The winter holidays can be a stressful time with visits from family, buying gifts and putting up decorations — and the last thing one wants to worry about is cooking.
A simple solution for a delicious meal is to order one from some of the restaurants and businesses in Corpus Christi.
The following businesses are ready to help you out with the main course, sides and desserts. Be sure to order early to secure your Christmas meal.
The Astor Restaurant
The Astor Restaurant, at 5533 Leopard St., offers Christmas family packages that include turkey or holiday ham with sides and rolls. You can also order whole hams, fixings by the quart and whole desserts. Place your order by calling 361-289-0101 or visit astorrestaurant.com/christmas.
Bill Miller Bar-B-Q
Bill Miller offers a variety of holiday meals including whole turkeys and hams or complete meals with sides, desserts and drinks at multiple locations in Corpus Christi. Food can be picked up hot to serve immediately or cold to reheat later. See all the options at billmillerbbq.com/holiday-ordering.
A Christmas baked ham served on a plate with spruce twigs around.
BJ’s Restaurant & Brewhouse
BJ’s Restaurant & Brewhouse, at 5037 S. Padre Island Drive, offers combination meals, boxed meals, appetizer platters, entree platters, sides, salad bowls, desserts and beverages to go. Orders up to $500 require a two-hour notice and orders up to $1,000 require a 24-hour notice. Order yours at bjsrestaurants.com/catering-menu/specialty-entree-platters.
Cracker Barrel
Cracker Barrel, at 4229 S. Padre Island Drive, offers two sizes of heat-and-serve ham or prime rib meal options that include sides, rolls and desserts. Order yours at crackerbarrel.com/catering/heat-n-serve.
Golden Corral
Golden Corral, at 5901 S. Padre Island Drive, offers complete holiday meals for a group or a single-serve meal. Choose from ham, turkey or beef roast, with or without sides and desserts. Orders should be placed 72 hours in advance of pickup for best quality. Order at goldencorral.com/order-online or call 361-991-2838.
H-E-B
You get your groceries all the time at your local H-E-B; why not grab your holiday meal already prepared from the grocery store? Choose from either a whole turkey or ham and sides at heb.com/discover/delicious-holiday-meals. Most stores will have the meals in their Deli sections.
Honey Baked Ham
Honey Baked Ham Co., at 1502 Airline Drive, offers ready-made holiday meals with ham or turkey plus heat-and-serve sides. Call 361-991-4424 or visit honeybaked.com to place your order.
A Christmas turkey dinner garnished with red berries and sage leaves in front of a Christmas tree and burning candles.
Luby’s
Luby’s offers holiday feasts for pickup at 5730 Saratoga Blvd. Choose from turkey or ham with sides, dessert and dinner rolls. Place an order at holidayordering.lubys.com.
Miller’s Bar-B-Q
Miller’s Bar-B-Q sells boneless turkey and hams for your holiday meals, plus traditional barbecue sides by the pint, quart and gallon. Order from either the 10305 Leopard St. location (ham only) by calling 361-241-4100, or from the 6601 Weber Road location by calling 361-806-2244.
Rudy’s Country Store and Bar-B-Q
Rudy’s Country Store and Bar-B-Q, at 6101 S. Padre Island Drive, offers holiday hams and whole turkey breasts for holiday gatherings. Call 361-906-0327 or go to order.rudysbbq.com to place an order.
Sprouts Farmers Market
Sprouts Farmers Market, at 1440 Airline Road, offers fully cooked holiday meals including turkey, ham, boneless rib roast and vegan roast options, with sides included. Orders must be placed at least 48 hours in advance. Go to catering.sprouts.com to place your order.
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