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Where to Order Thanksgiving Takeout From Austin Restaurants

How to make the food holiday special right at home

A roasted turkey on a platter.
The turkey at Fresa’s.
Fresa’s

Thanksgiving is less than a month away, and already restaurants in the Austin area — which occupies the ancestral lands of the Coahuiltecan, Comanche, Jumano, Tonkawa, and Lipan Apache tribes — are here to make the holiday easy for everyone looking to celebrate at home through takeout meals and dishes. This is especially considering there’s a turkey shortage, among other foods and ingredients. This way, everyone can forgo the hassle of cooking for the food-centric holiday and stay within the familiar comforts of home for a safe, stress-free day for the long weekend starting on Thursday, November 24 through Sunday, November 27.

Here is Eater’s guide to the best restaurants offering preorders for takeout Thanksgiving dinners and desserts, including brined turkeys from Cherrywood butcher shop/restaurant Dai Due, mezcal-glazed hams from East Austin butcher shop/restaurant & Time, and so many rolls and desserts.

Everything below is listed alphabetically and is available for pickups (delivery services are noted where offered). There’s also Eater Austin’s Thanksgiving pie guide, and the dine-in meals map.

Antonelli’s
4220 Duval Street, Hyde Park
The cheese shop put together two cheesy Thanksgiving boxes, a large ($260) and medium ($145), including, naturally, loads of cheeses as well as meats, nuts, spreads, and a cooler.
Deadline: None noted.
Pickup Dates: None. Orders will be shipped on Wednesday, November 16.
How to Book: Order online

Aviary Wine & Kitchen
2110 South Lamar Boulevard, Zilker
The wine restaurant is putting together a Thanksgiving-pegged three-bottle wine pack for $65, with a rosé pétillant-naturel, a carambouille, and a cuvée bijeli.
Deadline: None noted.
Pickup Dates: None noted.
How to Book: Call (512) 916-4445 or place orders in the restaurant.

B. Cooper BBQ
705 Gunter Street, Govalle
The barbecue truck is offering smoked turkeys for Thanksgiving, in the form of turkey breast ($65 for four-to-five pounds) and whole turkey ($75 for 12-to-14 pounds).
Deadline: Wednesday, November 23
Pickup Dates: None noted.
How to Book: Order online

Carve American Grille
7415 Southwest Parkway, Oak Hill
The Austin grill restaurant is offering several Thanksgiving takeout items, including ready-to-eat and heat-and-eat options. There are smoked sliced turkey breast meals with soup or salad and sides for single servings at $49 or four servings at $149, and a la carte sides like butternut squash bisque ($11) or pumpkin cheesecakes ($9).
Deadline: None noted.
Pickup Dates: Wednesday and Thursday, November 23 and 24
How to Book: Order online

Chez Zee
5406 Balcones Drive, West Austin
The American restaurant’s Thanksgiving lineup includes a bunch of sides: mac and cheese ($16.95), sweet potato pudding ($17.95), jalapeno cornbread stuffing ($17.95), and more, alongside salads, breads, quiches, and its famous pies and cakes.
Deadline: Tuesday, November 22, 5 p.m.
Pickup Dates: Tuesday and Wednesday, November 22 and 23
How to Book: Order online or call (512) 454-2666

A baking tray of biscuits.
Biscuits from Colleen’s.
Colleen’s Kitchen

Colleen’s Kitchen
1911 Aldrich Street, Mueller
The Southern restaurant has a reheatable Thanksgiving package with six-to-eight servings for $285. It includes a herb-buttered roasted half-turkey, plentiful sides from turkey gravy to green bean casserole, as well as add-on doze buttermilk biscuits ($32) and Texas pecan pie ($34).
Deadline: None noted
Pickup Dates: Wednesday, November 23, with timed slots.
How to Book: Order online

Confituras
2129 Goodrich Avenue, Zilker
The jam shop’s Thanksgiving offerings include biscuits, cranberry butter, cheese balls, pates, charcuteries, sweets, and much more.
Deadline: None noted.
Pickup Dates: Wednesday, November 23, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
How to Book: Order online

Counter Culture
2337 East Cesar Chavez Street, Holly
The vegan restaurant has complete $27 meals per person with sides and a stuffed acorn squash, as well as a la carte sides like mashed potatoes, green bean casserole, gravy, and pecan pie-cashew cheezcake.
Deadline: Sunday, November 20, 5 p.m.
Pickup Dates: Wednesday, November 23, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
How to Book: Order online

Dai Due
2406 Manor Road, Cherrywood
The Cherrywood butcher shop carries a cornucopia of Thanksgiving meats to be cooked, including brined turkeys from Belle Vie Farm (the 13-15-pound bird is $270, the 20-22-pound bird $357), alongside smoked wild boar ham ($63), and turducken sausages ($18), brined quails (9.50). There’s also an array of charcuterie and condiments, as well as heatable sides like chicken fat mashed sweet potatoes ($21), wild game dirty rice dressing ($23), and turkey gravy ($12), breakfast items like a casserole ($42) and smoked cane syrup bacon ($16), as well as breads and baked goods.
Deadline: None noted.
Pickup Dates: Monday, November 21 through Wednesday, November 23, with timed slots.
How to Book: Order online

District Kitchen
The New American restaurant’s Thanksgiving dinner meals come in half-turkey versions ($89.99 for two to four servings) or whole turkey ones ($159.99 for six to eight servings), plus cheddar mashed potatoes, pomegranate-glazed Brussel sprouts, and more, alongside add-on pumpkin pies, rolls, and wines.
Deadline: None noted.
Pickup Dates: Wednesday, November 23. Note that pickup locations are at District’s sibling restaurants Shortie’s at 7858 Shoal Creek Boulevard, North Shoal Creek or Keepers Coastal Kitchen, 5701 West Slaughter Lane, South Austin
How to Book: Order online: Shortie’s or Keepers

Easy Tiger
multiple locations
Along with pies, the minichain is offering cheese and grazing boards, giant pretzels, and pull-apart rolls.
Deadline: None noted.
Pickup Dates: There are dates with timed pickups available through Wednesday, November 23. deliveries are available.
How to Book: Order online

A roast duck.
Austin Rotisserie’s duck.
FOH NY

Fareground
111 Congress Avenue, Downtown
The food hall’s vendors are collaborating on a multi-restaurant Thanksgiving menu. A la carte offerings include orange and rosemary-marinated duck from Austin Rotisserie ($65), truffle mac and cheese from Little Wu ($4.50 to $25), za’atar cornbread muffins from TLV ($3), pumpkin pies from Taco Pegaso ($30), and miso-maple sweet potato casserole from Henbit ($10), among a lot of other items.
Deadline: Friday, November 18
Pickup Dates: Tuesday and Wednesday, November 22 and 23
How to Book: Order online

Fresa’s Chicken al Carbon
1703 South First Street, Bouldin Creek
Fresa’s giant reheatable Thanksgiving meal comes with a roasted turkey with gravy, chorizo stuffing, and a spicy citrus-serrano cranberry sauce ($315 for about eight to ten servings). Or opt for the turkey breast meal if you don’t feel like dealing with bones ($215). Diners can also pick out three of the available sides for any of the two meals, which include roasted Brussels sprouts, poblano spinach gratin, and mac and cheese. Sides, sweets, and turkeys are available a la carte too. Order a pozole kit for those turkey leftovers, and there are pies too.
Deadline: Monday, November 21
Pickup Dates: Timed pickups on Wednesday, November 23
How to Book: Order online

Garbo’s
12709 North Mopac Expressway, North Austin
Along with pies, the seafood restaurant is offering DIY oyster kits so people can shuck oysters at home ($10), along with chowder ($42), lobster bisque ($50), and DIY lobster rolls in varying servings.
Deadline: Sunday, November 20
Pickup Dates: Wednesday, November 23
How to Book: Order online

JNL Barbecue
1505 Town Creek Drive, East Riverside
The barbecue truck is offering loads of meat for Thanksgiving. There are Cajun butter turkey breasts for $25 per pound, as well as whole briskets and pastrami for $30 a pound.
Deadline: None noted.
Pickup Dates: Thursday, November 24, 11 a.m. to noon
How to Book: Order online

Huckleberry
Still Austin, 440 E St Elmo Rd Unit F, South Austin
The seafood truck’s third Thanksgiving includes sides like turkey gravy ($15), chorizo dressing ($25), and horchata bread pudding ($30), among others.
Deadline: Friday, November 18
Pickup Dates: Wednesday, November 23, noon to 6 p.m.
How to Book: Order online

Interstellar BBQ
12233 Ranch Road 620 North, North Austin
One of the top barbecue joints in the state already has sold out of its smoked turkey for Thanksgiving, but thankfully its pineapple-and-sage-glazed ham is still available for $80, and its cold vacuum-sealed prime brisket ($175). Add-ons include mac and cheese ($40), excellent smoked scalloped potatoes ($40_, giblet gravy ($7), and cranberry sauce (7).
Deadline: None noted.
Pickup Dates: Tuesday, November 22 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
How to Book: Order online

KG BBQ
3108 Manor Road, MLK
The new Egyptian-ish barbecue truck is touting a bunch of takeout meats for the holiday, including whole smoked turkeys, sliced turkey breasts, and whole briskets.
Deadline: None noted.
Pickup Dates: None noted.
How to Book: The website is coming soon, but can send Instagram DMs.

LeRoy & Lewis
121 Pickle Road, Dawson
The new-school barbecue truck is offering a bunch of Thanksgiving takeout stuff this year, including whole smoked turkeys, turkey breasts, briskets, Thanksgiving sausage, sides, and cheddar cheesecake.
Deadline: None noted.
Pickup Dates: None noted.
How to Book: Orders will be available online, but the site isn’t live yet.

MaMa A’s
807 East Fourth Street, East Austin
The Jamaican truck is putting together a Caribbean-tinged Thanksgiving meal, with a la carte items like jerk-roasted turkey, rice and peas, coco bread, patties, and more.
Deadline: None noted.
Pickup Dates: None noted
How to Book: Call or text (512) 888-7862

Bowls of food.
Thanksgiving dishes at Mr. Natural.
Mr. Natural

Mr. Natural
two locations
The vegan restaurant’s takeout Thanksgiving offerings include vegan turkey ($22), cornbread dressing ($18.75), and more. There are also the Mr. Natural Feast meals with seitan turkey, sides, and pumpkin pie at six servings for $156.25; two-serving meals for $56.25; and single plates for $27.50.
Deadline: Saturday, November 19
Pickup Dates: Wednesday, November 23 starting at 11 a.m.
How to Book: Order online

Mum Foods
5811 Manor Road, Pecan Springs-Springdale
The farmers market stand that’s opening a physical deli very soon is tackling Thanksgiving again. This means smoked turkeys and turkey breasts (starting at $95), three pounds of pastrami ($100), smoked sausage and cornbread stuffing ($20), and desserts.
Deadline: Friday, November 18, noon
Pickup Dates: Tuesday, November 22 from 10 a.m. to 11 p.m., and Wednesday, November 23 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
How to Book: Order online

Olamaie
1610 San Antonio Street, Downtown
The Southern restaurant’s Thanksgiving dinner includes all sorts of sides and those biscuits, including mashed potatoes, broccoli cheese casserole, and cranberry sauce, with enough for six servings at $165. A la carte add-on sides, biscuits, and spreads are available, as well as desserts and breads.
Deadline: None noted.
Pickup Dates: Wednesday, November 23, with timed slots.
How to Book: Order online

Plantain Bar
7800 South First Street, South AUstin
The Puerto Rican fusion truck put together a special dinner meal for Thanksgiving, consisting of pernil (roasted pork) with rice and pigeon peas. Sizing includes the 10-serving for $115, five-serving for $65, and individual serving for $17.
Deadline: Thursday, November 17
Pickup Dates: Wednesday, November 23
How to Book: Email plantainbar@gmail.com

Rebel Cheese
2200 Aldrich Street, Mueller
The vegan cheese shop is offering two box specials for Thanksgiving. The Celebration Box comes with cheese for $76, and the larger with additional condiments and vegan sausage for $98. Those who order both boxes get $25 off.
Deadline: Tuesday, November 15
Pickup Dates: None. The orders are shipped to arrive on Thursday, November 17.
How to Book: Order online

Rogues Pierogi
8309 Research Boulevard, Suite B, North Austin
The pierogi slingers are offering Thanksgiving dumplings for its first holiday. There are its a regular array of pierogi for $20 per dozen in fillings like potato/cheese, pork/cabbage, and potato/fennel/sage. And then there are toppings ranging from smoked turkey ($18 per half pound), rosemary and pumpkin gravy ($6 for 12 ounces), and cranberry relish ($3 for 3 ounces), among others. There’s a $40 minimum requirement for orders.
Deadline: Friday, November 18
Pickup Dates: Tuesday and Wednesday, November 22 and 23, with deliveries available.
How to Book: Direct message over Instagram.

Salt and Time
1912 East Seventh Street, East Austin
The butcher shop and restaurant has a variety of meats and sides for the holiday. To-be-cooked meats include turkeys ($10 per pound, if you want to get it butchered in particular ways, i.e. spatchcocked, it’s an additional dollar per pound), brined chicken ($6.99 per pound), wagyu tenderloins ($60 per pound), chicken ballotine ($19.50 per pound), pistachio and date-stuffed quails ($12 each), mezcal-glazed ham ($26 per pound), rack of lambs ($32 per pound), and much, much more.
Deadline: None noted.
Pickup Dates: Monday, November 22 through Wednesday, November 23.
How to Book: Order online

Sawyer & Co.
2 Dine 4 Fine Catering, 3012 Gonzales Street, Govalle
The New Orleans-y diner is offering a bunch of Thanksgiving takeout options. There are $139 turkey or $125 pork tenderloin meals full of sides like garlic mashed potatoes, cranberry relish, fingerling potatoes, and more. There are also a la carte $16 sides like creamed corn, dirty rice, mac and cheese, and wine bottles and pies.
Deadline: None noted.
Pickup Dates: Monday, November 21 through Thursday, November 24, with timed slots.
How to Book: Order online

Stiles Switch BBQ & Brew
6610 North Lamar Boulevard, Brentwood; 800 West Whitestone Boulevard, Cedar Park
The barbecue restaurant’s Thanksgiving menu includes a lot of a la carte meats: whole smoked turkey breast ($79.99) to smoked bone-in ham ($89.99), and whole brisket ($175), as well as half-pans of corn casserole ($45) and potato salad ($45).
Deadline: None noted.
Pickup Dates: Tuesday and Wednesday, November 22 and 23 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
How to Book: Order online

The Bearded Baking Company
The bakery delivery service is teaming up with Austin meal service/catering company Fibonacci Food for to-go Thanksgiving sides and sweets. A la carte items include orange-cranberry sauce ($16 per pint), mac and cheese ($51 with eight-to-10 servings), and a whole bunch of pies.
Deadline: Saturday, November 19
Pickup Dates: None noted.
How to Book: Order online

The Carillon
1900 University Avenue, Campus
The University of Texas at Austin restaurant is offering a $180 four-person family-style reheatable meal for Thanksgiving, which includes sliced smoked turkey breast, sage-and-fennel-spiced corn stuffing, whipped Yukon butter potatoes, honey-glazed carrots, pies, dinner rolls, and more. Additional meats, sides, and desserts can be added as well.
Deadline: Sunday, November 13
Pickup Dates: Wednesday, November 23 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Thursday, November 24 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
How to Book: Call (512) 404-3655 or book online

The Fairmont
101 Red River Street, Downtown
The fancy downtown hotel has reheatable Thanksgiving dinner to-go in small (four servings for $199) or large (eight servings for $379) sizes. Both come with roasted turkey breast, pumpkin bisque, salads, sides, and a choice of pie, plus add-ons.
Deadline: None noted.
Pickup Dates: Wednesday, November 23
How to Book: Order online

The Grey Market
501 Brazos Street, Downtown
The Hotel Thompson casual restaurant’s takeout Thanksgiving goodies include smoked and butter-basted turkey breast ($40), corn bread dressing ($12), Southern gravy ($10), and pies.
Deadline: None noted.
Pickup Dates: Wednesday, November 23 with timed slots.
How to Book: Order online

Tiny Pies
Multiple locations in Austin
Tiny Pies is doing what it does best for the holiday. There are sweet options, yes, but the sole savory item is the larger five-inch Thanksgiving pot pies with roasted turkey, gravy, cornbread stuffing, cranberry sauce, and mashed potatoes topped with a crispy turkey skin.
Deadline: None noted.
Pickup Dates: Monday, November 21 through Wednesday, November 23.
How to Book: Order online

A Thanksgiving meal.
Thanksgiving meal at TLC.
TLC

TLC
1100 South Lamar Boulevard, South Lamar
For those who need to feed a crowd, the casual seafood restaurant has a whole Thanksgiving meal available, with eight to ten servings, including items like a whole honey-sage roasted turkey, andouille cornbread stuffing, pecan pie, and more for $299. A la carte lobster mac and cheese, sandwich rolls, and chocolate-pecan pies are also available.
Deadline: None noted.
Pickup Dates: Wednesday, November 23, starting at noon.
How to Book: Order online

Valentina’s Tex Mex BBQ
11500 Menchaca Road, Manchaca
The Tex-Mex barbecue truck is offering a variety of smoked meats for Thanksgiving. There are still whole mesquite-smoked turkeys ($200), mesquite-smoked briskets ($220), smoked turkey breasts ($40), and more meats, along with baked mac and cheese ($43), borracho beans ($40), and other sides, and banana pudding ($26).
Deadline: None noted.
Pickup Dates: Tuesday, November 22
How to Book: Order online

Vixen’s Wedding
1813A East Sixth Street, East Austin
The Goan-Portuguese hotel restaurant’s takeout Thanksgiving meal with two servings ($120), centered on the piri-piri turkey, turmeric sourdough bread, curried cranberry sauce, and more.
Deadline: None noted.
Pickup Dates: Wednesday, November 23, noon to 5 p.m.
How to Book: Order online

Walton’s Fancy & Staple
609 West Sixth Street, Downtown
The deli’s Thanksgiving package and a la carte dishes include its Cajun-spiced airline turkey breast paired with turkey gravy, as well as sides like mashed potatoes with garlic, cornbread stuffing, and cranberry sauce, as well as pie.
Deadline: Orders are being accepted from Tuesday, November 8 through Monday, November 21
Pickup Dates: Tuesday and Wednesday, November 22 and 23
How to Book: Call (512) 542-3380 or email catering@waltonsfancyandstaple.com.

Turkey breast from Walton’s.
Turkey breast from Walton’s.
Walton’s

Wax Myrtle’s
506 San Jacinto Boulevard, Downtown
The hotel rooftop bar is offering its first-Austin-Thanksgiving package for $120 for two servings. For the main, there’s either the spiced turkey breast with a confit leg or salmon, plus potential boiled peanut hummus or roasted eggplant spread and sides like gnocchi gratin, bacon-wrapped dates, and sweet potatoes, and sweet s like a persimmon olive oil cake. Additional sides are available for $15
Deadline: Monday, November 21
Pickup Dates: Wednesday, November 23 from noon to 7 p.m.
How to Book: Order online

Z’Tejas
111 West Sixth Street, Clarksville; 14900 Avery Ranch Boulevard, Avery Ranch
The Austin-born Southwest restaurant chain is offering a whole $125 Thanksgiving meal for the holiday. There’s the deboned and sliced turkey that is roasted with pineapples and chipotles, alongside cheesy roasted poblano mashed potatoes, vegetables, cornbread stuffing, cranberry sauce, and chipotle turkey gravy. It includes about four to six servings.
Deadline: Friday, November 18.
Pickup Dates: Tuesday, November 22, and Wednesday, November 23
How to Book: Call the Sixth Street location at (512) 478-5355 or the Avery Ranch location at (737) 973-2005

This guide will be updated leading up to Thanksgiving on Thursday, November 24. If there are other Austin restaurants offering easy turkeys and the other sides missing below, let us know through austin@eater.com.






The Carillon

1900 University Avenue, , TX 78705 (512) 404-3655 Visit Website

Dai Due

2406 Manor Road, , TX 78722 (512) 524-0688 Visit Website

Sawyer & Co.

4827 E Cesar Chavez St, Austin, TX 78702 (512) 531-9033 Visit Website

Olamaie

1610 San Antonio Street, , TX 78701 (512) 474-2796 Visit Website

Salt & Time

1912 East 7th Street, , TX 78702 (512) 524-1383 Visit Website

TLC

1100 South Lamar Boulevard, Austin, Texas 78704

Chez Zee

5406 Balcones Drive, Austin, Texas 78731 +1 512-454-2666 Visit Website

Vixen's Wedding

1813 A East 6th Street, , TX 78702 (737) 242-7555 Visit Website

Huckleberry [Austin]

2340 West Braker Lane, Austin, Texas 78758 Visit Website

Garbo's

626 North Lamar Boulevard, , TX 78703 (512) 291-6541 Visit Website

Stiles Switch BBQ & Brew

6610 N Lamar Boulevard, Austin, TX 78757 Visit Website

Antonelli's Cheese Shop

4220 Duval Street, , TX 78751 (512) 531-9610 Visit Website

Valentina's Tex Mex BBQ

11500 Menchaca Road, , TX 78748 (512) 221-4248 Visit Website

Mr. Natural

1901 East Cesar Chavez Street, , TX 78702 (512) 477-5228 Visit Website

District Kitchen + Cocktails [North Shoal Creek]

7858 Shoal Creek Boulevard, Austin, Texas 78757 Visit Website

Aba [Austin]

1001 South Congress Avenue, Austin, Texas 78704 Visit Website

Fresa's

915 North Lamar Boulevard, , TX 78703 (512) 428-5077 Visit Website

Wax Myrtle's

506 San Jacinto Boulevard, , TX 78701 (737) 257-3026 Visit Website

Plantain Bar

7800 South 1st Street, , TX 78745 Visit Website

LeRoy & Lewis

121 Pickle Rd, Austin, TX 78704 (512) 945-9882 Visit Website

Colleen's Kitchen

1911 Aldrich Street, , TX 78723 (512) 580-2413 Visit Website

CARVE American Grille

7415 Southwest Parkway, , TX 78735 (512) 792-4450 Visit Website

Interstellar BBQ

12233 Ranch Road 620 North, , TX 78750 (512) 382-6248 Visit Website

The Bearded Baking Company

440 East St. Elmo Road, Suite F, Austin, Texas 78745 Visit Website

Easy Tiger

1501 East 7th Street, , TX 78702 (512) 839-8523 Visit Website

Counter Culture

2337 East Cesar Chavez Street, , TX 78702 (512) 524-1540 Visit Website

Walton's Fancy & Staple

609 West 6th Street, , TX 78701 (512) 542-3380 Visit Website

Confituras

2129 Goodrich Avenue, , TX 78704 Visit Website

Huckleberry

440 East Saint Elmo Road, , TX 78745 (512) 900-5818 Visit Website

Easy Tiger [East 7th]

1501 East 7th Street, Austin, TX 78702 Visit Website

The Grey Market [Austin]

506 San Jacinto Boulevard, Austin, Texas 78701 Visit Website

Fairmont Austin

101 Red River Street, , TX 78701 (512) 600-2000 Visit Website

Tiny Pies

1100 South Lamar Boulevard, , TX 78704 (512) 460-9697 Visit Website

Z'Tejas

1110 West 6th Street, , TX 78703 (512) 478-5355 Visit Website

Aviary Wine & Kitchen

2110 South Lamar Boulevard, , TX 78704 (512) 916-4445 Visit Website

Fareground

111 Congress Avenue, , TX 78701 Visit Website

Rebel Cheese

2200 Aldrich Street, , TX 78723 (512) 382-0048 Visit Website

Mum Foods [Pecan Springs-Springdale]

5811 Manor Road, Austin, Texas 78723 Visit Website

KG BBQ

3108 Manor Road, , TX 78723 (512) 586-9624 Visit Website

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