7 Restaurants Open on Thanksgiving in Manassas

Whether you have 35 distant relatives coming into town or are flying solo this Thanksgiving, you shouldn’t feel stuck into making the traditional buffet of home cooked (or at least semi-home cooked) dishes.

Several restaurants in and around Manassas are willing to do the cooking, and the dishes, for you. If reading the last sentence made you do a happy dance, check out one of the following restaurants for your Thanksgiving plans. Who knows, you might start a new tradition.

Denny’s: This hotcake hotspot, at 8201 Sudley Road, isn’t just open for breakfast on Thanksgiving, although it does offer a delicious stack of pumpkin pancakes. Thanksgiving diners can enjoy a plate of traditional holiday turkey, sides and dressing or switch it up with the Hot Turkey Dipper, which is basically Thanksgiving between two pieces of bread and served with a side of gravy dipping sauce.

Golden Corral: A buffet is best for those who always go back for seconds, or thirds. Not only is Golden Corral buffet, 10801 Bulloch Drive, open, but it’s also offering a special Thanksgiving Day price. You and all of your family members coming in from out-of-town can stuff yourselves and then get dessert for just $12.99 each.

Ruby Tuesday: A burger joint for Thanksgiving? Of course! Ruby Tuesday, at 9504 Liberia Ave., doesn’t have a Thanksgiving menu but don’t let that deter you. The restaurant offers several delicious alternatives such as a steak covered in asiago cheese and peppercorns, grilled chicken with mushrooms and artichokes in a parmesan cream sauce and a crab-cake dinner. If you really can’t imagine Thanksgiving without turkey, there’s always the turkey burger.

Cracker Barrel: For a traditional Thanksgiving meal minus the cleanup, head over to Cracker Barrel at 10801 Battleview Parkway any time after 11 a.m. Heck, go twice. After all, the restaurant is open until 10 p.m. and you won’t have mounds of Thanksgiving leftovers to survive on for the next two weeks.

Bistro L’hermitage: If you’re willing to make the trek to Woodbridge, 12724 Occoquan Road, this restaurant won’t disappoint. The restaurant has set three courses of traditional Thanksgiving food and hungry diners can join the party any time between 11 a.m. and 7 p.m.

Bob Evans: Turkey lovers rejoice! Thanksgiving dinner isn’t just for one day at Bob Evans, 10830 Promenade Lane, it’s always on the menu. The restaurant serves slow-roasted turkey with mashed potatoes, stuffing and cranberry relish every day of the week. But if you’re looking for something different, pot roast and blackened whitefish are also on the menu.

Hooters: What’s more American than wings and beer? You might not find the typical turkey, potatoes and cranberry sauce on Hooter’s menu, at 8503 Rixlew Ln, but there’s still plenty to be thankful for, like Alaskan crab legs, fried pickles and boneless wings.

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