Thanksgiving 2021: Get takeout, a full holiday dinner at these Greater Lansing spots

Jordan Nelson, Lansing State Journal
·3 min read

Who says a delicious Thanksgiving dinner has to be homemade? Several restaurants and stores across Greater Lansing will take the stress of holiday cooking out of your hands, by offering Thanksgiving dinner takeout options for you and your family.

Here is a list of places offering Thanksgiving takeout:

Bravo! Italian Kitchen

2970 Towne Centre Boulevard, Lansing Township

Bravo! is offering both hot and cold Thanksgiving dinners. You can choose from small or large sizes for both dinner options that come with sliced turkey, garlic mashed potatoes, cranberry sauce, pumpkin pie and stuffing. Pickup for cold dinners begins on Nov. 23, hot dinner pickups begin on Nov. 24. Visit order.bravoitalian.com to place your order before Nov. 23 at 8:00 a.m.

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store

608 Commercial Drive, Delta Township

Cracker Barrel is offering to bring their homestyle cooking to your Thanksgiving dinner table. They have smaller dinner options that feed four to six people, as well as larger feasts for up to 10. The meals come with customizable side dish options, and options for several desserts. Dinners are sent home cold with reheating instructions. Go to crackerbarrel.com to place your order and schedule pickup for Nov. 22-23.

Dusty's Cellar

1839 Grand River Avenue, Okemos

Dusty's Cellar is providing cold Thanksgiving dinners for you to reheat at home. Choose from turkey or ham along with several choices of sides and dessert. Meal size is customizable based on the number of people you plan to feed. To order call (517) 349-5150. You must place your order by Nov. 17. Pickup is available Nov. 23-24. Go to www.dustyscellar.com to see the entire Thanksgiving menu.

Mitchell's Fish Market

2975 Preyde Boulevard, Lansing Township

Enjoy a hot, ready to go Thanksgiving meal from Mitchell's Fish Market. Their Thanksgiving meal serves four to six people and includes mashed potatoes, turkey, stuffing and more. Order online at mitchellsfishmarket.alohaorderonline.com and choose a time to pick up your meal on Thanksgiving Day.

Saddleback BBQ

1147 South Washington Avenue, REO Town Lansing

Saddleback BBQ is offering multiple takeout options this Thanksgiving. With online ordering, schedule a pickup on Nov. 23 or 24. Choose from four different Thanksgiving dinner options that cover all the holiday meal bases.

They offer the whole and half bird meals — which include turkey, sides of macaroni and cheese, stuffing, mashed potatoes, gravy and corncake. The whole bird meal is $249, serves five to eight people, comes with large sides and an 18-pound turkey. The half bird meal is $129, serves two to four people, comes with standard size sides and an eight-pound turkey. Individual turkeys are also available for order in sizes of 15-18 pounds and 7-9 pounds. All Thanksgiving meals come cold with reheat instructions. Head to toasttab.com/saddleback to place an order.

Saddleback BBQ, located at 1147 South Washington Avenue in REO Town Lansing.
Saddleback BBQ, located at 1147 South Washington Avenue in REO Town Lansing.

Social Sloth Café and Bakery

301 South Washington, Lansing

Try a more non-traditional Thanksgiving meal! With a small dinner that serves two to three people, or a large dinner that serves four to six, enjoy chicken salad with walnuts, spinach feta pie, lentil patties, cubed steak with egg plant puree, baklava and butternut squash dessert. Online order is available and pickup is open until Thanksgiving Day at 12:30 p.m. Go to socialslothcafe.com to place your order.

Aybars and Burcay Gunguler, owners of the Social Sloth Cafe & Bakery, on Friday, Sept. 18, 2020, outside their newly-opened Turkish cafe and bakery. Their specialties include Turkish coffees, teas, food, and desserts.
Aybars and Burcay Gunguler, owners of the Social Sloth Cafe & Bakery, on Friday, Sept. 18, 2020, outside their newly-opened Turkish cafe and bakery. Their specialties include Turkish coffees, teas, food, and desserts.

Whole Foods Market

2750 East Grand River Avenue, East Lansing

Whole Foods is offering online ordering and pickup for Thanksgiving meals. Choose from a variety of platters and individual dishes for your holiday meal. Pickup dates are Nov. 19 to Nov. 25. Go to wholefoodsmarket.com to place your order.

Did we miss anything?

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Jordan Nelson is a news assistant at the Lansing State Journal. Contact him at jgnelson@lsj.com or 517.377.1029. Follow him on Twitter @JordanNelson620.

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