Complete with the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, turkey trot 5Ks, football on TV, board games, lots of delicious food, and quality family time, Thanksgiving is one of our favorite holidays. However, it can also come with a lot of preparation and hard work, as those feasts don’t make themselves! Or do they?

This year, there are several restaurants in Ann Arbor creating incredible Thanksgiving dinners, available either for dining in or takeout, so you don’t have to worry about cooking for the masses! And they include all the fixins your family craves, like mashed potatoes, stuffing, turkey and gravy, green bean casserole and sweet potato pie, available a la carte or as a family-style meal. That way, you can simply place your order, pick up your food (or enjoy it at the restaurant) and spend more time together with the people you love.

Salt Springs Brewery

Nestled inside an old church adorned with stained glass windows, Saline’s Salt Springs Brewery is a local favorite for tasty snacks and great beer. This Thanksgiving, stop by to pick up a family meal to-go for just $125! You’ll have your choice of entrée — a smoked turkey breast, stuffed sole, or smoked beef brisket — along with seasonal sides and a white and dark chocolate mousse with assorted berries for dessert. And because it’s a brewery, you know the drinks are going to be good! You can opt to add three crowlers for $25 or make-your-own mimosas for $25. The meal will serve 5–6 people and must be preordered by November 20th at 5 p.m. The brewery will be closed on Thanksgiving and all orders must be picked up on Wednesday between 1 and 5 p.m. Click here for more information!

Gandy Dancer

Famous for seafood, steaks and pasta dishes, Gandy Dancer is located in the beautifully restored 1886 Michigan Central Depot, providing an elegant and refined dining experience. Doesn’t that sound like the perfect combination for Thanksgiving? You can choose to gather around the table at Gandy Dancer with their exclusive holiday three-course menu, which costs $39 for adults and $21 for children under 12. This traditional turkey dinner will be served from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Thanksgiving Day! Reservations are strongly recommended.

If you can’t get a spot, consider taking the Thanksgiving goodness home with their 2022 “Bring Thanksgiving Dinner Home” meal, which costs $325 and serves 10-12 people. It features a 20-pound whole turkey along with whipped potatoes, homemade gravy, cornbread stuffing, cranberry sauce, candied sweet potatoes, a marinated vegetable salad, house-made bread, and a pumpkin and pecan pie. Click here to place your order by November 20, which you can pick up on either Wednesday night or Thursday morning.

Zingerman’s Roadhouse

Zingerman’s Roadhouse is an all-day restaurant where the team showcases their favorite things about American food — both locally and nationally. This Thanksgiving, they are planning to-go meals for families of 2, 4 and 10 that include turkey along with a selection of the classic sides you love. Mashed potatoes, turkey gravy, cranberry relish, cornbread stuffing, dinner rolls and Zingerman’s Bakehouse pies? Count us in! Click here to read the full menu and to place your order.

Zingerman’s Cornman Farms

Located on 42 acres, Zingerman’s Cornman Farms is a working farm and elegant event venue surrounded in all directions by flowers, vegetation and jaw-dropping landscape. Led by Executive Chef and Owner Kieron Hales, the foods and the hospitality services are born from his experience in Michelin star kitchens and time spent living and cooking in 27 different countries. Each year, he creates a delicious farm-fresh menu for Thanksgiving, from starters and sides to the main attraction, and of course, dessert! Click here to shop this year’s offerings and place your order. Your a la carte Thanksgiving meal will be available for pick up on the Tuesday or Wednesday prior to Thanksgiving, accompanied by reheat instructions.

Weber’s Restaurant

Since 1937, Weber’s Restaurant has been a go-to for prime rib, live Maine lobster and house-made desserts. For Thanksgiving 2022, Weber’s has several different options to choose from. You can opt to dine in for either lunch (11 a.m.–2 p.m.) or dinner (4–8 p.m.), either ordering from the full menu or choosing the plated turkey dinner entree for $27. Reservations are available for 1–8 people. Or you can feast at home with Weber’s family-style dinners to go, which serves 8–10 people for $200. They are also offering carryout for orders of six entrees or less. Click here for all the details about Thanksgiving at Weber’s — and to make a reservation!

Eat Catering

As a beloved destination in Ann Arbor for special event catering, we aren’t surprised that Eat Catering is offering a fantastic Thanksgiving menu to help support your holiday feast this year. For 2022, Eat is offering a special “reheat and eat” menu, where you will pick up your order from 11 a.m.–7 p.m. on Wednesday and heat the food the next day, using the reheating instructions for each item. The menu is a la carte and includes a variety of dishes and sides everyone will love, including butternut squash and apple soup, savory corn pudding, Brussels sprouts chiffonade, herb roasted chicken, maple whipped sweet potatoes, fall quinoa and kale salad, mac and cheese, a sweet potato ginger pie, and much more. Place your order here before November 19!

The Produce Station

Every year, the Produce Station loves helping local families craft their perfect Thanksgiving feast! Whether you need the whole shebang or just a few side dishes to complement your turkey, they’ve got you covered. Shop the Produce Station’s selection of Thanksgiving dishes, including packages, with a cooked or uncooked turkey, plus all the sides you need available a la carte. Feeding 6–8 people, their feast package comes with a turkey, traditional bread stuffing, mashed Yukon gold potatoes, homemade turkey gravy, mandarin cranberry sauce, classic wild mushroom and green beans, spiced walnut and cranberry salad, and homemade rolls. Click here to see the whole menu!

Happy Thanksgiving!

We hope you and your family have a wonderful Thanksgiving, filled with lots of love, quality time together, and of course, turkey!