These Corpus Christi restaurants want to help you cook for Thanksgiving 2023

Allison Ehrlich, Corpus Christi Caller Times
Updated ·5 min read

Thanksgiving is a time for family, fellowship and good food. But what if cooking isn’t your forte? These restaurants around Corpus Christi can help you out with ready-made dinner, sides and dessert options to pick up ahead of Thanksgiving Day and serve in the comfort of your own home. Place orders now to have Thanksgiving dinner ready and enjoy a stress-free meal.

The Astor Restaurant

The Astor Restaurant, 5533 Leopard St., offers Thanksgiving family packages that include turkey, sides, and rolls. You can also order whole turkeys, fixings by the quart and whole desserts. Place your order by calling 361-289-0101.

Bill Miller BBQ

Bill Miller offers a variety of holiday meals including whole turkeys and hams or complete meals with sides, desserts and drinks for pick-up at multiple locations about town. Food can be picked up hot to serve immediately or cold to reheat later. See all the options at https://www.billmillerbbq.com/holiday-ordering/.

Bottomless Pit BBQ

Bottomless Pit BBQ, 2815 Leopard St., offers holidays meals for pickup before Thanksgiving Day. Check https://www.bottomless-pit-bbq.com/ or call your order in at 361-480-7952.

Cracker Barrel

Cracker Barrel, 4229 S. Padre Island Drive, offers two sizes of heat-and-serve turkey meal options that includes sides, rolls and desserts. Available for order between Nov. 18-25 at https://www.crackerbarrel.com/catering/heat-n-serve/holiday-offerings.

Reduce your stress and order your Thanksgiving meal head of time from local restaurants.
Reduce your stress and order your Thanksgiving meal head of time from local restaurants.

Diamond Point Catering

Local catering company Diamond Point, 4434 S. Padre Island Drive, offers Thanksgiving feasts for crowds from 8 to 20 people with options for turkey and ham, plus traditional sides, rolls, desserts and drinks. You can pick up your meal cold the day before with heating instructions, or hot on Thanksgiving Day. Call 361-884-1399 to place an order.

Golden Corral

Golden Corral, 5901 S. Padre Island Drive, offers complete holiday meals for a group or a single-serve meal. Choose from ham, turkey or beef roast, with or without sides and desserts. Orders should be placed 72 hours in advance of pickup for best quality. Order at https://www.goldencorral.com/order-online/ or call 361-991-2838.

H-E-B

H-E-B offers ready-made Thanksgiving meals through their Meal Simple products at all area HEB locations. Choose from ham or turkey with traditional side dishes that serve 4 or 8 people. Orders accepted beginning Nov. 13 and available for curbside pickup or home delivery the week of Thanksgiving. Meals are packaged cold and require heating. See options at https://www.heb.com/static-page/delicious-holiday-meals.

Honey Baked Ham

Honey Baked Ham Co., 1502 Airline Drive, offers ready-made Thanksgiving meals with ham or turkey plus heat-and-serve sides. 361-991-4424 or https://www.honeybaked.com/home.

Howard’s BBQ

Howard’s BBQ, 1002 Antelope St., offers a complete Thanksgiving meal, with a turkey, sides and dessert. Or buy just a turkey, spiral slice ham or brisket. Place your order by Monday, Nov. 20 by calling 361-882-1200, and food must be picked up by 3 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 22.

Luby’s

Luby’s offers holiday feasts for pickup at 5730 Saratoga Blvd. Choose from turkey or ham with sides, dessert and dinner rolls. Place an order at https://holidayordering.lubys.com/.

Miller’s Bar-B-Q

Miller’s Bar-B-Q sells boneless turkey and hams for your holiday meals, plus traditional barbecue sides by the pint, quart and gallon. Order from either the 10305 Leopard St. location (ham only) by calling 361-241-4100, or from the 6601 Weber Road location by calling 361-806-2244.

Rudy’s

Rudy’s, 6101 S. Padre Island Drive, offers holiday hams and whole turkey breasts for holiday gatherings. Call 361-906-0327 or go to https://order.rudysbbq.com/ to place an order.

Sprouts

Sprouts Farmers Market, 1440 Airline Road, offers fully cooked holiday meals including turkey, ham, boneless rib roast and vegan roast options, with sides included. Orders must be placed at least 48 hours in advance. Go to https://catering.sprouts.com/ to place an order.

Texas A1 Steaks & Seafood

Texas A1 Steaks & Seafood offers full Thanksgiving dinners to serve at home. Order includes a whole turkey and three quart-size sides. Place your order for pickup from either the 14241 Northwest Blvd. Ste. 105 location or 407 Cedar Dr, Portland, location by Nov. 21 by calling 361-767-3663.

U&I Restaurant

U&I Restaurant, 309 S. Water St., offers Thanksgiving packages to feed a group with turkey, gravy, and dressing. Place your order as soon as possible before they run out by calling 361-883-3492.

If you like making your own Thanksgiving sides but hate cooking the main dish, these local barbecue restaurants will smoke your turkey for you.

Bottomless Pit BBQ, 2815 Leopard St., will smoke hams and turkeys between 12-20 pounds (must be defrosted) that will be available for pickup on Thanksgiving morning. Items should be dropped off Tuesday, Nov. 21 or Wednesday, Nov. 22, and payments must be cash. Call 361-879-0900 to reserve a spot.

Mac’s Barbecue #Fore, 4354 S. Alameda St., will smoke up to a 20-lb turkey, or hams and ducks, you bring in yourself. Turkeys must be fully defrosted and received between Nov. 14-18. Call 361-993-2233 to reserve your spot.

The Bar-B-Q Man, 4931 Interstate Hwy. 37, will smoke your ham or turkey for you. Frozen meats must be received by Nov. 17 and defrosted ones by Nov. 20. Call 361-888-4248 to reserve a spot.

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