No time to cook? These Filipino restaurants in the US offer Thanksgiving meals

In a few days, a grand food feast will fill dining tables, with turkey as the centerpiece. While Thanksgiving is a good excuse to skip your diet (at least for a day) and catch up with titos and titas, the chef of the house might miss some bonding time getting all busy in the kitchen.

But fear not if you’re in charge of cooking said feast. These Filipino restaurants can take your Thanksgiving spread up a notch by adding a little touch of home to the table.

Thanksgiving meals from Filipino restaurants

We’ve rounded up some Filipino restaurants whipping up Pinoy delights this holiday. Here’s a Thanksgiving meal guide if you’d rather do takeout on Turkey Day.

Abaca

• Fisherman’s Wharf, San Francisco
• Order here via Resy for Wednesday, Nov.22 pickup

Fix your Thanksgiving pie woes as Abaca will be offering the following Filipino-inspired pies for pickup this upcoming holiday: pumpkin kalabasa cheesecake made of miso coconut milk and graham cracker crust, buko pandan pie with pistachio, coconut pastry cream, and grains of paradise.

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Don’t fancy a sweet pie? Their kaldereta pie with Colby-Jack cheese, tomato, and Chile jelly is your best bet. All pies are priced at $55, but you need to reserve now as these goodies are only available for pickup tomorrow, Nov. 22 from 2 to 6 p.m.

Kuya Lord

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• 5003 Melrose Avenue, Los Angeles, CA
• Available for pickup and delivery until Nov.22, order here.

Lord Maynard Llera, aka Kuya Lord, is serving up two Filipino “party dishes”—special kare-kare with Wagyu oxtails, smoked shiitake mushrooms, pickled red Fresno chillies, and served with fermented shrimp.

A must try: Lucenachon, the Filipino porchetta—a crisp-skinned Duroc pork belly rolled up with aromatics.

Hiraya Cafe

• 1250 H St. NE, Washington DC
• Order forms are limited as soon as they run out, reserve here.

Redefining Thanksgiving with a Pinoy flair is Hiraya Cafe with their “Fiesta Feast.” Good for four to six people, the Thanksgiving meal includes a whole roasted duck, smoked lechon turkey, pata tim and duck leg confit, ube pandesal with macapuno butter, Mang Cesar salad, garlic rice, and one whole buck pie—all for $150.

Max’s Restaurant

• 4130 California Avenue, Bakersfield, CA
• Call 661-370-2953 or click here for more details.

Because fried chicken is as much a staple as adobo on every Filipino table, a whole Max’s fried chicken is a good idea. Newly opened at Bakersfield, this iconic Filipino restaurant is offering a Thanksgiving bundle to go for only $75.

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Feast on their kare-kare (beef peanut stew), crispy pata (pork hock), pancit (fried Bihon rice noodles or Canton egg noodles), embutido (Filipino-style meatloaf), and a large serving of rice for Thanksgiving.

Animae

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• For dine-in at 969 Pacific Highway, San Diego, CA
• Thanksgiving dinner will be served from 3 to 8 p.m.; make reservations here.

Executive chef Tara Monsod at Animae is cooking up a Filipino-American twist for Turkey Day. Mussel ginataan, ube pandesal, and a red bean tart are just some of the dishes in her four-course Thanksgiving meal.

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Lucky Tigre

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• 1101 S Howard Ave. Suite B, Tampa, Florida
• Pickup schedule is on Thanksgiving morning; place your orders here

If you’re missing a traditional fiesta at home, Lucky Tigre promises to bring a Pinoy feast at your tables. Trays of beef lumpia, mixed noodle pancit, lechon kawali, and chicken adobo will savor up your Thanksgiving meals. Plus, they offer Filipino desserts, sides, and homemade drinks.

Kasama

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• 1001 N. Winchester Ave., Chicago IL
• Orders are for pick-up on November 22, click here to order.

Kasama has been making waves with their pastry delights. This holiday season, their ube and huckleberry Basque cake could be the star of your Thanksgiving spread. But if you’re all for traditional pies, they have the classic pumpkin pie and lemon pecan pie, too.

Not only can these Filipino restaurants make your holidays fuss-free but they could also be the spark to break free from your same ol’ Thanksgiving traditions.