Where to Find Take Home Thanksgiving Day Meals in LA
This Thanksgiving season we want to relieve you of holiday feast-making stress by sharing our list of places in LA offering Thanksgiving dinner and pies an desserts to go The best part is you can still impress family and friends with your holiday spread without all of the stress of actually having to work a hot stove and oven all day. Don’t worry, your secret is safe with us!
GRACIAS MADRE
8905 Melrose Avenue, West Hollywood, CA 90069
Just in time for holiday planning, Gracias Madre is offering sweet and savory vegan tamales, available for pre-order now through Sunday, Dec. 22. Choose from either savory tamales filled with jackfruit carnitas and green sauce or sweet tamales filled with guava and cinnamon filling. Orders must be placed 48 hours in advance.
WHOLE FOODS
788 S Grand Ave, Los Angeles, California, 90017
Offered at most Whole Foods locations, buyers have the option to customize what sides they would like to include on their holiday meal as well as the option to have the dinner be completely vegan! The holiday meals are fully cooked and simply require reheating. You even have the option to add a selection of desserts and appetizers to your package. We like to call that hosting made simple!
MIMI’S BISTRO + BAKERY
2925 Los Feliz Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90039
Mimi’s Turkey Take Home Feast is hassle-free holiday meal that comes with easy-to-follow reheating instructions and includes all of your holiday favorites! At an affordable price you can feed up to 10 people for only $104.99. You can customize your order and decide to only pick up sides or specific a la carte items. Make sure to get your orders in early, pickups begin November 20!
LAWRY’S THE PRIME RIB
100 La Cienega Blvd, Beverly Hills, CA 90211
Lawry’s The Prime Rib offers you the option to build your own holiday feast online. Lawry’s includes all of the classic holiday favorites from turkey and cornbread stuffing to cranberry sauce and mashed potatoes with gravy. Lawry’s, of course, is also known for steaks and offers the option of a Prime Rib dinner that can serve up to 15 people. Our mouths are watering just thinking about it!
MAPLE BLOCK MEAT CO.
3973 Sepulveda Blvd, Culver City, CA 90230
Maple Block Meat Co. is proud to offer 100% wood-smoked Thanksgiving turkeys for this holiday season. These unique, all-natural, free-range, antibiotic-free (ABF) turkeys are shipped fresh daily and prepped with a blend of secret holiday spices. The end result is a beautiful, perfectly cooked turkey, ready for your holiday table.
MIXT
3100 W. Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90026
Looking for healthier options for your Thanksgiving feast this year? Look no further than MIXT! ’Tis the season for creamy sweet potato and cauliflower mash, roasted mushrooms and sunchokes topped with pomegranate seeds, rainbow quinoa with butternut squash, dried cranberries, and charred lemons, roasted cauliflower topped with dukkah chickpeas, or a beautiful soup to satisfy any crowd, like the MIXT roasted butternut squash soup with drizzle of maple crème.
CAFÉ GRATITUDE
512 Rose Ave, Venice, CA 90291
Café Gratitude is taking the stress out of the kitchen and offering customers the chance to order delicious sides and freshly baked pies for any Thanksgiving feast, all vegan, of course. The restaurant is offering French Lentil & Butternut Squash Loaf, Shaved Kale, Radicchio & Persimmon Salad, Roasted Maple Miso Brussel Sprouts, Garlic Mashed Potatoes & Shiitake Gravy, as well as Pecan, Pumpkin, Chocolate Cream and Apple pies. All sides and pies serve 4–6 and must be ordered by Monday, November 25th and picked up between the hours of 1PM — 10PM on Wednesday, November 27th.
LITTLE DOM’S
2128 Hillhurst Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90027
The Deli at Little Dom’s has established a great local tradition for those picking up deep-fried turkeys, sides and pies on Thanksgiving morning. Chef Boudet sets up about a dozen deep fryers on the sidewalk patio, and guests who stop in for pick-up are often greeted with spiked coffee courtesy of the Deli team and Pastry Chef Ann Kirk. While turkeys have sold out, a full side & pies menu is still available!
ERIN MCKENNA’S BAKERY
1415 Montana Ave, Santa Monica, CA 90403
Looking for gluten free, vegan, & kosher cake options for your Friendsgiving celebration? Erin McKenna’s Bakery, with two locations, one in Santa Monica and one on Larchmont, has a menu full of all health conscious holiday dessert options without out all of the guilt. Stop by and try their pumpkin crumb cake that’s so good, it’s hard to believe it’s both vegan and gluten free!
MILK BAR LA
7150 Melrose Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90046
MILK BAR LA wants to change the way you think about dessert by taking familiar flavors and turning them upside down into desserts so delicious, you just can’t quit them. This year, they have totally undone themselves by featuring a Pumpkin Dulce de Leche Cake that puts a twist on the typical holiday desserts. Order online and it will be delivered to you within 24 hours nationwide!
THE PIE HOLE — HOLLYWOOD
6314 Hollywood Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90028
The Pie Hole will be serving up their classic sweet and savory made from scratch pies at a new location in Hollywood. You can expect to find some freshly baked pumpkin and pecan pies that are sure to have everyone coming back for seconds. Make sure to try their Thanksgiving pot pie filled with toasted turkey, gravy and a family stuffing recipe all in a classic butter crust and topped with a sweet cranberry sauce.
PORTO’S BAKERY
315 N. Brand Blvd
Glendale CA 91203
Porto’s Bakery always has great desserts and pastries available year round. I mean, who can get enough of those potato balls and cheese rolls, right? So, for the Thanksgiving season they have come up with some truly inventive dessert options from a Thanksgiving Tiramisu Cake to a Thanksgiving Mango Mousse. We can’t decide which one to try first!
WINSTON PIES
11678 San Vicente Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90049
Each Winston Pie is handmade from scratch using only all-natural and locally sourced organic ingredients. With vegan and gluten-free options available, this southern bakery hopes to serve up the spirit of family and hospitality with each slice. Don’t take our word for it, try it yourself.
LADY M
8718 West 3rd Street, Los Angeles, CA 90048
Ditch the traditional thanksgiving pies with luxury cake boutique Lady M ‘s Pumpkin Nuage, a decadent pumpkin cheesecake with a crushed graham cracker crust. Make sure to leave room for dessert because this pie will definitely have you coming back for seconds.
