Thanksgiving dining in Utah – where to eat in 2023

The clock has officially started ticking down to turkey time folks; and if the mere whisper of ‘kitchen duty’ sends you into a cold sweat, fear ye not, just turn to the pros for the heavy lifting. Below then is every single special Thanksgiving dining option I know of. Lavish buffets to simply plate meals through to options for home cooking – this is the most comprehensive list you will find in the state – or your money back.

Before we begin, go ahead and hit that bookmark button in your browser. The following list will grow substantially over the coming week or two. As and when restaurants post their T-Day deals and specials, I’ll be updating the collection on a daily basis. Check back often.

As a reminder, we’ve been tracking yearly turkey dinners in myopic precision for years and years. More than anyone else in Utah. You might say we’re obsessed. For reference and other ideas, you can see previous listings here: 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014.

Note: all descriptions and details are either provided directly by the restaurant.

Dining out on Thanksgiving in Utah 2022

Urban Hill

Salt Lake City / Post District (pictured top)
Buffet – menu
$79 adults, $35 kids 12-5
1.00 p.m. – 5.00 p.m.

Executive Chef Nick Zocco will be going all-in with a roasted turkey and succulent glazed ham, plus a bounty of sides like Robuchon-style mashed potato puree, green bean and mushroom tarts, creamy butternut squash pasta, and more.

Log Haven

Millcreek / Millcreek canyon
Three course plated luncheon – menu
$83 adults, $49 kids 12-3
1.00 p.m. – 5.30 p.m.

Adelaide

Downtown Salt Lake City
Four course prix fixe
$75 adults, $25 kids 10 and under

Aqua Terra Steak + Sushi

Downtown Salt Lake City
Six course prix fixe – menu
Noon – 6.00 p.m.
$82 per person

Bring the family to Aqua Terra and enjoy the six-course Thanksgiving experience. The chef-curated menu features seasonal flavors from pumpkin and green apple soup to prime rib, turkey breast roulade, and pumpkin pie — plus a few Aqua Terra favorites for good measure! This special menu includes all six courses, coffee, tea, and soft drinks. The full children’s menu will also be available.

Buca Di Beppo

Downtown Salt Lake City | Fort Union
Set meal
11.00 a.m. – 8.00 p.m.
$39.99 individual portion, $105 small (feeds 3), $160 large (feeds 5)

Bambara

Downtown Salt Lake City
$75 per person
3.00 p.m. – 9.00 p.m.

Brio Italian Grille

Downtown Salt Lake City | Murray
Individual traditional Thanksgiving dinners
$44.99 adults, $24.99 kids
11.00 a.m. – 8.00 p.m.

Dinner comes with choice of Caesar or chopped salad roasted sliced white turkey meat, herbed pan gravy, roasted garlic mashed potatoes, Italian sausage stuffing, seasonal vegetables, cranberry sauce, pumpkin pie.

Butcher’s Chophouse

Park City
Two course prix fixe
$55 adults, $38 kids
2.00 p.m. – 10.00 p.m.

Menu includes turkey, garlic mashed potatoes, stuffing, green beans, candied yams, cranberry sauce, and choice of pecan or pumpkin pie.

The Capital Grille

Downtown Salt Lake City
Special plated meal – menu
$55 adults, $20 kids

Plate features slow-roasted turkey with brioche stuffing, French green beans, cranberry-pear chutney. Also available for the table: pecan-crusted sweet potatoes with hot honey ($14) and pumpkin cheesecake ($12)

Escala Provisions Company

Park City
Three course prix fixe
1.00 p.m. – 5.00 p.m.
$69 per person

A choice of sweet potato & bourbon bisque or sherry poached pear salad, followed by a main course of of citrus & herb brined turkey, sage & sausage stuffing, whipped buttermilk potatoes, haricots verts & wild mushrooms, roasted sweet potatoes, and crispy Brussels sprouts. A vegan plate of roasted delicata squash and dirty Calrose rice with vegan sausage is also available. Finish with family-style desserts including vanilla bean & pumpkin spiced panna cotta, white chocolate & chai cupcakes, apple pie crème brûlée, and pumpkin & pecan cheesecake.

Emigration Cafe

Salt Lake City
Buffet – menu
$62 adults, $24 kids 11 and under, $10 kids 5 and under
10.00 a.m. – 2.00 p.m.

Flanagan’s On Main

Park City
$50 adults, $20 kids 12 and under
11.00 a.m. – 9.00 p.m.

Sweet potato soup or green salad, turkey breast with house made mashers, brown gravy, stuffing, green beans, and cranberry sauce. Save room for homemade apple cake and vanilla ice cream.

Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse

Salt Lake City / The Gateway
Three course prix fixe – menu
$56 adults, $26 kids 12 and under
11.00 a.m. – 8.00 p.m.

Franck’s

Cottonwood Heights
Five course prix fixe – menu
$99 per person
Noon – 6.00 p.m.

Goldener Hirsch

Deer Valley
Three course prix fixe
$98 per person
Noon – 8.30 p.m.

Grand Summit Hotel

Park City / Canyons
Buffet
$95 adults, $50 kids 12 and under, free under 2
$11.00 a.m. – 5.00 p.m.

Grub Steak

Park City
Three course prix fixe
$45.75 adults, $24.75 kids 12 and under

Enjoy a full Thanksgiving menu with a choice of wild rice and mushroom soup or a Caesar or house salad, carved roasted tom turkey, autumn harvest stuffing, gravy, green beans, red skinned mashers, citrus cranberry relish, Tuscan roll, pumpkin pie, or spiced apple bread pudding with High West bourbon sauce.

Handlebar

Marmalade / SLC
Plated dinner specials – menu
$12 – $15

We will be open all day Thanksgiving day for our normal hours. The kitchen will close at 10 pm. Can’t make it on Thanksgiving Day? Don’t worry, we will be offering our Thanksgiving Dinner menu Sunday – Thursday. And don’t forget our vegan offerings. We have a limited number of Turkey legs, so get them while supplies last!

Hub & Spoke Diner

Salt Lake City
Buffet – menu
$44.99 adults, $22.49 kids 12 and under
9.30 a.m. – 3.00 p.m.

Josie Wyatt’s Grill

Moab
Traditional Thanksgiving dinner – info
$60 adults, $30 kids under 12
2.00 p.m. – 9.00 p.m.

KITA

Park City / Canyons
Four course prix fixe – menu
$100 per person
Noon – 9.00 p.m.

Inspired by the spirit of Thanksgiving, join our chefs as they prepare, service and share dinner with a cause. Our Chefsgiving meal will include a delectable 4-course dinner of Thanksgiving favorites for the entire family, with a percentage of every meal directly funding the Christian Center of Park City’s Food Assistance Programs. Featuring seasonal delights like roasted butternut squash soup, Autumn harvest salad, sage & honey glazed turkey plate, and a selection of sweets for dessert. Children’s plates available in addition, reservations recommended.

La Caille

Sandy
Four course prix fixe – menu
$149 adults, $65 kids 12-5, 4 and under free

Little America – Coffee Shop

Downtown SLC
Three course holiday dinner – info
$52 – $59
11.00 a.m. – 9.00 p.m.

No reservations will be acceptation, seating is available on a first come, first serve basis. Dinners include turkey ($55), prime rib ($59), poached salmon with shrimp scampi sauce ($55), vegetarian ($52), and a kids option ($25). Regular breakfast menu will be available at The Coffee Shop on Thanksgiving from 6.00 a.m. – 11.00 a.m.

Little America – Lucky H

Downtown SLC
Buffet – menu
$69 adults, $25 kids 12 and under, 4 and under free
11.00 a.m. – 7.00 p.m.

Montage Deer Valley

Deer Valley
Buffet
$75 adults. $40 kids 12-5
11.30 a.m. – 8.00 p.m.

No Name Saloon / Annex burger

Park City
Buffet
From 2.00 p.m.
Free while supplies last

Open 11 a.m. – 1 a.m., stop in for the free bird buffet, a complimentary Thanksgiving feast with all the fixin’s, beginning at 2 p.m. until supplies last. The regular food menu will also be available. 

Powder Restaurant

Park City
Three course feast
$135 per person

Beginning with butternut squash soup, endive salad, and cider braised pork belly, before mains of prime ribeye, turkey, winter squash tortellini, and halibut, and family-style sides of Yukon gold potato purée, wild mushroom stuffing, glazed carrots, green bean casserole, and honey truffle fried Brussels sprouts. Finish with spiced pumpkin mousse, a chocolate volcano, or caramelized apple mille feuille.

RIME

Deer Valley / St. Regis Resort
Buffet
$130 adults, $50 kids 12 and under
11.00 a.m. – 7.00 p.m.

Featuring a selection of soups and salads, mini plates of braised beef and tahini soy over rigatoni, seared salmon with dill cream, and shrimp cocktail, a carving station of turkey breast and prime rib, with sides of cornbread stuffing and roasted cauliflower. A colossal dessert station includes pumpkin salted caramel panna cotta, cranberry almond tart, apple and pecan pie. Be sure to pair the meal with a selection from the 10,000-bottle wine vault. An outdoor petting zoo, candle crafting, live music, and s’mores will also be available to enjoy throughout the day.

The Salt Republic

Downtown SLC / Hyatt Regency
Three course prix-fixe
$50 adults, $25 kids 12-6, 6 and under free
4.00 – 10.00 p.m.

Simon’s Restaurant

Midway / Homestead Resort
$110 per person
11.00 a.m. – 3.30 p.m.

Snowbird – The Cliff Lodge

Snowbird Resort
Buffet – menu
$72 adults, $36 kids 12-6,
11.00 a.m. – 6.00 p.m.

Gather mountainside with your family for an unforgettable Thanksgiving culinary experience at The Aerie . Enjoy our chef’s elevated takes on Thanksgiving classics, like turkey, ham, stuffing, potatoes, soup & salad in addition to an array of unique holiday offerings, like blueberry vol-au-vent and oysters Rockefeller. For dessert, indulge in 10+ options, including pumpkin pie, lemon meringue tartlets and turtle cheesecake.

Snowpine Lodge

Alta
Buffet – menu
$95 adults, $50 12 and under
1.00 p.m. – 8.00 p.m.

Enjoy the holidays in a winter wonderland with your friends and family without the hassle of cooking and hosting. Enjoy fantastic food, amazing views, and time with your loved ones when you join us for Thanksgiving in Swen’s Restaurant this year. A portion of this year’s Thanksgiving dinner will go to Give Kids The World. This is an 89 acre, whimsical nonprofit resort in Florida that provides week-long, cost-free wish vacations to critically ill children and their families from around the world. Help us make a difference this year!

St. Bernard’s

Solitude
Three course prix-fixe – menu
$50 per person

Stein Eriksen Lodge

Deer Valley
Buffet
$140 adults, $45 kids 12-5
11.00 a.m. – 7.00 p.m.

Stein Eriksen Lodge’s Thanksgiving day buffet will feature live music and an abundant spread of holiday favorites along with the regular Troll Hallen menu.

Sterling Steak & Lounge

Park City
Buffet
$69
3.00 p.m. – 9.00 p.m.

Tuscany

Cottonwood Heights
$90 adults, $40 kids 12 and under
Noon – 7.00 p.m.
Menu

Z’s Steak And Chop Haus

Midway
Buffet
$95 adults, $43 kids 12-9, $28 kids 11 and under

Entertaining at home this Thanksgiving

Get the best of both worlds and enjoy dining at home (that means leftover turkey sandwiches remember) without any of the cooking fuss. Feel free to lean on the following businesses in part or in full. The following mix of local and national can provide everything from a single turkey through a fully cooked meal for ten.

SLC Eatery

Salt Lake City. Providing pre-made chef created meals. Four options are priced $175-$250 with each serving four to five guests. Options include finger glazed turkey, garlic rubbed prime rib, ginger glazed salmon, and mushroom beet Wellington. See full menu.

Hearth & Hill

Park City. Fall flavors have arrived at Hearth and Hill! In anticipation of Thanksgiving, executive chef Casey Bayle and the team have prepared a selection of classic Turkey Day dishes to celebrate in-house or at home with friends or family. From now until Thanksgiving, guests can indulge in hearty dishes like butternut squash soup garnished with candied pecans or roasted turkey breast served with gravy, green beans, soft mashed potatoes, stuffing, and cranberry sauce. Don’t forget to leave room for dessert— pastry chef Chris Straughan’s signature roasted pumpkin, apple, and sweet cherry pies are served by the slice or whole, with the option to enjoy it a la mode.

Hill’s Kitchen

Park City. Park City’s beloved cafe/catering company Hill’s Kitchen is taking the guesswork out of planning your holiday with an easy and delicious Thanksgiving Family Meal bundle, available now for pre-order. With enough portions for eight guests, the $349 spread includes one free-range whole turkey, stuffing, and mashed potatoes, plus all the turkey gravy & fixings needed for every guest to eat their fill. Boster your feast with additional sides available a la carte, like a refreshing roasted pear salad with maple vinaigrette, or fluffy cheddar biscuits served with honey butter. And if marshmallowy candied yams aren’t sweet enough for dessert, Hill’s Kitchen’s classic apple pie (sold separately) can’t be beaten. Pre-orders can be made in-person or over the phone at (435) 800-2870 through Monday, 11/20.

Pirate O’s Gourmet Market

Don’t overlook this Draper foodie haven for several T-Day specialties – not least their exceptionally popular table show stoppers – butter sculpted turkeys. Read more in this recent story by Heather L. King on several items that can add some sparkle to festivities.

Spice kitchen Incubator

This Thanksgiving, Spice Kitchen Incubator entrepreneurs are showcasing a variety of desserts from around the world for your Thanksgiving table.

Dessert offerings include orange rice pudding, dolce de calabaza (Prime Corn, Mexican), basboosa, baklava (Noor al Sham, Syrian), alfajores, pumpkin tres leches cake (Boca Dulce, Salvadoran), polvorosas, black cake (Delicius, Venezuelan), sticky toffee pudding, chai cupcake (Honey Teahive, British High Tea, Taiwanese), kaab el ghazal and rakhama cookies (Zahara, Moroccan). Dessert boxes are available in two sizes: small ($31 serves 4-6) and large ($58 serves 8-12).

Ordering begins November 13th. Visit spicekitchenincubator.org/the-spice-kitchen-store. Pick up is on Wednesday, Nov. 22 from 4-6:30 pm at Spice on 9th Cafe, Artspace Greenery, 422A West 900 South, Ste. 101, Salt Lake City, UT 84101.

Auntie Em’s Baked Goods

Park City. This boutique baker are now taking orders for holiday pies. Browse and order online here, pies start fro $33.

Blake’s Gourmet

SLC. Thanksgiving meals delivered. Herb roasted turkey breast, homemade gravy, mashed potatoes, buttered corn off the cob, fresh made cranberry sauce, sage & sausage stuffing, rolls, pumpkin pie with fresh whipped cream. $120 feeds five, $175 feeds ten. More info.

Brio Italian Grille

Downtown Salt Lake City | Murray. Thanksgiving packages to go, available hot or cold, featuring all of the classic offerings for a “turkey day” celebration. Packages are available in small pan for $105 (feeding 3 people) or large pan for $160 (feeding 6 people). Cold pick up/delivery is available Monday, Nov. 20 through Thursday, Nov. 23, from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., while hot pick up/delivery is available Wednesday, Nov. 22, through Thursday, Nov. 23, from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Capital Grille

Downtown Salt Lake City. Allow us to prepare abundant sides to enjoy alongside your roasted turkey. Simply reheat and serve. Serves four people, priced $135 comes with the following: brioche stuffing, French green beans,
cranberry-pear chutney, Sam’s mashed potatoes, pecan-crusted sweet potatoes with hot honey, seeded rolls, housemade gravy. More info.

Chop Shop

Park City. The Summit county butter are offering a number of items for pickup starting the Tuesday before Thanksgiving. Items are oven-ready and come with cooking or reheating instructions. $50 non refundable deposit will be taken to reserve. The last chance to cancel or modify your order is Friday, November 17th. Please make us aware of all allergies when you order and we will do our best. Menu is priced à la carte as follows:

• Whole brined fresh turkey, 14-16 pounds, $8.50/pound
• Turkey giblet gravy, quart, $15
• Whipped potatoes, serves 4, $22
• Herb dinner rolls, 6 each, $16
• Bakeshop country sourdough loaf, $10
• Bakeshop baguette, $6
• Fresh pumpkin pie, $35
• Almond hazelnut tart with rum whipped cream, $40

City Cakes

Salt Lake City and Midvale. Vegan baker now accepting orders for a variety of vegan friendly baked goods. Options include pumpkin pie ($21.80), pecan pie ($27.95) and dinner rolls (a dozen for $7.60). Browse and place orders online here.

Cracker & Barrel

Various. This Thanksgiving, spend more time with family and less time cooking with a heat n’ serve meal from Cracker Barrel. Choose a heat n’ serve feast, which feeds 8-10, or family dinner, which serves 4-6. Oven to table in two hours, several options are available. Read the complete info here.

Cuisine Unlimited

SLC. Our regular meal kits all come cooked/parbaked with reheat instructions. These are intended to be reheated using an oven. Back by popular demand are the individually packaged Thanksgiving Meals for very easy reheating. By this, we really are meaning microwave reheating, but you can choose the method of your choice! However, these are very popular for those who have limited kitchen access.

Cuisine Unlimited has made it easier than ever for everyone to be a part of Thanksgiving dinner in your home. With a variety of options, you can order your dinner from us for a hassle-free and delicious meal. Check out our all-inclusive packages or customize your order with our A la Cart menu options. Order here for a Thanksgiving you and your guests won’t forget!

Deer Valley Café

Deer Valley. Have Deer Valley do the cooking for you and order from the Thanksgiving take-away menu, featuring roasted turkey breast for four, lemon thyme sauce, cranberry orange chutney, baked mac & cheese, rotini pasta with white cheddar cheese sauce, green bean au gratin, and wild mushroom stuffing. Pie selections include pumpkin, pecan, apple, blueberry and cherry. Deer Valley cookies, carrot cake, pumpkin streusel loaf, and rolls are also available. Place orders by 3:30 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 20, and pick up orders on Wednesday, Nov. 22 at Deer Valley Café.

Dough Lady

Salt Lake City. Thanksgiving pre-orders for this local take n bake business are now being accepted. Pickup in person available on November 16th (5.30 – 6.00 p.m.), 17th (8.00 – 10.00 a.m.), 20th (5.30 – 6.30 p.m.) and 21st (Lehi 5.30 – 6.00 p.m.). Deliveries are also available on Saturday November 18th (9.00 a.m. – 1.00 p.m.) and Wednesday November 22nd (2.00 – 6 p.m.).

Flavors include cinnamon, pumpkin, blueberry lemon, apple pie, brown butter chai, orange, cranberry orange, sweet potato pie, pecan sticky buns. Also available are dinner rolls and cookie dough.

Forty Three Bakery

Salt Lake City. Local baker now accepting online orders for pies, rolls and other baked goods. Pumpkin pies start from $30 with brioche buns available in six packs for $9. More info via their online store.

Harmons

Make your holidays stress-free with Harmons’ complete dinners. From heat-and-serve options to ready-to-roast turkey dinners, we have everything you need for a delicious meal.

Get ahead of the holiday rush and enjoy the savings! Pre-order your holiday meal and get 10% off your purchase between now and Saturday, November 4. Let us do the cooking, so you can focus on making memories with your loved ones.

Idle Isle Cafe

Brigham City. Pies and rolls to go. Last day to order is November 20th by noon. Options include apple pie, Idleberry pie, pecan pie, pumpkin pie, banana cream pie, coconut cream pie. More info on Facebook.

Kaiser’s Bar B-Q and General Store

SLC. Local BBQ restaurant offering twenty pound Thanksgiving turkeys, smoked in mesquite or oak. Price $99, see more on Facebook.

Laurel

SLC. Thanksgiving warm take out. Heirloom beet salad, maple glazed roasted turkey breast, slow cooked brown sugar ham, classic mashed potatoes, green bean casserole, Grand America bread pudding, pumpkin pie. Dinner for two $99 , for four $189, for eight $369. Pickups from 10.30 a.m. – 3.00 p.m.

Liberty Heights Fresh

SLC. Enjoy an organic or pasture-raised whole turkey for your Thanksgiving Dinner this year! Liberty Heights Fresh has been working with the Diestel Family Farm for over a decade to source the most ethically raised, tastiest turkeys in town! We are proud to be one of the only places in Salt Lake City that sources Fresh – never frozen! – organic whole turkeys! Prices start from $7.69 per lb, more info online here.

Luna’s Kitchen

Park City. Order Thanksgiving dinner sides ahead and pick up charcuterie and crudités platters, curried butternut squash bisque, house made dinner rolls, sage and apple stuffing, garlic mashed potatoes, green bean casserole, cranberry and orange relish, gravy, and a selection of baked goods including quiche, pies, cinnamon rolls, berry oat bars, and banana bread. Orders are available through Monday, Nov. 20, and pickup is Wednesday, Nov. 22 from 2 – 6 p.m. 

Nosh Charcuterie

SLC. Thanksgiving/friendsgiving boards available in sizes regular (feeds approx. 5), large (feeds approx. 10), and extra large (feeds approx. 20). Comes with all of the classic yumminess with some fun, festive flare. Holiday season is busy around here, so be sure to reserve your holiday boards before we’re all booked up! Custom grazing sizes available upon request for larger parties. Details.

Pago

Salt Lake City. Pago is pleased to offer our popular Thanksgiving Meal Kits again this year. Chef Jon DuBois is doing the heavy lifting to ensure your Thanksgiving meal is meticulously sourced and expertly prepared. Spend less time cooking this year and more time relaxing. Everything on the menu is included and each dinner is fully cooked and is ready for a simple re-heat (with instruction provided!).
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$140 (2 servings/$70 per person) Ready-to-heat. Order your meal kit online here. Pick up at Pago on Wednesday, November 22, anytime between 12pm – 4pm. Kits will be packaged family style with heating instructions included.

Papito Moes

West Jordan. Friendsgiving and Thanksgiving – do it Boricua style. Pasteles $22.5 per 1/2 dozen (chicken and pork only). Holiday family platter (arroz, pernil, potato salad) feeds up-to 8 for $85.99. Coquito by the bottle $17. More details on Facebook.

Pat’s BBQ

Salt Lake City. A Thanksgiving dinner special to-go (feeds 6-8) is priced $125 and comes with brined and smoked 10-16lb turkey, 3lbs cornbread stuffing, 3lbs mashed potatoes, 1 quart turkey gravy, 3lbs country green beans, 3lbs candied yams, dozen Rolls, pumpkin pie. Dinner comes ready to reheat. Pick up is Tuesday November 21st or Wednesday November 22nd at the 155 W. Commonwealth location only. More details here.

Pies The Limit

Salt Lake City. Thanksgiving pre-orders are live thru the boutique pie makers website. Pickups will be Wednesday Nov 22nd (2.00 – 4.00 p.m.) at Annapurnas Kitchen (56 E 3335 S St, South Salt Lake). So if you need to make an arrangement for someone to pickup your order please do so as we have an event to be at later that evening around 5.00 p.m. Items as follows:

• Blueberry sour cream pie, $35
• Chocolate bourbon pecan pie, $35
• Apple walnut crumble pie, $35
• Cranberry key lime pie, $35

Popeyes

Various. The popular fast food fried chicken chain also get in on the T-day fun with Cajun-style turkeys delivered to your door. All you have to do is thaw, heat and serve. Only for a limited time while supplies last. This shop is open to residents of the continental United States except in Hawaii, Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico and Alaska while supplies last. More info.

Salt Box Eatery & Catering

Save time in the kitchen, order ahead, and pick up Thanksgiving dinner this year. Choose from shareables like gorgonzola stuffed dates, goat cheese mushroom tartlet, and butternut squash soup, mains including herb roasted turkey and honey baked ham, with sides of sage stuffing, mashed potatoes, crispy Brussels sprouts, focaccia bread, gingered carrots and snap peas, mac & cheese, pomegranate cranberry jam, and gravy. Save room for pecan and pumpkin pie. All items are intended to serve four. All orders are cold and in oven-ready containers with heating instructions. Place orders here by Monday, November 20th at 9.00 p.m. 

SLC Mother

SLC. Let Mother make Thanksgiving dinner for your family like only Mother can. I do all the prep for you to pickup and heat and serve at your convenience. Ready for the holiday table in about 45-60 minutes. Pickup November 22nd between 2.00 – 7.00 p.m.

Full meal kit priced $375 (half kits available too) includes: one fully-cooked, sixteen pound turkey (yields approximately six pounds cooked edible meat), four quarts mashed Yukon gold potatoes, four quarts sourdough stuffing, two quarts green bean casserole, two quarts quarts bbq braised carrots, two quarts turkey gravy, one quart cranberry sauce, two homemade pumpkin pies, one quart of fresh whipped cream, two quarts of Mother’s turkey broth. Info and ordering online.

R&R BBQ

We do the cooking, you get the credit.  Festive party season is here, and R&R’s fan-favorite Holiday Packs are back! This Thanksgiving, Friendsgiving, or any celebratory gathering, cross food-prep off your list.

Each pack includes our famous slow-smoked turkey, garlic mashed potatoes with gravy, creamed corn, stuffing, rolls, AND a delicious cranberry-apple crisp for dessert! With enough food to feed 6-8 people, your entire meal will be ready to take home and finish in your oven with easy at-home instructions. Pick-up dates are Monday, 11/20, through Wednesday, 11/22. Individual items are available a la carte. Turkeys are priced $79.99 with meals starting at $149.99.

Smokin Bones

Bountiful. Turkey dinner special is priced $155 and comes with turkey breast, mashed potatoes gravy, green salad, dozen dinner rolls an a pumpkin roll. BBQ items also available ala carte – read more here.

Sugar House BBQ

Sugar House. Taking orders for smoked turkeys. Birds will weight 12-14lbs and be priced $85. Pickup will be on T-Day itself 11.00 a.m. – 2.00 p.m. Also on offer: cornbread stuffing, turkey gravy, mashed potatoes, cranberry relish and pecan pie.

Vegan Daddy

SLC. Vegan restaurant offering a turky and ham roast for pre-order – still available until the 16th! Alsooffering pie n roast combos. See Instagram.

Vertical Diner

SLC. Vegan focused restaurant offering take out meals. Holiday Roasts are available at Vertical Diner are available without preorder starting November 14th and will be available through the New Year and possibly beyond!

We are offering our Seitan with Rosemary and Apple and Sage and Apple both with onion, garlic cloves, and black peppercorn. Also, we will be nailing down some other products soon like a vegan steak fillet, carnitas, teriyaki seitan and some other unique items. More info on their Instagram.

Vessel Kitchen

Various locations. Vessel Kitchen’s iconic ‘everything but the bird’ special is back! This is Vessel’s seventh year of helping to take the stress out of Thanksgiving by taking over the cooking (aside from the glory dish – the turkey) and leaving the good stuff (eating, gossiping, and memory-making) to everyone else! This year’s everything but the bird special leveled up with new bundle options, new desserts, and some new recipe reboots.

Here is a full menu for more information: VesselKitchen_Thanksgiving_MenuMaterials_2023_8.5×11 (squarespace.com). You can also check out the dedicated webpage for more info and FAQs here: Thanksgiving 2022 — Vessel Kitchen. The Vessel crew are accepting orders now through November 20^th at 10:00 p.m. Pick up is Wednesday, November 23 at the designated time and location of your choosing. 

Windy Ridge Cafe / Bakery

Deer Valley. A Turkey dinner meal kit is priced $85 and is a complete Thanksgiving meal for 4, made
delicious and easy! Meals come with sliced house roasted turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, pan gravy, mixed greens salad, and dinner rolls. A la carte sides run $2 – $10, with a range of pies and quiches priced as follows:

• Maple pecan pie, $35
• Pumpkin spice pie, $35
• Mile high apple pie, $40
• Chocolate decadence cake (GF), $45
• Ham + Swiss quiche, $40
• Tomato + spinach quiche, $40

Zest

SLC. Vegetarian focused restaurant offering a variety of dishes for take out. More info and online ordering here (scroll to bottom of page).

Thanksgiving cooking links

Lastly, here are a few more links you might want to check out, various cooking and recipe ideas that have landed in our inbox the past month:

• My list of kitchen essentials for the home chef
• How to cook a perfect turkey by Shop Smart
• Trader Joe’s turkey roasting guide
• Seasoning a turkey by The Spice House
• Red Lobster’s Cheddar Bay Biscuit stuffing recipe
• Jennie-O talk turkey trends for 2021

Other useful links

• Free newsletter – signup and receive our weekly newsletter for free
• Food talk group – chew the fat with other like-minded Utah foodies over on Facebook.
• Best of SLC 2024 – what you can’t miss in the Beehive right now.

Stuart Melling

Hi, I’m Stuart, nice to meet you!  I’m the founder, writer and wrangler at Gastronomic SLC.  I’m a multiple-award winning journalist and have written in myopic detail about the Salt Lake City  dining scene for the better part of seventeen years.

I’ve worked extensively with multiple local publications from Visit Salt Lake to Salt Lake Magazine, not least helped to consult on national TV.   Pause those credits, yep, that’s me! I’m also a former restaurant critic of more than five years, working for the Salt Lake Tribune.    I’m largely fueled by a critical obsession with rice, alliteration and the use of big words I don’t understand.   What they’re saying about me: “Not inaccurate”, “I thought he was older”, “I don’t share his feelings”.

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