The year
2020 has been hard for everyone, to say the least. With the holiday season
almost in full swing by now, families are ready to settle down together and end
the year right. With all that has gone on this year, it wouldn't be surprising
if many people cannot imagine having to get in the kitchen and cook all day. Have
a day to watch football with the family or catch up on the family news, and let
your favorite restaurant take care of the rest. This year, Where Y'at
has provided you with 10 of New Orleans's most delicious restaurants that have cooked
up a Thanksgiving takeout menu for your family. All you have to do is warm up
the food, set the table, and enjoy.
Blue Oak
BBQ
This
Thanksgiving, Blue Oak BBQ is cooking a Thanksgiving feast for customers to pick up,
pop in the oven, and enjoy at home. This Thanksgiving menu has all you need for
a delicious Thanksgiving meal. The menu features a whole smoked turkey with
giblet gravy for $90, a whole smoked brisket for $132, and smoked turkey breast
for $56. The whole turkey and the brisket can feed 10 to 15 people, and the
turkey breast feeds six to 10 people. Sides such as shrimp and andouille
dressing, cauliflower mashed potatoes, and roasted garlic mac 'n' cheese come
in a quart size or in half a pan. The BBQ joint also features desserts on the
menu, such as sweet potato casserole and chocolate pecan pie. Blue Oak BBQ gives
customers the option to order the whole Thanksgiving feast, excluding the
turkey, for $500. Click here to see the entire Thanksgiving menu. Orders will be taken until Friday,
November 20, at 9 p.m., and you can place your order by clicking HERE.Customers will be able to pick up their feast between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
on Wednesday, November 25. 900 N. Carrollton Ave., (504) 822-2583, blueoakbbq.com
With the COVID-19
pandemic hitting the New Orleans community so hard, Blue Oak BBQ wanted to
contribute to the families of hospitality workers and musicians who are
furloughed or laid off. On Thursday, November 19, the BBQ joint be hosting a
New Orleans-style "Friendsgiving" at their empty warehouse space. This
Thanksgiving drive-thru experience will provide packed and ready-to-heat
Thanksgiving meals with turkey, seasonal vegetables, and sides enough to feed a
family of four. Blue Oak BBQ will be giving away 800 free meals beginning at
noon, on a first-come-first-served basis. 3330 Gravier St.
Cochon
Butcher & La Boulangerie
Every
Thanksgiving, Cochon Butcher and La Boulangerie team up to bring New Orleans the
best catered Thanksgiving meal for their homes. This year, the menu features
turkey brined with or without boudin stuffing, as well as turkeys that are
fully cooked and smoked in-house. Chef Stephen Stryjewski says, "Our boudin-stuffed
turkey is an amazing south Louisiana treat. On the surface, it is simply a
turkey and rice dressing rolled into one dish, but it is so much more." Cochon
Butcher's turkeys are all free-range, air-chilled, and prepared in 24-hour
brine by in-house butchers. Other meats on the menu include marinated prime
rib, jambalaya-stuffed chicken, and hog. All meat besides the turkey are served
raw, to be cooked at home. The menu includes multiple Cajun sides that come in
a small size that feeds four to six people, and a large size that feeds 1 to 12
people. Of course, the Thanksgiving menu has an excellent dessert selection,
and it would not be a New Orleans Thanksgiving without boozy Butcher eggnog.
Thanksgiving meals must be ordered by Saturday, November 21. You can order your
dinner here. Pick up will be available between
10 a.m. and noon and 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. on Wednesday, November 25.
Cochon Butcher: 930 Tchoupitoulas St., (504) 588-7675, cochonbutcher.com
La Boulangerie : 4600 Magazine St., (504) 269-3777, laboulangerienola.com
Bywater
American Bistro
The Bywater American Bistro is offering a simple Thanksgiving
meal for $45 a person. The Thanksgiving menu features roasted turkey beast and
leg, prune and sage stuffing, truffle mac and cheese, sweet potato mash, Brussels
sprouts, spiced cranberry sauce, gravy, and, of course, pecan pie. The
Thanksgiving meal comes packaged and ready to heat up. The Bistro is committed
to bringing you the best ingredients, using only seasonal ingredients or those
that were raised and caught with care. They will be delivering orders to you on
Wednesday, November 25. You can also pick up your feast at the restaurant on
Wednesday as well. 2900 Chartres St., (504) 605-3827, bywateramericanbistro.com
Bourbon
House
This year,
the New Orleans favorite Dickie Brennan's Bourbon House will be offering Thanksgiving meals
to take home. The Bourbon House has two different dinners to pick from: a turkey
dinner and a ham dinner, both $28. The turkey dinner comes with a slow-roasted
turkey, cornbread oyster dressing, Yukon gold mashed potatoes, green bean
casserole, gravy, and cranberry sauce. The ham dinner features cane sugar-glazed
spiral-sliced ham, baked macaroni, shrimp and mirliton dressing, and Southern-braised
greens. You can also order from the a la carte menu, which features a spiced
apple salad. For desserts, the Bourbon House is offering a tart a la bouille
and a spiced pumpkin cake. Call the Bourbon House for more information and go
online to order your special Thanksgiving meal. 144 Bourbon St., (504) 522-0111,
bourbonhouse.com
Café
Reconcile
Café Reconcile is changing lives, and this
Thanksgiving, they are bringing you a delicious Thanksgiving meal. For turkey
options, the menu features a baked turkey or 10 pounds of turkey breast. Reconcile's
menu has many traditional Thanksgiving sides and more, such as sweet potatoes
with praline crumble and surf and turf stuffed bell peppers. Of course, you
cannot forget the desserts; Café Reconcile offers Bananas f=Foster bread
pudding and praline pound cake.All
items are served cold and ready to be heated up. Place your order by Thursday,
November 19, by calling or emailing the café, and do not forget to ask about
their vegan options. Thanksgiving meals will be ready for pick up by Wednesday,
November 25.
Café
Reconcile is part of Reconcile New Orleans, a group that is committed to
addressing the system of generational poverty, violence, and neglect in the New
Orleans area. Their mission is to help young people attain skills and job
training in order to live a more rewarding life. 1631 Oretha Castle Haley
Blvd., (504) 568 - 1157, cafereconcile.org
Willa
Jean
This
Thanksgiving, Willa Jean is thrilled to bring a variety of
seasonal pies and savory sides to your table at home. Willa Jean's menu
features Rob's Mean-A** Gumbo, creamed greens, cornbread and andouille stuffing,
and cranberry sauce. The cranberry sauce and the gumbo are both sold by the
quart. The creamed greens and stuffing willing feed six to eight people. For
bread options, the menu offers a 10-inch Willa Jean cornbread, WJ "Hawaiian" dinner
rolls by the dozen, and French baguettes. Do not forget your turkey gravy, which
comes by the quart for $12. Willa Jean offers four dessert options, all for $37
each. Enjoy a chocolate bourbon pecan pie, a key lime white chocolate graham cracker,
a pumpkin roasted white chocolate pie, or a New Orleans Rum Bundt cake. All
these great desserts and sides will be available for pick-up only, between 9
a.m. and 3 p.m. on Tuesday, November 24, or Wednesday, November 25. Willa Jean
will close their order page on Friday, November 20. 611 O'Keefe Ave., (504)
509-7334, willajean.com/home
Copeland's
Copeland's of New Orleans understands that Thanksgiving is
about family, so they want you to leave the cooking to them this year. Keep the
heat out of your kitchen and order your Thanksgiving feast from Copeland's
to-go menu. Every year, the chef's at Copelands create a new menu for their
guests during the holiday season and their famous Cajun fried turkey is always
at the center of all catering packages. The catering packages offered can feed
12 or 24 people, or a family of four to six people.
For $175, the 12-person catering package includes one Cajun fried turkey, a quart of turkey gravy, and a pint of cranberry compote. For more sides, Copeland's gives the options of mashed sweet potatoes with pecan amaretto sauce or butter cream potatoes, smothered ham and bacon green beans or Cajun corn maque choux, and Louisiana oyster dressing or cornbread dressing. This package also comes with buttermilk biscuits and a small tray of chocolate cookies. The package for 24 people is $370, and it includes two Cajun fried turkeys, three quarts of gravy, a quart of compote, two dozen biscuits, a large tray of cookies, and all the choices in the package above. The restaurant has a family meal for $90. This menu features a four-pound fried turkey breast, turkey gravy, buttermilk biscuits, and a choice of three sides.
All the
items from the catering packages can be ordered separately. Copeland's is also
offering a la carte items. These include green bean casserole, Cajun corn,
steamed white rice, signature cheesecake with a variety of toppings, turtle
cheesecake, red velvet cheesecake, pumpkin bread pudding, and pumpkin
cheesecake. The menu is offered from November 12 until November 30, and they
ask that you order your meal two days before you need to pick it up. Multiple
Locations, copelandsofneworleans.com
The
Country Club
Feast
without the fuss this Thanksgiving. The Country Club is offering Thanksgiving meals and a
la carte options for preorder only. Each Thanksgiving dinner includes sliced
boneless turkey, with a combination of white and dark meat. The turkey will be
served with gravy, cornbread dressing, two sides, cranberry sauce, dinner
rolls, and pumpkin cheesecake. For the sides, the options are mashed potatoes,
sweet potatoes, Brussels sprouts, or green beans. To feed a family of four, it
will be $88; for a family of eight, it will be $165; and for a family of 12, it
will be $245.
The Country
Club has many traditional sides, desserts, and multiple liquor options that
guests can order as well. For your sides, you can add corn bisque, extra turkey
meat, extra gravy, cornbread dressing, oyster dressing, mashed potatoes, sweet
potatoes, Brussels sprouts, green beans, extra cranberry sauce, or extra bread.
The dessert menu features a pumpkin cake and a pecan pie. Orders must be
received by Thursday, November 19, and they must be picked up by Wednesday,
November 25. 634 Louisa St., (504) 945-0742, thecountryclubneworleans.com
The Duke
This year,
the delicious restaurant The Duke will be offering a Thanksgiving
feast to go. The Duke will feed a family of six for $80 and a family of 12 for
$100. The menu includes smoked turkey with gravy, cranberry sauce, dinner
rolls, and sides. You can also order the turkey by itself for $50. The sides
will include sweet potato souffle, mac and cheese, green bean casserole, twice-baked
potato casserole, cornbread dressing, and a garden or Caesar salad. Enjoy a
stress-free Thanksgiving with food from The Duke. 2740 Severn Ave., (504)
353 - 4227, thedukerestaurant.com
Palm
& Pine
From 11 a.m.
to 3 p.m. on Thanksgiving Day, Palm & Pine will be serving a four-course prix fixe menu that can be
enjoyed at home or at the restaurant. For $55, guests will be able to pick one
option from each course, or there will be an a la carte menu available. For the
first course, the options are butter beans, fried Brussels sprouts, shrimp remoulade,
crab and conch gratin, Beed Cheek Daube Glacé, and fried chicken livers. The
second course includes options such as turkey neck gumbo, roasted pumpkin salad,
and radicchio salad.
For the
entrée, the menu includes Texas BBQ shrimp, blackened redfish, slow-roasted pork
loin, turkey leg confit, and Oaxacan mole with braised duck. All entrees
besides the Oaxacan mole come with the option of any two sides, which include
tamarind-braised collard greens, roasted garlic mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes
with chile butter, cranberry satsuma sauce, yeast rolls, or, for an upcharge of
$2, fried oyster cornbread dressing.
For dessert,
Palm & Pine has crafted some traditional Thanksgiving options. There is a
cane syrup pie that is served with preserved lemon ice cream; a sweet potato
pie with marshmallow fluff and candied pepitas; and chocolate mousse with mole
spice, mango-manzana jam, and almond crumble.
Join Palm & Pine for the Sunday after Thanksgiving as the Saints take home another win. The Who Dat Lounge is a great place for Sunday gamedays, with specials such as the Upper Quarter Pounder and the spicy chicken sandwich with pepper jelly hot sauce. 308 N. Rampart St., (504) 814-6200, palmandpinenola.com
