The holidays offer a lovely chance to spend some quality time with family and friends. They can also be immensely stressful.
Between planning, shopping, cooking and hosting, the idea of preparing a big holiday feast can be downright overwhelming.
Luckily, Fresno-area restaurants and grocery stores offer several options for singles, couples, families and friends looking for dine-in, takeout and catered Thanksgiving meals.
Here’s where to go:
Where can I eat out on Thanksgiving Day in Fresno area?
If you’re looking to eat out on Thanksgiving Day, these Fresno-area restaurants are open for dinner on Thursday, Nov. 27.
Black Bear Diner, 3602 Shaw Ave. in Fresno, will serve Thanksgiving meals at 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Diners can choose from a three-course meal of roasted turkey or ham starting at $28.99 or prime rib for $36.99. Seniors pay $24.99; children under 12 eat for $12.99. Dinner comes with “all the fixings” and a slice of pumpkin pie, the restaurant said.
Call 559-271-4704 for more information.
Campagnia Bistro, 1185 East Champlain Drive in Fresno, serves a holiday buffet from noon to 6 p.m. Thursday for $48.99 for adults and $18.99 for kids under 12.
Entrees include ham, prime rib with horseradish cream and baked salmon with pear salsa. Side dishes offered include an assortment of salads, sausage stuffing, garlic mashed potatoes, macaroni and cheese, and a grilled vegetable platter.
Dessert options include berry trifle, lemon shortcake and pumpkin pie.
Call 559-433-3300 to make reservations.
Campagnia Bistro will host its 25th annual Thanksgiving Eve party with a DJ and drink specials from 9.m. to midnight on Wednesday, Nov. 26, the restaurant said on Facebook.
Elderberry House at Château du Sureau, 8688 Victoria Lane in Oakhurst, offers a six-course Thanksgiving dinner for $185 per person. Menu items include a roasted turkey consommé with black truffle and thymeand beet and pomegranate tartar with citrus, fennel and pistachio. You can also order seared scallops with sweet potato, mushroom and brussels sprouts; sunchoke raviolo with parmesan sabayon and truffles and slow-cooked turkey breast with potato purée and cranberry. For dessert, there’s a caramel pumpkin tart with pecan, miso and warm spices.
There are four seating options to choose from: 3:30 p.m., 4 p.m., 7 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Reservations have a 72-hour cancellation policy. Call 559-683-6800 for reservations.
Elbow Room Bar and Grill, 731 West San Jose Ave. in Fresno, will serve a Thanksgiving menu from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Choose from a traditional turkey dinner or a dijon-brown sugar glazed ham dinner for $39. You can get a combo for $41. Kids under 12 can get a turkey dinner for $16.
Each dinner comes with turkey gravy, whipped potatoes, cornbread stuffing, sweet yams, green beans, cranberry sauce, and pumpkin pie.
The restaurant also offers a catered turkey feast for $179.99, according its Instagram account. The feast includes a 10-pound turkey breast and all the same sides as the dine-in meal, plus dinner rolls.
Call 559-227-1234 for reservations.
Flemings Prime Steakhouse and Wine Bar, 639 East Shaw Ave., Suite 1449, in Fresno, offers a two-course Thanksgiving menu for $59 per person and a $22 three-course menu option for kids. Choose from mixed-herb roasted turkey breast, filet mignot or prime bone-in ribeye, served with savory housemade stuffing and sides including mashed potatoes, green beans with apricots and onions and cinnamon orange cranberry sauce.
Thanksgiving hours are 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Reserve online or call 559-222-5823 to get on the waitlist.
Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse, 7844 North Blackstone Ave. in Fresno, serves a three-course Thanksgiving feast starting at $48 for adults and $20 for kids.
Choose soup or a salad to start, followed by an entree of sliced oven roasted turkey, sausage and herb stuffing, homemade turkey gravy and cranberry relish. Sides include garlic mashed potatoes, sweet potato casserole, creamed spinach and green beans with roasted garlic. Dessert is pumpkin cheesecake with vanilla ice cream.
The steakhouse opens early at 11 a.m. until 8 p.m. for the Thanksgiving event.
You can also order a catered Thanksgiving meal for $180 — or sides starting at $34 — available for pickup from noon to 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 26.
Reserve a table and pre-order to-go meals online, or call 559-490-0358.
Where can I get takeout Thanksgiving dinners?
Several local restaurants and grocery stores offer Thanksgiving meals to go.
Here’s where:
Booboo Bean Bakery and Cafe, 2063 West Bullard Ave. in Fresno, offers a holiday feast package that serves up to six for $185, or a larger option that serves up to 12 people for $275. You can also get a meal for two for $65.
Choose from hand-carved turkey breast, hand-carved ham or half turkey, half ham. The meal comes with a choice of up to four sides, with options including classic stuffing, mashed potatoes and turkey gravy, macaroni and cheese, as well as vegetable dishes and salads. Dessert options include a range of pies and assorted cookies.
Order by Monday, Nov. 24, for pickup between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 26. Call 559-570-8093.
Denny’s, which has multiple locations in the Fresno area, offers a holiday meal that serves up to four people starting at $54.99. It features carved turkey breast, savory stuffing, red-skinned mashed potatoes and a choice of a second side, plus turkey gravy and cranberry sauce. To-go orders are available through 6 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 26, with pickup available at least 24 hours after the order is placed.
Save Mart grocery store locations offer a fully cooked turkey dinner for $70 and a fully cooked Kretschmar ham meal for $80. Both serve six to eight people. The turkey meal includes savory bread stuffing, mashed potatoes, gravy and cranberry sauce, while the ham meal includes mashed sweet potatoes, green bean casserole and spiced apples.
Orders are available through Wednesday, Nov. 26, with 24 hours notice required. The meal is sold frozen and takes two days to thaw.
Vons supermarkets offer a 10- to 12-pound fully cooked turkey dinner with mashed potatoes, stuffing, gravy and cranberry sauce that serves 6 to 8 people for $80.
Whole Foods, 650 West Shaw Ave. in Fresno, has multiple options for Thanksgiving meals to go. Best sellers include a classic roast turkey breast meal with all the fixings that serves four for $90, or an eight-person meal for $170. There’s also a feast option that serves 12 for $400.
Other options for entrees include maple bourbon ham, cider-glazed salmon and braised lamb shank.
Reserve by Tuesday, Nov. 25, at noon.