Thanksgiving Grocery Store Hours In West Side LA

SANTA MONICA, CA – While cooking the perfect Thanksgiving feast, it's inevitable that you forget something basic but essential. You're mashing the potatoes, and you realize you're out of butter. The turkey came out perfect, but you forgot the cranberry sauce. The frantic search for a grocery store open during the holiday begins, where you'll run into a handful of people who also need something last minute.

Never fear, here are the grocery store hours in and near the South Bay on Thanksgiving:

Whole Foods is open from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Ralphs is open from 5 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Vons is open from 6 a.m. to 12 a.m. or later in some areas of Los Angeles
Albertsons is open from 6 a.m. to 12 a.m.
Stater Bros. is open from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Trader Joe's is closed on Thanksgiving
Gelson's is open from 6:30 a.m. 4 p.m.

*Note: the store hours above are regional and are the same at every location.

Patch staffer Paige Austin contributed to this post; Image via LM Otero/Associated Press