Thanksgiving In DC: All The Best Reasons To Stay In Town For The Holiday

What: Restaurant dining and take out When: Thanksgiving Day Where: Teddy & The Bully Bar, The Black Squirrel, Hill country BBQ, The Daily Dish Why: Not interested in the stress of preparing your own meal of plenty? DC has number of restaurants staying open for the holiday offering delicious dinners that won't leave you doing dishes when the tryptophan kicks in. Teddy & The Bully Bar is offering an a la carte menu that includes Wild Mushroom Frisse Salad, Kale & Caramelized Pumpkin, Leaping Waters Farm Roasted Turkey hand carved table side, Charred Cauliflower, Gorman Farms Creamed Spinach, Caramelized Yams, Carrot Cake, Pumpkin Doughnuts, Pecan Roulade and much more. The Black Squirrel has brought back its annual $10 all you can eat Thank You Thanksgiving buffet. Starting at 11:30 am, the restaurant will put out a full Thanksgiving buffet spread with turkey, ham, pot roast and all the trimmings for only $10 as our special thank you to their customers. This year, the festivities will be held at Libertine as well as so there will be room for everyone to sit down to a scrumptious Thanksgiving meal. They will also be serving some favorite seasonal beers, including Schlafly Pumpkin Ale, 21st Amendment Fireside Chat, and Anderson Valley Winter Solstice. Prefer to have your food at home? Hill Country BBQ is offering a Thanksgiving take out menu that includes a Whole Pit-Smoked Turkey served with pan gravy, Skillet Cornbread with Ancho Honey Butter and choice of sides like Sweet Potato Bourbon Mash, Green Bean Casserole, Collard Greens, Texas Toast Stuffing, White Shoepeg Corn Pudding and more. The Daily Dish restaurant in Silver Spring, MD is offering Thanksgiving To Go that includes an all natural, locally-raised Turkey with home made Turkey Giblet Gravy, Sage & Mushroom Stuffing, Garlic Mashed Potatoes or Pumpkin Mash, Lancaster County Assorted Roasted Fall Vegetables, Green Beans Cranberry, Orange & Dried Cherry Relish, Pumpkin or Apple Pie an array of additional made to order sides. [Photo via Pexels]