Where to order from if we don’t want traditional Thanksgiving?

[Anonymous]

Are any Italian or Mexican restaurants open? Everything I’ve tried to look up is closed that day. No one in my family really likes the stuffing/green beans/turkey meal.

[Anonymous]

There are plenty of American restaurants that serve their whole menu on Thanksgiving. My family members like the traditional meal, and I don't mind it but I always find something on the menu I like better. I think I had mussels at Clyde's one year, and seafood risotto at La Ferme (warning be prepared to be the youngest person in the room by about 40 years), and something else good at Seasons 52.

[Anonymous]

Does it have to be Italian or Mexican? We have gotten food from Thai, Indian, and Chinese restaurants on Thanksgiving the past 3 years respectively. One year we did BBQ at home for Thanksgiving. This year we’re having lasagna at home. I still make some pies bc that’s a part of traditional Thanksgiving that we like but we don’t care for the turkey, gravy, stuffing, etc.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Does it have to be Italian or Mexican? We have gotten food from Thai, Indian, and Chinese restaurants on Thanksgiving the past 3 years respectively. One year we did BBQ at home for Thanksgiving. This year we’re having lasagna at home. I still make some pies bc that’s a part of traditional Thanksgiving that we like but we don’t care for the turkey, gravy, stuffing, etc.

It doesn’t have to to be Mexican or Italian, but I prefer more meat focused and there are a lot of kids so not looking for Asian.

[Anonymous]

Where are you? Lia’s and maggianos are open. Some Asian restaurants are too.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Where are you? Lia’s and maggianos are open. Some Asian restaurants are too.

Thanks I'm in McLean. Didn't think to check Maggiano's and never heard of Lia's, but will look it up

[Anonymous]

Many Chinese places are open.

Dennys and IHOPs usually are open, but often close around 3pm on Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.

[Anonymous]

There are plenty of restaurants open. Check open table

[Anonymous]

Aim for steakhouses or Chinese.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Does it have to be Italian or Mexican? We have gotten food from Thai, Indian, and Chinese restaurants on Thanksgiving the past 3 years respectively. One year we did BBQ at home for Thanksgiving. This year we’re having lasagna at home. I still make some pies bc that’s a part of traditional Thanksgiving that we like but we don’t care for the turkey, gravy, stuffing, etc.

It doesn’t have to to be Mexican or Italian, but I prefer more meat focused and there are a lot of kids so not looking for Asian.

Asian cuisines can have a ton of meat, OP, it depends what you order! It's fine if you don't like Chinese, Japanese, Vietnamese, Indian or whatever East or South Asian cuisine you care to mention... but the meat excuse doesn't fly. Is it the spices? A lot of East Asian dishes are not spicy, particularly Japanese cuisine. You could try Korean BBQ, Japanese shabu shabu, etc, which are all meat-focused and not spicy (except some Korean sides). I mean, you could just go French and have a steak frites!

You come across as being a little ignorant there.

[Anonymous]

I learned from experience Chinese is NOT open although they stay open on Christmas. Thanksgiving is a food based holiday that lots of denominations and ethnicities participate in so they must not do good business. I learned this the hard way one year when I assumed we could just order Chinese and found out way too late we couldn’t!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Does it have to be Italian or Mexican? We have gotten food from Thai, Indian, and Chinese restaurants on Thanksgiving the past 3 years respectively. One year we did BBQ at home for Thanksgiving. This year we’re having lasagna at home. I still make some pies bc that’s a part of traditional Thanksgiving that we like but we don’t care for the turkey, gravy, stuffing, etc.

It doesn’t have to to be Mexican or Italian, but I prefer more meat focused and there are a lot of kids so not looking for Asian.

What does that mean? You think kids don’t like Asian food?! I’m a picky eater and even I like tons of Asian foods.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Does it have to be Italian or Mexican? We have gotten food from Thai, Indian, and Chinese restaurants on Thanksgiving the past 3 years respectively. One year we did BBQ at home for Thanksgiving. This year we’re having lasagna at home. I still make some pies bc that’s a part of traditional Thanksgiving that we like but we don’t care for the turkey, gravy, stuffing, etc.

It doesn’t have to to be Mexican or Italian, but I prefer more meat focused and there are a lot of kids so not looking for Asian.

What does that mean? You think kids don’t like Asian food?! I’m a picky eater and even I like tons of Asian foods.

I think the assumption would be that asian food could be spicy. Some kids don't like spicy food. Of course, you can order it with no spice, if that's what you're looking for.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Does it have to be Italian or Mexican? We have gotten food from Thai, Indian, and Chinese restaurants on Thanksgiving the past 3 years respectively. One year we did BBQ at home for Thanksgiving. This year we’re having lasagna at home. I still make some pies bc that’s a part of traditional Thanksgiving that we like but we don’t care for the turkey, gravy, stuffing, etc.

It doesn’t have to to be Mexican or Italian, but I prefer more meat focused and there are a lot of kids so not looking for Asian.

What does that mean? You think kids don’t like Asian food?! I’m a picky eater and even I like tons of Asian foods.

I think the assumption would be that asian food could be spicy. Some kids don't like spicy food. Of course, you can order it with no spice, if that's what you're looking for.

I guess I would assume Indian food would be spicy. Chinese or dim sum wouldn't be except for some dishes.

[Anonymous]

I never order Asian because one of my kids has a peanut allergy, it isn’t easy to find something Asian and safe from contamination. Shrug.

Anyway, I’d go Mexican for this. Call, I am sure your favorite place will help.