Dining Out on Thanksgiving in the San Francisco Bay Area
231 Ellsworth / 650.347.7231
231 S. Ellsworth Avenue, San Mateo
Open Noon - 8:00 PM; Serving only a prix fixe four-course menu, $59.00 per person with optional wine pairing available for an additional $20.00 per person, options for children under 12 for $30.00, all excluding tax and gratuity.
Three soup choices including Red Kuri squash soup, sherried mascarpone, maple bacon; Chestnut soup, shaved fennel, Provençal olives; and Turkey consommé, turkey rillette and mirepoix, followed by a second course with options including Young lettuces, avocado, toasted almonds, lemon-soy vinaigrette; Roasted baby beets, Humboldt Fog goat cheese, tarragon-citrus coulis; Risotto, Spanish chorizo, Idiazabal cheese, mixed baby vegetables; and Seared scallops, celery root purée, vanilla-braised endive, sauce ravigote. Main course choices are Pork loin and beer sausage, housemade sauerkraut, squash purée; Arctic Char, Beluga lentils, cauliflower purée, curried almond vinaigrette; Braised short ribs, créme fraîche potatoes, black trumpet mushrooms; and Roasted turkey breast & confit leg with Grandma’s stuffing and cranberry sauce, followed by the following tempting dessert choices, Apple-cranberry crumble. crème anglaise, apple cider; Warm chocolate fondant, liquid caramel, fleur de sel; Pecan tart, bourbon glaze, maple ice cream; and Trio of Autumn sorbets ~ pumpkin pie, pomegranate, and pear.
Home Restaurant / 415.503.0333
2100 Market Street, San Francisco
Open 1:00 PM - 8:00 PM; Serving only a prix fixe three-course menu, $40.00 per person, excluding tax, gratuity. In addition a children’s menu priced at $20.00 will be available. The entree selections will be a traditional Turkey dinner or Honey Glazed Ham or a vegetarian option. Dessert selections include Pumpkin Pie, Pecan Pie or Sorbet.
McCormick & Kuleto's Seafood Restaurant / 415.929.1730
900 North Point Street, San Francisco
Open 11:30 AM - 9:00 PM; Regular a la carte menu plus a holiday turkey dinner with all the fixings for $21.50. Pumpkin Pie will also be available for dessert.
Spenger’s Fresh Fish Grotto / 510.845.7771
1919 Fourth Street, Berkeley
Open Noon - 8:00 PM; Serving regular a la carte menu plus a la carte specials including prime rib, traditional turkey dinner and carved glazed ham.