Thanksgiving Day (this year it’s on Thursday, Nov. 28) is not just about cooking and serving food – although, yes, that’s a huge part of the holiday. But it’s also a day to relax with family and friends. If you want to leave the cooking to someone else this year, here are restaurants open on Thanksgiving Day (serving a special meal). Several local caterers and restaurants also do the prep work for you, selling pre-made turkey, side dishes and pies—now all you have to do is heat and serve.
Dine In
Ash Hearth & Bar
500 W. FLORIDA ST.
This restaurant inside Iron Horse Hotel will host a Thanksgiving Day Feast between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. Served family style, the cost is $79 per adult and $29 for children ages 10 and under. Naturally, there will be turkey (hearth roasted), plenty of sides and decadent desserts.
Book a table through OpenTable.
It’s time to pick your Milwaukee favorites for the year!
Canal Street Café and Dream Dance Steakhouse
1721 W. CANAL ST.
These two restaurants are both inside Potawatomi Casino and offer very different aesthetic experiences for their Thanksgiving buffet – Canal Street Café ($45 per person, $20 per child) skews more casual, with sunlight pouring in through the wall of windows, and Dream Dance Steakhouse’s ($80 per person) vibe is clubby and dimly lit. Dine at Canal Street Café from noon to 6 p.m., where the menu features herb-roasted turkey; spinach and mushroom pork loin; slow-roasted New York strip; pan-seared salmon and traditional sides and desserts. At Dream Dance Steakhouse, from 1 to 8 p.m., the menu (a carving station, seafood display, action statio, sides and desserts) includes one Browned Butter Old Fashioned.
Reservations are recommended: call Canal Café at 414-847-8510 and Dream Dance Steakhouse at 414-847-7883.
Eldr + Rime
2300 N. MAYFAIR RD., WAUWATOSA
Located on the ground floor of Renaissance Milwaukee West Hotel, this Scandinavian-inspired restaurant’s Thanksgiving menu ($55 per person, $30 per child) folds in traditional eats like roasted turkey and pumpkin pie, plus vegetable sides. It’s served family style. You can tack on king crab and oysters on the half shell, too.
Book a table through OpenTable.
Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar
15665 W. BLUEMOUND RD., BROOKFIELD
A three-course Thanksgiving menu ($62+ per adult) will be served at this wine-focused restaurant. Choose from herb-roasted turkey, filet mignon and prime bone-in ribeye. The meal also comes with stuffing, mashed potatoes, green beans with apricots and onions, cinnamon orange cranberry sauce and dessert.
Book a table through OpenTable.
Mader’s
1041 N. DOCTOR M.L.K. JR. DR.
At this long-time, fine-dining German restaurant, the Thanksgiving menu features two options on Thanksgiving Day: brunch between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. and dinner between 3 p.m. and 6 p.m. On the dinner menu are German specialties like a schnitzel station and create-your-own cheese spaetzle. Biscuits and gravy, berry-stuffed French toast and a made-to-order omelet station are among the brunch’s decadence.
Make a reservation by calling 414-271-3377.
Mason Street Grill
425 E. MASON ST.
Served on Thanksgiving Day between 1 and 8 p.m., this restaurant inside The Pfister Hotel offers a pre-fixe Thanksgiving menu ($84 per adult). It spans three courses, with two to three selections per course. For example, choose between roasted turkey or prime rib for the main course and carrot cake, pumpkin pie and flourless chocolate torte for dessert.
Book a table through OpenTable.
Saint Kate – The Arts Hotel
139 E. KILBOURN AVE.
For the hotel’s Thanksgiving Harvest Dinner, served at ARIA, the prix-fixe menu ($79 per adult, $35 for children ages three to 10) includes four vegetable sides, sausage and fennel stuffing, herb roasted turkey with gravy, and pumpkin cheese cake. There is one seating, at 1 p.m.
Book a table through OpenTable.
The Capital Grille
310 W. WISCONSIN AVE.
This steakhouse’s Thanksgiving Dinner menu ($50 per adult, $20 for children) skews away from steak to offer a traditional Thanksgiving feast although you can still order steak off the menu. Slow-roasted turkey with gravy, brioche sage stuffing, French green beans with marcona almonds, cranberry-pear chutney and mashed potatoes are included, with additional costs for sweet potatoes and pumpkin cheesecake, all designed for sharing. It’s served between 5 and 9 p.m. on Thanksgiving Day.
Book a table through The Capital Grille’s website.
The Ingleside Hotel
2810 GOLF RD., PEWAUKEE
Serving buffet style from noon to 5 p.m. on Thanksgiving Day in the hotel’s Lake Country Ballroom, the menu ($42 per adult, $22 for kids) features turkey, stuffing, prime rib and salmon. There’s also a charcuterie table, chilled shrimp cocktail, fresh fruit display, many soups and salads, five hot vegetable sides and four desserts, including pumpkin pie.
Call 262-547-0201 to make a reservation.
The Pfister Hotel
424 E. WISCONSIN AVE.
This hotel’s Thanksgiving Bountiful Brunch ($95 per adult, $35 for children ages three to 10) will be served in the Grand Ballroom from 11 a.m. to 3:30pm on Thanksgiving Day. On the menu are an Artisan Cheese Station, fresh seafood on sculpted ice, six salads, carved meats, egg dishes made to order and 10 brunch entrees, such as sausage, gruyere and caramelized onion egg strata, and maple peppered bacon.
Book a table through Tock.
The Social American Tavern
611 N. BROADWAY
The Thanksgiving buffet ($59 per adult, $25 for kids ages 12 and under) is served on Thanksgiving Day between 2 and 6 p.m. In addition to carved turkey, there’s other entrees like honey-baked ham, pecan-crusted salmon and cornbread-stuffed chicken, along with cranberry sauce and gravy. A seafood display, four cold salads, numerous hot vegetable sides and dessert are also included.
Book a table through OpenTable.
Timmer’s Resort
5151 TIMMER BAY RD., WEST BEND
This lakeside restaurant’s Thanksgiving Brunch Buffet ($45.95 per adult, $28.95 for children ages 12 and under) starts at 10 a.m. and lasts until 4 p.m.
Book a table through Tock.
Tre Rivali
200 N. BROADWAY
Located on the ground floor of Kimpton Journeyman Hotel, the Thanksgiving Day buffet ($85 per adult, $35 for children under 12) is a mix of traditional Thanksgiving fare, brunch dishes and the restaurant’s Mediterranean cuisine. For example, roasted delicata squash, an eggs benedict station, carved turkey, desserts and gruyere whipped potatoes are included in the feast.
Book a table through OpenTable.
To-Go / Take and Bake
Cooper’s Hawk Winery & Restaurant
15 S. MOORLAND RD., BROOKFIELD
The Heat & Serve Thanksgiving Package ($199.99) feeds six and includes nine items, such as a trio of pretzel breads, butternut squash soup, white and dark meat turkey, mashed potatoes, and Eli’s Pumpkin Praline cheesecake.
Place an online order by Nov. 22.
Davian’s
N56W16300 SILVER SPRING DRIVE, MENOMONEE FALLS
This caterer’s Thanksgiving Dinner Package has all the goods for a dinner for 10 ($260). You can also order a dinner for two people ($70) or six people ($160). Included in the meal is turkey and gravy, rolls with butter, sage and onion bread stuffing, cranberry orange relish, a choice of casserole or corn, a choice of mashed potatoes or whipped sweet potatoes, and either an apple pie or a pumpkin pie.
Order by calling 262-781-3333 by Nov. 19 at 2 p.m. and pick up Nov. 26 or Nov. 27.
Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar
15665 W. BLUEMOUND RD., BROOKFIELD
The restaurant’s three-course Thanksgiving bundle ($260-$420) feeds six people and features a choice of two hearty meat entrees – herb-roasted turkey or filet tenderloin – plus a salad, stuffing, mashed potatoes, green beans with apricots and onions, cinnamon orange cranberry sauce and carrot cake.
Order online and pick up between Nov. 22-27 or Nov. 29-Dec. 1.
Hannah’s Kitchen
6255 N. SANTA MONICA BLVD.
This Jewish-food catering service – located inside the Jewish Community Center – has a Thanksgiving menu packed with lots of homestyle cooking, such as turkey, traditional mashed potatoes, green bean casserole, challah stuffing with leeks and mushrooms, pecan pie, and apple crisp.
Order online or call 414-967-8225 by Nov. 21 and pick up on Nov. 24 between 4 p.m. and 7 p.m.
K&L’s BBQ
For its Thanksgiving special, choose from either a smoked turkey breast ($100) or smoked brisket ($150) from this Texas-style BBQ caterer.
Order by emailing Kip@klsbbq.com and pick up at Kelly’s Greens, 8932 W. North Ave., on Nov. 27 between 6 p.m. and 7 p.m. or Nov. 28 between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.
Kettle Range Meat Co.
5501 W. STATE ST., AND 13402 WATERTOWN PLANK RD, ELM GROVE
For Thanksgiving this year, opt for either Heritage Bronze (raised in Wisconsin) or Broad Breasted White (raised in Minnesota) fresh turkeys from this butcher shop. Pay an additional $25 for the turkey to be smoked or $10 more for spatchcocking.
Order online and pick up any time after Nov. 23 at either location.
Mason Street Grill
425 E. MASON ST.
In lieu of dining in at this restaurant inside The Pfister Hotel, opt for the Thanksgiving take-and-bake dinner ($44 per plate). Included in each plate is a chopped salad, roasted turkey, mashed potatoes, fig sage stuffing with sausage, fennel haricot verts noisette, sweet-potato hash, giblet and jus gravy, and pumpkin pie.
Order through EventBrite and pick up on Nov. 28 between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m.
The INN
110 COTTONWOOD AVE., HARTLAND
This new restaurant in Lake Country offers a takeaway meal tailored to the guest’s preference. Serving four to six people, the meal features savory classics, homemade breads and sweets. The restaurant will also offer wine, as well as floral add-ons from Avant Garden Florist.
Pre-order up to Nov. 24 by calling 262-361-4079 or online via Tock
Pick-up is at The INN, 9 a.m.-noon on Thanksgiving Day
Metro Market
Serving between 6-8 people, Metro Market’s Thanksgiving meal ($79.95) is anchored around a 10- to 12-pound cooked turkey along with mashed potatoes, mashed sweet potatoes, green bean casserole, sage dressing, turkey gravy, cranberry orange relish and spinach artichoke dip.
Order through the store’s deli department 72 hours in advance and pick up any time after Nov. 20.
Outpost Natural Foods
Designed as a choose-your-own feast of turkey and traditional sides, Outpost Natural Foods’ Thanksgiving menu features vegan and gluten-free options like vegan mashed potatoes, classic wheat-free stuffing, vegan pumpkin pie and wheat-free apple crumble pie. The stores also sell many meat-less options in lieu of turkey at the table. You can also make it easy by ordering a Turkey Dinner for 4 ($95), Vegan Celebration Roast Dinner for 2 ($38), Turkey Dinner for 2 ($49) or Family Turkey Dinner Classic ($229.99).
Order online through Outpost Capitol, Outpost Wauwatosa, Outpost Bay View and Outpost Mequon.
Saz’s Catering
201 W. WALKER ST.
Whether you go for the entire Thanksgiving feast ($160, feeds four people) or a la carte options, Saz’s Thanksgiving menu offers many choices. With the full meal, you get nine items, from oven-roasted turkey and sides like mashed potatoes and green-beans almondine to apple pie or pumpkin pie for dessert. For a la carte, there’s everything from Saz’s baby back ribs or applewood smoked ham to roasted sweet potatoes with gooey marshmallow topping.
Place an order by Nov. 22 at 3 p.m. by emailing cater@sazs.com or calling 414-256-8765 and picked up on Nov. 27 between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. or Nov. 28 between 8 a.m. and 11 a.m.
Smoke Shack
332 N. MILWAUKEE ST.
From a half smoked turkey to pumpkin pie, there’s literally everything you need to host a Thanksgiving feast for six people. The menu ($159) also includes creamed corn, green bean casserole, brandy cranberry sauce and roasted garlic mashed potatoes.
Orders must be placed by Nov. 24 at 8 p.m. and picked up on Nov. 26 or Nov. 27 between 11 a.m. and 9 p.m.
Stone Bank Farm Market
N68 W33208, COUNTY TRUNK HWY K, OCONOMOWOC
Partnering with a fourth-generation farmer who raises certified-organic turkeys in Minnesota, Stone Bank Farm Market is offering between 10- and 20-pound turkeys ($6.25 per pound) for Thanksgiving. You can also order bone-in turkey breasts as well as sides (whipped potato puree, roasted turkey gravy and focaccia stuffing).
Order online and pick up on Nov. 27 between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m.
Twisted Plants
6202 W. LINCOLN AVE., WEST ALLIS
If you’ve got people at your Thanksgiving table who are vegan, Twisted Plants can hook you up as nothing contains meat or dairy. Their Thanksgiving menu ($98.79) features smothered chik’n cutlets, crispy fried dummies, savory herb dressing, cranberry sauce, smoky mixed greens, creamy mac & cheese, candied yams, onion and bell pepper gravy, and apple cobbler.
Order online or call 262-260-8461 and pick up (at West Allis location only, not at the Cudahy or Brady Street locations) on Nov. 27 between 1 p.m. and 6 p.m.
Ward’s House of Prime
540 E. MASON ST.
There’s a lot of flexibility in what this steakhouse offers for a Thanksgiving meal. Choose from four set packages (single turkey dinner with sides, $29.99; whole turkey dinner with sides, a pumpkin pie and an apple pie, for 10 people, $325; a stuffing-filled turkey, $200; and Ward’s Famous Prime Rib Dinner, $125-$625 depending on how many servings) or a la carte selections.
Order by calling 414-223-0135 by Nov. 26 and pick up on Nov. 28 between 10:30 a.m. and 1 p.m.
