If you don’t plan on cooking this Thanksgiving but still want to get your fix of turkey and dressing, several Baton Rouge restaurants can help you indulge your holiday cravings.
225 Dine has compiled a list of local restaurants and buffets serving Thanksgiving dinner on Thursday. For instance, the Crowne Plaza at 4728 Constitution Ave. is offering a Thanksgiving buffet that blends traditional and Cajun holiday cuisines.
Get your fill of turkey, seafood gumbo, cornbread dressing, Gulf fish Acadian, corn maque choux and sweet potato pie. The buffet is open in shifts starting at 11 a.m., again at noon and at 1 p.m. on Thanksgiving Day. Adults pay $28 while seniors pay $22, and children ages 6-12 can eat for $14.
Juban’s Creole Restaurant at 3739 Perkins Road is keeping Thanksgiving fancy. The restaurant is serving a prix fixe menu that includes oven-roasted turkey with Andouille cornbread dressing, pan gravy, haricots vert and a cranberry ginger relish. Dinner costs $34, and doors are open from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Sullivan’s Steakhouse, 5252 Corporate Blvd., has its own prix fixe menu of turkey with sweet onion apple-sage stuffing that’s served along with soups, salads and desserts like chocolate pecan pie and bananas foster bread pudding. The meal costs $39.
At the Renaissance Hotel, the Tallulah Crafted Food & Wine Bar will serve up a Thanksgiving feast between 5-10 p.m. on Thursday. Offerings include sweet potato andouille bisque, roasted turkey and bourbon-glazed pecan pie. The dinner costs $22 per person. Call (225) 388-5710 for reservations.
In Mid City, Boudreaux’s Catering, 2647 Government St., is offering a Thanksgiving buffet with all the fixings—smoked turkey, a whole roasted pig, garlic mashed potatoes, chestnut soup, mac and cheese and more. Adults pay $29, while kids ages 5-10 can eat for $12.
See the full list, which includes The Gregory, Galatoire’s Bistro and Hilton Baton Rouge Capitol Center. Make sure you get the scoop on Baton Rouge area culinary news each week by signing up for the free 225 Dine e-newsletter.
