Cranberry sauce and marshmallow-covered yams aren't the only things running through people's minds on Thanksgiving. People also like to indulge in pancakes. We're serving pancakes all day long. But Thanksgiving seems to be feast or famine. For those restaurants that don't serve turkey, Thanksgiving can be rough.
Business is usually dead.
In the late 1980s, the pizza outlet would remain open for Thanksgiving, but business was light . Volunteer efforts Donna Hwang owner of Golden King Chinese restaurant on South Staples Street, said she closes only two days of the year - Thanksgiving and Christmas. Not every restaurant that's closed will have the day off. At Jason's Deli on Airline Road, the restaurant will be closed to the public while staff volunteers prepare a turkey dinner for a church, said Wilma Rodriguez, manager. All rights reserved.