We’ve rounded up more than twenty restaurants and caterers offering to-go options, from take-home packages to à la carte classics with simple reheating instructions. Take advantage and start a new tradition that involves less stress and more time with those you love.
And if you really want to go hands-off this year, check out our list of restaurants that will be open and serving special holiday meals this Thanksgiving.
Ajax Downtown
1899 16th Street
720-592-1436
Ajax is offering a four-person Thanksgiving package priced at $200. It includes confit turkey legs and smoked turkey breast, maple roasted carrots, duck breast stuffing, a whole oven roasted sweet potato, cheesy Brussels sprouts gratin, bitter green salad with cranberry dressing and butter rolls. For dessert, you can choose between brown butter pumpkin pie, salted caramel apple pie or pecan pie. Orders can be placed through November 22 and pick up is on November 27 or the morning of the November 28. You can order via phone number or email, [email protected].
American Elm
4132 West 38th Avenue
720-749-3186
This West Highland eatery is offering an eight-person holiday feast starting at $300. Choose turkey or prime rib (for an additional $65) to enjoy with Yukon Gold mashed potatoes and gravy, corn casserole with honey butter, buttermilk biscuit stuffing and a winter greens salad drizzled with balsamic cherry vinaigrette. Other sides including green bean casserole and smoked cheddar mac and cheese can be purchased à la carte for $20 each. Pre-order online by 9 p.m. on November 22 and schedule pick-up on November 26 or 27.
Barbosa’s Barbeque
361-649-0241
Local caterer Barbosa’s Barbeque has an à la carte menu of Thanksgiving specials including a smoked whole turkey to feed six to eight ($99), smoked turkey breast for eight to ten ($90) and five pounds of prime beef brisket, which serves ten to fifteen ($175). Complete the feast with sides like prime brisket gumbo, loaded Creole potato salad, green chile queso mac and black pepper turkey gravy, which all vary in price. Order online and pick up from Banded Oak Brewing Company at 470 Broadway between 5 and 7 p.m. on November 27. For an additional fee, delivery on November 25 is also available within a five-mile radius of downtown Denver.
The Bindery
1817 Central Street
303-993-2364
This LoHi restaurant is offering a Thanksgiving dinner package that can serve up to eight people for $440. It includes a 16 to 20 pound turkey served with figs, bay leaves, blood oranges and gravy as well as sourdough stuffing with mushrooms and Italian sausage, shallot mashed potatoes and bourbon mashed sweet potato, fresh cranberry relish, maple and lime roasted acorn squash with parsnips and spiced pears, and roasted Brussels sprouts with rapini and onions. There is also a gluten-free stuffing option. Additional sides as well as pies, breads and rolls from the bakery can be added on to your order à la carte. Pre-order is available online for pick-up November 27 or 28.
Chook Chicken
Multiple locations
Not a fan of turkey? Chook is known for chicken and it's offering Thanksgiving packages available for pick-up at any of its three locations. The meal includes a whole rotisserie chicken, choice of three sides, choice of one large salad, choice of pie and 16 ounces of gravy for $85. The same package minus the pie is available for $61. Side options include its holiday special stuffing, sweet potatoes, green bean casserole, mashed potatoes and gravy, mac and cheese, charred vegetables, brown butter squash, smashed cucumbers, celery apple slaw, Chook wedges or chips, or a six pack of dinner rolls. The pie options are pumpkin and pecan. Online pre-order is open now and pick-up is available November 27 or 28.
BriDer
1644 Platte Street
303-455-3084
Divide and conquer this Thanksgiving — you roast the turkey and BriDer will manage the sides. Its selection includes mashed potatoes with gravy, mac and cheese, garlic and honey Brussels sprouts, apple and craisin stuffing, candied yams and green bean casserole. Choose three for $90 or get all six for $170. The latter option feeds eight people, and ordering via Toast is open through November 25. Pick-up is available from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. on November 27.
Comal Heritage Food Incubator
1950 35th Street
720-674-3973
Comal's Holiday Meal Sale runs from November 15 to December 15 and includes made-from-scratch tamales available by the dozen; seasoned, ready-to-cook turkeys in flavors such as honey jerk, Cajun, sage maple, masala, chipotle barbecue and Hatch green chile; and half hams spiced with chipotle barbecue, honey Mexican Coke, honey ancho chile, Old Bourbon, Frontier Smoked or pineapple thyme. All are priced at $49.99 and orders can be placed online or in-store. Thanksgiving orders must be picked up on November 26 by 4 p.m.
Edible Beats
Multiple locations
The Edible Beats restaurant group — which includes Vital Root, Root Down, Linger and El Five — has all your Thanksgiving dining needs covered. Its classic single-serve package includes roasted turkey breast and pulled confit dark meat with gravy, garlic mashed potatoes, whipped sweet potatoes, green beans and delicata squash, marble rye stuffing and cranberry relish. The traditional meal is priced at $64 and the gluten-free option is $69. Vital Root also has a gluten-free and vegan meal for $47 that features roasted acorn squash, mashed potatoes with celery root gravy, roasted vegetables with smoked almond pesto, cranberry orange chutney, rolls with maple butter and sweet potato pumpkin pie.
Additionally, Edible Beats has an “everything but the turkey” package. It feeds four and includes all five sides featured in the classic Thanksgiving meal. The standard kit costs $95 while the gluten-free option is $100. Traditional and gluten-free pies starting at $29 are available à la carte. Select from pumpkin and whiskey pecan pie, rye whiskey pecan pie, classic pumpkin and Honeycrisp apple with cheddar streusel. Order on Tock by November 24 and pick up on November 26 or 27. Vegan meals will be available from Vital Root at 3915 Tennyson Street, while all other items will be available at Root Down, located at 1600 West 33rd Avenue. Alternatively, you can opt for delivery via Doordash.
FlyteCo Tower
3120 Uinta Street
720-708-8833
Restaurant and entertainment venue FlyteCo Tower has a four-person Thanksgiving meal kit priced at $160. The package includes dinner rolls, your choice of slow-roasted turkey or Dr. Pepper-glazed ham and three hearty sides. Select from whipped potatoes, green bean casserole with white cheese curds, sweet potato casserole, cornbread stuffing, wild mushroom farro, autumn salad, honey bourbon-glazed carrots, balsamic Brussels sprouts and roasted seasonal vegetables. Sides, appetizers and desserts including pumpkin pie can also be purchased à la carte. Order online by November 24 and pick up between 11 a.m. and 8 p.m. on November 26 or 27. Delivery within a five-mile radius of FlyteCo Tower is also available.
Guard and Grace
1801 California Street
303-293-8500
In addition to dine-in service on Thanksgiving, Guard and Grace is offering take-home kits that feed six guests. Priced at $395, boxes include slow-roasted sous vide turkey breast and confit legs, along with French onion gravy, a winter salad, butternut squash purée, whipped potatoes, hot honey Brussels sprouts, white cheddar mac and cheese, classic turkey stuffing and potato rolls. You can also opt for everything but the bird for $225 or purchase several sides and desserts à la carte, including pumpkin ($30), apple and pecan pies ($37). Order through OpenTable and pick up on November 26 or 27.
Izzio Bakery
2669 Larimer Street
720-381-0260
In addition to seasonal pastries like a pumpkin cream cheese kouign-amann, Izzio Bakery is accepting pre-orders on its apple streusel pies and pumpkin mascarpone cream pies. Reserve yours via phone or in person at Denver Central Market, then pick up by November 27.
J Street Food Truck
720-204-2366
The four-to-six-person Thanksgiving meal kit from J Street Food Truck features five pounds of roasted turkey breast, garlic mashed potatoes, sweet potato casserole, roasted vegetable cornbread dressing, green bean casserole, cranberry sauce, herbed turkey gravy and challah rolls, as well as a full chocolate hazelnut pumpkin crème pie for $220. All sides and dessert are also included in the larger $285 package, which serves ten to twelve and includes your choice of a whole turkey or a whole smoked turkey for an additional $15. A sides-only package and à la carte selections are also available. Order online by November 24 and pick up on November 27 from locations in Denver, Littleton, Parker and Fort Collins.
The Kitchen will offer both to-go and dine-in specials this Thanksgiving.
Leah McClay / The Kitchen American Bistro
1560 Wazee Street
303-623-3127
1039 Pearl Street, Boulder
303-544-5973
Build your own Thanksgiving feast with an à la carte menu from the Kitchen American Bistro. Options include a whole fifteen-pound turkey for $150.50, a vegetarian autumn pot pie for $36.50, herb-whipped mashed potatoes for $15.50, roasted leek and mushroom dressing for $26.50, urfa carrots and roasted Brussels sprouts for $21.50 each, braised hominy with peppers and ham for $14.50, Parker House rolls for $10.50, cranberry chutney for $9.50, roasted turkey gravy for $13.50 and pumpkin pie for $32.50. Place your online order by November 24 and pick up from the Kitchen's Denver or Boulder locations between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. on November 27.
Lunchboxx
2669 Larimer Street
720-420-0853
Lunchboxx, inside Denver Central Market, has a $65 two-person Thanksgiving package featuring a whole chicken, gravy, cranberry sauce and four dinner rolls, plus your choice of two sides: Thai green beans, garlic mashed potatoes, green chile mac and cheese or cornbread chorizo stuffing. It also has a four-person kit that includes double the quantity for $120. Place your pre-order via Toast.
Noisette Restaurant & Bakery
3254 Navajo Street
720-769-8103
Noisette’s individual Thanksgiving dinners include a confit duck leg, chicken gravy, pommes purée, Brussels sprouts, cranberry sauce and a brioche bun, plus a slice of pumpkin pie for $75. The Michelin-recommended restaurant also has $40 full pies available for pre-order including pumpkin, old-fashioned pecan, and apple made with local Honeycrisps. Additionally, select holiday sides can be purchased à la carte. Order online and pick up on November 27.
Olive & Finch
1552 East 17th Avenue
303-832-8663 3390
East First Avenue
303-955-0455
Fast-casual bistro Olive & Finch has an à la carte menu of Thanksgiving sides and desserts. The selection includes truffle mac and cheese for $18, garlic mashed potatoes and five-spice sweet potatoes for $15 each, roasted vegetables for $16, green chile cornbread for $14, cranberry orange chutney for $12, roasted mushroom gravy for $14 and buttermilk buns for $10. End the meal on a sweet note with whole seasonal pies: brown-butter pumpkin, toffee pecan, caramel apple and s’mores. Each is priced at $30 and available gluten-free for $35. Order online and pick up from its Uptown or Cherry Creek locations.
Perry’s Steakhouse & Grille
8433 Park Meadows Center Drive, Lone Tree
303-792-2571
Alongside its dine-in specials, Perry’s Steakhouse is offering $49 individual Thanksgiving meals and $19 kids’ plates to go. They include smoked turkey breast, your choice of soup or salad, mashed potatoes and gravy, green bean almondine, sausage and sage dressing, cranberry relish and housemade bread. Groups of four should consider its $149 holiday package and add a pumpkin cheesecake for a discounted rate of $29. Dessert and sides are also available à la carte. Place your online order and pick up take-and-heat items on November 27 or 28. Ready-to-serve hot items are exclusively available for pick-up on Thanksgiving day.
Pindustry
7939 East Arapahoe Road, Greenwood Village
720-712-7467
Pindustry's Thanksgiving meal packages come in three different sizes: $125 for four people, $175 for six and $225 for eight. Each includes turkey, gravy, chorizo stuffing, potatoes, green bean casserole, marshmallow and pecan praline, corn, sweet potatoes, pomegranate cranberry relish, smoked beet salad, herbed ricotta, and house made rolls with spiced herb butter. For dessert, choose pecan or pumpkin pie. Each order also includes a bottle of red or white Talbott wine, or an Old Forrester cocktail kit. Online orders must be placed before November 24 and pickup is available from November 25 to November 27 between 11 a.m. and 10 p.m.
Post Oak Barbecue
4000 Tennyson Street
303-458-1555
This Thanksgiving, get your turkey from one of the best barbecue joints in metro Denver. Post Oak Barbecue is offering three-pound smoked turkey breasts for $84, available for pick-up cold on November 26 or 27, as well as hot straight from the smoker on Thanksgiving day from 10 a.m. to noon. Corn muffins with honey butter are also on the menu for $16 per nine-pack, as are ten-serving pans of garlic mashed potatoes and jalapeño bacon mac and cheese for $48 each. Availability is limited, so submit your online order as soon as possible.
Restaurant Olivia
290 South Downing Street
303-999-0395
Loved for its handmade pastas, Michelin-recommended Restaurant Olivia is offering three take-and-bake lasagna varieties this Thanksgiving: traditional, spinach, and artichoke with white turkey and gravy. Small lasagnas, which serve two to three people, are $30.30, while the large option feeds four to six and costs $55.55. Online orders are open through November 23, and pick-up is available between noon and 3 p.m. on November 27.
Saverina
6985 East Chenango Avenue
983-999-0399
Italian-inspired eatery Saverina aims to simplify Thanksgiving with its four-person package priced at $250. Fill your table with its winter green salad, maple roasted baby carrots, traditional stuffing, roasted sweet potatoes, crispy Brussels sprouts, and turkey two ways: black pepper and sage-roasted breast and confit leg. A whole brown butter pumpkin pie completes the hearty kit. Pre-orders can be placed by phone through November 24, and pick-up is available on November 26 and 27.
STK Steakhouse
1550 Market Street
720-597-8010
International chophouse chain STK will have Thanksgiving specials available for online pre-order starting November 18. Its two-person package includes roasted free-range turkey with classic sides and trimmings, plus a whole spiced pumpkin pie. Select seasonal dishes, including pumpkin-potato gratin ($19) and pumpkin ravioli with king crab ($59), are also available à la carte. Schedule pick-up on Thanksgiving day from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Steuben's Uptown
523 East 17th Avenue
303-830-1001
The six-person Thanksgiving dinner package from Steuben's Uptown classic diner features applewood smoked turkey breast, mashed Yukon potatoes and chicken gravy, herbed stuffing, green bean casserole, and orange-zested cranberry sauce for $135. You can add on a chai spiced pumpkin pie for an additional $35. Online orders can be placed through November 25 for pick up November 27.
Sullivan Scrap Kitchen
1740 East 17th Avenue
720-242-6292
Sullivan Scrap Kitchen, which recently ended its dinner service to focus on brunch and catering, is offering meal kits for two with three different choices of entree: $200 for smoked Colorado Bison Dino Ribs, $150 for local roasted turkey and $130 for vegetarian/vegan shepard's squash pie. Each meal kit includes barbecue mac and cheese, herb smoked mashed potatoes, sourdough stuffing, green bean casserole, honey chili and coffee carrots, balsamic soy Brussels sprouts, and house-made bread with herb butter plus orange and herb cranberry sauce and classic turkey gravy. Dessert is apple cobbler and miso caramel. You can also opt to order sides and dessert only for $80. Orders can be placed on its website through November 24 for pick-up November 27 from 2 to 6 p.m. or November 28 from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Uchi
2500 Lawrence Street
303-444-1922
Kick off the celebrations early this year by taking part in Japanese Thanksgiving, known as Labor Thanksgiving Day, on November 23. Uchi is offering a $175 two-person package that includes a salad of baby greens, cashew pesto and edamame puree, two orders of chef-selected nigiri (four pieces total), hirame crudo, a bluefin tuna toro maki roll, szechuan crispy tofu, two pieces of chef selected shimi, ora king salmon, coconut tom yum soup, and a miso maple pork belly dish. For dessert, enjoy a warm banana cake with white coffee ice cream. Online pre-order is available through November 22. Pick-up is available during regular service hours (4 to 10 p.m.) on November 23.
Urban Farmer
1659 Wazee Street
303-262-6070
In addition to its dine-in specials, Urban Farmer has Thanksgiving packages available for pre-order. The $150 two-person meal includes a local greens salad, dark- and light-meat turkey, buttermilk smashed red potatoes, cornbread stuffing with fennel sausage, baked yams with maple bourbon butter, cranberry sauce and Brussels sprouts, plus two slices of pumpkin pie for dessert. The $350 package for six to eight diners includes all sides in larger quantities, as well as a full pumpkin pie and a whole fourteen-to-sixteen-pound turkey glazed with honey and tamari. Pre-order via Tock before the November 26 cut-off and pick up on November 28. — Molly Martin Food & Drink Editor (303) 296-7744 extension: 35561
