Not into do-it-yourself for Thanksgiving? Try these restaurants

By Allison Duck (contact)

Thursday, Nov. 26, 2009 | 12:59 a.m.

If you’re not into mashing your own potatoes or don’t know which end is up on a turkey, there are several options for those opting not to cook. Below is a list of several Thanksgiving menus from Las Vegas restaurants.

Steiner’s - A Nevada Style Pub

The Thanksgiving menu will be served at all three Steiner’s locations from 11 a.m. until 9 p.m. The three-course meal will cost $14.95 per person and will include favorites like hand carved roast turkey, mashed sour cream and chive potatoes, candied yams, an herbed vegetable medley and pumpkin pie with whipped cream.

Via Brasil Steakhouse

Why settle for just turkey on Thanksgiving when you can sample some of the 18 meats at Via Brasil? In addition to the usual meat parade, enjoy turkey carved tableside plus all the traditional sides like corn, sweet potatoes and stuffing. Regular lunch and dinner prices will apply: $29.95 from 11 a.m. until 4 p.m. and $42.95 from 4 p.m. until 11 p.m.

Delmonico Steakhouse

Begin with an appetizer of roasted butternut squash soup with apple relish then a salad of frisee lettuce, blue cheese, toasted walnuts and red wine poached pears. Move on to a traditional turkey dinner with cranberry sauce, cornbread stuffing, gravy and stewed greens before finishing off the meal with a pumpkin tart with pomegranate molasses and candied ginger. Menu items are individually priced. For reservations, call 702-414-1992.

Café Lux at Venetian and Palazzo

For $20.95, enjoy a traditional turkey dinner with mashed potatoes and gravy, stuffing, cranberry sauce, sweet potatoes and pumpkin cheesecake for an additional $6.95.

Pinot Brasserie

Enjoy a four-course menu for $65 or a three-course menu for $55. Start with onion soup gratinee, pumpkin soup or baby field greens with aged balsamic. For the second course, choose from crispy potato galette, warm green lentils or creamy lobster bisque before moving on to a main course of pan seared scallops, Atlantic king salmon, grilled petit filet or roast turkey breast. Dessert selections include Grand Marnier Semifreddo, a warm apple tarte or chocolate soufflé with crème Anglaise. Call 702-414-8888 for reservations.

Zeffrino

This Venetian restaurant will be presenting a Thanksgiving Buffet for $39.95 featuring hot and cold stations with tuna Terrine, prosciutto and melon, cheese ravioli, sautéed salmon filet and of course roast turkey with gravy. The dessert station will feature apple and pumpkin pie plus assorted mini pastries. Call 702-414-3500 for reservations.

Dal Toro

In addition to a classic turkey dinner with stuffing, cranberry sauce and mashed potatoes, enjoy a different take on Thanksgiving with fettuccine ai funghi e pomodrini secchi -- a fettucine pasta with a creamy saffron sauce and wild mushrooms, or pesce spade alla livornese- a swordfish in a filone bread and basil crust with black olives, capers and tomatoes. Menu items are individually priced and you can call 702-437-9800 for reservations.

Dos Caminos

Menu items are priced individually or there is a menu available for $38. Starters include ensalada betabeles with tri color beets or an Alaskan king crab quesadilla. Entrees include a traditional turkey dinner, ancho dusted port chops or herb crusted halibut. For dessert, choose from pumpkin pie or a caramel apple tart.

FIRST Food & Bar

Have a Thanksgiving feast at FIRST for $32 where you can dine on roasted corn pumpkin bisque, prime rib, mashed potatoes, green bean almondine and a pie bar featuring multiple styles of pies and toppings. For reservations, call 702-607-3478.

Lagasse’s Stadium

In honor of Thanksgiving, Chef Emeril Lagasse has whipped up an open face turkey sandwich with shaved roasted turkey, herb cornbread stuffing with gravy on grilled sourdough with a homemade cranberry sauce for $16. For reservations, call 702-607-2665.

Sushisamba

Menu items are priced individually and include braised short rib gyozas, Plainville Farms Turkey T-Bone, sweet potato brown sugar fries and a pumpkin cinnamon bread pudding with maple syrup ice cream. Call 702-607-0700 for reservations.

Restaurant Charlie

The $65 menu features smoked salmon, pumpkin soup, roasted turkey breast with herb stuffing and a chocolate crème brûlée for dessert. Call 702-607-6336 for reservations.

Morels French Steakhouse & Bistro

Receive a complimentary glass of sparkling Lucien Albrecht Blanc de Blancs Cremant d’Alsace with the $65 per person meal which features roasted butternut squash soup, oven-roasted free range turkey, Yukon Gold mashed potatoes and a spiced pumpkin tart with cinnamon ice cream for dessert. Call 702-607-6333 for reservations.

Hard Rock Cafe

The traditional turkey dinner at both Hard Rock Cafes will cost $25 and include sides like herb cornbread stuffing, roasted garlic mashed potatoes and fresh seasonable vegetables. Call 702-733-7625 to make reservations.

Mesa Grill

Guests can sample several options from the a la carte menu like roast turkey with wild rice and goat cheese dressing or double-cut rack of pork with maple-horseradish glaze and spicy sweet potato gratin, because if Bobby Flay’s cooking, it’s going to be spicy. Entrees are $38 a piece.

Bradley Ogden

Main courses include pan roasted Alaskan halibut, grilled Duroc pork loin or a traditional turkey dinner. Enjoy side dishes like Ogden’s signature twice baked Maytag blue cheese soufflé with Anjou pears and butternut squash soup with Southern fried frog legs. The cost will be $65 per person.

Payard Pâtisserie & Bistro

Enjoy a three-course Thanksgiving feast featuring items like croques salmon, parsnip and mushroom tarts, traditional turkey with mashed potatoes and chestnut stuffing, braised short ribs or red snapper. Dessert options include a selection of mini Payard pastries. The price is $39 per person.

Serendipity 3

Where else can you get a frozen hot chocolate on Thanksgiving? In addition to this scrumptious treat, enjoy entrées like a jumbo roasted turkey leg, cedar plank salmon or a turkey sandwich with all the trimmings. For dessert, bite into apple pie with dulce de leche ice cream. Prices range from approximately $10-$17.

Simon at Palms Place

Chet Kerry Simon will offer a Thanksgiving brunch from noon until 7 p.m. for a cost of $38. The special menu will offer items like sausage stuffed olives, blue cheese stuffed mushrooms, sweet potato casserole, the signature Simon mac ‘n cheese, roasted turkey breast and turkey leg confit, applewood smoked Berkshire pork loin and roasted prime rib. Call 702-944-3292 for reservations.

N9NE Steakhouse

N9NE Steakhouse at the Palms will be offering their usual menu plus Mary’s Farm Turkey Dinner which features natural farm raised turkey with traditional stuffing, mashed potatoes and fresh cranberries for $42.

Spago

Spago will offer the traditional Thanksgiving dinner plus spiced butternut squash soup, roasted free-range turkey roulade with pretzel bread stuffing Knödel and sweet potato puree. For dessert, sample a triple silken pumpkin pie.

Trattoria del Lupo

Enjoy a twist on Thanksgiving with pumpkin ravioli served with sage brown butter, pecorino Romano and black truffles. If you want the more traditional turkey dinner, enjoy Roasted Pumpkin Soup or Honey Glazed Turkey Breast with mashed potatoes, green beans, mushroom stuffing and herb gravy. For dessert, try Pumpkin Bread Pudding with ice cream.

Postrio Bar & Grill

Postrio will offer a $39 three-course pre-fixe dinner with puree of pumpkin soup, roasted free range turkey breast with herb stuffing, haricot verts, cranberry compote and herb gravy. The other main course option will be braised beef short ribs with creamy polenta and Brussels sprouts. Dessert will feature traditional Pumpkin Pie with cranberries and nutmeg-infused whipped cream.