Thanksgiving to Go: Oak Park and the Western Suburbs (Updated 2024)
This year, skip all the Thanksgiving stress by leaving the cooking to professionals. You’ll savor every delicious bite and enjoy gathering with family and friends without lifting a finger. Whether you’re hosting a group or planning a cozy celebration for two, Oak Park and nearby suburbs offer a variety of Thanksgiving to-go options that let you focus on the gratitude — not the gravy.
Check out our list of the best Thanksgiving meals to go near Oak Park and celebrate the season with ease.
But don’t wait too long! Preorders are ending soon.
Oak Park
Blackout Baking Co. | 210 South Marion Street, Oak Park
Order holiday treats — take and bake cinnamon rolls or orange cardamom sticky buns, sweet or savory scones, gingerbread sandwich cookies, and the delightfully decadent Brooklyn Blackout Cake — from Blackout Baking Co. in Oak Park. For a new take on a Chicago classic, try the Italian Beef Roll, a house-made yeasty roll filled with Italian Beef and giardiniera, served with a side of gravy. Yes, chef!
Pickup is available Monday, November 25 and Wednesday, November 27. Place your order before the end of the day on Friday, November 22.
Broken Tart | 1108 Chicago Avenue, Oak Park
Sister-owned Broken Tart offers fresh, seasonal cakes and pies with rotating flavors that rotate on a weekly basis on Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays. You can always order the signature Olive Oil cake — and you’ll never regret doing so!
Carnivore | 1042 Pleasant Street, Oak Park
Up your Thanksgiving game with a turkey, charcuterie platter, and tasty traditional sides from Carnivore. Your bird will come from a family farm, Garden Gate Farm in Fairbury, Illinois, where the Rinkenbergers take pride in their pasture-raised turkeys, which are fed non-GMO, antibiotic-free feed. Order your turkey and traditional or oyster stuffing, mashed potatoes, turkey gravy, cranberry sauce, a fresh spring mix salad with toasted pumpkin seeds and shaved fennel, and other favorites before the end of the day on Tuesday, November 19.
Cooper's Hawk | 950 Lake Street, Oak Park
Take ALL the stress out of Thanksgiving (you won’t even need to run the vacuum!) by dining in at Cooper’s Hawk in Oak Park. Make your reservations for a carefree holiday dining experience online at Cooper’s Hawk or Open Table. Alternatively, feast at home without the fuss with a delicious heat-and-serve meal kit that includes butternut squash soup with roasted pumpkin seeds, tart homemade cranberry sauce, pretzel bread loaves, seasonal roasted carrots and green beans, mashed potatoes, flavorful stuffing, and savory gravy to complement the generous portions of white and dark meat turkey, plus Eli’s pumpkin praline cheesecake for dessert. Place your order before the end of the day on Friday, November 22, and pick up your meal kit either in the restaurant or curbside on Wednesday, November 27, or Thursday, November 28.
Cucina Paradiso | 814 North Boulevard, Oak Park
Leave the menu planning and all the prep to Cucina Paradiso — all you’ll need to do is heat, serve, and take a bow. This Thanksgiving package includes herb-roasted turkey breast, maple-honey-glazed baked ham, giblet gravy, cheesy mashed potatoes, roasted honey-glazed carrots, herbed stuffing, and Parker House Rolls. Add pumpkin cheesecake for an additional fee. All Cucina Paradiso catering menu items are also available a la carte. Place your order before the end of the day on Friday, November 22, and pick up your meal on Wednesday, November 27.
Q-BBQ | 124 North Marion Street, Oak Park
Experience a smokey and saucy Thanksgiving with Q-BBQ in Oak Park. Its Family Pack includes a whole smoked brined turkey or whole smoked turkey breast, cranberry BBQ sauce, mashed potatoes with brisket gravy, cornbread stuffing, Mac-Q-Roni with cornbread crumbles, signature Brussel sprouts, western salad, and homemade pumpkin pie for dessert. All Family Pack items, except the pumpkin pie, are available a la carte.
Place your order before the end of the day on Monday, November 18, and pick up your meal on Wednesday, November 27.
Spilt Milk Pastry | 811 South Boulevard, Oak Park
Dazzle your guests with a Spilt Milk Pastry Heirloom Apple Pie, praised as a “work of art” by Phil Vettel, former restaurant critic at the Chicago Tribune, pear apple raspberry crumble pie, pumpkin pecan pie, Georgia pecan pie, or a simple, classic pumpkin pie. Tasty sides available for pre-order include Quiche Lorraine; vegetarian quiche with butternut squash, chèvre, and fresh herbs; pumpkin bread with maple glaze; banana bread; bake-at-home buttermilk biscuits; and Publican Quality sourdough pull-apart dinner rolls.
Pickup is available Tuesday, November 26 and Wednesday, November 27. The last day to change, cancel, or place your order is Friday, November 15.
Brookfield
Beach Avenue BBQ | 3453 Grand Boulevard, Brookfield
Nothing brings families together better than barbeque. Let Beach Avenue BBQ do all the cooking so you can really enjoy that time together. Start with a smoked whole turkey (14-16 lbs) or boneless turkey breast (4-5 lbs) and choose from sides including mac & cheese, garlic red-skinned mashed potatoes, Brussel sprouts, cranberry sauce, and stuffing made with pork and rice. Add a pecan pie for dessert, and you’ll have the perfect Southern-style Thanksgiving. Place your order before 10:00 pm on Saturday, November 23, and pick up your meal on Thursday, November 28, between 11:00 am and 4:00 pm.
Mary’s Morning Mixup | 9110 Broadway Avenue, Brookfield
Offer to bring dessert, and you’re sure to be invited again next year — Mary’s Morning Mixup’s seasonal pies, cookie trays, and mini pastry trays can be ordered ahead and picked up. If you want to be the hostess with the mostess, order a ham dinner that includes ham, cornbread, sweet or mashed potatoes, and green beans or corn, or a traditional turkey breast dinner with stuffing, mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, green beans, cranberry sauce, dinner rolls, and gravy. Extra sides and pie or pastries for dessert can be added to your meal order. Stop by for an order form or call the restaurant at 708-387-0552 and order by the end of the day on Friday, November 22.
Forest Park
Harvest 365 Restaurant & Fresh Grill | Forest Park Plaza, 7610 Roosevelt Road, Forest Park
Make your holiday celebration unforgettable with a delicious dinner from Harvest 365 in Forest Park. Choose a perfect roast turkey or 12-hour smoked beef brisket and three sides — cornbread dressing, Southern-style collard greens, baked mac and cheese, homemade mashed potatoes with gravy, green beans with white potatoes, candied yams, classic potato salad, and creamy coleslaw. Add sweet potato pie or peach cobbler for dessert. Order by noon on Monday, November 25.
NRebozo | 7403 Madison Street, Forest Park
Maybe it's not what comes to the top of your head when you’re planning a traditional Thanksgiving menu but you definitely don't want to miss out on NRebozo’s delicious vanilla, Mexican chocolate, coconut, or pumpkin flan. It's the perfect additional to your Thanksgiving meal! Stop by to place an order or call 708-445-0370 by Saturday, November 23, and add a serving of “olé” to your Thanksgiving Day.
Starship Restaurant and Catering | 7618 Madison Street, Forest Park
Best known for mouthwatering subs, hot sandwiches, and more than 150 comforting homemade soups, Starship Restaurant also serves up a delectable Thanksgiving feast that includes roasted turkey and all the trimmings — candied sweet potato bake, garlic mashed potatoes, herb-roasted carrots, stuffing, Brussels sprouts with bacon, and cranberry pecan sauce. All sides are available in full and half pans. Orders must be placed by Friday, November 22.
La Grange
Blackberry Market | 36 South La Grange Road, La Grange
Relax and let Blackberry Market in La Grange prepare everything (but the turkey) for you this year. Choose from sides like spinach and sage dressing, roasted harvest veggies, and bacon-wrapped dates filled with goat cheese to cranberry chutney, homestyle turkey gravy, and Parker House Rolls that are ready to heat and serve. Add a sweet, crumbly apple pie or a pumpkin pie tart and even a custom cocktail for your gathering with Pear Thee Well cocktail mix to make your holiday special. Order by Sunday, November 24, for pick up or delivery on Wednesday, November 27.
Steak + Vine | 37 La Grange Road, La Grange
Dine at home with a little help from the chef at Steak + Vine. The centerpiece of your ready-to-serve Thanksgiving dinner is Chef Michael’s tender and juicy boneless turkey roast, seasoned with sage butter, roasted to perfection in its own natural juices, and then sliced and wrapped so it's ready for you to serve. All the classic sides — from mashed potatoes and gravy to traditional green bean casserole — and some favorites with a twist — fire-roasted Brussel sprouts with apple onion jam and a bright fall salad with Granny Smith apples, pomegranate seeds, candied walnuts, crumbled blue cheese, and sherry vinaigrette dressing — are available, along with housemade orange cranberry sauce and your choice of pumpkin, Key Lime, or chocolate peanut butter pie. Call 708-579-0520 to reserve and pick up on Thursday, November 28.
La Grange Park
Happier Now Café & Market | 1016 E 31st Street, La Grange Park
Leave the appetizers and sides to Happier Now Café & Market. Choose from pork sausage stuffed mushrooms and butternut squash, fig, and feta stuffed mushrooms to set the tone for your celebration, and add elevated sides, like focaccia, sweet potato, and mushroom dressing and butternut squash macaroni and cheese, to complement your home-roasted turkey. Call the store at 708-937-9027 or visit Toast to order. All pickups will be available on Wednesday, November 27.
Maywood
Lickle Jamaica | 620 South Fifth Avenue, Maywood
Every little thing is gonna be alright on Thanksgiving when your turkey is prepared by Lickle Jamaica Restaurant. Pick up your own and drop it off (thawed!) at the restaurant, and they will prepare it for you, or you can order one from them up until Wednesday, November 27. It will be juicy and seasoned to perfection. Add popular Jamaican sides like rice & beans, yams, and mac & cheese to your order.
Riverside
The Chew Chew | 33 East Burlington Street, Riverside
Savor a stress-free holiday with The Chew Chew, where you can pick up fully cooked and ready-to-serve cider-brined turkey breast, honey-roasted spiral-cut ham, and all the fixin’s from buttermilk mashed potatoes, bourbon mashed sweet potatoes, and roasted vegetable and sage stuffing to sweet corn casserole, green beans with caramelized onions, and more. Pre-order by Saturday, November 23, for pick-up on Wednesday, November 27, at Sawmilly or Chew Chew.
Skip the Stress. Enjoy Turkey Day.
From traditional feasts with all the trimmings to unique, chef-inspired holiday meals, these local spots make it easy to enjoy a comforting and hearty Thanksgiving dinner without the kitchen chaos.