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9 places to enjoy Thanksgiving in LA for $100 per person (or less)

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Thanksgiving at the Culver Hotel
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Leave the work to the professionals this year and gobble up some good eats on Turkey Day with less stress and no mess. We've highlighted affordable spots — everything on this list is $100 or less per person, with discounted rates for children (and some free meals for kids).

Playa Provisions (Playa Del Rey)

Playa Provisions in Playa del Rey from Celeb Chef Brooke Williamson has got a delish array of traditional favorites. Best of all, kids six and under eat free!

Items I’m most excited about include an endive salad with pear, goat cheese and candied pistachios, corn bread with maple butter, roasted herb and citrus turkey with turkey sausage and butternut squash stuffing, maple roasted yams with earl grey marshmallow fluff, and pumpkin pie with whipped cream.

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There are also à la carte seafood items and their famed lobster roll or steak frites instead of the prix fixe.

Reservations: Resy from 1:15 p.m. to 5:45 p.m.
Cost: $90 per person above the age of 6. Kids under 6 eat free.

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Saint & Second (Long Beach, Manhattan Beach, Woodland Hills)

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Saint & Second's holiday fare
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Long Beach original Saint & Second offers a classic Thanksgiving with a little something extra. Choose between a spice-rubbed oven-roasted turkey breast or a molasses and brown sugar ham. Accompaniments include andouille, thyme and brioche stuffing, maple mashed sweet potatoes, turkey gravy, and many more. Finish with a classic pumpkin pie.

Reservations: Their website, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Cost: $55 per person, $25 for children 12 and under.

H&H Brazilian Steakhouse (DTLA/Beverly Hills)

Possibly the best deal for Thanksgiving is this all-you-can-eat Churrasco that includes 16 cuts of meat served on swords PLUS everything you expect on the holiday, like turkey and sweet potato casserole.

Reservations: here, noon to 10:00 p.m. Noon to 9 p.m., Friday from 5:00 p.m. to 10 p.m., Saturday and Sunday all day.
Cost: $80 per person, kids between 7 and 12 are half-price, kids 6 and under FREE.

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The Culver Hotel (Culver City)

The family-style meal in this historical gem begins with a bread board, accompanied by whipped ricotta and burnt honey, and a market salad dressed in a date vinaigrette. Each guest chooses their own main, ranging from the classic turkey with gravy to butternut squash rigatoni. It’s all served with sides of pomme purée, crispy brussels sprouts, and heirloom roasted carrots. For dessert, an assorted sweets tray offers a range of choices. Little mouths can munch on an appropriately sized turkey with mashed potatoes and carrots.

Reservations: OpenTable noon to 8:00 p.m.
Cost: $95 per person, $35 for children.

ALK (Hollywood)

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ALK at the Godfrey Hotel in Hollywood
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It’s always a celebration at this centrally located Hollywood hotel. ALK at The Godfrey Hotel Hollywood is serving a three-course prix fixe that includes butternut squash soup, a slow-cooked free-range turkey with sage-brioche stuffing, and an array of desserts, including caramel cheesecake and seasonal ice cream.

Reservations: OpenTable 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Cost: $65 for adults and $32 for children under 12.

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Jamaica Bay Inn (Marina Del Rey)

Enjoy your turkey by the sea at the Jamaica Bay Inn in Marina del Rey. Menu highlights from the 3-course prix fixe include harvest soup, traditional turkey, or a farro cornucopia, as well as desserts like classic pecan pie and a pumpkin spice caramel trifle.

Reservations: OpenTable noon to 9:30 p.m.
Cost: $59 per person.

Eataly (Century City)

It’s more than just Tacchino at rooftop restaurant Terra, with a 3-course prix fixe that will have you embracing a Roman holiday. Begin with a roasted cauliflower cavofiore antipasti before digging into a ravioli di zucca or cavatelli al ragu primi. The list of secondi courses includes the traditional turkey tacchino with trimmings or a braciola di maiale pork. Add on a sweet finish for just $10 more. It’s a torta noci pecan con gelato pecan cake.

Reservations: OpenTable 11:30 a.m. for lunch and 5 p.m. for dinner.
Cost: $75 per person plus $10 for dessert

Sugar Palm (Santa Monica)

Make your holiday easy breezy at Sugar Palm this Thanksgiving. The Viceroy restaurant is offering à la carte options like an Autumn salad with Tuscan kale and brandy-infused raisins ($18), turkey & fixings ($32), and a warm cranberry blossom dessert ($15).

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Reservations: Resy noon to 9:45 p.m.
Cost: à la carte

Fuego (Long Beach)

Turn up the heat at Fuego, located at the Latin-inspired Hotel Maya in Long Beach. Get lost in the bayside views as you enjoy a three-course Thanksgiving from Executive Chef Luis Torres Begin with a honey roasted pumpkin soup with chile-spiced pepitas or a shaved apple and fennel salad. As your main, there is an herb-roasted Mary’s farm turkey or arbol-spiced wild mushroom and creamy polenta, among other dishes. Dessert is a pumpkin pie mousse or a warm apple pie.

Reservations: OpenTable 3:00 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Cost: $90 per person.

You can read more of Caroline Gelabert-Noh's recommendations for food and drink in LA at EatDrinkLA

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