It’s easy to get overwhelmed when making Thanksgiving plans. If everyone is meeting at your place this year, that means cleaning, menu preparation, shopping, cooking, basting, serving and hosting. It can be a lot.
Thankfully (see what I did there?), there are a lot of professionals who make it their business to cook really good food, and can turn even the same old tired turkey and stuffing into something to celebrate.
Make it a little easier on yourself this year by holding your Thanksgiving meal at one of Utah’s many fabulous restaurants — or get a meal kit and heat it all up while enjoying your favorite beverage.
Either way, this list will help you sort through your options. But decide soon — reservations are going fast, both for sit-down options and takeout.
Takeout (Salt Lake County)
Arlo • 271 N. Center St., Salt Lake City, 385-266-8845; arlorestaurant.com • Taking pre-orders online for Thanksgiving dinner to go, with everything except the turkey. Dinner will serve four to six people. Price is $225. Food will be refrigerated, with reheating instructions. Pickup is Thursday, Nov. 28, between 1 and 2 p.m. only.
Brio Italian • 80 S. Regent St., Salt Lake City (in City Creek Center), 801-359-4401; or 6173 S. State St., Murray (in Fashion Place Mall), 801-262-6500; or www.brioitalian.com • Diners can order Thanksgiving dinner to go; ordering early is recommended. A family-style dinner (feeds four to five) is $120; a large dinner (feeds eight to 10) is $238. Individual feasts are available for $39.99 on Thursday, Nov. 28 only.
The Capital Grille • 40 E. 100 South, Salt Lake City; 385-419-3888; thecapitalgrille.com • A catered dinner of side dishes (does not include turkey or dessert), for $135; serves four. Pre-order online by Tuesday, Nov. 26; pickup on Wednesday, Nov. 27, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., or Thursday, Nov. 28, from 9 to 11 a.m.
City Cakes • 1860 S. 300 West, Salt Lake City, 801-359-2239, or 7009 S. High Tech Drive, Midvale, 801-572-5500; 1860 S. 300 West, Salt Lake City, 801-359-2239, citycakescafe.com • The vegan bakery is taking orders for holiday pies, dinner rolls and unbaked pie shells.
Cuisine Unlimited • 4641 S. Cherry St., Salt Lake City; 801-268-2332 or cuisineunlimited.com • The catering company offers holiday meals, both as all-inclusive packages ($500) or just the sides ($225), for pickup or delivery. Orders must be placed by Thursday, Nov. 21, at 5 p.m. Orders can be picked up or delivered between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. on Nov. 26 and 27.
Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse • 20 S. 400 West, Salt Lake City (in The Gateway); 801-355-3704; flemingssteakhouse.com • Three-course bundles with herb-roasted turkey, filet mignon or bone-in rib-eye available ready to heat or ready to serve. A la carte salads, sides and desserts are also available. Thanksgiving catering menu is available for pickup or delivery Friday, Nov. 22 through Wednesday, Nov. 27. Reserve your feast online.
(Forty Three Bakery) A pumpkin pie is shown at Forty Three Bakery, which is offering several holiday desserts for Christmas.
Forty Three Bakery • 733 W. Genesee Ave., Salt Lake City; fortythreebakery.com • The bakery is now taking orders for holiday pies, available through Wednesday, Nov. 27.
Liberty Heights Fresh • 1290 S. 1100 East, Salt Lake City; 801-583-7374; libertyheightsfresh.com • The gourmet grocer is taking online orders to pick up turkeys and other Thanksgiving dinner items. Pickup times range from Monday, Nov. 25, through Thursday, Nov. 28.
Pago • 878 S. 900 East, Salt Lake City; pagoslc.com • Pago returns with its popular Thanksgiving meal kits, created by Chef Jon DuBois. All fully cooked, ready for simple reheating (instructions provided). Pickup is Wednesday, Nov. 27, between noon and 4 p.m. Order online via Tock. Price is $140 plus tax, serves two.
Pat’s Barbecue • 155 W. Commonwealth Ave., South Salt Lake; 801-484-5963; patsbbq.com • Thanksgiving meal kits available to order, $150; feeds eight to 10 people. To order, call 801-848-5963 or email catering@patsbbq.com.
R&R Barbeque • Four locations in Salt Lake County: Riverton, South Jordan, Midvale, Salt Lake City; randrbbq.com • Holiday packs can be ordered online, in-store or by phone. Pickup dates are Monday through Wednesday, Nov. 25-27, at any R&R location. Holiday turkey dinner pack is $149, feeds six to eight; “everything but the bird” pack of sides is $99.99, feeds six to eight. Sides also available a la carte.
The Salt Republic • 170 S. West Temple, Salt Lake City (ground floor of the Hyatt Regency); 801-596-1234 or www.hyatt.com • The restaurant is offering a Thanksgiving dinner to-go for $45 per person. Pick up on Thursday, Nov. 28, at either 3 p.m. or 5 p.m. at the host stand. Reserve your pickup time on Tock.
Spice Kitchen • Spice on 9th Cafe, Artspace Greenery, 422A W. 900 South, Salt Lake City; spicekitchenincubator.org. The small-business incubator is offering dessert boxes from three of its entrepreneurs — Boca Dulce, Delicius and Prime Corn — in orders of a half-dozen ($45) or nine ($70). An order of s’mores pumpkin brownies is $55. Tax not included. To preorder, call 385-202-5207 or visit SpiceKitchenIncubator.org. Pickup is on Tuesday, Nov. 26, from 4 to 6:30 p.m.
(Vessel Kitchen) Vessel Kitchen's "Everything but the Bird" meal, featuring mashed potatoes and turkey gravy, rustic herbed stuffing, house-made dinner rolls, cranberry sauce, roasted Brussels sprouts, grapefruit and feta beets, gluten free apple caramel crisp and pumpkin pie.
Vessel Kitchen • 905 E. 900 South, Salt Lake City; 11052 S. State St., Sandy; and 1146 E. Fort Union Blvd., Midvale. vesselkitchen.com • The health-centered chain offers an “Everything But the Bird” dinner (without the turkey), which can be customized for vegan, vegetarian, keto or paleo eaters. Deadline for orders is Tuesday, Nov. 26, by 9 p.m., with pickups on Wednesday, Nov. 27. Choose your preferred pickup location when placing your order. Cost is $130 for a dinner serving four, with additional sides and baked goods available (go to vesselkitchen.com/thanksgiving).
Dine-in (Salt Lake County)
The Aerie • The Cliff Lodge, 9320 Cliff Lodge Drive, Snowbird (in the Snowbird Resort); 801-933-2181; snowbird.com • Thanksgiving dinner, Thursday, Nov. 28, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Make reservations by phone at 801-933-2181, or online. Price is $80 for adults, $50 for children 5 to 12, children 5 and under free.
Bambara • 202 S. Main St., Salt Lake City (in the Hotel Monaco), 801-363-5454; bambara-slc.com • A traditional Thanksgiving buffet, Thursday, Nov. 28, from noon to 6 p.m. Reservations available at bambara-slc.com. Price is $85 per adult, $40 per child 2 through 12.
Brio Italian • 80 S. Regent St., Salt Lake City (in City Creek Center), 801-359-4401; or 6173 S. State St., Murray (in Fashion Place Mall), 801-262-6500; or www.brioitalian.com • Open on Thanksgiving Day, with a traditional holiday menu. Reservations are being taken online.
Copper Canyon Grill House & Tavern • 215 W. South Temple, Salt Lake City (in the Radisson Hotel); 801-531-7500; choicehotels.com • A three-course Thanksgiving feast, Thursday, Nov. 23, 2 to 9 p.m. Price is $36 per person. Make a reservation on OpenTable.
Emigration Cafe • 1709 E. 1300 South, Salt Lake City; 801-906-8101 or www.emigrationcafe.com • Now taking reservations for Thanksgiving Day brunch, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 28. Price is $65 for adults, $24 for kids 11 and under, and $10 for kids 5 and under.
Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse • 20 S. 400 West, Salt Lake City (in The Gateway); 801-355-3704; flemingssteakhouse.com • Three-course Thanksgiving meal, Thursday, Nov. 23, opening at 11 a.m. Make reservations at the Fleming’s website. Price is $62 per adult, $31 for children; the regular menu also will be available.
Forty Three Bakery • 733 W. Genesee Ave., Salt Lake City; fortythreebakery.com • Reserve your spot for Friendsgiving, happening Saturday, Nov. 23, from 5 to 9 p.m. Tickets are $65 per person for a buffet of Thanksgiving favorites, and all ages are welcome.
(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) Hub & Spoke Diner's Thanksgiving Day Buffet on Thursday, Nov. 25, 2021.
Hub and Spoke Diner • 1291 S. 1100 East, Salt Lake City; 801-487-0698 or www.hubandspokediner.com • The diner serves its traditional Thanksgiving buffet, Thursday, Nov. 28, from 9:30 a.m. to 2:40 p.m. Reservations are recommended and are going fast; they will have open, first-come, first-served spots on the patio. (Dress warmly.) Price is $44.99 for adults and $22.49 for kids under 12.
La Caille • 9565 Wasatch Blvd., Sandy; 801-942-1751; lecaille.com • Three-course Thanksgiving dinner, Thursday, Nov. 28. Reservations available via OpenTable. Price is $150 for adults, $65 for children 5 to 12, free for children 4 and under.
Little America Hotel • 500 S. Main St., Salt Lake City; 801-596-5700 or saltlake.littleamerica.com • The Coffee Shop will have a three-course holiday menu, from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. No reservations for The Coffee Shop or Lucky H; it’s first-come, first-served. The Lucky H will have a holiday buffet from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., at $79 for adults, $25 for children 5-12, and free for children 4 and under (taxes not included). The Coffee Shop entrees are vegetarian ($52), classic turkey ($59), poached salmon with shrimp scampi sauce ($59) and prime rib ($65); the children’s menu is $25.
The Salt Republic • 170 S. West Temple, Salt Lake City (ground floor of the Hyatt Regency); 801-596-1234 or www.hyatt.com • Three-course family-style dinner on Thursday, Nov. 28 from 2 p.m to 10 p.m. Tickets are $55 per adult and $27 per child age 6 to 12 years old; children under 6 are free. Reserve a time for the sit-down meal on Tock.
Silver Fork Lodge • 11332 Big Cottonwood Canyon Road, Brighton; 801-533-9977 or silverforklodge.com • All-you-can eat traditional Thanksgiving dinner with all the sides, your choice of dessert, and your choice of protein (turkey, ham or both), Thursday, Nov. 28, from noon to 6 p.m. First come, first served. Price is $46 per adult; $23 for children 10 and under.
St. Bernard’s • 12000 Big Cottonwood Canyon Road, Solitude (in the Inn at Solitude); solitudemountain.com • Four-course Thanksgiving dinner, Thursday, Nov. 28, 4:15 p.m. to 7 p.m. Reservations available online. Price is $60 for adults, $30 for children 4 to 12, free for children 4 and under.
Swen’s Restaurant • 10420 Little Cottonwood Road, Alta (in the Snowpine Lodge at the Alta Ski Area); 801-742-2000; snowpine.com • Thanksgiving buffet, Thursday, Nov. 28, 3 to 8 p.m. Reservations can be made by phone at 801-742-2000, or online. Price is $95 for adults, $50 for children 12 and under; a portion of the sales will go to the nonprofit Give Kids the World.
Takeout (Park City)
Auntie Em’s Baked Goods • 1351 Kearns Blvd., Park City; 435-513-5693; auntieemspc.com • Taking orders online for Thanksgiving pies. All pies are $33 each.
Chop Shop • 1177 Center Drive, Park City; 435-604-0244; chopshopparkcity.com • The butcher shop is taking orders for turkeys and other oven-ready Thanksgiving dinner items. A nonrefundable $50 deposit is required to reserve items.
Deer Valley Cafe • Deer Valley Plaza, 1375 Deer Valley Drive South, Park City; deervalley.com • Deer Valley Cafe is taking orders for its Thanksgiving takeout meals, which includes turkey, sides, sauces and more. Place orders by Saturday, Nov. 22, at 3:30 p.m., by visiting Tock; pick up meals at the cafe on Wednesday, Nov. 27.
Hill’s Kitchen Café & Catering • 1153 Center Drive, Suite G160, Park City; 435-800-2870 or https://www.hills-kitchen.com • The catering company tied to the Hearth & Hill and Urban Hill restaurants is offering a dinner that serves eight for $349, with pickup available on Thursday, Nov. 28, from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Pre-orders can be placed by calling 435-800-2870.
Luna’s Kitchen • 1400 Snow Creek Drive, Park City; lunaskitchenparkcity.com • Order Thanksgiving dinner sides ahead for pickup on Wednesday, Nov. 27, from 2 to 6 p.m. All foods are gluten-free and celiac-safe.
Salt Box Eatery and Catering • Park City; saltboxPC.com • The Park City catering company is offering dinner pre-orders. Menu items are served a la carte, intended to serve four. Orders available for pickup starting Tuesday, Nov. 26, through Thursday, Nov. 28, at 4 p.m.
(Salt Box Eatery and Catering) Park City's Salt Box Eatery and Catering is offering a la carte dinner preorders for Thanksgiving.
Vessel Kitchen • 1784 Uinta Way, Park City; vesselkitchen.com • The health-centered chain offers an “Everything But the Bird” dinner (without the turkey), which can be customized for vegan, vegetarian, keto or paleo eaters. Deadline for orders is Tuesday, Nov. 26, by 9 p.m., with pickups on Wednesday, Nov. 27. Choose your preferred pickup location when placing your order. Cost is $130 for a dinner serving four, with additional sides and baked goods available (go to vesselkitchen.com/thanksgiving).
Windy Ridge Cafe • 1250 Iron Horse Drive, Park City; windyridgecafe.com • Thanksgiving dinners or a la carte items can be ordered online by Tuesday, Nov. 19, and picked up Wednesday, Nov. 27, by 6 p.m. A full dinner for four is $85; other items available separately. Pies and desserts can be ordered from the cafe’s bakery.
Dine-in (Park City)
Annex Burger • 449 Main St., Park City; annexburger.com • In addition to the regular food menu during regular hours on Thursday, Nov. 28, 11:30 a.m.-8 p.m., the Free Bird Buffet — a complimentary Thanksgiving feast “with all the fixin’s” — will start at 2 p.m. until the food runs out.
Butcher’s Chop House • 751 Main St., Park City; 435-647-0040 or butcherschophouse.com • From 2 to 9 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 28, Butcher’s will offer a two-course prix fixe menu. Call 435-647-0040 for dining room and alpenglobe reservations. Cost is $55 for adults, $38 for kids.
Escala Provisions Company • 3551 N. Escala Court, Park City; 435-940-1234; epcrestaurantparkcity.com • Thanksgiving dinner, from 1 to 9 p.m. Reservations are available on OpenTable. Price is $79 per adult; $39.50 for children 5 through 12; children 5 and under free.
Flanagan’s on Main • 438 Main St., Park City; 435-649-8600 or flanagansonmain.com • The Irish pub is taking reservations for Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, Nov. 28, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m., online or by calling 435-649-8600. Price is $50 for adults, $20 for children 12 and under.
Goldener Hirsch • Deer Valley, Park City; 800-252-3373; aubergeresorts.com/goldenerhirsch • A Thanksgiving feast will be served in the Edelweiss Ballroom, Thursday, Nov. 28. Seatings at 1:30 p.m. and 4 p.m. Reservations available online. Price is $175 per person, $55 per child 10 and under; the regular dinner menu also will be available.
Grand Summit Hotel • Park City Mountain Resort, Park City; 866-618-1388, parkcitymountain.com • Thanksgiving buffet, 11 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 28. Price is $110 for adults, $50 for children 5 through 12.
Grub Steak • 2093 Sidewinder Drive, Park City; 435-649-8060; grubsteakparkcity.com • Open with a full Thanksgiving menu on Thursday, Nov. 28, from 5 to 9 p.m. Reservations available on Resy. Price is $46.75 for adults, $25.75 for children 12 and under.
Hearth and Hill • 1153 Center Drive, Park City; 435-200-8840; hearth-hill.com • Will feature a three-course Thanksgiving menu on Thursday, Nov. 28. Items priced individually. Reservations can be made at 435-200-8840 or online at hearth-hill.com.
Kaneo • 508 Main St., Park City; 435-200-8355; kaneoonmain.com • Will be serving a three-course prix-fixe meal with Mediterranean flair on Thursday, Nov. 28, from 5 to 7:30 p.m. Wine pairings available for an additional $29. Reservations can be made on OpenTable. Price is $89 per person.
(Pendry Park City) The dining room at KITA, a Japanese steak and sushi restaurant inside the Pendry Park City hotel.
Kita • Pendry Park City, 2417 W. High Mountain Road, Park City; 435-513-7213 or www.pendry.com/park-city/kita • The Pendry luxury hotel chain is once again holding its Chefsgiving event for the holidays, from 3 to 10 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 28. Reservations available at OpenTable. Tickets are $135 per adult, and include a $10 donation to the Christian Center of Park City.
Montage Deer Valley • 9100 Marsac Ave., Park City; 435-604-1300; montage.com/deervalley • A Thanksgiving buffet will be held at Apex, Thursday, Nov. 28, from 11:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. Call Apex at 435-604-1402 for reservations. Price is $95 for adults, $50 for children.
No Name Saloon • 447 Main St., Park City; nonamesaloon.com • In addition to the saloon’s regular hours on Thursday, Nov. 28, 11 a.m. to 1 a.m., the Free Bird Buffet — a complimentary Thanksgiving feast “with all the fixin’s” — will start at 2 p.m. until the food runs out. The regular food menu also will be available. Must be 21.
Powder Restaurant • Waldorf Astoria Park City, 2100 Frostwood Blvd., Park City; hilton.com • A three-course Thanksgiving menu on Thursday, Nov. 28, from 11 a.m. to 8:50 p.m. Call 435-647-5566 or visit OpenTable for reservations. Price is $145 per person.
Rime • St. Regis Deer Valley, 2300 Deer Valley Drive East, Park City; srdvdining.com • Thanksgiving buffet, Thursday, Nov. 28, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Reservations can be made online or by calling 435-940-5700. Price is $140 per adult and $60 per child under 12. There will also be live music, a menagerie, roaming magicians and caricatures.
Sterling Steak & Lounge • 1242 Center Drive, Park City; 435-800-2884; sterlingsteakandlounge.com • Thanksgiving buffet, Thursday, Nov. 28, 2 to 10 p.m. Book online, or call 435-800-2884 for reservations. Price is $69 for adults; $39 for children under 12.
Takeout (elsewhere in Utah)
R&R Barbeque • Four locations in Utah County — Spanish Fork, Lehi, Pleasant Grove, Provo — and two in Davis County: North Salt Lake and Farmington; randrbbq.com • Holiday packs can be ordered online, in-store or by phone. Pickup dates are Monday through Wednesday, Nov. 25-27, at any R&R location. Holiday turkey dinner pack is $149, feeds six to eight; “everything but the bird” pack of sides is $99.99, feeds six to eight. Sides also available a la carte.
Vessel Kitchen • Station Park, 320 N. Central Ave., Farmington; vesselkitchen.com • The health-centered chain offers an “Everything But the Bird” dinner (without the turkey), which can be customized for vegan, vegetarian, keto or paleo eaters. Deadline for orders is Tuesday, Nov. 26, by 9 p.m., with pickups on Wednesday, Nov. 27. Choose your preferred pickup location when placing your order. Cost is $130 for a dinner serving four, with additional sides and baked goods available (go to vesselkitchen.com/thanksgiving).
Smokin’ Bones BBQ • 364 S. 200 West, Bountiful; 801-298-1687; smokinbonesbbqut.com • Turkey dinner special with sides and dessert, $150; feeds six to 10. A la carte items also available. Orders open until Saturday, Nov. 23. Pick up is Thursday, Nov. 28, between noon and 2 p.m.
Dine-in (elsewhere in Utah)
Josie Wyatt’s Grille • 99 N. 100 West, Moab (at The Hoodoo); 435-355-0552; josiewyattsgrille.com • Traditional Thanksgiving dinner, Thursday, Nov. 28, 2 to 9 p.m. Make a reservation by calling 435-355-0595 or by emailing hoodooconcierge@gmail.com. Price is $68 for adults; $30 for children 12 and under (plus tax and gratuity).
