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LITTLE ROCK — If you’re still looking for a place to eat Thanksgiving dinner today, here’s an update/recap on what we know. This list is not comprehensive, is in no particular order, and a listing herein does not constitute a recommendation of any sort.

Also, it would be a good idea to call ahead for reservations and, since the information is only up to date through the first part of this week, sellouts are possible.

Dixie Cafe

outlets at 10700 Rodney Parham Road, Little Rock, (501) 224-3728, and in Lakewood Village, 2724 Lakewood Village Drive, North Little Rock, (501) 758-4777. 11 a.m.-7 p.m., “special holiday menu” that includes “turkey and dressing and all the fixin’s,” including choice of two vegetables, rolls and jalapeno corn bread, $9.99.

T.G.I. Friday’s

outlets in North Little Rock’s Lakewood Village, (501) 758-2277, 4-11 p.m., and Fayetteville, (479) 527-6700, 4 p.m.-midnight. Regular menu. (Outlets in Conway and Fort Smith will not open today.)

Mimis Cafe, 11725 Chenal Parkway, Little Rock, (501) 221-3883, 8 a.m.-7 p.m. Turkey dinner platter, including appetizer soup or salad, turkey breast, corn bread stuffing, sweet potatoes, mashed potatoes, vegetables and cranberry relish, $14.99, $6.99 for kids; regular menu also available.

YaYa’s Euro Bistro, in the Promenade at Chenal, 17711 Chenal Parkway, Little Rock, (501) 821-1144, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Thanksgiving dinner buffet, with turkey, dressing, carved prime rib, salad, vegetable and dessert stations, $26.95, $10.95 kids

Most

Cracker Barrel

locations, including those in Bryant - (501) 847-7878; west Little Rock - (501) 225-7100; North Little Rock - (501) 945-9373; and Conway - (501) 327-6107, 6 a.m.-10 p.m.; Thanksgiving menu (crackerbarrel.com/menu. cfm?doc_id=1281) starts at 11 a.m.. $8.99, $4.49 children.

Denny’s

and Waffle House locations will be open their usual 24 hours.

IHOP

locations will also be open but some close early on Thanksgiving and Christmas. Check your local listings.

Downtown hotel Thanksgiving buffets:

Peabody Little Rock, West Markham and Louisiana streets, (501) 399-8062, 11 a.m.-2 p.m., Grand Ballroom. Turkey, dressing and all the trimmings; breakfast, salad, carved meat, omelet and dessert stations, $41.95, $16.95 children 6-11, free children 5 and under.

Holiday Inn Presidential Center, East Sixth Street and Interstate 30, Little Rock, (501) 975-2267, 11 a.m.-2:30 p.m.,

Camp David

restaurant. Turkey, giblet gravy, corn bread dressing, carved prime rib, plus omelet/waffle, hot entree, salad and dessert stations, $19.95, $17.95 senior citizens, $15.95 children 12 and under.

Doubletree Hotel, West Markham Street just east of Broadway, Little Rock, (501) 372-4371

Extension 7247, 11 a.m.-2 p.m.,

Plaza Grill

restaurant. Thanksgiving entrees, carved ham, salad bar, dessert. $18.95, $16.95 senior citizens 55 and older, $13.95 children 7-13, free for children under 7; free parking.

Wyndham Riverfront, 2 Riverfront Place, North Little Rock, (501) 371-9000, 10:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Turkey, ham, sliced roast sirloin, oven roasted chicken, salad and dessert, $19.95, $17.95 senior citizens, $11.95 children,free children under 5.

Cafe La Pace, 318 Main St., North Little Rock, has closed. Owner-chef Sam Kassees says he just wasn’t getting enough foot traffic in the Argenta district. He’s considering reopening in another location, but for the moment he’s pitching in with his cousins who run

Mason’s Deli

in the River Market’s Ottenheimer Market Hall. We’ll keep you posted.

Pakistani fusion restaurant

Masala Grill and Tea House

is now open for lunch and dinner Monday-Saturday and brunch Sunday in the Ashley Square Shopping Center, 9108 N. Rodney Parham Road at Reservoir Road. The telephone number is (501) 414-0643.

Something of an apparent restaurant nature is going in the space at 400 Louisiana St., Little Rock, that very briefly housed the

Choo Choo Steamer Cafe

. There are cafe-style chairs and tables with colored paper tablecloths, and a counter with a meat slicer is visible from the front door, suggesting it may be a deli. There are not yet any signs, the woman working inside wouldn’t open the door and answer questions and folks who work nearby who have gotten their noses in the door report receiving cagey or downright contradictory answers. We’ll keep you posted.

Has a restaurant opened - or closed - near you in the last week or so? Does your favorite eatery have a new menu? Is there a new chef in charge? Drop us a line. Call (501) 399-3667 or (501) 378-3513, or send a note to Restaurants, Weekend Section, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, P.O. Box 2221, Little Rock, Ark. 72203. Send e-mail to:

eharrison@arkansasonline.com