The clock is ticking, the guest list is growing, and the annual Thanksgiving stress is starting to creep in. From the logistics of cooking a massive smoked turkey for twelve hours to the nightmare of juggling oven space for half a dozen sides, hosting this traditional holiday meal can often feel more like a military operation than a celebration. This year, Central City BBQ offers a simple, delicious solution: reclaim your peace of mind and your kitchen by letting our pitmasters prepare your entire feast. Choosing our holiday catering menu is the definitive way to prove that “easy” food doesn’t mean compromising on the authentic, award-winning flavor of the best barbecue in new orleans.
Reclaim Your Kitchen and Your Time
The most precious commodities during the holidays are time and kitchen counter space, and our menu is designed to give you both back in abundance. Imagine waking up on Thanksgiving morning without having to manage a fluctuating oven temperature or worry about whether the smoked turkey is hitting the right internal temperature.
Our comprehensive full menu bypasses the need for you to spend days prepping and the entire holiday morning monitoring the smoker. By entrusting your meal to us, you are buying yourself hours of quality time to spend with family, watch the parade, or simply relax—hours that would otherwise be spent scrubbing pans or basting. It’s the ultimate choice for host convenience without sacrificing the wow-factor of a genuine, wood-smoked bbq in new orleans feast.
Quality You Can Trust, Without the Effort
Often, when convenience is the goal, quality is the first casualty. That is absolutely not the case with Central City BBQ. Our Thanksgiving offerings—from the whole smoked turkey to the hearty Dirty Rice and creamy Sweet Corn Spoonbread—are prepared with the same dedication to quality hardwood smoke and expert seasoning that has earned us praise year-round. You don’t have to be a seasoned pitmaster to serve a perfect, tender turkey; you just have to trust ours.
We handle the labor-intensive cooking process—the long, low-and-slow smoke, the precise seasoning, and the careful preparation of every single side and the stunning Banana Pudding Bread Pudding. This ensures a consistent, deeply flavored meal that will impress your guests and provide a comforting taste of barbecue excellence that is ready when you are.
Seamless Pickup and Prep: The Central City Advantage
Our commitment to making your holiday meal easy extends right through the pickup process. To ensure maximum freshness and unparalleled convenience for our customers, all holiday menu items are prepared in our kitchen and provided cold, accompanied by clear, simple reheating instructions.
This genius logistical detail saves you the stress of a last-minute dash home with hot food, and more importantly, allows you to pick up your order a day early and reheat it effortlessly just before serving. Whether you need a whole turkey to feed twelve or a simple half pan of sides to supplement your existing menu, our simple pricing structure and ready-to-heat system deliver guaranteed results, placing the final control into your hands with absolute ease.
Your Easy Thanksgiving Starts Right Now
Don’t let the demands of the Thanksgiving kitchen overshadow the joy of the holiday. The decision to make this year easy is the simplest and most delicious one you can make. It’s a simple two-step process: order now, and enjoy later.
To secure your holiday meal and guarantee a truly stress-free holiday, please remember that the deadline for all orders is Friday, November 21st. You can review the full range of options, including our famous dessert, by visiting the central city bbq new orleans menu online or calling us directly. Stop stressing about the oven and start looking forward to the feast. Choose convenience, choose quality, choose Central City BBQ.
