Don’t want to cook for Thanksgiving? Here’s 10 Sacramento eateries serving dinner
It shows up like clockwork — the same Thursday every year — yet Thanksgiving always seems to arrive before anyone’s ready. In two weeks, shoppers will be scrambling for turkeys, hams and pies as grocery shelves begin to clear.
For folks who can’t seem to find the ingredients or time — or sometimes motivation — to host a holiday dinner, some capital region restaurants are setting the table themselves. These 10 eateries across the Sacramento area are opening their doors to diners on Thursday, Nov. 27, or accepting take-out orders for trays of must-have Thanksgiving dishes.
Where can I eat on Thanksgiving in Sacramento?
Bennett’s is once again offering its annual Thanksgiving meals at three restaurants in the capital region, in Rocklin, Roseville and Sacramento. For $33 per person — plus $8 for an add-on dessert — diners will be treated to a classic Thanksgiving dinner, with sliced turkey breast accompanied by a sage dressing, turkey gravy topping buttery mashed potatoes, cranberry sauce and a dinner roll.
The individual meal is available for take-out, or a full prepared feast feeding up to 12 people can be picked up on Wednesday, Nov. 26. Costing $269, the signature Bennett’s Thanksgiving Feast comes with a 12- to 14-pound turkey from Sonora-based Diestel Family Ranch, various sides and a pumpkin pie with whipped cream.
Forever by 18 Grams, at 1725 S St. in Sacramento, is accepting pre-orders online for Thanksgiving dinner side dishes and desserts. The midtown brunch spot has five sides, including a longaniza sausage macaroni and cheese, garlic rosemary mashed potatoes and bacon-jalapeño cornbread loaves are on this year’s menu. Each dish individually cost $25-$30, or a set of all five can be purchased for $120.
The Asian fusion coffee shop and restaurant will also have a Thai tea tiramisu pie for $48 and a pair of banana crumble loaves for $42 available for pickup on Tuesday, Nov. 25, and Wednesday, Nov. 26.
Moonbelly Bakery, 6511 Folsom Blvd. in East Sacramento, is taking care of bread for the feast. Eight varieties of bread loaves — from savory Gruyère red pepper to sweet cinnamon swirl — are going for $6.66 to $12.50. Chocolate chip cookies and shortbread, wheatless almond cakes, pastries and small snacks are also available.
Classic dessert offerings include an apple galette and a quince torte, each for $32, and a honey walnut tart for $35. Preorders can be made at the bakery through a paper ordering form, and pickups will be from 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m. on Nov. 26.
Q1227 in Roseville has a $350 Thanksgiving dinner package for take-out with a 10- to 12-pound turkey and four side options included. A range of add-on dishes and desserts can be added on to the package for an additional cost, and items may be ordered à la carte, the restaurant said on Instagram.
An Instagram post by the restaurant said preorders must be placed by Wednesday, Nov. 19 and can be picked up at the restaurant, 1151 Galleria Blvd., Suite 1175, on Nov. 26 from 3 to 8 p.m.
Rudy’s Hideaway, 12303 Folsom Blvd. in Rancho Cordova, is serving traditional turkey dinner and its signature seafood dishes for Thanksgiving. For $40 per adult and $22 per child, the holiday meal includes turkey breast, a soup or salad, stuffing, mashed potatoes, green beans and pumpkin pie.
An alternative three-course dinner option will feature lobster, prime rib, filet mignon or salmon alongside pumpkin pie and a soup or salad. The dinner is priced accordingly to the entrée, from $42 to $119 per person. Dishes can also be requested for take-out. Reservations for Rudy’s Hideaway’s Thanksgiving lunch or dinner can be made on the restaurant’s website.
The 7th St Standard, 1122 Seventh St. in downtown Sacramento, has special lunch and dinner menus planned for the holiday. From 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., diners can order a $40 per person turkey dinner with mashed potatoes, stuffing and cranberry sauce. The same meal will be available during dinner, but other a la carte seafood, lamb and beef entrées can be ordered, as well as varying starters, soups and salads. Reservations can be made on the 7th St. Standard’s website.
Sellands is preparing a take-out Thanksgiving dinner package at its two Sacramento cafes and its El Dorado Hills restaurant. At $285, the dinner for four comes with an oven-ready brined turkey and gravy, stuffing, mashed potatoes, brussels sprouts, cranberry sauce, six rolls and a dessert pie.
Extra servings of the package’s items and 12 additional dishes can be added on to the package à la carte, including an entire baked ham for $75. Orders can be placed online and picked up at any Sellands location by appointment on Nov. 26, according to the restaurant’s website.
The Firehouse, 1112 Second St. in Old Sacramento, has a prix fixe three-course menu set for Thanksgiving, priced at $99 per adult and $45.95 per “young patron,” aged 12 and under. Reservations from 1 to 8 p.m. are available over the phone at 916-442-4772 or on the restaurant’s website.
The meal starts with a garden salad including spinach, apples from Apple Hill, Point Reyes blue cheese, cranberries, pecans and a shallot vinaigrette. The second course comes with a choice between turkey, Alaskan halibut, New York strip steak and a pork-pumpkin pasta dish, while the dessert course is a choice of pumpkin mascarpone tart or a caramel apple cake.
The Sheldon Inn at 9000 Grant Line Road in Elk Grove will serve a three-course prix fixe menu on the holiday. For $72 per adult, the dinner comes with dinner rolls and butter starter and a soup or salad first course. The second plate is a choice between traditional roasted turkey, prime rib, a Niman Ranch pork chop, grilled swordfish or gnocchi. The third course dessert choices are pumpkin pie, chocolate pie and sorbet.
For $25, children 12 and under will get mixed fruit, a choice between turkey, a grilled cheese or chicken pasta, and the same dessert choices as adults. Thanksgiving lunch and dinner reservations can be made on the restaurant’s website.
Urban Roots Brewing & Smokehouse, 1322 V St. in Sacramento, is accepting Thanksgiving dinner take-out orders online. A whole 10-12 pound smoked turkey is $79, while a 9-pound glazed smoked ham costs $90. The restaurant’s family feast, costing $350, includes a turkey, gravy, macaroni and cheese, cornbread stuffing, Hawaiian rolls and honey butter. Add-on desserts, including a sweet potato pie, pound cake loaf and a peach cobbler, go for $25-$40, while a quart of turkey gravy is $15.
Orders will be available for pick-up at the Richmond Grove eatery on Thanksgiving Day between 10 a.m. and 1:30 p.m., according to the Urban Roots website.
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