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Don’t feel like cooking Thanksgiving meal? Eat out instead

A turkey with stuffing is the traditional Thanksgiving meal, but it can be time-consuming and even daunting for a novice cook. Luckily, lots of restaurants are willing to do that work for you. (LARRY CROWE / AP)
By Mary Beth Donelan marybethd@spokesman.com(509) 459-5485
A turkey with stuffing is the traditional Thanksgiving meal, but it can be time-consuming and even daunting for a novice cook. Luckily, lots of restaurants are willing to do that work for you. (LARRY CROWE / AP)

If you haven’t yet thought about your Thanksgiving meal, you could do this: Make a list, go to the grocery store, then start right now brining, peeling, chopping, slicing, sauteeing, baking, roasting and possibly even deep-fat frying, though be careful with that one.

Then follow it up with a whole lot of dish washing.

Or you could pick up the phone and make a reservation, or just get in your car and head out.

Here’s a list of some, but not all, of the local restaurants open on Thanksgiving; if you don’t see your favorite place here, it’s worth calling, since more and more eateries are staying open on Thanksgiving.

Beverly’s at the Coeur d’Alene Resort, 115 S. Second St., Coeur d’Alene, (208) 763-3950

Black Angus Steakhouse, 14724 E. Indiana Ave., Spokane Valley, (509) 927-1177

Clinkerdaggers, 621 W. Mallon Ave., (509) 328-5965

Coeur d’Alene Casino, High Mountain Buffet, 37914 N. Nuikwalqw Road, Worley, (800 523-2464

Cracker Barrel, 1675 W. Lee Court, Coeur d’Alene, (208) 664-0656

Davenport Grand, 333 W. Spokane Falls Blvd., (509) 458-3330

Davenport Hotel, Grand Pennington Ballroom, Palm Court Grill, 10 S. Post St., (509) 455-8888

Davenport Tower, Safari Room, 111 S. Post St., (509) 789-6800

Denny’s, 3525 N. Division St., (509) 473-9500; 3711 S. Geiger Blvd., (509) 744-7060; 2002 N. Argonne Road, (509) 891-2467; 6 N. Pines Road, Spokane Valley, (509) 926-2408

Golden Corral Buffet, 7117 N. Division St., (509) 468-1895

Hill’s Restaurant, 401 W. Main Ave., (509) 747-3946

Iron Horse, 11105 E. Sprague Ave., Spokane Valley, (509) 926-8411

Kim’s Korean, 1314 N. Division St., (509) 326-3187

Laguna Café, 2013 E. 29th Ave., (509) 448-0887

Luna, 5620 S. Perry St., (509) 448-2383

Northern Quest Casino, Masselow’s Steakhouse, River’s Edge Buffet, 100 N. Hayford Road, Airway Heights, (509) 481-2163

Max at Mirabeau Hotel, 1100 N. Sullivan Road, Spokane Valley, (509) 922-6252

Molly’s Family Restaurant, 224 S. Lincoln St., (509) 624-4413

Perkins, 12 E. Olive Ave., (509) 747-9111

Priest River Hardwood Grill, 5634 Highway 2, Priest River, Idaho, (208) 448-4489

Prospector’s Bar and Grill, 12611 N. Division St., (509) 467-6177

Remington at Airport Ramada, 8909 Airport Drive, (509) 838-5211

Shari’s, 5602 N. Division, (509) 484-6888; 12502 N. Division St., (509) 464-4870; 320 N. Sullivan Road, Spokane Valley, (509) 926-5977

Spencer’s for Steaks and Chops, at Double Tree by Hilton, 322 N. Spokane Falls Blvd., (509) 747-2372

Timber Creek Grill, 9211 E. Montgomery Ave., Spokane Valley, (509) 892-6390

Tito’s Italian Grill, 210 Sherman Ave., Coeur d’Alene, (208) 667-2782