Where to eat Thanksgiving dinner in St. Charles on Nov. 26

Seven St. Charles restaurants are on the St. Charles Business Alliance's list of places open for Thanksgiving dinner on Thursday, Nov. 26. Five have posted holiday details on their own websites, and the per-person prices they list run from $36.99 at Cooper's Hawk to $62 for the Mio Modo buffet. Two also sell turkey dinners to take home.

The details below come from each restaurant's website or, where noted, the alliance list. Holiday tables fill early, so reserve now and call to confirm hours before you head out.

Two buffets downtown, both by reservation

Mio Modo, the Italian restaurant at 200 S. Second St., will run a Thanksgiving buffet from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. It costs $62 for adults and $18 for children 12 and under, before tax and tip. The menu lists oven-roasted turkey, honey-glazed spiral ham, sausage and sage stuffing, mashed potatoes, roasted butternut squash, spinach ravioli, salads, charcuterie and a dessert table, with chicken tenders and fries for kids. Reservations are on OpenTable, and the alliance notes seating is limited.

Hotel Baker, 100 W. Main St., will hold a Thanksgiving Day buffet with the first seating at 11:30 a.m. and the last at 1:30 p.m. The hotel hasn't posted a price online. Call 630-584-2100 to reserve and ask what it costs.

St. Charles Place lists a $42 turkey dinner

St. Charles Place Steakhouse, 2550 E. Main St., posted its full Thanksgiving menu. The roast turkey dinner is $42 and comes with mashed potatoes, stuffing, gravy, peas and carrots, cranberry sauce and a salad or soup. Prime rib is $61 for 16 ounces or $75 for the 22-ounce St. Charles cut, and steak au poivre is $46. A kids' roast turkey plate is $24.

The menu says every entree comes with pumpkin pie at no charge. It doesn't list hours, so call 630-377-3333 to reserve.

Rosebud serves a $49 platter at Fox Haven

Rosebud Steakhouse, at 300 N. Kirk Road, Unit 300 D, in the Fox Haven development, lists a $49 Thanksgiving dinner: 12 ounces of sliced boneless turkey, candied sweet potatoes, mashed potatoes, green beans almondine, stuffing, gravy and cranberry sauce, all on one platter. Pecan and pumpkin pie are $10 a slice.

The steakhouse normally opens at 3 p.m. and hasn't posted Thanksgiving Day hours. Call 630-332-2505.

Cooper's Hawk keeps its regular menu too

Cooper's Hawk Winery & Restaurant, 3710 E. Main St., will serve its Thanksgiving menu all day alongside the regular menu. The holiday meal is $36.99 for adults and $15.99 for kids 12 and under. Book through the Cooper's Hawk website or at 630-940-1000.

Breakfast first at the Evergreen

The Evergreen Pub & Grill, 1400 W. Main St., opens at 9 a.m. on Thanksgiving with breakfast, including its scotch eggs, and starts serving turkey dinners at 11 a.m., according to the alliance list. The pub hasn't posted a price. Call 331-901-5142.

VATAN: call ahead

VATAN Indian Kitchen, 2400 E. Main St., Suite 102, is on the alliance list, but its website shows no Thanksgiving hours or menu. Call 630-797-5002 before you go.

Turkey dinners to go

St. Charles Place sells a Thanksgiving Feast To Go: dinner for two for $109, with tax and gratuity included. It comes with cream of chicken rice soup, a house salad, sliced roast turkey, dressing, mashed potatoes, peas and carrots, cranberry sauce, rolls and pumpkin pie. It's preorder only, and curbside pickup runs 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Thanksgiving.

Rosebud says to-go Thanksgiving meals are available for preorder and its full catering menu is open for holiday orders. It hasn't posted to-go prices, so call the St. Charles location.

Mio Modo's listing on its restaurant group's Thanksgiving page also advertises holiday catering. The catering flyer linked there carries the Francesca's name, so call Mio Modo at 630-587-8221 for the menu, prices and pickup details before you order.

Outside St. Charles, Rosewood Farm & Market, which has shops in Batavia and Sugar Grove, is taking Thanksgiving pre-orders for sides and desserts, including sausage and sage stuffing, dinner rolls and pumpkin pie. Its order page lists pickup on Wednesday, Nov. 25, at the Sugar Grove farm and says quantities may be limited.

Geneva and Batavia

The Geneva Chamber of Commerce and Batavia MainStreet had not published Thanksgiving dining lists as of Monday, Nov. 9. If you're eating out in either town, call the restaurant to ask about holiday hours.

The next morning, Nov. 27, downtown St. Charles starts its two-day Holiday Homecoming, according to the alliance. The rest of the long weekend is in our Thanksgiving weekend planner.