5 Pre-Order Thanksgiving Options in Birmingham

Thanksgiving is a time for food and family, but sometimes meal preparation takes away from valuable family time. One solution is to pre-order your food from one of these Birmingham restaurants!

Ashley Mac’s, Inc.

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If you can’t quite wait until Thanksgiving to eat your turkey and sides, Ashley Mac’s is the place to go. The restaurant will have numerous frozen sides and fresh desserts to choose from, but if you’re thinking about a healthy option, try the pan of salads available for pre-order. Ashley Mac’s Strawberry Cake is their best-seller and is quickly becoming a favorite with Birmingham residents as well as throughout the state.


Irondale Cafe

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Irondale Cafe is best known for its fried green tomatoes, but you can get your whole holiday meal there. Reserve a 10-12 lb. slow-roasted turkey or a 6-8 lb. hickory-smoked ham, and when you pick it up, you may also purchase plenty of quart-sized sides, including cornbread dressing, mac and cheese, giblet gravy, and creamed corn. Don’t forget dessert with pies such as sweet potato, chocolate chess, and buttermilk.


IZ Cafe

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IZ Cafe is your fast casual dine-in or take-out choice! They serve the freshest food in the cafe or you can pick up prepared meals to-go every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday evening. Enjoy a main course with all the sides to feed your hungry family and save time in the kitchen. Their party platters will satisfy your guests for home entertaining.


Homewood Gourmet

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Homewood Gourmet owners Laura and Chris Zapalowski promise plenty of tasty Thanksgiving fare, and the menu is traditional but sophisticated: Brown turkey gravy, bacon-smothered green beans, sweet potato casserole, cornbread dressing, and butternut squash/apple soup. Also available is the Baby Bleu Salad, the restaurant’s signature dish, which made the Alabama Tourism Department’s “100 Dishes to Eat Before You Die”.


Cajun Cleaver

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The Cajun Cleaver is a family owned and operated specialty butcher shop, that not only carries specialty meats, but also cooks homemade entrées and sides every day. Have an extreme Thanksgiving meal with this Hoover market’s Turducken, which for those who are unfamiliar, is a chicken stuffed into a duck stuffed into a turkey.  They’re also known for fried turkeys and stuffed chickens.

 

Stop by any of these restaurants for your to-go Thanksgiving needs and stop by Limbaugh Toyota for all your automotive needs!

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