Got $100 or So? These Restaurants Will Prepare a Turkey For You

Your standard Butterball can go for as little as 99 cents per pound. But for the big bucks (often more than $100), you can fake your home-cooking prowess with a free-range, restaurant-prepared bird. Here are some options for people who’d rather leave the brining or baking to someone else this Thanksgiving. Check each restaurant’s website for additional details and order forms.

Acadiana

901 New York Ave. NW, acadianarestaurant.com
Price: $105 for a 16-18 pound roasted or fried Cajun-style turkey. For $175, you also get four sides, a choice of giblet or eggplant gravy, biscuits with pepper jelly, and a choice of pumpkin of pecan pie.
Extras: Cornbread and andouille sausage stuffing, collard greens, mac and cheese, and more
Order Deadline: Nov. 19 by 5 p.m.
Pickup: Nov. 26 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Bidwell

1309 5th St. NE, bidwelldc.com
Price: $115–$175 for 12–26 pound local, free-range roasted turkeys. Gravy, stuffing, and cranberry sauce are included.
Extras: Whipped Yukon Gold potatoes, glazed baby carrots, French green beans with toasted almonds, and more
Order Deadline: Nov. 19
Pickup: Nov. 23 and 24 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Nov. 25 from 9 to 11 a.m.

BlackSalt

4883 MacArthur Blvd. NW, blacksaltrestaurant.com
Price: $5.50 per pound for 12–22 pound certified humanely raised turkeys from Pennsylvania's Murray's Amish Turkeys. If you want it brined, rubbed with herbs and seasoning, and trussed, it's $6.99 per pound.
Extras: Oysters, house cured salmon, southern braised greens with house-smoked bacon, potato gratin, spiced cranberry sauce, pies, and more
Order Deadline: Nov. 23
Pickup: Nov. 25

Carmine's

425 7th St. NW; carminesnyc.com
Price: $239.95 for an oven-roasted turkey with sausage and sage stuffing, and cranberry sauce. The price also includes a choice of pie and five sides, including Brussels sprouts with caramelized onions and applewood-smoked bacon as well as sweet potatoes topped with marshmallows and maple syrup.
Extras: included
Order Deadline: Nov. 25
Pickup: Nov. 26 beginning at 10 a.m.

Centrolina

974 Palmer Alley NW, centrolinadc.com
Price: $6.99 per pound for 10–12 pound oven-ready, cider-brined, free-range turkeys
Extras: Roasted cauliflower soup, pumpkin ravioli with butter and sage, buttermilk biscuits, and more
Order Deadline: Nov. 20
Pickup: Nov. 25th from 6 to 9 p.m., Nov. 26 from 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Del Campo

777 I St. NW, delcampodc.com
Price: $120 for 15–20 pound brined, seasoned, herb-smoked, trussed, and oven-ready turkeys with green chili purée and aji amarillo aioli
Extras: Chapa bread stuffing, pumpkin risotto, chorizo, and more
Order Deadline: Nov. 22 at 8 p.m.
Pickup: Nov. 25 until 10 p.m.

Hill Country

410 7th St. NW, hillcountrywdc.com
Price: $210 for a 9–11 pound pit-smoked turkey with skillet cornbread, five sides, and one pie. For $300, you get a 14–16 pound turkey with skillet cornbread, eight sides, and two pies.
Extras: Texas toast stuffing, green bean casserole, cheddar mac and cheese, and more
Order Deadline: Nov. 20
Pickup: Nov. 25 from 3 to 5 p.m., Nov. 26 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Georgia Brown’s

950 15th St. NW, gbrowns.com
Price: $85 a 14–16 pound turkey (pictured) with one pint of gravy. Fried turkeys come with Creole seasoning and oven-roasted turkeys are brined in apple cider and rubbed with herbs.
Extras: Baked mac and cheese, Carolina gumbo, collard greens, and more
Order Deadline: Nov. 23 at 5 p.m.
Pickup: Nov. 26 by 11:15 a.m.

Kapnos and Kapnos Taverna

2201 14th St. NW, kapnosdc.com; 4000 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, kapnostaverna.com
Price: $120 for a 14–16 pound spit-roasted turkey with coriander, dry mint, lemon zest, and lemon-thyme gravy
Extras: Greek spreads, duck confit and chestnut stuffing, spiced pear pie, and more
Order Deadline: Nov. 22
Pickup: Nov. 26 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Rocklands Barbeque and Grilling Company

Multiple locations, rocklands.com
Price: $44.99 for a 10-12 pound smoked or roasted turkey with gravy, $64.99 for 14-16 pounds, and $84.99 for 18-20 pounds
Extras: Deviled eggs, grilled marinated Gulf shrimp, whole brie with cranberry orange relish, and more
Order Deadline: Nov. 23 at noon

Photo by Darrow Montgomery