Comments on: Take out Thanksgiving in Los Angeles?

Question: Take out Thanksgiving in Los Angeles?

archaic — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 15:37:21 -0800

I am trying to surprise a bedridden friend in Los Angeles with a delivered take out Thanksgiving dinner. I am on the East coast with zero knowledge of the area. Price is not all that important, quality is however. He lives within a mile of the UCLA campus. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated

By: scody

scody — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 15:45:41 -0800

Gelson's does a great Thanksgiving meal. Today's the last day to order. Can't tell if they have delivery service, though (but they're a fancy-schmancy chain, so I would think they might -- call and see if they can help you out). If they won't deliver, do you have another friend in L.A. who can pick it up? (I don't live with easy access to the UCLA neck of the woods anymore, otherwise I'd volunteer to do it myself.)

By: roger ackroyd

roger ackroyd — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 15:52:47 -0800

Archaic, to clarify: are you looking for the traditional Thanksgiving turkey with all the fixings?

By: seldomfun

seldomfun — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 16:01:12 -0800

Jerry's Famous Deli will deliver if you give them enough notice. They might be worth a try.

By: scody

scody — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 16:02:03 -0800

Another thought: if Gelson's doesn't deliver and you don't know anyone else in L.A. who could pick it up, you might try calling L.A. Bite -- they're a restaurant delivery service that lots of local restaurants use. They might know which restaurants would have traditional meals to deliver on Thursday.

On preview: yes! Jerry's!

By: smoakes

smoakes — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 16:15:43 -0800

It's also possible that if Gelson's doesn't deliver, you could convince a courier service to pick it up and take it to your friend. They're used to doing all sorts of crazy things, this would be nothing, I'd imagine.

By: archaic

archaic — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 16:20:05 -0800

Roger, yes, not a whole turkey but a plate that would be representative of the traditional dinner. If that makes any sense.

By: sharkfu

sharkfu — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 16:35:22 -0800

These might not deliver, but may be good sources for a delivery service:

Whole Foods - Westwood
Great deli / prepared food section.

Cafe 50s
Old school diner that (I believe) does good Thanksgiving plates.

Izzy's Deli
Located further west in Santa Monica but they deliver and they're family owned, so perhaps a more personal touch.

By: flowerofhighrank

flowerofhighrank — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 21:10:47 -0800

If you can't get Gelson's to deliver, email me.

By: archaic

archaic — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 03:48:06 -0800

Thanks for all the suggestions. These are some good leads
The situation is complicated as we don't actually know the person's name or address. He is an online gamer who guards his privacy zealously. But we have known him for ten years now and become very good friends. So the delivery of the dinner is a further logistical challenge. We would probably have to order it and have him
call the delivery agent.