Thanksgiving dinner picks: a buffet every day, and more deals
More choices from the Thanksgiving lunch buffet, adding to a previous list:
The chowdown starts early. Like, a full day early.
The legendary holiday season lunch buffet at Neiman Marcus’ downtown Dallas store will start Wednesday, Nov. 26 at 11 a.m. It’s served seven days a week non-stop through Dec. 31.
Yes, it’s $60.
But part of the fun is seeing Neiman’s decorations, a tradition continued by new owner Saks.
The buffet is on the store’s sixth floor in the Zodiac restaurant. It’s open daily until 3 p.m.; 1618 Main St., 214-573-5800.
A little coffee bar on the first floor also sells Neiman’s fabled popovers, sandwiches and salads; neimanmarcus.com.
Blue Mound Cafes
The five Blue Mound Cafe locations in Fort Worth, Arlington, Saginaw and North Richland Hills will be open and will serve a turkey-and-dressing lunch for about $17.
Don’t sleep late. Blue Mound starts serving at 10:30 a.m., and the lines will only get longer, particularly in neighborhoods with few other cafes like Saginaw and North Richland Hills.
Co-owner Dustin Bunney said Blue Mound lined up 300 turkeys for lunch or its take-home family dinners.
Blue Mound Cafe is at 4120 W. Vickery Blvd. or 3701 E. Belknap St., Fort Worth; 5410 S. Blue Mound Road, Saginaw; 4650 Little Road, Arlington; or 6455 Hilltop Drive at Rufe Snow Drive, North Richland Hills.
More turkey dinners
Blue Mesa Grill, DiMassi’s, the Rim, Tannahill’s and Winslow’s have buffets and tables available.
Same for Wildcatter Ranch near Graham.
Boulevard Cafe in North Richland Hills is open and will serve an $18.99 lunch including pie.
Rex’s Bar & Grill in Fort Worth has a $27.99 lunch and dinner featuring herb-garlic-roasted turkey. It also has a giant TV on a dog-friendly patio. Neighbor Ol’ South Pancake House is also open.
The high-dollar dinners
Prime steak and seafood houses with tables available as of midweek: B&B Butchers, Capital Grille (Fort Worth and Southlake), Del Frisco’s Double Eagle, Eddie V’s, the Keg, Keller Chophouse, Lonesome Dove, Mercury Chophouse, Rosebud, Ruth’s Chris, Toro Toro, Truluck’s and Wicked Butcher.
The Gaylord Texan hotel still has tables. So do both the Live by Loews! hotel and Loews Arlington hotel, next to AT&T Stadium amid the Dallas Cowboys game atmosphere.
But the Omni and Crescent hotel brunch buffets, the Bowie House and 97 West at the Drover are mostly booked.
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This story was originally published November 19, 2025 at 4:30 AM.
