As family and friends begin to decide where they will be enjoying their Thanksgiving feast, people are choosing more often to dine out or order take-out for part or most of the meal.

Several Willow Glen restaurants and delis are preparing for the crowds from Thanksgiving through the holiday season, and The Willow Glen Resident has put together a list of what they will be serving.

Gunther's Restaurant and Catering, located at 1601 Meridian Ave., will once again be preparing entire meals for take-out. It's a way for families to enjoy an entire meal at home without all of the preparation. Each year Gunther's provides a roasted turkey with their secret spices, warm and ready to serve. The price of this meal is $4.95 per pound of turkey and includes traditional side dishes such as stuffing, gravy and cranberry sauce. Several other side dishes can be ordered separately.

Call 408.266.9022 to place orders.

Apple stuffing, amaretto-cranberry sauce, mushroom gravy and many other side dishes can be ordered and picked up from La Villa Deli, located at 1319 Lincoln Ave. La Villa's famous raviolis are also a big holiday hit, and one of their pumpkin-crisp pies could be the perfect ending to a Thanksgiving dinner.

Call 408.295.7851 for more information or to place orders.

Ralph's Smokehouse, located at 885 Delmas Ave., has a full line of meat for Thanksgiving, including "the best honey-roasted hams in town." Their turkey, ham, duck and goose are all smoked and fully cooked, ready to be heated and served.

Call 408.279.4009 to place orders.

Dick's Bakery, located at 1593 Meridian Ave., offers dinner rolls and award-winning pumpkin pies each year. The line for these items has been known to wrap around the building at times.

Call 408.269.5212 to place orders or for more information.

For restaurant dining, The Creekside Inn, located at 544 W. Alma, will be serving a traditional Thanksgiving dinner this year. For $12.95, patrons can enjoy roasted turkey with dressing, yams or mashed potatoes and gravy, and soup or salad. A prime rib dinner will also be available with all the trimmings for $17.95. For dessert, Mrs. Popadopoulos will be serving her homemade baklava.

Call 408.289.9781 for reservations. Dinner will be served 1­7 p.m. on Thanksgiving Day.

Cardinal Coffee Shop and Lounge, located at 3197 Meridian Ave., will be serving a roast turkey dinner with a salad, stuffing, mashed potatoes or sweet potatoes, and gravy, all for under $12. Though not included with the meal, desserts will be offered. Customers can choose from pumpkin pie, pumpkin cheesecake, pecan pie and the usual large selection of delicious cakes served daily.

Call 408.269.7891 for more information. No reservations are required, and dinner will be served from 11:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. on Thanksgiving Day.

HomeTown Buffet, located at 3085 Meridian Ave., will be serving dinner all day. Meals include unlimited trips to the salad, main course and dessert bars. Turkey, ham and a variety of side dishes will be offered.

Dinner will be $9.95 for adults; children 12 and under pay 60 cents for every year of their age, and senior dinners will be $9.19. Dinner will be served from 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Thanksgiving Day.

Call 408.448.6373 for more information. No reservations required.