If you’re celebrating Thanksgiving and don’t want to spend hours roasting a turkey or deal with the biggest kitchen clean up of the year, you have several local options to make this communal holiday easier on you. Maybe you don’t want to roast a turkey, but you do want to make the dressing and the green bean casserole. There’s local restaurants that have your back. You can order a ready-to-eat turkey or a ham or brisket, even. Maybe you want turkey duty because your method produces the juiciest, most succulent turkey imaginable, but you don’t have time to mess with the mash potatoes or the corn pudding. No need to worry. You can order your sides locally. Maybe you don’t want to make a damn thing, but you do want to feast with family and friends. You can order an entire spread. If you’re vegan and approaching the holiday with trepidation, there’s local options for plant-based diets as well.
This is not a comprehensive list, but do bookmark this page because we’re going to try to keep it updated. Did we miss your restaurant or one you know about? Let us know in the comments.
Rosie’s Pot & Kettle is offering a bone in baked ham, breakfast casseroles, main casseroles, four bread options and slew of pies. Orders need to be placed by 10 a.m. Monday, Nov. 21 . Pick up will be Tuesday and Wednesday, Nov. 22-23 before 1 p.m. Call 501-747-1456 or email rosiespotandkettle@gmail.com
Count Porkula on the Boulevard is offering a small feast that feeds 4-6 people and a large feast option that feeds 10-12 with additional meat options that includes smoked turkey, spiral ham, turkey breasts, whole brisket and whole smoked chicken. Side options include mac and cheese, bacon-seasoned green beans, baked beans and corn pudding. You can check out the menu and order form here. Orders must be submitted by Friday Nov. 18. Pick up will be at Count Porkula’s Maumelle location at 10840 Maumelle Blvd 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 22 and 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 23.
Lindsey’s BBQ & Hospitality House is taking orders on its website through Tuesday Nov. 15 and offering a carved smoked turkey meal with a half gallon of cornbread dressing, a quart of giblet gravy, a pint of cranberry sauce and 12 dinner rolls. It’s also offering a party combo platter that includes a smoked chicken, one pound of sliced barbecue pork, one pound of sliced barbecue beef, one pound of pork ribs and a half pound of smoked links. A variety of sides and desserts are also available. You can also place your order by calling 501-374-5707. Pick up will be between 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Nov. 23. Orders need to be placed on or before Nov. 16 or at least seven days before pick up.
Rocket 88 BBQ in Bryant is taking orders on 8-10 pound smoked turkey breasts with a choice of take-and-bake sides and desserts through 5 p.m. Monday, Nov. 21. Get your orders in soon, the website says it has hit capacity quickly in past years. Pick up will be 3-5 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 23. Place your orders here.
Vegan cornish hens, anyone!? Here’s the vegan menu from Utopia Deli.
Orders must be placed and paid for by Saturday, Nov. 19. Delivery can be scheduled between 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Nov. 21-23. 501-502-5857.
Boulevard Bread Co. is offering roasted French-cut turkey breast with applewood smoked bacon glaze, lemon, rosemary and garlic that serves 10-12. Sides, desserts and challah rolls are also available. You can see the full menu here. Orders must be placed by Sunday, Nov. 20 before 2 p.m. by calling 501-663-5951. Pick up will be Wednesday, Nov. 23.
Trio’s is offering a bounty of side dishes, hors d’oeuvres and desserts for Thanksgiving this year. Quiches and breads are also available. Call 501-221-3330 to order. Pick up will be Wednesday, Nov. 23 before 1:45 p.m. You can view the full menu here.
The Clinton Center’s 42 Bar & Table is back with its Thanksgiving catering menu. The centerpiece offering is a wood-smoked turkey or a traditional roasted turkey. There are several sides to choose from that feed up to 12 people. Desserts and snacks are also on the menu. Orders must be placed by Friday, Nov. 18 and picked up by 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 23. View the menu here. To order call 501-537-0042.
Sherwood’s The Humble Crumb Bakery is offering a variety of pies, single or by the bundle along with take and bake cinnamon rolls, quiches, dinner rolls and homemade pie crusts if you want to make the pie but not the crust. View the menu here.
EverLovin’ Soul Food and Catering has an extensive Thanksgiving menu offering both take and bake or fully cooked meals. Orders must be placed by Thursday, Nov. 17. Take and bake orders will be ready for delivery Nov. 21 and the fully cooked orders will be ready for delivery on Wednesday, Nov. 23. Text 501-541-7252 or 501-444-2512 to order.
Waldo’s Chicken & Beer is offering family size sides for 10-12 featuring white beans, mac and cheese, cheddar biscuit dough and banana pudding to go along with buckets of fried or rotisserie chicken or a combination of both. Orders can be placed here or by calling 501-313-2390. Orders must be placed by Monday, Nov. 21.
Cypress Social’s main course is a house smoked turkey with several sides available and Chef Sara’s apple or pecan pie. You can view the full menu and order here or call 501-916-2670 from noon-4 p.m. Mon.-Sat. Orders must be placed by 4 p.m. Monday, Nov. 21. Pick updates are 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 23 and 9 a.m.-noon Thanksgiving Day.
Petit & Keet is offering a take and bake Thanksgiving feast featuring a smoked Perdue Farms turkey breast with orange molasses and black pepper gravy. You can view the full menu and order here or order by phone at 501-319-7675 from noon-4 p.m. Mon.-Sat. Orders must be placed by 4 p.m. Monday, Nov. 21.
Arthur’s Prime Steakhouse will be open on Thanksgiving if you’d rather get out of the house.
Join us on Thanksgiving. Arthur’s will have our Thanksgiving Buffett on Thursday November 24th. Please call 821-1828 or 821-1838 for reservations. pic.twitter.com/H1DndNYm7T
— Arthur’s Prime Steakhouse (@Primesteaks) November 7, 2022
Flake Baby Pastry launched her Thanksgiving pie menu this weekend and quickly sold out of Arkansas Possum Pie, which looks absolutely unreal. Someone please send us your photos or save us a slice. Flake Baby still has three pies available: the Vegan Blueberry Apple Crumble, the Sweet Potato Meringue and the Spiced Cranberry Chess Pie. Pick up is Wednesday, Nov. 23 from 4-6 p.m. Orders can be placed here.
Raduno is offering Thanksgiving pre-orders for family style meatballs, deviled eggs, a pumpkin pie with cinnamon whip, a chocolate torte (half or whole) and a cheesecake (half or whole). Order here or call 501-374-7476. Order cut off is 3 p.m. Nov. 20. Pick up will be 3-8 p.m. Wednesday Nov. 23.
Edwards Food Giant has you covered with heat and serve smoked or roasted turkey dinner options. The turkey dinner includes cornbread dressing, giblet gravy, cranberry sauce and dinner rolls. There’s a also a deluxe turkey dinner that includes sides and an apple pie. A smoked spiral ham is also available. Orders can be placed here for seven different Edwards’ locations.
Porch Swing Farms in Bigelow is offering a local spin on traditional Thanksgiving dinner with a honey glazed pork shoulder meal kit along with an appetizer bundle that includes pimento cheese, pickles and a half pound of sweet and spicy pecans. It’s also offering a turkey sandwich upgrade bundle that comes with pickles, hickory smoked bacon and pimento cheese. Items are available for pre-order here and include free Saturday delivery in Little Rock and Conway with a $25 purchase. Porch Swing Farms is the only producer/supplier in Central Arkansas offering pork products made with Gloucestershire Old Spots — the same heritage hogs served to the British royal family.
Sami Lal and the Star of India team have several family meal packages that include vegetarian and vegan options for your holiday table. Each meal package feeds 10-12 people. Call 501-227-9900 to order.
