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Holiday News

Master list of Dallas restaurants offering Christmas 2021 dinner to-go

Teresa Gubbins
Dec 2, 2021 | 5:08 pm
Christmas dinner
Photo by Kathy Tran

In the post-pandemic world, the new normal for Dallas restaurants and holiday dining is to include an option to-go. Dining-in is festive and traditional, but there's a whole sector of diners who've grown accustomed to takeout and delivery, and restaurants are rising to that challenge.

Here's who is offering Christmas meals to go:

Blue Mesa Grill. Holiday Dinner Family Pack To-Go includes red chile glazed ham, potato chile tart, butternut squash, garlic-basil green beans, cheese enchiladas, Southwest Caesar salad, sweet corn cake, rolls, and coconut lime tres leches cake, plus an extra treat for breakfast: French toast bread pudding with cajeta. $130, serve 6. Order by December 21 for pickup December 23 from 11 am-9 pm or December 24 from 11 am-4 pm at bluemesagrill.com.

Dickey's Barbecue Pit. Two packages include The Complete Feast (serves 10-12) or Dinner Feast (serves 8-10) for heat and eat with choice of Spiral Cut Ham, Smoked Turkey, Cajun Fried Turkey, Peppercorn Garlic Prime Rib, or traditional Prime Rib, sides, gravy, rolls, and dessert. Order online or via the Dickey's App.

Eatzi's Market & Bakery. Christmas specials include fried mac & cheese, mini crab cakes, glazed ham, turkey breast, Rosewood Ranch Smoked Wagyu Prime rib roast with black pepper crust, cranberry maple Brussels sprouts, lobster mac & cheese, smashed sweet potatoes, mocha buche de Noel, bourbon pecan pie, and Christmas cookie platter. Order by December 23 for pickup December 18-24. Items can also be picked up at all stores December 18-24, subject to availability. Eatzi’s will be closed on Christmas Day.

Elm & Good. South of the border-inspired Feliz Navidad dinner includes Christmas enchilada plate with 3 turkey enchiladas with red chile or 3 Oaxaca cheese with green chile ($12). Sides are $6 and include baby lettuce salad, borracho Anasazi beans, cilantro rice, and Mexican vanilla flan ($6) Order by December 24 at 5 pm, online or 469-498-2525, for pickup December 24 from 5:30-10 pm.

Fearing's. Christmas Dinner for 10 includes garden salad, prime rib, baked ham, truffled mashed potatoes, cheddar mac & cheese, broccolini with lemon & marcona almonds, bourbon maple glazed carrots, rolls, cookies, and warm sticky toffee pudding. $475. 214-922-4783 or email donna.bosworth@ritzcarlton.com.

Fireside Pies. Christmas To-Go Menu includes chile-honey baked ham and Firesides signature lasagna, accompanied by tomatillo green beans with almonds, Mexican street corn, caramelized shallot-sage mashed potatoes, garlic parmesan yeast bread, cranberry mojo, cranberry-white chocolate bread pudding with Maker’s Mark butterscotch sauce, or honey crisp apple-cream cheese flatbread pie with aged balsamic.Pricing: $195. Order by December 19 at 3 pm. Pickup December 23 from 2-4 pm at Fireside Pies Henderson, and December 23-24 from 2-4 pm at other locations. Email holiday@firesidepies.com.

Golden Corral. Holiday Meals To Go include choice of turkey or glazed ham with mashed potatoes, gravy, cornbread stuffing, cranberry sauce, yeast rolls, one additional side (buttered corn, green beans, macaroni & cheese, steamed carrots, or sweet potato casserole) and choice of pumpkin or pecan pie. $80, feeds 6-8. Order by December 21, pickup Christmas Eve.

Gorji. 4-course meal includes choices from roasted garlic and Bulgarian feta with pita, chili & yogurt over avocado, baby greens & strawberries, Romaine & kale Caesar, turkey breast, bone in pork chop, langoustine tails with cognac sauce, sea bass & shrimp over cauliflower puree with English peas, beef tenderloin with gnocchi gorgonzola, three-cheese spinach lasagna, flourless chocolate cake, or kefir cheese with sesame wafers. 3 course dinner is $83, 4-course dinner is $99 plus tax. Order by December 23 at . 972-503-7080.

Kona Grill. Christmas specials are available for takeout December 24-26. Pre-order and schedule for pickup during one of nine time slots. Options include: Surf & Turf special with filet, NY strip, or ribeye with any Kona roll, $41; filet with lobster cream, $40, ham, $34; macadamia nut turkey, $34; and Prime rib dinner for two, $72. Kids' meal with turkey, gravy, mac & cheese, and green beans is $16. 214-945-2500.

Kuluntu Bakery. Oak Cliff cottage bakery is doing a big Christmas bake with seasonal pastries and sourdough loaves including cranberry-orange-walnut sourdough bread ($13), chocolate-maple babka ($16), gingerbread cake with bourbon cream cheese icing ($45), peppermint crisp tart, a South African dessert that's like an ice box cake ($25), and a holiday treat box ($60) with South African goodies including chocolate-oat cookies, biscotti "rusks," peppermint crisp fudge, and chutney. Order online by December 16 at 10 pm for pickup on December 23 from 4-7 pm.

Logan's Roadhouse. 4-pound Prime Rib or Turkey Breast Feast comes with family-sized house salad, two sides, a dozen yeast rolls, and Mississippi Brownie. $100, serves 6-8. Order online.

Loro Dallas. Christmas Menu Package includes butternut squash-sweet onion soup, kale & Asian pear salad, honey and miso glazed carrots, confit marble potatoes, smoked porchetta, mango bread pudding. $190, serves 4-6. Order online by December 23 for pickup December 23-24. 214-883-4983.

Perry's Steakhouse. Holiday feast to-go includes choices from 3-pound prime rib ($165), 3-pound rack of lamb ($175) or 3-pound smoked New York strip roast ($155), cooked medium rare with instructions to cook medium+. Comes with choice of seafood tomato bisque, Caesar, or chopped salad, and choice of two sides from mac & cheese, whipped potatoes, chargrilled vegetables, au gratin potatoes, or creamed spinach. Order online only at least 24 hours in advance for pickup December 22-24.

The Ritz-Carlton, Dallas. Christmas To-Go includes truffled mashed potatoes, Prime rib, sticky toffee pudding. Order by December 16 at 12 pm, pickup December 23, 9 am-5 pm. $475, feeds up to 10. Email Donna.bosworth@ritzcarlton.com 214-922-4783.

Silver Fox. Beef tenderloin family pack includes sliced beef tenderloin, mashed potatoes, seasonal vegetables and creamed corn. $200, serves 3-4 people. Order online or by calling the restaurant on or before December 24. Richardson 972-423-8121, Fort Worth 817-332-9060.

Soulman's Bar-B-Que. Traditional holiday meal includes smoked turkey or spiral sliced holiday ham, with cornbread dressing, green beans, mashed potatoes, rolls, and cranberry sauce. $135, serves 10-12. New Soulful Holiday Meal features sliced brisket and sausage with mac & cheese, ranch house beans, and rolls for $150, serves 10-12 people. Cajun Fried Turkey fried in peanut oil is $85. Order by December 18.

Taverna Rossa. Two dishes include Caddy Mac & Cheese for $50, Brisket Lasagna for $60. Order by December 19 for pickup by December 24 at both locations in Southlake & Plano.

3 Forks. Beef tenderloin family pack includes sliced beef tenderloin, mashed potatoes, seasonalvegetables and creamed corn. $200, serves 3-4 people. Order online or by calling the restaurant on or before December 24. 972-267-1776.

12 Cuts Steakhouse. Holidays package includes empanadas and cheese bread, beef tenderloin, pork chop, 12 Cuts salad, broccolini, mashed potatoes, and Brazilian homemade flan or chocolate cake. Order online by December 23 by 12 pm for pickup on or before December 25.

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Fair Everywhere

Dallas restaurants get into State Fair spirit with fun and funky fare

Christina Hughes Babb
Sep 25, 2026 | 5:13 pm
Big Tex burger from Rodeo Goat
Photo is courtesy of Rodeo Goat.
Rodeo Goat's Big Tex Burger is one of of myriad State Fair-style plates found around town in October.

The State Fair of Texas this year introduced the Butter-Dipped Toffee Crunch Nutty Bar, Deep Fried Bourbon Banana Bread, and nearly 40 other wild foods, and plenty of its 2 million-plus visitors will gleefully gobble them up.

Inspired by the annual extravaganza, which runs September 25-October 18, restaurants across Dallas are getting in on the action, offering their own State Fair-themed dishes and specials, from Frito Chili Soufflé and Hot Cheeto elote to funnel cake fries and deep fried churros.

Check out these Dallas restaurants offering State Fair-inspired specials, all of which are available during the run of the fair:

Crown Block
The two-time Michelin recommended restaurant atop Reunion Tower is celebrating The State Fair with a seasonal menu featuring Elote Wagyu Dogs — that’s an ultra-tender beef hot dog fried in Fletcher’s signature batter beneath firm cotija cheese, corn, and cilantro. Crown Block State Fair specials also include the sweet Crown Fair, a dessert made from cotton candy, cinnamon churros, caramel sauce, and deep-fried Oreos topped with powdered sugar, and chocolate sauce. The Cotton Candy Cowboy craft cocktail features Texas whiskey, blackberry, citrus, and, obviously, cotton candy, which you can sip on some 560 feet above the fair, which is about four miles southeast of the dining room.

Lochland's Irish Pub
Irish pub in northeast Dallas is going all out with a list of fair-inspired fare that includes Shepherd’s Balls — Lochland’s signature shepherd's pie rolled into balls and fried — plus foot-long corn dogs, smoked turkey legs, breakfast dogs (breakfast sausage dipped in pancake batter), funnel cake fries, and deep fried churros.

Rodeo Goat
The Texas-born burger chain is bringing back its oversized BIG TEX Burger throughout the fair, featuring an all-beef patty topped with a chicken-fried mashed potato cake, crispy bacon, a fried onion ring, and chorizo gravy for $13.99. It’s going head-to-head with the Honey Bacon Blue burger, an all-beef patty stuffed with blue cheese butter and topped with honey bacon bits, fried kale, and curry mayo. There’s also a seasonal Pumpkin Spice Goat Balls dessert: deep-fried, cheesecake-filled bites coated in pumpkin spice and served with mascarpone dip. Rodeo Goat has 10 locations across Dallas-Fort Worth.

Lucky’s
As one of Oak Lawn's longest-lasting diners, Lucky’s tips its cowboy hat to the Big Tex Award winners of the world, but claims a closer kinship to enduring classics. And the State Fair’s arguably most enduring classic has to be the Corny Dog. Thus the restaurant will offer two State Fair Corn Dogs with fries for $10.99, along with Funnel Cake Ale from Community Brewing for $5.50. Specials run throughout the fair days.

Maple Leaf Diner
North Dallas’ Canadian-themed diner is leaning into the fried-food spirit with a lineup of State Fair-inspired specials. Options include a Buffalo fried cheese curd five-cheese grilled cheese, fried pickles, fried Oreos, and the Carnival Burger — a beef burger topped with a fried block of cheddar and a corn dog skewer. Cotton Candy Mimosa, Churros and Cream Soda, and the returning Maple Bacon Iced Latte round out the cocktail and beverage menu.

Rise No. 1
Of course it's a soufflé. Anything else would be silly here at Dallas’ favorite French restaurant. And Rise's Frito Chili Soufflé is serious, with Texas chili, crunchy Fritos, cheddar, and fresh toppings baked into Rise’s signature airy soufflé. Viva this France and Texas collab. The seasonal special is a returning fair-time favorite.

Flying Fish
This North Texas seafood staple's State Fair-inspired specials include Grits-on-a-Stick and Gumbo — grits deep-fried on skewers and served with seafood gumbo — plus fried alligator nuggets with Papous Comeback Sauce and a Nashville Hot Catfish Sandwich topped with sweet-heat sauce, coleslaw, and pickles.

Bluebonnet and Thyme
After her Wagyu Bacon Cheeseburger Deviled Egg Sliders won Most Creative at last year's State Fair of Texas Big Tex Awards, Chef Kendall Williams opened her own Victory Park restaurant. The award-winning dish is on the menu along with charcuterie nachos, Cajun cream pastas, and more crave-worthy, if heartburn-inducing, dishes. The restaurant, which only opened in August, is in the former Dirty Bones space across from American Airlines Center.

The Stix Icehouse
The sprawling indoor-outdoor entertainment venue in McKinney tends to go Big in the name of Tex, turning its 14-acre property into a mini State Fair, September 25-October 18. Festivities include live entertainment, family activities, and a full menu of fair-inspired food — deep-fried footlong corny dog with queso and BBQ sauce, Frito pie, Hot Cheeto elote, a mac stack burger topped with a fried mac-and-cheese ball, deep-fried Oreos, and funnel cake fries with chocolate and caramel syrup. Bartenders will serve Texas cherry limeade, a cotton candy margarita, and a zero-proof cotton candy lemonade. The month-long celebration culminates October 18 with the fifth annual Good Ol’ Days Fest, featuring pony rides, a petting zoo, pumpkin patch, vendor market, field-day games, and a celebrity dunk tank for a cause.

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