Be thankful you live in culinary paradise. That means you don’t have to go into the kitchen and rattle those pots and pans for Thanksgiving dinner, if you don’t want to. Maybe, as we get closer to the holiday on Thursday, Nov. 28, you’re just not feeling it. No judgment and no worries — Palm Beach and Broward counties are dining destinations with lots of food and beverage options. So to help you out, below is a roundup of restaurant specials for Turkey Day. Keep in mind that prices don’t include taxes and gratuities.
PALM BEACH COUNTY
The Addison of Boca Raton
The Thanksgiving service starts at 2 p.m. and is $150 for adults and $85 for children. There will be live music and kids’ activities as well as unlimited beverages. The food stations include appetizers, traditional side dishes, salads, kids’ meals (mac and cheese, chicken finger, fries) and a carving station with organic turkey, honey-baked ham and N.Y. strip steak. This Italian restaurant at Mizner Park will have a
Thanksgiving Day Buffet from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. for $65 per adult and $25 for children age 12 and younger. Highlights will include roasted turkey, honey-glazed ham, salmon and prime rib, oysters, shrimp cocktail, traditional sides and a variety of desserts. This oceanfront restaurant at the Palm Beach Marriott Singer Island Beach Resort & Spa will have service on Thanksgiving Day from noon to 5 p.m. with a carving station, chilled seafood station, sides, artisanal antipasto and desserts (mini pastries, traditional pies, tartlets, cakes) for $125 per adult and $40 for children age 4 to 12. Specific dishes from executive chef Ahin Bhattacharyya will include: Roast Turkey Breast with chestnut stuffing and cranberry sauce; Herb-Crusted Striploin; Peperonata Vegetables with Butternut Squash; Marinated Little Neck Clams; Green Lip Mussels and Penne alla Vodka. Tulā, the eatery at Amrit Ocean Resort that bills itself as a wellness restaurant, will have
holiday season to-go dishes for up to four people that use nutrient-rich and immune-boosting ingredients, such as Stuffed Mushrooms ($78), Butternut Squash Soup ($63), Slow-Cooked Organic Turkey Breast ($119) and Roasted Root Vegetables ($23). The Thanksgiving meal is $78 per person and starts with a choice of Lobster Bisque, Classic Caesar Salad, or the Abe & Louie’s Salad (with Boston Bibb lettuce, cinnamon apples, pistachios). The main course is Roasted Turkey (white and dark meat) with cornbread dressing, green beans amandine, cranberry relish, whipped potatoes and pan gravy. Dessert will be a slice of pumpkin pie with chantilly cream or a Warm Apple Crisp with vanilla ice cream.
NFL icon Joe Namath and business partner/longtime pal Charles Modica actually have three venues in one with Charlie & Joe’s: There’s Beacon, Lucky Shuck Oyster Bar & Taphouse and a rooftop tapas bar called Topside at the Beacon (closed for renovations until Thursday, Dec. 5). This French-Vietnamese restaurant will have a Thanksgiving meal for 10 people for $385.25 available for pick-up. Order must be placed by Monday, Nov. 18, and pickup will be the Tuesday and Wednesday before Thanksgiving (Nov. 26 and 27). The package will include Lemongrass and Chili Roasted Amish Farm Turkey (12 to 14 pounds), Roasted Vidalia and Ginger Scented Turkey Jus, Le Colonial Signature Stuffing, Japanese Sweet Potato Casserole, Brussel Sprouts, Meyer Lemon and Yuzu Tart, Japanese Milk Parker Rolls and Orange Ginger Cranberry Sauce. This Midtown Boca Raton eatery will serve a three-course Thanksgiving menu from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. The prix fixe menu is $69.95 for adults and $29 for guests age 10 and younger. Throughout the month, Meat Market will offer a special cocktail for $25, the Smoked Maple Pecan Old Fashioned, with a blend of bourbon, pecan, maple and black walnut bitters.
BROWARD COUNTY
Daniel’s will serve
a prix-fixe Thanksgiving menu from 2 to 8 p.m. priced at $135 per person. Guests may choose from appetizers including Poached Lobster Bisque and Creekstone Filet Mignon Carpaccio as well as entrees of Heritage Turkey or 28-Day Dry Aged Prime Rib. Side dishes will be Maple Glazed Brussels Sprouts with Pancetta, Creamed Corn and Potato Fonduta. Dessert options are Double Chocolate Cake, pumpkin pie and pecan pie. Mom’s will be open regular hours for Thanksgiving Day, 6 a.m. to 8 p.m., and serving their breakfast and lunch menu along with Thanksgiving à la carte options. Starting at 10:30 a.m., there will also be a hot bar complete with honey-baked ham and turkey carving stations ($28 for adults, $18 for children age 12 and younger). The fine dining venues at Hard Rock will be serving up Thanksgiving specials. This restaurant inside the
Kimpton Shorebreak Fort Lauderdale Resort will offer a four-course, Italian-American Thanksgiving dinner for $65 per adult and $30 for children younger than 12. You can also order just the main course for $35 per adult and $22 for children. Timpano’s prix fixe Thanksgiving menu will be available from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. at a cost of $75 per person. The dishes will be Italian Wedding-in-November Soup, Roasted Honey Nut Squash Arugula Salad, Herb-Roasted Turkey and NY Style Cheesecake.
MULTIPLE COUNTIES
TooJay’s Deli will have Thanksgiving Catering Packages at all 20 locations throughout Florida. Turkey Dinner and/or Ham Dinner serving anywhere from two to 20 people range in price from $49.99 to $429.99. Thanksgiving Catering Packages may be ordered up until Thursday, Nov. 21. Also, all TooJay’s locations will be open on Thanksgiving Day from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. All Fleming’s locations will be open on Thursday, Nov. 28, from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. with a three-course Thanksgiving menu for $65 per adult and $29 per child. Vale has ready-to-serve Family Feasts for the holiday.
