Planning Thanksgiving dinner options? Whatcom restaurants offer these options for you
As restaurants deal with limited capacity during the COVID-19 pandemic, some are seeing an opportunity in helping with holiday dinners at your home.
At the end of September Haggen closed its Market Place Catering business, leaving a big hole in the catering scene and leading to an opening for restaurants to step in. Ciao Thyme also announced it is closing its catering business at the end of November.
Here’s a list of restaurants that have announced Thanksgiving dinners for pickup/delivery.
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Thanksgiving takeout/delivery
▪ Boundary Bay Brewery: Is offering a variety of Thanksgiving meal kits as well as dessert and plenty of beer options. Details can be found on their website.
▪ Lighthouse Grill: The restaurant in the Hotel Bellwether is offering a family-style Thanksgiving dinner for four. Along with the turkey, the multi-course dinner includes roasted Brussels sprouts with bacon, cranberry sauce, dinner rolls and pumpkin pie.
The restaurant is accepting a limited number of orders until Thursday, Nov. 19. Call the front desk at 360-392-3100 to put in an order. The meals can be picked up between noon-2 p.m. on Thanksgiving Day.
▪ Old World Deli is taking preorders through Friday, Nov. 6. Curbside pickup and free local delivery available. Pick up will be 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 25.
▪ Bare Bones Bar B Q: According to a Facebook post, customers can order holiday barbecued smoked turkey or ham. Call 360-988-3857 to order.
▪ Bantam 46: If you have a hankering for rotisserie chicken this Thanksgiving, Bantam has you covered. Other menu items include biscuits, roasted garlic mash potatoes and pumpkin pie. Pick up will be Wednesday, Nov. 25. For details, all 360-788-4507.
▪ Lombardi’s: The Italian restaurant on Bellwether Way will have a traditional turkey dinner that includes orange cranberry sauce, candied yams and stuffing. Pick-up is Wednesday, Nov. 25. Add-ons include an olive plate and Italian wine. Visit Lombardi’s website for details.
▪ Burnt Ends: The Lynden barbecue restaurant has options for large and small family gatherings. Along with turkey, menu items include bacon mashed potatoes, herbed stuffing and cranberry sauce. Pick up Nov. 24-25. Details can be found on its website.
▪ Simmering Tava: The downtown restaurant is putting together a Thanksgiving menu for pickup Wednesday, Nov. 25. One menu mentioned on Facebook is organic whole chicken with herbs and tandoori spices, organic sweet potato mash and cranberry sauce with molasses. Check Simmering Tava’s Facebook page for updates.
▪ Great Blue Heron Grill at Semiahmoo Golf & Country Club: The restaurant is offering Thanksgiving and Christmas feasts for take-out. Call 360-371-7015.
▪ Magdalena’s Bistro & Creperie: The Fairhaven eatery is taking preorders for Thanksgiving Pierogies. Call or message 360-483-8569.
Grocery stores/bakeries
▪ Community Food Co-op: Homemade dishes can be ordered online from the Co-op’s deli and bakery up to 72 hours before Thanksgiving (or Sunday, Nov. 22).
Along with the traditional Thanksgiving dinner that serves four people, customers can custom-build a feast. The a la carte menu includes vegan, vegetarian and gluten-free options. Pickup needs to be done before 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 25. Customers can choose to pick up at either the downtown or Cordata stores.
For further details, email catering@communityfood.coop or call 360-483-6966.
▪ Great Harvest Bread Co.: The Bellingham bakery is known for its Thanksgiving dinner rolls and bread for leftover sandwiches, as well as its bakery. Call ahead for orders at 360-671-0873 or order online at bellinghambread.com for pickup.
▪ Lynden Dutch Bakery: The bakery is currently taking holiday requests. Order online or call 360-354-3911 and follow the prompts.
▪ Haggen: While it doesn’t have its catering service anymore, Haggen is offering Thanksgiving meals that just need to be heated. That includes turkey and ham options with a variety of side dishes. Place an order through the Haggen deli department; three days’ notice is required.
This story was originally published October 29, 2020 at 5:00 AM.
