A LA CARTE : TRACKING TURKEY UNDER $20.Byline: Larry Lipson Thanksgiving dinner The centerpiece of contemporary Thanksgiving in the United States is a large meal, starring a large roasted turkey. All of the dishes in the traditional American version of Thanksgiving Dinner are made from foods native to North America, according to tradition the Pilgrims received these at a restaurant can be an expensive proposition, especially if the family party is large. Seems that it wasn't that long ago when there were plenty of turkey opportunities priced under $10. No more - unless you're speaking of a turkey sandwich. Still, there are a few reasonably priced turkey dinners around. Just don't expect a lot of frills Frills see frilled. . Here are a few of those under-$20 offers worth consideration: Cafe Plaza Address: Century Plaza Hotel The Century Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles is a landmark 19-story luxury hotel forming a sweeping crescent design fronting the spectacular fountains on Avenue of the Stars adjacent to the twin Century Plaza Towers. & Tower, 2025 Avenue of the Stars, Century City. Phone: (310) 551-3334. Cuisine: American. You get: Four-course meal that includes roast turkey with cornbread dressing, giblet gravy and cranberry relish after a choice of soups and appetizers. Dessert: a selection of house-baked pies. When: All day from 11:30 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. You pay: $16.95 (half price for children 6 to 12, 10 cents per pound of weight for kids under 6.) Knott Chicken Dinner Restaurant/Knott Family Steak House Address: 8039 Beach Blvd., Buena Park. Phone: (714) 220-5001. Cuisine: American. You get: One or more of Knott's estimated 10,000 turkey dinners to be sold for Thanksgiving or ham or prime rib plus apple stuffing, mashed potatoes with giblet gravy green beans, cranberry sauce, rolls, Knott's preserves, choice of mushroom soup or waldorf salad and a pumpkin pie ending. When: All day from 11 a.m. You pay: $12.95 (children 3 to 11 $6.95). McCormick & Schmick's Address: 111 N. Los Robles Robles is a common surname in the Spanish language meaning oaks, and may refer to:
Phone: (818) 405-0064. Cuisine: Seafood. You get: Three-course meal includes roast turkey with sausage sage dressing, mashed potatoes and giblet gravy, baked yam and fresh vegetables. Start with baby greens with glazed walnuts and balsamic balsamic (bäl·sämˑ·ik), n a substance that can soften and reduce mucus. vinaigrette or roasted banana squash bisque bisque 1 n. 1. a. A rich, creamy soup made from meat, fish, or shellfish. b. A thick cream soup made of puréed vegetables. 2. Ice cream mixed with crushed macaroons or nuts. . When: Pasadena: Noon to 8 p.m.; Beverly Hills 11:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. You pay: $13.95 (children under 12 $6.95, under 6 free). Moonlight Address: 13730 Ventura Blvd., Sherman Oaks. Phone: (818) 788-2000. Cuisine: American/continental. You get: Roast range turkey with giblet gravy or prime rib, Louisiana-style sweet potatoes, green bean casserole Green bean casserole is a casserole consisting of green beans, cream of mushroom soup and french fried onions. The recipe may also call for black pepper and/or soy sauce. , scalloped scal·lop also scol·lop or es·cal·lop n. 1. a. Any of various free-swimming marine mollusks of the family Pectinidae, having fan-shaped bivalve shells with a radiating fluted pattern. b. potatoes, sausage and sage dressing, cranberry sauce. Also music for dancing and entertainment by the Pat Tuzzulino Swing Band, the Moonlight Serenaders and singer-hostess Lenetta Kidd. When: Dinner from 4 p.m. Entertainment from 5 p.m. You pay: $15.95. My Brother's BBQ BBQ barbecue Address: 21148 Ventura Blvd., Woodland Hills. Phone: ((818) 348-2020. Cuisine: American. You get: Smoked turkey dinner with candied can·died adj. Permeated, covered, encrusted, or cooked with sugar: candied sweet potatoes. candied Adjective coated with or cooked in sugar: yams, stuffing, the works, or, at regular prices, the baby back ribs, other barbecued fare and broasted chicken. Free slice of house-baked pie or other dessert options. When: From 4 p.m. You pay: $9.95 for turkey (children under 10 $4.95). Taix Address: 1911 Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles. Phone: (213) 484-1265. Cuisine: Country French. You get: Five-course traditional turkey dinner with all the trimmings includes a tureen of soup, house green salad, pumpkin pie or pumpkin ice cream. When: Noon to 8 p.m. You pay: $13.95. Tam O'Shanter Inn Address: 2980 Los Feliz Blvd., Los Angeles. Phone: (213) 664-0228. Cuisine: Scottish/American. You get: Roasted Diestel turkey meal with cornbread dressing and all the fixings begins with a choice of mushroom soup or one of two salads. When: From 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. You pay: $15.95 (children under 13 $7.95, includes beverage). Add pumpkin pie or trifle dessert ($3.75 each). Villa Roma Address: 25864 Tournament Road, Valencia. Phone: (805) 287-9999. Cuisine: Italian. You get: Four courses and coffee starting with a mixed seafood appetizer then rigatoni rig·a·to·ni n. Pasta in ribbed, slightly curved, large-sized tubes. [Italian, from rigato, past participle of rigare, to draw a line, from riga, line, with mushrooms and sausage. Turkey with wild mushrooms and spinach or breast of turkey piccata pic·ca·ta adj. Sliced, sautéed, and served in a sauce containing lemon, butter, and spices. Used of meat or fish. [Italian, feminine of piccato, larded, past participle of piccarsi are the entrees along with chicken, salmon lasagna and pork alternatives. Torta di frutta is the dessert. When: Noon to 8 p.m. You pay: $19.95 (children $8.95). |
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