Your guide to take-out Thanksgiving dinners in Rochester

This story has been updated with additional options. If your establishment is offering Thanksgiving takeout, send complete information including menu, pricing, ordering information and pickup information to [email protected] by noon Nov. 15.

If you want to order a takeout Thanksgiving meal, you have plenty of choices, as long as you plan ahead. Grocery stores and chain restaurants including Wegmans, Tops Friendly Markets, Costco, Whole Foods Market, Texas de Brazil, Denny's and Cracker Barrel are among the options.

In addition, Rochester-area restaurants, caterers and bakeries are cooking up traditional feasts, vegan dinners, sides and desserts. Here's a selection of those options.

Heat-and-eat Thanksgiving dinners

Avvino will offer fully cooked packages, $200, that include a 10- to 12-pound whole organic turkey, apple cider gravy, cranberry sauce, autumn salad, rigatoni with Sunday sauce, caramelized Brussels sprouts, sausage stuffing, potato puree, rolls and butter. Each package feeds 4 guests; soups and desserts may be added on. Pick up from 3 to 6 p.m. Nov. 27 at The Mercantile on Main, 240 East Main St; delivery may be arranged for an additional fee. Order at exploretock.com/avvino/event/495312/thanksgiving-togo.

Boogies Chicken, 366 Thurston Road, is offering Thanksgiving catering packages that include full pans of a choice of two meats, three sides and cornbread for $475. Dishes may also be ordered individually. Choices include baked turkey; fried, baked, grilled or jerk chicken; fried fish; roast vegetables; collard greens with smoked turkey; candy yams; mac & cheese; dirty rice; baked ziti and green beans. Delivery is available. Call (585) 437-8468 for more information.

Chef's Catering is offering meals for 6 people ($200) as well as single-serve meals ($28.95). The meal for 6 includes turkey breast and dark meat; turkey gravy; cranberry sauce; mashed potatoes, green bean casserole; Italian sausage stuffing; roasted butternut squash; rolls and butter. Pick up at Chef's Event Center, 1875 N. Union St., Spencerport between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Nov. 27. Find menus and order at chefscater.com.

Dinosaur Bar-B-Que, 99 Court St., is offering a turkey dinner for 8 to 12 for $260. It includes a turkey, gravy, cornbread stuffing, whipped sweet potatoes and two pies (choose from pumpkin, key lime or chocolate icebox). A half-turkey package for 3 to 5 people is $135, and you may also purchase just turkey and gravy for $170. Order online in advance as quantities are limited. Pick up on Nov. 26 or 27.

Giuseppe's, 50 Spencerport Road in Gates, will offer a family-style Thanksgiving buffet ($300) that feeds 15 to 20 for $300. It will include turkey, garlic parmesan mashed potatoes, gravy, Italian green beans, sausage and apple stuffing, cranberry relish, a tossed salad, baked ziti and dinner rolls with butter. Order by calling 585-355-4611 by Nov. 18. Pick up Wed., Nov. 27. More information at giuseppesrochester.com.

Good Smoke BBQ & Pub will offer a smoked turkey breast dinner with gravy, mashed potatoes, green bean casserole, cranberry chutney and pumpkin cornbread for $21.99 per person plus tax, with a minimum order of four people. Additional sides and desserts are available. Pick up between noon and 6 p.m. Nov. 27 at 144 W. Commercial St. in East Rochester, across the street from the restaurant. Order online at goodsmokebbq.com or call 585-200-9406. 

Meals by DeLeo, 550 Bernard St., is offering Thanksgiving dinners at $225 for 6 people or $399 for 12. The family-style meal includes cheesy biscuits; field green salad with apple sider vinaigrette; mashed potatoes; cranberry sauce; turkey gravy; roasted parsnips, carrots and baby spinach; stuffing; and sliced turkey. Order online at foodbydeleo.com by Nov. 25. Pick up between 1 and 5 p.m. Nov. 27. (585) 298-5049.

Public Provisions and Flower City Bread Co. will center its Thanksgiving meals on deboned fresh turkeys from Fisher Hill farms. A dinner that easily feeds 12, $299, includes a whole turkey, mashed potatoes, stuffing, roasted veggies, cranberry sauce, gravy and a pack of dinner rolls. A half of a deboned roasted turkey may be purchased for $129. Sides, breads and desserts may be ordered on their own. Order online at public-provisions.com. Pick up from 9 a.m. to noon Nov. 27 at 45 Public Market. 585-504-4617.

Susan Plunkett’s Fabulous Foods will offer a traditional roasted turkey dinner for $22.95 per person or $82 for four. It includes turkey, gravy, homemade stuffing, mashed potatoes, baked squash with maple butter, roll, butter and cranberry sauce. Several other meals, including vegan, vegetarian and gluten-free menus, are available. Call 585-957-1133 for more information and to order. Pick up on Nov. 27 in the Genesee Valley Regional Market at 900 Jefferson Road in Henrietta.

Uncle Buck's Catering Company is offering apple-brined roasted turkey with gravy, green bean casserole, candied yams, mashed potatoes, cornbread, sausage stuffing, cranberry sauce, potato rolls and a fall salad. The cost is $75 for two people; $175 for 4 to 6; and $300 for 10 to 12. Order at unclebuckscc.com by Nov. 20. Pick up from noon to 7 p.m. Nov. 22 at 9 South Ave. in Webster. 585-673-0900.

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Meals to pick up on Thanksgiving Day

The Lake House on Canandaigua, 770 S. Main St. in Canandaigua, offers a Thanksgiving feast for 8 for $300 (18-lb. turkey) or $325 (22-lb. strip loin of beef). Sides include a local greens salad, roasted pumpkin bisque, buttermilk mashed potatoes, gravy, homemade stuffing, cranberry-orange compote, sweet potatoes with marshmallow, pastries, breads and rolls. Pick up is Nov. 28. Order online at lakehousecdga.shop/products/thanksgiving-to-go.

Vegetarian and vegan heat-and-eat Thanksgiving dinners

The Red Fern is offering a individual vegan, gluten friendly and allergy friendly meals, family-style main dishes, side dishes and desserts. Among the dinner choices is vegan, nut-free maple sage glazed turkeyless drumsticks, yam mash, garlic roasted green beans, cheddar herb biscuit and garlic butter ($18). It may be made gluten-free and soy-free for a slight up charge. Order by 8 p.m. Nov. 22. Pick up at 283 Oxford St. Nov. 26 or 27. Find the full menu and order online at the-red-fern-vegan-thanksgiving.square.site. 585-563-7633.

Grass Fed Rochester, a vegan butcher shop and deli, is offering whole and half roasts that mimic the texture and flavor of a traditional turkey. They may be ordered with or without mushroom leek stuffing, and gravy may be ordered as well. A stuffed roast for 6 to 8 people is $40; a half is $30. Order at grassfedrochester.com by Nov. 20. Pick up at 980 Monroe Ave. Nov. 24 or 25. 585-851-8564.

Sides and desserts

Here's a selection of places to order sides and desserts to suit a variety of palates and diets.

Farmhouse Table will offer Thanksgiving desserts and side dishes. Desserts ($25 to $30) include maple pumpkin pie, apple crumb pie, salted honey pie, vinegar pie and pumpkin roll with cream cheese frosting. Sides, available in three sizes, include garden salad; roasted chestnut and apple stuffing; rosemary and maple roasted root vegetables; sweet potato and squash gratin; wild wife pilaf; grilled turkey gravy; and dinner rolls. Order at shop.farmhousetablefood.com or call 585-286-9868; pick up Nov. 27 at 4892 St. Paul Boulevard in Irondequoit.

Petit Poutinerie, 44 Elton St., is offering its usual beef gravy as well as its homemade vegan gravy by the quart for $15. The vegan gravy has a light poultry-like flavor and is also gluten free. It can be picked up Nov. 26 or 27. Order online at petitpoutinerie.com or call 585-461-2224.

Scratch Bakeshop, 41 Russell St., will offer 9-inch deep dish pies in traditional, gluten-free and vegan versions. Flavors include apple crumb, bourbon chocolate pecan, chocolate chip cookie, chocolate meringue, lemon meringue, peanut butter, mixed berry crumble, pumpkin, key lime coconut and apple double crust. Other Thanksgiving dessert options include cakes, pumpkin roll, tarts and cookies. Pie prices start at $25. Order online at scratchbakeshoproc.com or call 585-360-4844. Pick up Nov. 27.

Goodman Bakes, 248 East Ave., will offer Basque pumpkin cheesecake; sweet potato cake with cream cheese frosting; black-bottom lemon meringue pie; concord grape pie; cranberry pecan pie; miso pumpkin pie; chocolate silk pie; and apple pie. Pies range from $34 to $38 and can be ordered until Nov. 23. Pick up after 11 a.m. Nov. 26 or 27. goodmanbakes.com or call 585-360-4603.

Do you own an establishment offering Thanksgiving takeout? Send complete information including menu, pricing, ordering information and pickup information to [email protected] by noon Nov. 15. Send Christmas information by Dec. 1.