These 30 Illinois Restaurants Will Be Open On Thanksgiving 2024

Do you think you'll burn the turkey?

Not all of us have the gift of cooking yet somehow still have the assignment of hosting. That's when it's more convenient to go out to eat for Thanksgiving. Or maybe you're flying solo for the holiday and that's just easier.

Quad Cities restaurants are booking up quick for Thanksgiving, so if you want to make reservations, you can. Restaurants that will be open (with reservation times available at the time of writing) include:

• Ruthie's Steak & Seafood at Rhythm City Casino
• Keller's American Grille at Isle Casino Bettendorf
• Granite City Food & Brewery- Davenport

But if you didn't mean to burn the turkey, now you have to find somewhere to get Thanksgiving dinner, where are you going?

Thanksgiving, Restaurant Style

Cozymeal has compiled a list of dozens restaurants with at least some operating hours on Thanksgiving day. They may vary by location, so if one sounds good to you, call the location to see if it's open.

Fast Food

You're really in luck if you're a fast food fiend. Chains open on Thanksgiving include:

• McDonald's
• Burger King
• Popeye's
• Arby's
• Domino's
• Hardee's
• Starbucks
• Sonic
• Subway
• Steak n' Shake
• White Castle

Traditional Dining

If you want to sit down to a Thanksgiving dinner, you'll be able to check out these chains:

• Cracker Barrel
• Red Lobster
• Ruth's Chris Steak House
• Morton's Steakhouse
• Maggiano's Little Italy
• Eddie V's
• Denny's
• TGI Fridays
• Ruby Tuesday
• Waffle House
• IHOP
• Golden Corral
• Buffalo Wild Wings
• Applebee's
• Bob Evans
• Fleming's Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar
• Fogo de Chao
• McCormick & Schmick's
• Seasons 52

Remember, some locations may have limited or different hours for Thanksgiving. If you know you want to go out to eat for your Thanksgiving feast, now is the time to call ahead and make reservations.