How to still have a nice Easter dinner; Modesto area restaurants offer to-go feasts
Looking for a little normalcy in these tumultuous times? These Modesto and Central Valley restaurants will help you tuck into a nice Easter dinner with all the fixings this weekend.
Sure, church service will be virtual this year. You will likely have to have grandma and grandpa over via Zoom, with Aunt B on Facetime (remember, social distancing means staying with only the people in your home — even on the big holidays). But just because we’re all self-quarantining during the COVID-19 outbreak doesn’t mean we can’t have a good meal.
Here are some Stanislaus County businesses who want to help make your Easter memorable despite the coronavirus crisis. So pass the ham and let’s all celebrate apart, but together in spirit. Curbside pickup available for all, as well as delivery for many.
Coach’s Corner: (950 Oakdale Road, Modesto) Individual Easter diners available for pickup from noon to 5:30 p.m. Sunday include ham, turkey or prime rib with all the fixings. Prices $15 to $23. 209-491-2805.
Cool Hand Luke’s: (2505 Patterson Road, Riverbank) Family style Easter dinner offerings include tri-tip, chicken, chicken pasta, ribs, Cobb salad and appetizers and sides to serve up to six or 12. Proteins and entrees $64.99-$349.99 depending on size. Complimentary strawberry pizza dessert with mention of Easter special. Order by Friday, April 10. 209-863-2300 or www.coolhandlukes.com.
The Fruit Yard: (7948 Yosemite Blvd., Modesto) Easter dinner includes individual ham or turkey meals or family style prime rib with potatoes, vegetable, garlic bread and salad to serve four. Prime rib dinner $80, individual $15. 209-577-3093 or www.thefruityard.com.
Galletto Ristorante: (1101 J St., Modesto) Offering Easter meal kits of largely raw ingredients plus recipes for dinner including prime rib, smoked ham (cooked), penne pasta, asparagus, foccacia bread and lemon cake to serve six. Option add on of rack of lamb, plus mimosa kit and bottles of wine. Priced $250 for meal kit, $210 for rack of lamb. Order by Thursday, April 9. 209-523-4500 or www.galletto.biz.
Greens: (953 Tenth St., Modesto) Easter brunch offerings include family-sized portions of quiche or strata to serve 10 to 12, along with cooked ham, cooked and uncooked bacon and eggs, sides, pastries by the dozen and mimosas and bloody marys to go for pickup or delivery. Prices $50 per cooked entrees, $12 ham, $20-$50 sides. Order by Thursday, April 9. 209-324-6880 or squareup.com/store/greens-on-tenth.
Huckleberry’s: (1214 West F St., Oakdale) Easter brunch with their Big Scramble of scrambled eggs, bacon or sausage plus potatoes to feed 10. Price $69.99. 209-322-2219 or huckleberrys.org.
Marie Callender’s Restaurant & Bakery: (3500 Coffee Road, Modesto) Offering family style ham dinners with mashed potatoes and gravy, stuffing, vegetables, cornbread and a whole lemon pie for up to four. Price $49.99. 209-408-8155 or www.mariecallenders.com.
Skewers: (821 L St., Modesto) Easter dinner option includes family style meal of chicken and lula skewers plus rice, and bread to feed up to 12. Price $99. 209-525-3611 or www.821Lstreet.com.
Texas Roadhouse: (3037 Sisk Road, Modesto) Easter feast includes prime rib dinner with mashed potatoes and gravy, green beans, house salad and bread to feed four. Order by Friday, April 10. Price $60. 209-579-9201 or www.facebook.com/txrhModestoCA.
Tahoe Joe’s: (3801 Pelandale Ave., Modesto) Easter pack to-go dinners include whole ham, green beans, mashed potatoes and gravy, mac-and-cheese, dinner rolls and dessert in sizes to serve up to six and up to 12. Price $59.99 or $129.99 depending on size. 209-312-6350 or www.tahoejoes.com.
Toscana’s Ristorante: (1801 Colorado Ave., Turlock) Easter dinner meal offerings include choice of ham or prime rib with mashed potatoes, green salad, seasonal vegetables, foccacia bread, six deviled eggs and a whole apple pie to serve four. Bottle of wine included with each meal and order by Friday, April 10. Price $75 ham, $95 prime rib. 209-216-3555 or www.toscanas.net.
Vito’s Ristorante: (3851 Crowell Road, Turlock) Easter dinner take-and-bake diners that include choice of lasagna, baked ziti, Italian sausage, chicken pesto pasta all served with salad and bread to feed up to six. Sauce and pasta will need to be combined and warmed. Bottles of wine half off with order. Pickup by Saturday, April 11. Price $49.99. 209-667-1010 or www.vitos-ristorante.com.
This story was originally published April 8, 2020 at 2:30 PM.
