The Charred Rib Restaurant

 12 W. Ridgely Rd., Lutherville Timonium, MD 21093

410-561-0060

Reservations: Required. Seating for 1 p.m., 3 p.m. and 5 p.m.

Specials: Traditional Thanksgiving dinner buffet, including ribs (obviously)

Why go: Who wouldn't want a side of ribs with their turkey? The Charred Rib is still taking reservations for thei scrumptious, tradtional Thanksgiving buffet.  

Hightopps Backstage Grille

2306 York Rd., Lutherville Timonium, MD 21093

410-560-7101

Reservations: Not required. Open 5 p.m. to 2 a.m. 

Specials: $3 aluminum bottles, $1 Budweiser and Bud Light drafts, $10 pizza and pitcher deal (domestic drafts only), $5 shots of Bacardi, SoCo, Jack Daniels and Tuaca.

Why go: It's business as usual for the folks at Hightopps (minus the 5 p.m. opening). Hightopps is a good place to unwind with a cheap beer and watch the Ravens play San Francisco at 8:20 p.m., on Thanksgiving 

Padonia Station

63 E. Padonia Rd., Lutherville Timonium, MD 21093

410-252-8181

Reservations: Not required. Open at 7 p.m. with limited bar menu. 

Specials: $1.50 Miller Lite bottles and $5 grape or cherry bombs starting at 9 p.m.

Why go: Ravens, beer and bombs—rinse and repeat. (Always drink responsibly.) 

Christopher Daniel

106 W. Padonia Rd., Lutherville Timonium, MD 21093

410-308-1800

Reservations: Not required. Opening at 5 p.m. (bar only)

Specials: $10 bucket of domestic bottles, Ravens martini (vodka, Chambord, cranberry and Sprite). Bar menu availble until halftime of the Ravens game.  

Why go: The cozy atmospher and plasma TVs everywhere. 

Joey Chiu's Greenspring Inn

10801 Falls Rd., Lutherville Timonium, MD 21093

410-823-1125

Reservations: Waiting list

Specials: Turkey buffet.

Why go: The bandwagon effect—if everyone else is doing it... 

Ocean Pride Seafood

1534 York Rd., Lutherville Timonium, MD 21093

410-321-7744

Reservations: The carryout and bar area will be open, but reservations are not required. 

Specials: None

Why go: Can you think of a holiday being any more Maryland than by combining Thanksgiving, football and crabs? 

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