Takeout turkey, sides & pies near Fayetteville so you can actually relax this Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving is around the corner. While some enthusiastic home cooks will toil away in the kitchen for days to make the meal from scratch, others are making plans to pick up a Turkey Day spread, hot and ready to serve.

Many restaurants and caterers in the Fayetteville area offer Thanksgiving menus and specials for Nov. 24 so you can sit and watch the parade, cheer for your favorite football team and enjoy time with friends and family.

Here's our ongoing list of Thanksgiving takeout meals, appetizers, entrees and desserts so you can spend more time relaxing and less time in the kitchen.

Did we miss one? Let us know at tshook@gannett.com.

Barbara Ann’s Southern Fried Chicken

Address: 3740 S. Main St., Hope Mills

Barbara Ann's Southern Fried Chicken offers barbecue turkey, fried chicken, macaroni and cheese, collard greens, candied yams, cornbread dressing, green beans, potato salad and banana pudding. Order by Nov. 14 for pickup on Thanksgiving Day from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Email barbaraannsnc@gmail.com or call 910-491-5859 to order. Visit Barbara Ann’s on Facebook.

Big Erv BBQ & 910 Sweets

Big Erv BBQ & 910 Sweets is a caterer that offers whole turkey, smoked and sliced, or chopped smoked turkey barbecue, brisket, ribs and macaroni and cheese. Banana pudding and sheet cakes, including alcohol-infused boozy cakes, are also available. Call or text 919-525-7063 to order. Visit Big Erv BBQ & 910 Sweets on Facebook.

Boston Market

Address: 1909 Skibo Road, Fayetteville

Boston Market, the fast-casual chicken chain, offers takeout turkey, ham or prime rib meals for either six or 12 people, as well as a la carte appetizers, entrees, sides and pies. Order online by Nov. 22. Visit bostonmarket.com.

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Carlie C's IGA

Carlie C’s IGA is known to sell out of its popular Thanksgiving dinners. The independent grocer offers three different meals: an 8-to-10 pound roasted turkey or 7-to-8-pound ham with a side of stuffing and gravy for $47; all that, plus green beans, candied yams and a dozen dinner rolls for $65; or all of the sides with both turkey and ham for $80. For an extra $20, get it heated up for pickup on Thanksgiving Day. Cakes and pies are also available. Call a store near you to order by Nov. 20. Visit carliecs.com.

Cracker Barrel

Addresses: 1470 Skibo Road and 1625 Jim Johnson Road, Fayetteville

Cracker Barrel offers two sizes of heat-and-serve turkey Thanksgiving dinners for pickup. For four to six people, meals start at $99 and for eight to 10 people, meals start at $149. Mains, sides and desserts are also available a la carte. Order online for pickup Nov. 19-26. Visit crackerbarrel.com.

Dab's Soul Food Cafe

Address: 412 N. Bragg Blvd.

Dab's Soul Food Cafe offers a wide variety of holiday dishes. Mains like turkey wings, roast turkey, meatloaf and pork chops start at $40 per half-pan. Sides like macaroni and cheese, collard greens, purple hull peas, buttered corn and mashed potatoes start at $30 per half-pan. Sweet potato, pumpkin and chocolate pies start at $15. Banana pudding, pound cakes, cheesecake and peach cobbler start at $20. Orders must be places Oct. 29 through Nov. 19 for pickup as late as 1 p.m. Nov. 23. Orders can be places on Facebook messenger, in the restaurant, or by calling 910-882-9723. Visit Dab's Soul Food Cafe on Facebook.

Fayetteville Pie Company

Address: 253 Westwood Shopping Center, Fayetteville

Fayetteville Pie Company offers butterscotch pumpkin, chocolate pecan and caramel apple pear crisp at $25 each for pickup. Orders must be placed between Nov. 1 through Nov. 18 for pickup Nov. 21 to Nov. 23. Call 910-483-4097 to order. Visit Fayetteville Pie Company on Facebook.

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Fresh Market

Address: 230 Glensford Drive, Fayetteville

Fresh Market offers a range of full takeout meals as well as a la carte turkey and ham options. Online ordering begins Nov. 1. Visit thefreshmarket.com.

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Fried Turkey Sandwich Shop

Addresses: 2318 Paintersmill Drive and 1820 Owen Drive, Fayetteville

The Fried Turkey Sandwich Shop, which caters to turkey cravings year-round, doesn’t leave fans hanging on Thanksgiving either. Beginning Nov. 1, customers can order hot or cooled fried turkey at $18 per pound, stuffing at $26 per pan, and gravy and cranberry sauce at $4 per pint. The shop’s popular sweet potato squares are available in pie form, at $11 per pie. Order in-store by Nov. 22 for Thanksgiving Day pickup.

Golden Corral

Address: 1806 Skibo Road, Fayetteville

Golden Corral, the national buffet chain that got its start in Fayetteville, offers family-size meals that feed up to eight people starting at $80. A la carte entrees, sides and dessert options are available. Individuals can also order a single ham or turkey meal with all the fixings. Order online or on the app for curbside pickup or delivery. See more info at www.goldencorral.com.

Gusto Napoletano Italian Restaurant and Pizzeria

Address: 2711 Raeford Road, Fayetteville

Gusto Napoletano may be best known for its Neopolitan pizza, but the restaurant offers amaretto, orange-cranberry and pumpkin cheesecakes starting at $45; coconut, pumpkin and sweet potato pies starting at $14; a gluten-free and vegan cranberry tart at $18; and sweet potatoes biscuits by the half-dozen for $8. pies and sweet potato biscuits for preorder. Call 910-779-0622 to order between Nov. 1 and Nov. 10 for pickup Nov. 22 and Nov. 23. Visit gustonapoletano.com.

The Honey Baked Ham Company

Address: 160 N. McPherson Church Road, Fayetteville

The Honey Baked Ham Company has ham, turkey and all the fixings. Meals serving up to eight people start at $75. Choose from a la carte ham or turkey plus heat-and-serve sides like macaroni and cheese and roasted broccoli. Visit honeybaked.com.

K&W Cafeteria

Address: 1758 Owen Drive, Fayetteville

K&W Cafeteria offers sliced turkey with dressing, gravy and cranberry sauce, or sliced ham with potato salad, plus dinner rolls and a choice of three sides for $70. Visit kwcafeterias.com for more.

Mac's Speed Shop

Address: 482 N. McPherson Church Road, Fayetteville

The regional barbecue chain serves smoked turkeys, trays of side dishes, pumpkin pie and banana pudding. Turkey, brisket, gravy and three sides serves up to 8 people for $185. Order online at least 48 hours before pickup. Visit preorder.macspeedshop.com.

Metro Diner

Address: 2132 Skibo Road, Fayetteville

Metro Diner offers heat-and-serve turkey and ham dinners for parties of one, four or eight. Choose from ham or turkey served with mashed potatoes and gravy, green beans, cranberry sauce, dinner rolls, cornbread stuffing and macaroni and cheese. Online orders begin Nov. 2 for pickup Nov. 22 through Thanksgiving Day. Visit metrodiner.com.

Publix

Address: 3114 Raeford Road, Fayetteville

Publix has heat-and-serve turkey and ham dinners in two sizes: one that feeds up to 10 people and one that feeds up to 18 people. Each includes a cooked Butterball turkey, dressing, mashed potatoes, gravy, cranberry orange relish and a dish called marshmallow delight made with sour cream, pineapple, cherries and coconut. A la carte side dishes, pies and other desserts are also available for pickup through Nov. 23 with 48 hours' notice. Call 910-321-0114 or go online to order. Visit publix.com.

Smokey Bones

Address: 1891 Skibo Road, Fayetteville

The barbecue chain is offering a full dinner that's hot and ready to be picked up on Thanksgiving. The meal, big enough for eight people, includes a 12-to-14-pound turkey, stuffing, cranberry sauce, green bean casserole, mashed potatoes, gravy and cornbread with pecan butter. Visit smokeybones.com.

Food, dining and business reporter Taylor Shook can be reached at tshook@gannett.com. Want food news in your inbox every Thursday? Sign up for the Fayetteville Foodies newsletter.

This article originally appeared on The Fayetteville Observer: Where to order Thanksgiving meals in the Fayetteville area in 2022