Dining Out Around Austin On Thanksgiving Or Still Shopping? [Resources]

Maggie's Austin went through the trouble for you (and us) and compiled a handy list of restaurants that are open this Thanksgiving. Just to be safe, we recommend calling ahead. [Austin Restaurants Open on Thanksgiving Day 2009]

If you're considering options on the more upscale end, OpenTable currently shows at least 16 local restaurants with availability for parties of 2 at 7 p.m. [OpenTable Search]

Lastly, there's also FoodHawk, who are maintaining a list of nearly thirty open restaurants that you can browse by neighborhood, cuisine, or price. [FoodHawk.com Thanksgiving List]

Update: We'd also be remiss if we didn't mention Statesman restaurant critic Mike Sutter's godzilla list of restaurants, which he's personally vetted. (thx, S.C.) [Forklore]

Standouts among the list include The Carillon at the AT&T Conference Center (which the Statesman loved), Hudson's On The Bend, and TRIO at the Four Seasons.

If you're going the traditional route and still haven't gotten around to finishing your Thanksgiving grocery shopping, here's a few links to local weekly ads (searched for 78704 neighborhood--your results may vary):

• Whole Foods (pdf) - Free breakfast goods (dozen eggs, bacon, orange juice, English muffins) with purchase of select turkeys
• Central Market (pdf) - Mary’s Free-Range Turkey, $1.99/lb
• Sprouts - Free Range Turkey, $1.47/lb
• H.E.B. - 'Fresh Turkey', $0.90/lb
• Wheatsville - Organic Prairie Turkeys, $2.99/lb
• Sun Harvest - Free Range Turkey, $1.29/lb
• Randalls - Honeysuckle Turkey, $0.69/lb
• Newflower Farmers Market - Fresh All-Natural Turkey, $1.77/lb
• Fiesta Mart - no weekly ad
• Austin Farmer's Market - we're not sure if they'll have turkeys, but they're open Wednesday 3 - 7 p.m. at the Triangle