Top 5 Places To Have a “No Cookin” Thanksgiving Meal
| November 18, 2011 
Thanksgiving is drawing near and if you're suddenly panicking about preparing the meal of the YEAR, you have options. There's no shortage of restaurants that will be cooking up delectable feasts to help you and your family get through the holiday in style, and the BEST part is…you don't have to lift a finger except for the one that wipes the pie filling from your face! Below is a list of the yummiest of choices.
This Thanksgiving, give yourself some time to celebrate with family and friends, and leave the planning, cooking and cleaning to Cracker Barrel with a homestyle Thanksgiving meal. Visit your nearest Cracker Barrel location at 502 Brock Dr, Bloomington, starting at 11am, for a family feast of all the Thanksgiving favorites. You’ll enjoy turkey breast with made-from-scratch cornbread dressing and topped with turkey gravy. It’s served with a sampling of baked sugar-cured ham, sweet potato casserole with caramel pecan topping available as well as one of your choice of three vegetables, cranberry relish, and fresh biscuits or corn muffins, plus a slice of Cracker Barrel’s very own Pumpkin Pecan Streusel Pie with real whipped cream, and a beverage (excluding milkshakes), all for $8.99 for adults and $4.49 for children. Best part is, you can also carry out and take this home to enjoy!
Enjoy Thanksgiving Brunch at Swinger's Grille, 1304 Cross Creek Dr Normal, without having to lift a finger, unless it's to pick up a fork. They are open 10a-3 Thanksgiving day, so bring your entire family to enjoy unlimited salads, domestic cheeses, veggies, seafood display, omelet and waffle stations, potatoes, carved roasted turkey and ham with cranberry sauce, garlic and herb seasoned chicken, maple butternut squash soup, buttery sage stuffing, candied yams, green beans almandine, sweet corn, biscuits and gravy, fresh baked breads and delicious desert, including pastries, cakes and pies. You might want to bring an extra pair of pants!
Another no cook, keep your pants on option:
Thanksgiving Buffet at the Ozark House, 704 McGregor St Bloomington!
From 11am – 3pm you can enjoy Roasted Turkey & Sage Dressing, Honey Glazed Ham Roast Beef, au Jus Mashed Potatoes & Gravy, Au Gratin Potatoes, Green Beans & Corn, Fresh Salad Bar, White & Whole Wheat Dinner Rolls, Pumpkin Pie, Caramel Apple Walnut Pie, Cherry & Turtle cheesecake Coffee, tea, milk, or soda included. $17.99 for adults / $7.99 for children Make your reservation today.
Another option to fill your bellies, and not have to turn on the oven, is to go to Michael's Restaurant, 110 W Washington Bloomington, for their Thanksgiving Buffet. You WILL want to make a reservation because spots are filling up fast!
From 9a-2p you can enjoy the following:
Eggs, omelets, waffles, prime rib, salad bar, fresh fruit, shrimp cocktail, bruschetta, bacon and sausage, french toast, bisuits and gravy, hash browns, corn beef hash, PLUS special Thanksgiving additions including turkey and stuffing, sweet potatoes, and cranberry sauce, chicken dishes, steak, fish, pasta, rice and potatoes, and a FULL line of yummy deserts! $19.95 for adults and bring the kids for $1 per age under the age of 10. Reservations are strongly encouraged!
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