It’s not too late to decide to skip the Thanksgiving kitchen prep work and let a Pensacola-area restaurant, caterer or grocery store handle the cooking this year instead. There are plenty of restaurants across Escambia and Santa Rosa counties offering pre-order meals that can be reheated and served at home.
Whether you want the whole Thanksgiving meal bundle, just the turkey or are just looking to pick up a side or two, check out this list to see what local restaurants are offering up pre-order services.
Pensacola Smokehouse
232 E. Main St.
Pensacola Smokehouse is offering a variety of their signature Smokehouse orders for Thanksgiving pick-up, including meats and sides.
Orders can be placed at pensacolasmokehouse.com or by calling the restaurant at 850-542-7844.
Adonna’s Garden St. Cafe and Bakery
811 W. Garden St.
Adonna’s is offering a Thanksgiving order pick-up menu “made from scratch, with love, and zero kitchen stress,” according to the restaurant. Whether you’re feeding a crowd, want individual composed plates, or just some extras, Adonna’s has plenty.
Looking for a la carte? Adonna’s also offers a variety of à la carte options, ranging from whole-roasted turkey to sides like Southern cornbread dressing.
Visit Adonna’s website for the full menu and call the cafe at 850-696-2227 to place an order.
Cafe Nola / Restaurant NOLA
523 E. Gregory St.
Bring a taste of New Orleans to your Thanksgiving table with Cafe NOLA’s special Thanksgiving catering menu. To guarantee your order, place an order by 5 p.m. on Nov. 21 by calling 850-466-2257. Payments are required with orders and can be picked up at Restaurant NOLA in downtown Pensacola on Nov. 25 or Nov. 26.
The Thanksgiving pick-up menu includes the following:
End of the Line Cafe
610 E. Wright St.
End of the Line Cafe, a Pensacola go-to for vegan cuisine, will be accepting orders for their Thanksgiving to-go menu until 3 p.m. on Nov. 23 with pick-up from noon to 3 p.m. on Nov. 26. Orders can be placed by calling the restaurant at 850-429-0336. Menu options include the following:
Lion’s mane turkey ($37), green bean casserole ($38), macaroni and cheese ($20), cream corn casserole ($28.75), sweet potato souffle ($52), sweet potato marshmallow ($25), roasted balsamic brussels sprouts ($22), oyster mushroom cornbread dressing ($27) oyster mushroom gravy ($12), cranberry sauce ($7), Dutch apple pie ($35) and miso pumpkin pie ($37).
Classic City Catering
692 E. Heinberg St.
Classic City Catering will be helping customers “spend less time in the kitchen and more time making memories with family and friends this holiday season” by offering a gourmet to-go holiday menu. The meal will be chef-prepared and presented in high-quality disposable trays and reheatable containers, according to Classic City. Orders must be placed by 3 p.m. on Nov. 20 and picked up from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Nov. 26. Orders can be placed on the Classic City Catering website. Payment is requested when placing your order and cash, check and all major credit cards are accepted.
The Classic City Catering menu will include the following:
Mission BBQ
5140 N. Ninth Ave.
Mission BBQ is helping put the Thanksgiving feast on your table with their Thanksgiving holiday meal. They have a variety of options to choose from, including a large Thanksgiving holiday meal (feeds four to six people) for $73, an extra large holiday meal (feeds 12 to 15 people for $179), a ready-to-serve smoked holiday turkey breast and drumstick (feeds 12 to 15 people for $79) or homemade sides by the quart (feeds six people starting at $14.04). All items come cooked and ready to reheat on Thanksgiving. All meal orders must be placed by Nov. 22 and picked up between 11 a.m. and 8 p.m. on Nov. 25 or from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Nov. 26.
As an example, the large Thanksgiving holiday meal includes holiday turkey, a choice of two sides, rolls, and cranberry sauce. Side options include smashed potatoes with gravy, Granny’s sweet potato mash, baked cheesy potatoes, holiday stuffing, Maggie’s macaroni and cheese, green beans and bacon and garden green salad with dressing. For full menu details, visit Mission BBQ online.
Buh’s BBQ II
9532 Navarre Parkway
Orders are open at Buh’s BBQ II until they sell out for the four-person or eight-person meal deal. Orders can be placed by calling the restaurant at 850-936-4244 for pick-up on the Wednesday before Thanksgiving from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Side options include cornbread dressing, green bean casserole, mashed potatoes and sweet potato casserole. Dessert options include pecan pie, pumpkin pie or apple pie. For more information, follow Buh’s BBQ II on social media.
Great Southern Restaurants Grab and Go
421 W. Belmont St.
Great Southern will be offering a full Thanksgiving Dinner Grab and Go package featuring Five Sisters’ Blues Café, based on four people for $75 plus tax. The Thanksgiving Meal includes the following: Two pounds of sliced turkey, green bean casserole, garlic mashed potatoes, cornbread dressing, cranberry sauce, brown gravy and dinner rolls.
Orders for the meal are being taken now until noon on Nov. 22, and pick-up will be available from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Five Sisters’ Blues Café. The meal will come fully cooked and will include reheating directions. Additional sides and can be ordered, as well as a variety of desserts, but no substitutions can be made to the order.
To place the Grab and Go order and schedule pickup, call the event line at 850-433-9450 or email events@goodgrits.com.
Andy D’s Roadhouse
5887 US-90, Milton
Andy D’s Roadhouse is now accepting orders for Thanksgiving meal pick-ups. All meal orders must be placed with a 48-hour notice and picked up by 6 p.m. on Nov. 26. Customers can choose between a whole smoked turkey or ham dinner, or they can select items a la carte.
The eight-person meal includes a fully smoked turkey or ham, two sides, a whole pie and eight rolls for $100.
The 16-person meal includes a fully cooked smoked turkey and ham, three sides, two whole pies and 16 rolls for $190. Sides include cornbread dressing, sweet potato casserole, green bean casserole, hashbrown casserole, corn casserole, mashed potatoes and green lima beans. To make a reservation, contact Andy D’s by phone at 850-400-1825, 850-490-0478 or by email at sbaggett@andyds.com.
Cracker Barrel
8050 Lavelle Way
Cracker Barrel has a variety of heat-and-serve Thanksgiving dinners, depending on how many people you’re planning to feed. For four to six people, your meal pack will come with one turkey breast, sweet potato casserole and green beans served with dressing, gravy, cranberry relish and rolls. For eight to ten people, the pack comes with two turkey breasts, sweet potato casserole, green beans, mashed potatoes with dressing, gravy, cranberry relish and pumpkin and pecan pies. Pies can also be ordered a la carte in pumpkin, apple streusel, chocolate pecan, and traditional pecan flavors. For more information, visit the Cracker Barrel website.
Fresh Market
1650 Airport Blvd.
Pensacola’s Fresh Market offers plenty of options for the holidays, ranging from an a la carte turkey to the complete Thanksgiving feast. The essential turkey meal, for example, comes with a fully cooked turkey breast, Yukon gold whipped potatoes, traditional herb stuffing, Tuscan herb butter green beans and Parisian carrots, cranberry walnut relish and a homestyle turkey gravy. This meal feeds three to five people for $76.99.
If there is a local restaurant offering carry-out Thanksgiving meals you would like to see included on the carry-out list, please send an email with details to PNJ dining reporter Brittany Misencik at BMisencik@pnj.com.
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This article originally appeared on Pensacola News Journal: Need a pre-made Thanksgiving dinner? Here’s an updated list of restaurants offering meals
Reporting by Brittany Misencik, Pensacola News Journal / Pensacola News Journal
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