Best Thanksgiving Takeout and Catering in Chicago (2026)
Chicago's best Thanksgiving dinners, mains, sides and pies to go for 2026, with prices, order deadlines and pickup windows for every option.
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There is a lot to like about hosting Thanksgiving when someone else is handling the turkey. You still get the table full of people, the familiar sides and the leftovers, with considerably less time spent peeling potatoes or fitting three casseroles into one oven. Chicago has a good option for almost every version of that plan: a proper dinner for two, a smoked turkey for a crowd, a Peking duck or a beef Wellington instead of turkey, a vegan Wellington, a hotel feast, or just a few excellent sides to go with the family recipes you actually enjoy making.
These are the places we would start, with meal sizes, ordering dates and the practical details that help you choose. Prices are before tax and delivery unless we say otherwise, and we have included the required fees we could verify. Availability can change before the advertised deadline.
Thanksgiving is Thursday, November 26, 2026. All pickup times and deadlines below are in Chicago time.
Thanksgiving takeout order-by dates in Chicago
The earliest cutoffs land well before the holiday, so check this list first if you have your heart set on one of them. Several of the most popular kits have no posted cutoff and simply sell out.
| Order by | Place |
|---|---|
| Sunday, November 15 | Brown Sugar Bakery |
| Monday, November 16 | The Chef and The Baker |
| Wednesday, November 18, noon | The Goddess & Grocer |
| Friday, November 20, 11 a.m. | Catering by Michaels |
| Friday, November 20, noon | Smoke Daddy, Crosby's Kitchen |
| Friday, November 20 | Indus (prepaid) |
| Sunday, November 22, 10 a.m. | Il Porcellino |
| Sunday, November 22, 6 p.m. | Chicago Diner |
| Sunday, November 22 | Replay Andersonville; Kuma's 20% early-order discount ends |
| Monday, November 23, 10 a.m. | Hearty Boys |
| Monday, November 23 | Honey Butter Fried Chicken, Meal Village, Shaw's Crab House, Le Sud (order before this date) |
| Tuesday, November 24, 1 p.m. | The Fresh Market (final cutoff; order a day ahead of your slot) |
| No posted cutoff | Daisies, Soul & Smoke, Torali at The Ritz-Carlton, Duck Duck Goat, Swift & Sons, Little Goat, Wildfire, Paramount; these sell out or close ordering once capacity fills, so order early |
Best complete Thanksgiving dinners to go in Chicago
One order that takes care of the whole table, from a $25 individual plate at Smoke Daddy or Crosby's to a hotel feast for ten from the Ritz-Carlton. Three of these are not turkey at all (Duck Duck Goat's Peking duck, Swift & Sons' beef Wellington, Honey Butter's fried chicken), The Fresh Market is the grocery-priced option, Catering by Michaels is the one to call for a big group with delivery, and Indus in Highland Park is the North Shore pick. Most of these reheat; Daisies, Duck Duck Goat, Swift & Sons and Michaels all need real oven time on the day.
Delivery-only services worth knowing: Meal Village (no minimum, chilled meals delivered November 25, 2 to 8 p.m., or November 26, 8 to 11 a.m., order by November 23) and Paramount Events (ready-to-serve November office and Friendsgiving menu, $48 per person, ten-person minimum). Still to announce 2026 plans: Smack Dab (sides ordering opens November 1), Handlebar, Virtue, Luella's, Smoque, The Duck Inn and the Publican family.
The Goddess & Grocer
1649 N Damen Ave, Chicago, IL 60647, USA
Goddess makes the whole meal feel manageable. You can order for two, six or twelve, and the packages cover the turkey, familiar sides, bread and dessert, so one order takes care of dinner rather than an afternoon of piecing together a shopping list. A separate $85 vegan dinner for two includes a vegetable-and-mushroom pie, mushroom gravy, stuffing, potatoes, green beans, bread and apple crisp. Details: $85 for two, $255 for six, $495 for twelve, plus a required 4.5% hospitality fee ($88.83, $266.48 and $517.28 before tax and delivery). Fully cooked, reheat at home. Order by November 18 at noon. Pickup November 25 or 26 at the branch offered in checkout, or paid delivery in a three-hour window.
Daisies
2375 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60647, USA
The 2026 Finish at Home Dinner Kit for Four comes with turkey breast, confit leg and thigh, mashed potatoes, gravy, stuffing, sweet potatoes, green bean casserole, broccoli gratin, cranberry sauce and Parker House rolls. The name is the important part: this is a finish-at-home kit with instructions, so plan for oven time on the day rather than a quick reheat. Pastry chef Leigh Omilinsky's pies are extra, and worth it. Details: $395 on Tock. Pumpkin, apple crumb or salted maple pie $45, gluten-free pies $57, vanilla ice cream $15, wine packs $99 to $150. Pickup November 25 at 2375 N. Milwaukee Ave. in Logan Square, slot chosen on Tock. No posted deadline, kits sell out. North Shore pickup: a separate Tock listing offers November 25, 3 to 5 p.m., at Chalet Home + Garden, 3132 Lake Ave., Wilmette.
Smoke Daddy
3636 N Clark St, Chicago, IL 60613, USA
If you want the turkey to bring a little barbecue character to the table, this is the one. Keep it small with the $25 individual dinner (turkey, mashed potatoes, cornbread stuffing, green bean casserole, cranberry sauce and gravy), or buy a whole smoked turkey and build the sides around it. Details: 14-pound smoked turkey $100 (serves 10 to 12), 22-pound $150 (18 to 20), turkey only. Sides $16 to $18 per quart, half pans available, pumpkin pie, pecan pie or apple cobbler $25. Cooked and chilled for reheating. Order by November 20 at noon. Pickup November 24 or 25, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., at 3636 N. Clark St. Also collect November 25 at the Wicker Park holiday pop-up inside The Perch, 1932 W. Division St., 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Crosby's Kitchen
3455 N Southport Ave, Chicago, IL 60657, USA
Same restaurant group as Smoke Daddy, same prices and deadline, different kitchen. Crosby's is the roast-turkey version: the $25 individual dinner comes with oven-roasted turkey, mashed potatoes, cornbread stuffing, green bean casserole, cranberry sauce and gravy, and whole roast turkeys start at $100 with sides ordered separately. Details: 14-pound roast turkey $100 (serves 10 to 12). Sides $16 to $18 per quart or $32 to $36 per half pan, desserts $25. Fully cooked and chilled with reheating instructions. Order by November 20 at noon. Pickup November 25, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., at 3455 N. Southport Ave.; a Niles pickup is also offered.
Soul & Smoke
3057 N Rockwell St, Chicago, IL 60618, USA
Look here when different people at the table would be happiest with different meats. The holiday menu includes smoked turkey, brisket, ribs and sides, ordered a la carte, so you can build an entire spread or let the restaurant handle a few substantial dishes while you make the family favorites. Details: Prices and portions on the location's ordering menu. Orders come cold in oven-ready containers with reheating instructions. Pickup November 25, 3 to 5 p.m., at 3057 N. Rockwell St. No firm cutoff posted; order early. Other pickup points: West Loop (500 W. Madison St. food court) November 25, 3 to 5 p.m., and Evanston (1601 Payne St.) November 24, 5 to 8 p.m., or November 25, 1 to 6 p.m.
Torali at The Ritz-Carlton
160 E Pearson St, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
This is the package for the host who wants the table to feel particularly abundant. Alongside a whole herb-butter turkey with gravy and cranberry sauce, the menu includes a delicata squash and apple salad, roasted garlic potato puree, sweet potato casserole with candied pecans, four-cheese macaroni, charred Brussels sprouts with bacon, chestnut stuffing, truffle corn casserole and Parker House rolls. Details: From $625 for eight to ten (about $62.50 to $78.13 a head). Dessert, a $25 wine pairing, $100 French Bloom non-alcoholic sparkling and $225 Osetra caviar are add-ons. Pickup Thanksgiving Day, November 26, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., at 160 E. Pearson St., booked on OpenTable. No posted deadline; the listing does not say whether food comes hot or chilled, so ask when you book.
The Chef and The Baker
135 N Kedzie Ave, Chicago, IL 60612, USA
Herb-roasted turkey, cornbread dressing, baked macaroni and cheese, cider-braised kale and cranberry sauce give this dinner a clear point of view. It suits a smaller gathering that wants the comfort-food side of Thanksgiving with the cooking largely taken care of. Details: $275 for four to six, ready to heat and serve; dessert not included. Individual sides and a $47.50 Thanksgiving in a Box (serving size not yet posted) are also offered. Order by November 16. Pickup November 25 at 135 N. Kedzie Ave. (contact the team for the window), or $35 delivery, which brings the full dinner to $310 before tax.
Wildfire (River North)
159 W Erie St, Chicago, IL 60654, USA
Wildfire is useful when a single fixed package does not quite suit the table. It offers turkey, salmon and beef tenderloin in individual portions or larger platters, alongside a broad choice of sides and desserts, so a mixed order is easy. Details: Individual turkey dinner $43 (white meat, stuffing, gravy, cranberry relish, one side), available on Thanksgiving Day. Turkey platters $85 for four to five or $170 for eight to ten, meat and gravy only; sides, bread and dessert separate. Cold family platters November 25, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.; dinners and platters November 26, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m., at 159 W. Erie St. Order online or call 312-787-9000.
Duck Duck Goat
857 W Fulton Market, Chicago, IL 60607, USA
Duck Duck Goat's Thanksgiving kit is back for 2026: a whole Peking duck with mandarin pancakes, pickles and garnishes, green beans with black bean garlic sauce and cashews, four char siu bao, six mashed potato spring rolls, veggie fried rice and spiced sweet potatoes with Hong Kong mayo and spiced pecans. Read the fine print before ordering: the duck comes raw and marinated, ready to roast, so this is a cooking project, not a reheat. Details: $275 for four, prepaid on OpenTable. Little Goat pies $40 to $48 extra. Pickup November 25, 1 to 2:45 p.m., at 857 W. Fulton Market. No cutoff posted.
Swift & Sons
1000 W Fulton Market, Chicago, IL 60607, USA
The Fulton Market steakhouse sells its bake-at-home Wellington kits in three sizes, each a filet wrapped in mushroom, foie gras and spinach inside puff pastry, with red wine sauce and detailed baking instructions. A confident alternative to turkey for a table that would rather have beef. Details: $130 for two, $250 for five to six, $500 for ten to twelve, prepaid on Tock. The restaurant group lists November 25 pickup for Thanksgiving at 1000 W. Fulton Market; choose your slot on Tock and leave room for oven time on the day.
Honey Butter Fried Chicken
3361 N Elston Ave, Chicago, IL 60618, USA
Thanksgiving can still feel like Thanksgiving when the main is fried chicken. The Dinner for Four includes your choice of fried chicken or chicken strips, eight corn muffins with honey butter, pimento mac and cheese, brown-buttered sweet potato mash, kale and cabbage slaw, schmaltz smashed potatoes with rosemary gravy and sourdough stuffing with Italian sausage and delicata squash. Just the Sides makes sense if someone else is handling the turkey. Details: Dinner for Four $99.99, Just the Sides $69.99, 16-ounce sides $12, chocolate toffee cookies $5, whole key lime pie $45. Everything comes cold and ready to reheat. Order by November 23. Pickup November 25, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., at 3361 N. Elston Ave.; delivery also offered that day. Quantities are limited.
The Fresh Market
2730 N Halsted St, Chicago, IL 60614, USA
The Fresh Market deserves a place for the household whose priority is getting a traditional dinner on the table without spending several hundred dollars. The Essential Holiday Turkey Meal covers turkey breast, potatoes, stuffing, green beans, cranberry relish and gravy; the Traditional Holiday Turkey Meal steps up to a whole cooked turkey with rolls. Each leaves something out (bread and dessert on the smaller one, a vegetable and dessert on the larger), so add those when comparing the final basket. Details: Essential $79.99 for four to six; Traditional $109.99 for eight to ten. Both reheat at home. Pickup slots run November 23 to 26 at 2730 N. Halsted St.; order at least a day ahead, with a final cutoff of November 24 at 1 p.m., while supplies last. Also at the Old Town store, 1233 N. Wells St.; choose the store and slot in the ordering flow.
Catering by Michaels
2001 N Orchard St, Chicago, IL 60614, USA
Michaels suits the host who wants to arrange the meal in one conversation, and the Lincoln Park High School lot is its North Side collection point. The main dinner package is priced per person for at least ten, with a smaller turkey-breast package for about four with leftovers. Build some cooking time into the day: the whole turkey is 90% cooked and needs finishing. Details: $45.85 per person, minimum ten, in increments of five; turkey-breast package $174.85. Pickup adds $6 ($180.85 for the smaller package before tax); dessert extra. Order by November 20 at 11 a.m. Pickup November 25, noon to 1:30 p.m., or November 26, 9 to 11 a.m. Delivery available November 25 and 26 with a $450 food minimum plus a location-based fee. Downtown pickup at the Newberry Library, 60 W. Walton St., November 25, 2 to 3:30 p.m., or November 26, 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Indus Progressive Indian
617 Central Ave, Highland Park, IL 60035, USA
If you are on the North Shore, Indus has a more distinctive alternative to a turkey dinner: a take-home spread built around tandoori or roasted chicken, paneer kebab, or spiced charred cauliflower, with chaat, vegetables, rice, bread and dessert. The vegetarian and vegan main choices make it particularly interesting for a mixed-diet gathering. Details: Reported at $185 for four or $215 for six (Chicago Food Magazine). Prepay by November 20 by calling 312-282-8064. Pickup November 25, 4:30 to 8 p.m., at 617 Central Ave. in Highland Park.
Thanksgiving dinner for one or two in Chicago
Proper holiday dinners in small portions, with dessert included in most of them, so you are not buying a feast for six to feed two. Chicago Diner is the vegan pick; Replay has a vegetarian plate.
Il Porcellino
59 W Hubbard St #2, Chicago, IL 60654, USA
The right call if the part of Thanksgiving you most look forward to is a long, comfortable dinner, and you would be delighted if pasta were involved. The two-person menu combines fall panzanella salad, butternut squash ravioli, turkey breast saltimbocca with whipped potatoes and gravy, and pumpkin cheesecake, so dessert is already covered. Details: Tock lists the package at $115 for two. Some dishes need reheating; instructions included. Order by November 22 at 10 a.m. Pickup November 25, noon to 5 p.m., at 59 W. Hubbard St.
Le Sud
2301 W Roscoe St, Chicago, IL 60618, USA
Le Sud's French-inspired Thanksgiving includes both turkey and ham, a nice change for anyone who does not want to choose. Boursin whipped potatoes, roasted vegetables, bread stuffing, a bistro salad and pretzel rolls round out the savory dishes, with pumpkin pie and cookies afterward. It suits a couple celebrating at home who want dinner to feel like an occasion. Details: $150 for two. Optional bottle of French wine $19, a dozen shrimp cocktail $25. Fully cooked with heating instructions. Place the order before Monday, November 23; holiday orders are final sale. Pickup November 25, 2 to 4 p.m., at 2301 W. Roscoe St.
Replay Andersonville
5358 N Clark St, Chicago, IL 60640, USA
Replay makes a small Thanksgiving easy to order. The two-person package lets you choose an entree for each person, so one can have turkey while the other has the vegetarian mushroom risotto. The turkey comes with cranberry sauce, green beans, mashed potatoes and sage stuffing; the vegetarian plate pairs hen-of-the-woods mushroom risotto with asparagus and stuffing. Both include soup, a salad choice and pumpkin bread pudding, so this is a substantial meal rather than a lone turkey plate. Details: $40 for one, $70 for two. Preorder by November 22. Pickup only, on Thanksgiving Day, November 26, at 5358 N. Clark St.; choose your slot when ordering.
Chicago Diner
3411 N Halsted St, Chicago, IL 60657, USA
Chicago Diner gives vegan diners a proper holiday main and the familiar sides around it. The Wellington dinner serves one and includes a seitan-and-mushroom pastry, shiitake sauce, green beans, sweet potatoes, stuffing and cranberry relish; a stuffed veggie roast dinner is the other option. Two individual dinners are a simple way to feed a couple without buying a feast for six. Details: $30 per dinner. Larger family packs contain the main and sauce, with sides ordered separately. The mushroom-lentil loaf is gluten-friendly, but the kitchen uses shared equipment. Fully cooked for reheating. Order by November 22 at 6 p.m. Pickup November 25, noon to 7 p.m., at 3411 N. Halsted St.
Thanksgiving sides and pies to go in Chicago
If the turkey is handled and you only need the potatoes, the mac and cheese or dessert. Brown Sugar's November 15 cutoff is the earliest in this guide.
Hearty Boys
3525 W Grand Ave, Chicago, IL 60651, USA
Hearty Boys fits if you still want to roast the turkey yourself but would happily hand over the potatoes, stuffing and pies. Its honey-brined turkeys and turkey breasts arrive raw, ready for you to roast. Details: Truffle mashed potatoes $15.25 per pound, green bean casserole with mushroom-Madeira sauce $13.75 per pound, corn-chive pudding $11 per pound, maple pumpkin pie $24, bourbon pecan pie $26. Order and pay by November 23 at 10 a.m. Pickup at 3525 W. Grand Ave. on November 25, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., or Thanksgiving morning, 9 a.m. to noon; Wednesday delivery by inquiry.
Little Goat Diner (Southport)
3325 N Southport Ave, Chicago, IL 60657, USA
Stephanie Izard's Thanksgiving pies: apple gjetost (apple pie with a cheesy-caramel twist), pecan with the restaurant's This Little Goat went to Tokyo sauce, or the chocolate shake French fry pie, which is exactly what it sounds like. Details: $45 each, nine inches, prepaid on OpenTable. Pickup November 25, 2 to 8 p.m., at the Southport diner, 3325 N. Southport Ave.
Kuma's Corner (Belmont)
2900 W Belmont Ave, Chicago, IL 60618, USA
Kuma's is useful when your Thanksgiving contribution is one substantial side for a large table. A half pan of macaroni and cheese is listed for twenty, and potatoes, green beans and maple-glazed carrots are on the catering menu too. Details: Half pan of mac and cheese $65. 20% off Thanksgiving orders placed by November 22. Pickup November 25 at 2900 W. Belmont Ave. or the Schaumburg restaurant; arrange the order through the catering team so the pan size and pickup details fit your gathering.
Brown Sugar Bakery
328 E 75th St, Chicago, IL 60619, USA
Brown Sugar's Thanksgiving special pairs a two-layer caramel cake with a nine-inch sweet potato pie, a useful order if the savory meal is already handled and you want two different desserts for the table. It also has the earliest cutoff in this guide. Details: $64.98 for the pair. Order by November 15. Pickup only at the 75th Street store, November 22 to 25, on the day and time you choose when ordering. The factory at 7637 S. Western Ave. also offers pickup November 23 and 24; choose the location and day when ordering.
Shaw's Crab House
21 E Hubbard St, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
Shaw's is convenient if you are already collecting dinner downtown. Its holiday pies come in pumpkin, pecan and Dutch apple, alongside options such as key lime. Details: Whole pies $50 each. Order by November 23. Pickup November 24 or 25, noon to 6 p.m., at 21 E. Hubbard St.
A few things that make ordering Thanksgiving takeout easier
Choose the meal size before choosing the restaurant. A good dinner for two can be a better purchase than an inexpensive-looking turkey for ten once you add sides and think about fridge space. For a larger gathering, check whether the advertised portion count applies to the whole dinner or only the main.
Decide how much cooking you want to do. Most of these meals need reheating, and several need actual cooking: Daisies' kit is finished at home, Duck Duck Goat's duck and Swift & Sons' Wellington are raw, Michaels' turkey needs finishing and Hearty Boys' turkeys arrive uncooked. If you have a small oven or a hotel kitchenette, the heating plan should influence the order as much as the menu.
Build the whole basket. A turkey-only price can look excellent until you add stuffing, vegetables, gravy, bread and pie. Conversely, a package with dessert included can be more useful than its higher headline price first suggests. Compare what you will actually serve.
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