Plan Your Thanksgiving in the Elgin Area

Plan Your Thanksgiving in the Elgin Area
October 31, 2025 Mary Dulabaum
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Need some help with Thanksgiving this year? Keep reading to see what Elgin Area restaurants and businesses are ready to help prepare a full Thanksgiving dinner, other goods to bring along, or are open on Thanksgiving!

Restaurants Open For Thanksgiving

Bennigan’s: Need somewhere to go for Thanksgiving? Come to Bennigan’s for a turkey dinner. Thanksgiving hours are 11 a.m. to 9 pm.
Just a note: Bennigan’s will be under construction but will still be serving out of The Crystals Lounge in the Holiday Inn. Call to make a reservation today.

Buckingham’s Steakhouse and Bistro: Buckingham’s will serve a special dinner available that includes a choice of soup or salad, roast turkey with traditional sage stuffing, Yukon Gold mashed potatoes, roasted brussel sprouts and a dessert choice of pumpkin pie or apple crostata. This will be served at Buckingham’s Steakhouse and Bistro in addition to the usual menu. Buckingham’s will be open from 3 to 8 p.m. on Thanksgiving Day.

Jimmy’s Charhouse: Jimmy’s Charhouse will serve a traditional turkey feast with all the trimmings and homemade pumpkin pie on Thanksgiving Day from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Paul’s Family Restaurant – Paul’s Family Restaurant Thanksgiving food will be available for take out from  7am to 2pm on Thanksgiving Day. Pleasant staff, delicious food (so much to choose from), and desserts are to die for!

Rosie O’hare’s Public House: Enjoy a full Thanksgiving feast for $24 a person, including roasted turkey breast, mashed russet potatoes, cornbread stuffing, turkey gravy and dinner roll, as well as a choice of two sides and choice of pie slice. Cranberry jelly is available on request.

The Boss’s Signature: Reserve your spot for a wonderful Thanksgiving Brunch by calling 630-855-9400. Open from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Triple Berry Cafe – Make this Thanksgiving stress-free and full of flavor with our homemade Roast Turkey Dinner. Dine in or take out available. Dinner includes 4 slices of turkey, homemade stuffing, turkey gravy, California blend vegetables, mashed potatoes, cranberry sauce, and topped off with pumpkin pie. Call ahead and order today at (224) 457-8311. Open Thanksgiving Day from 7 am-2 pm. No reservations for dine-in; first come, first served.

Villa Olivia – Villa Olivia will have seatings from 10 am-2 pm for its Thanksgiving Day Holiday Brunch Buffet! Leave the cooking to them and enjoy your time with your family. Make sure to reserve your spot! Call 630-540-4170 for reservations.

Vive Natural Juice Bar – Vive Natural will be serving their menu and the Harvest Delights menu on Thankgiving Day. Contact the restaurant for hours as this is subject to change.

 

Full Thanksgiving Dinners To-Go

Bleuroot – Don’t miss out on a delicious, farm-fresh Thanksgiving dinner! Bleuroot is offering three amazing options for your family feast: Whole Turkey, Fresh Turkey Breast or Locally Source Fresh Farm Ham. All options have four sides to choose from. Pre-order now until Nov. 23. Pick up Thanksgiving morning from 11 am-1 pm.

Copper Barrel on State – Spend less time in the kitchen and more time with the people you love this Thanksgiving. Let Copper Barrel on State prepare your holiday meal — fresh, delicious, and ready for you to heat & serve. They can customize your order to fit your family.  Orders must be placed by 6 pm Sunday, November 23. Pick up will be Wednesday, November 26 between 4-7:30pm. Reheating instructions are included.

Grumpy Goat Tavern – Grumpy Goat Tavern is offering Thanksgiving packages available for pickup this year. Large and medium turkey dinner packages include roasted turkey, green bean casserole, garlic mashed potatoes, stuffing, cranberry sauce, turkey gravy, and your choice of pumpkin or apple pie. Call 847-931-5950 to make pickup arrangements. Add a bottle of our house wines for $15. If there is a high demand for dine in, we will tentatively be open.

Klein’s Farm and GardenMarket – Order your Thanksgiving Pies online or via the phone. THe last day to order is November 22. 

Jimmy’s Charhouse: Jimmy’s Charhouse will offer a traditional turkey feast to go, including turkey, real mashed potatoes, pine nut stuffing, giblet gravy, salad, vegetables, cranberry sauce, bread and homemade pumpkin pie. Call to book your takeout feast at (847) 783-0200.

Moretti’s in Bartlett – Moretti’s has all of your favorite Thanksgiving specials with all of the trimmings! Orders must be received no later than Tuesday November 25. Pick up Wednesday, Nov. 26 between 4 – 9 pm or Thursday, Nov. 27 between 11am – 3pm.

Pink Kitchen Breads – Thanksgiving sourdough is here: fall flavors, new pull-apart dinner rolls, and our mini Sourdough Flight. Always baked fresh, always made with love. From dinner rolls to sourdough and carmel apple bread, we have all the best Thanksgiving day breads! Order now and pick up on 11/26 and 11/27 for a Porch Pickup in Sleepy Hollow at 914 Willow Lane, Sleepy Hollow. Order here: https://www.hotplate.com/pinkkitchenbreads/07f6cfa6-3c2a-4851-a578-bad6a46c1209

Prairie View Garden Center & Farm Market – Order Prairie View’s famous pies. Order online now and pick up at their Holiday Market on November 29th from 10AM–3PM — the perfect way to kick off the holiday season! Order here: www.prairieviewfarmmarket.com/shop/?cat=pies

Sweetness Cookie Company – Order their famous Cinnamon Rolls on pre-order for Thanksgiving! Pillowy, cinnamon sugar goodness baked to perfection & topped with our delicious icing! Here’s the link to order!

Steep N’ ClayPick up teas pre-Thanksgiving to go with your Thanksgiving Day dessert. Just some of the flavors include Pumpkin King, Apple Pie, Cranberry Breeze, Pecan Praline, S’more, and Crème Brûlée.

Street Food Kingz – Pick up trays of Empanada and Rice. Empanada Trays will have 20 empanadas with sauce in the meat of your choice: Beef steak, chicken, shrimp, and skirt steak. Rice Trays come in small (serves 5-6), medium (serves 8-10), and large (serves 25-30). All orders must be placed a week before Thanksgiving Day with 50 percent deposit. Pick up at 51 S. Grove Ave., Elgin, IL; text 866-983-6084 to place order.

The Milk House – Order your ice cream pies and cakes today: https://the-milk-house-ice-cream.square.site/

Triple Berry Cafe – Make this Thanksgiving stress-free and full of flavor with our homemade Roast Turkey Dinner. Dine in or take out available. Dinner includes 4 slices of turkey, homemade stuffing, turkey gravy, California blend vegetables, mashed potatoes, cranberry sauce, and topped off with pumpkin pie. Call ahead and order today at (224) 457-8311. Open Thanksgiving Day from 7am-2 pm.

Kountry Pet Resorts & Training Center – Order your Thanksgiving Meal to Go today and pick up the meal on November 21. Dog-friendly dinner of turkey, mashed potatoes, veggies and stuffing is just $8.99.

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