; or prime rib in rock salt, with Parmesan potatoes and seasonal vegetables, $37. Also crab cakes, calamari, deviled eggs, filet mignon, lamb shank, four-cheese penne, plus appetizers, mushroom soup, Caesar salad, blue cheese salad, and chop salad, a la carte. 11 am-8 pm. 214-999-1222.

Princi Italia
Both Dallas and Plano branches will serve a three-course dinner with Caesar, butternut squash bisque, wild boar tortellini, Brussels sprout salad, roast turkey, tenderloin, pork loin, lemon sole piccata, branzino Siciliano, caramel-apple pie, pumpkin pie, and chocolate-pecan pie. 12-9 pm. $42 adult, $21 for 12 and under. 214-729-5959.

R Bar & Grill
Prix-fixe menu with turkey, thyme and apple cornbread stuffing, cranberry and Grand Marnier sauce, mashed potatoes, sweet mashed potatoes, green beans, pumpkin torte pie, and pecan torte pie. 11 am-11 pm. $24. 817-640-4711.

Rosewood Mansion on Turtle Creek
Three-course Thanksgiving dining experience with lentil soup, fennel-cured salmon, lamb tartare, turkey, filet mignon, scallops, Parisian gnocchi, and a dessert buffet. $125 per adult, $55 for 12 and younger; 214-443-4747.

The Second Floor
Thanksgiving dishes and sides including salmon, roasted butternut squash, beef Wellington, turkey with cranberry relish and gravy, cornbread stuffing, and six tartlet options. $68 per adult, $25 for 12 and under; 972-450-2978.

Ser Steak + Spirits
Four-course brunch includes choices from shrimp and grits, charcuterie, quiche, mushroom chowder, beet salad, crab cake benedict, chicken and waffles, filet Oscar, meatloaf, turkey with cornbread stuffing, pecan pie, cobbler, chocolate Nutella-cherry cheesecake, and more. 10 am-1 pm. $69. 214-761-7479.

Smoke
Thanksgiving dinner with choice of turkey, prime rib, ham, or salmon, with family-style sides including sausage-cornbread stuffing, cranberry-orange relish, collard greens, mashed potatoes, and cheese grits and hominy casserole. A la carte appetizers and desserts include oysters, pimento cheese croquettes, salad, hummus, carrot-ginger soup, cinnamon-apple cobbler, and assorted pies. 11 am-10 pm. $30. 214-393-4141.

State Fair Treats
Fair-themed restaurant located inside Wal-Mart in Plano at 425 Coit Rd. will serve a fair-food menu with funnel cake fries, fried Twinkies, corn dogs, Texas chili fries, and more. 972-881-5001.

Texas Spice at Omni Dallas
Brunch buffet includes smoked salmon, turkey, ham, omelets, biscuits, breads, pastries, cinnamon rolls, brisket, chorizo rubbed pork saddle, apple pecan snickerdoodle cobbler, pumpkin pie, cheesecake, cookies, and more. 11 am– 2:30 pm. $65 adult, $19 for 12 and under.

The Theodore
Thanksgiving dinner with choice of turkey, prime rib, ham, or salmon, with family-style sides including sausage-cornbread stuffing, cranberry-orange relish, collard greens, mashed potatoes, and cheese grits and hominy casserole. A la carte appetizers and desserts include oysters, pimento cheese croquettes, salad, hummus, carrot-ginger soup, cinnamon-apple cobbler, and assorted pies. 11 am-10 pm. $30. 469-232-9771.

V-Eats
Holiday dinner on Wednesday November 23 includes winter harvest salad, spiced squash soup, and choice of vegan ham, turkey, or chicken pot pie, with mustard and collard greens, cornbread dressing, mac and cheese, candied yams, and Southern corn pudding. Dessert includes choice of apple torte, pecan torte, pumpkin torte, sweet potato torte, or cinnamon gelato. 5 pm. $40 adult, $15 per child. Email info@v-eats.com or call 214-377-6009.

Venetian Room at the Fairmont Hotel
Brunch buffet with butternut squash and chestnut bisque, vegetable couscous, turkey, rib roast, dessert station with pumpkin crepes, assorted pies, pudding, flan, trifle, crème brûlée, and a cookie buffet. Complimentary mimosa or sparkling wine. Two seatings, 10:30 am and 1 pm; $69 per adult, $34.50 for 12 and under; 214-720-5249.

Victory Tavern
Three-course dinner with butternut squash and honeycrisp apple bisque, baby lettuce salad, brisket tamale, polenta, pumpkin ravioli, salmon, pork loin, turkey breast, flatiron steak, lemon sole, jalapeno cheddar corn muffins, pumpkin spice break, challah rolls, pumpkin pie, s'mores bread pudding, and fruit cobbler.

Y.O. Ranch Steakhouse
Three-course meal with quail, lobster butternut squash bisque, venison tamale, salad, smoked turkey, buffalo filet mignon, cornbread dressing, Brussels sprouts, sweet potatoes, mashed potatoes, cranberry sauce, Jack Daniels pecan pie, pumpkin cheesecake, and sweet potato crème brûlée. 11 am-10 pm. $49. 214-744-3287.

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Where to eat in Dallas right now: 10 best desserts to try for February

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Lemon Doberge cake at Del Frisco's Grille

If January is the month to diet and make up for holiday excess, then it only follows that February is the month to indulge. Thus, for the February edition of Where to Eat, CultureMap's monthly column recommending restaurants to try, we dive into desserts: the newest, the most intriguing, the most decadent. Speaking of sweet things, we have a list for Valentine's Day dinners, as well as a list for V-Day ideas that don't involve going out to restaurants at all.

Here's the sweetest Where to Eat of all: 10 must-try desserts.

Chip City Cookies
New York-based chain with locations across the Northeast and Florida is taking a run at the booming cookie market, which is currently populated by chains whose cookies seem to be nothing more than "sweet." Chip City's cookies are thick and made with high-quality ingredients, summoning the ultra-thick cookies first created by famed Levain Bakery in New York. Chip City has numerous flavors such as chocolate chip, cookies & cream, and the confetti cookie, a sugar cookie flecked with colorful confetti bits. The first Texas location opened in McKinney in 2025, and a second location is about to open in Frisco at Dallas North Tollway and Lebanon Road.

Crispy Cones
Ice cream shop chain that appeared on Shark Tank just opened a location in Plano — its second in the area, following one that debuted in North Richland Hills in 2025. It's an innovative concept that places as much attention on the cone as it does the ice cream. Their cone is fashioned after the "chimney cone," a hollow, sweet pastry with roots in Eastern European with a texture that's more like a croissant: crisp on the outside but soft and fluffy inside. And then they fill it with creamy soft-serve ice cream in flavors such as vanilla, chocolate, swirl, or seasonal flavors like pistachio or cookie dough.

Curuba Colombian Kitchen
Mom-and-pop featuring authentic Colombian food opened in Allen in 2025 with arepas, the corn patties filled with cheese and shredded meat, and empanadas with choice of fillings from chicken, brisket, vegan, shrimp, or ground beef. They have a big selection of sweets: tres leches cake, passion fruit mousse, rice pudding, with in-house bakery turning out Latin cakes and treats such as milhoja, a layered puff pastry. The item generating buzz is their rendition of tiramisu, into which they fold mashed curuba, a tropical fruit also known as banana passion fruit, which is also their namesake — giving the dessert a refreshing tropical twist.

Del Frisco's Grille
The lemon cake is one of the best cakes of all, a far better cake than Italian cream cake with its yucky array of tiny mealy chopped nuts (which do not belong in a cake); the chocolate cake, which overwhelms everything in its path; and the vanilla cake, which has no reason to exist. When it comes to lemon cakes, there may no better example than the Lemon Doberge cake at Del Frisco's Grille, a six-layer marvel featuring lemon cake, lemon buttercream icing, and a lemon glaze drizzle. Del Frisco's Grille itself pronounces it to be "exquisite," and who would dare argue.

Gyu Kaku
This international chain based in Tokyo now has two Dallas locations, including Addison and a second that just opened in Deep Ellum. They specialize in Japanese barbecue, aka yakiniku, in which raw meat is brought for diners to grill at the table themselves. Their dessert menu includes make-your-own s'mores — a perfect dish for this place, since every table has its own built-in grill. But don't overlook the green tea tiramisu, a hybrid that gives the classic Italian dessert a cool Asian theme by layering vanilla cake with matcha ice cream.

IYKYK Mochi Churro
Unusual dessert shop that just opened near Dallas Love Field specializes in Korean-style mochi churros — a hybrid street food treat that combines churros — the Mexican classic fried doughnut — with mochi, the Japanese rice cake with the chewy texture. To make the churros, IYKYK uses the same rice flour commonly used for mochi, which makes the churros chewier on the inside with a fried-crisp shell. (It also makes them gluten-free.) In addition to mochi churros, they also offer soft-serve ice cream in exotic and Asian-inspired flavors including ube, Earl Grey, matcha, and chocolate, for $4.50.

Keke Japanese Cheesecake & Drinks
Cozy bakery recently opened in Sachse with desserts and beverages, in particular Japanese-style cheesecakes and matcha drinks in more than a dozen varieties. Unlike dense New York-style cheesecakes, Japanese-style cheesecakes are soft and fluffy, thanks to their combination of cream cheese with whipped meringue. Keke has four flavors: original, chocolate, Oreo, and coconut pandan, which has a pronounced vanilla flavor. They also do Basque cheesecakes, a favorite from Spain with a burnt brown top, as well as lava cakes with molten centers like matcha, chocolate, or cheese.

Green tea mille cake at Mango MangoPhoto courtesy of Mango Mango

Mango Mango
New York-based Asian dessert chain with a location in Plano, at 2205 N. Central Expwy., calls itself the "House of Desserts" and fittingly so. They have all kinds of exotic ice cream, sundaes, tiramisu, mousse cakes, crepes, waffles, fluffy shaved ice, and more. The must-get is their mille cake — the irresistible layer cake made famous by Lady M Cake Boutique in New York, featuring paper-thin crepes stacked one atop each other, layered with flavored fillings such as green tea or mango cream, resulting in a delectably dense, almost cheesecake-like texture, $9 a slice.

Mexican Sugar
Local chain serving Mexican and Latin dishes is semi-famous for its Chocolate Avocado Cake, featuring a moist chocolate cake paired with avocado mousse, cinnamon meringue, and a vanilla rum crème anglaise. While its dense, fudge-like texture is surely more than decadent, it is perhaps the fact that it has avocado on its ingredient list — adding a richness in a sneaky "you can't taste the avocado" way — that makes it a talker.

Pietro’s Italian Bakery
Beloved family-owned bakery in Frisco opened in 2020 with a case-ful of Italian pastries: cannoli, sfogliatella, tiramisu, biscotti, cakes, and Italian butter cookies, baked from scratch with quality ingredients and old-world techniques. Their cakes in flavors such as carrot cake and red velvet boast many layers, making for a stately slice; the limoncello, featuring lemon-infused Sicilian sponge cake with Italian mascarpone mousse filling — is a local favorite. Take home a pastry sampler box with cannolis, lobster tail, Napoleon pastry, and chocolate eclair.

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