Holiday help: Your 2023 guide to Easter and Passover meals in Charlotte
Easter and Passover are nearing, and it’s time to make holiday meal plans for your Charlotte gatherings.
This year, Passover lasts from the evening of Wednesday, April 5, through the evening of Thursday, April 13; and Easter is Sunday, April 9. So we’ve rounded up a list of offerings from local Charlotte restaurants and meal services to help ensure you’ve got plenty of options for brunch, complete dinners or however you choose to celebrate with family and friends.
Here’s a list of places to consider for your holiday meals in Charlotte, whether you choose to stay home with takeout or dine in-person:
Buttermilk Sky Pie
Location: 16836 Birkdale Commons Pkwy, Huntersville, NC 28078
Buttermilk Sky Pie is offering pre-orders on Easter pies and and cookies. Its seasonal offering is Lemon Icebox Pie, a blend of tangy citrus and sweet creamy filling in a buttery graham cracker crust with whipped cream cheese topping.
How to order: In person or online.
Deadline: While supplies last. Easter pre-orders open Monday, March 20 and are limited to 9” size only; 4” pies will be first come, first serve and are in limited quantity.
Price: Prices vary upon flavor and size, but many 9” pies are $28, including the Lemon Icebox. All walk-in pies Easter weekend April 7-8 will be $35. Thumbprint cookies are $12.99/dozen.
Pickup: Before Easter Sunday, April 9.
Chef Alyssa’s Kitchen
Location: 4001-C Yancey Rd. #100, Charlotte, NC 28217
Chef Alyssa’s Kitchen is offering a Passover menu that comes ready to reheat, with options for main dishes including brisket, seared striped bass, roasted chicken, seared salmon, pot roast or roasted eggplant. A Seder Plate Pack is also available, with roasted lamb bone, parsley, salt water, vegetable, one hard boiled egg, and a pint of pear and fig charoset.
Its Easter menu also comes ready to reheat, with options including roast lamb shoulder, seared Wagyu flank steak, seared striped bass, roasted chicken, seared salmon or roasted eggplant.
How to order: Online — select pickup or delivery for Wednesday, April 5 for Passover or Friday, April 7 for Easter, then a time. Either toggle to the holiday menu of your choice or scroll down.
Deadline: Thursday, March 30 at 4 p.m. for Passover and Monday, April 3 for Easter.
Price: Varies, as items are a la carte. The Seder Plate Pack is $23.
Pickup or delivery: Wednesday, April 5 for Passover and Friday, April 7 for Easter.
Church and Union Charlotte
Location: 127 N. Tryon St. #8, Charlotte, NC 28202
Church and Union will be serving an Easter brunch buffet from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Brunch offerings will include:
Scrambled eggs
Home fries, biscuits and French toast, grits and assorted pastries
Bagels and lox
Bacon, sausage links, turkey sausage and sausage gravy
Fried chicken
Oyster bar and shrimp cocktail
Local mixed greens.
How to order: Book reservations on OpenTable
Deadline: ASAP before reservations are full.
Price: $60 per person; $30 for kids 12 and under
Pickup: Dine-in only.
Copain
Location: 6601 Morrison Blvd., Charlotte, NC 28211 (off of the atrium behind Rooster’s)
Copain is offering an Easter menu featuring an array of fresh pastries, breads and holiday favorites including quiches, cakes and pies. Brisket, Noble Smoke barbecue and other prepared items are also available.
How to order: Online
Deadline: Wednesday, April 5
Price: Varies — the menu is a la carte.
Pickup: At the restaurant at the time you select, with 48 hours’ notice.
Customshop
Location: 1601 Elizabeth Ave, Charlotte, NC 28204
Customshop’s Easter Brunch menu will be a la carte and include offerings such as Shrimp & Grits, Steak & Egg, Carmen’s Flan, Sourdough French Toast and more, all made with ingredients from local farms.
How to order: Call (704)-333-3396 or book a table online via Open Table.
Deadline: ASAP before reservations are full.
Price: Varies — the menu is a la carte.
Pickup: Dine-in only.
Duckworth’s Grill & Taphouse
Location: 14015 Conlan Dr., Charlotte, NC 28277
Location: 330 N. Tryon St., Charlotte, NC 28202
Location: 9805-D Sandy Rock Pl., Charlotte, NC 28277
Location: 4625 Piedmont Row Dr., Suite 115A, Charlotte, NC 28210
Location: 16609 Statesville Rd., Huntersville, NC 28078
Location: 560 River Hwy., Mooresville, NC 28117
All Duckworth’s restaurants will be open for the Easter holiday, serving regular menus. Entree options for your celebration include salmon, chicken, steak and ribs.
How to order: Online by location
Deadline: None
Price: Varies — the menu is a la carte.
Pickup: Dine in or pick up at the restaurant nearest you.
Fahrenheit
Location: 222 South Caldwell St., 21st Floor, Charlotte, NC 28202
For a family-style brunch with a view, visit rooftop restaurant Fahrenheit on Easter from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. The menu includes starters such as hot crossed buns with duck fat icing and shrimp cocktail, guava-basted ham, rosemary chicken mac and cheese, banana pudding pie for dessert and more.
How to order: Reservations are required. Book online at OpenTable or call 980-237-6718
Deadline: ASAP before reservations are full.
Price: $55 for adults, $19 for kids 12 and under
Pickup: In-person dining only for Easter meals.
Kosher Charlotte
Location: 6619 Sardis Rd. Charlotte, NC 28270
Kosher Charlotte, a kosher catering service, is offering a full Passover menu. Choices include appetizers such as smoked trout spread and seder plates, soups, fish dishes such as Gefilte fish cakes in tomato sauce and fish latkes, meats including braised brisket, sides such as potato kugel and desserts including seven-layer cake and a jelly roll.
How to order: Online
Deadline: March 27
Price: Varies — the menu is a la carte.
Pickup: Pickup April 4, noon-6 p.m.
Link & Pin
Location: 155 New Bern St. Charlotte, NC 28203
Location: 9723 Sam Furr Rd. Huntersville, NC 28078
Location: 8128-1200 Providence Rd. Charlotte, NC 28277
All Link & Pin locations will be open for Easter brunch until 4 p.m., with the restaurants’ usual offerings, including omelets, waffles, lobster rolls and shrimp and grits. Guests will find the usual dinner menu from 4 p.m.-10 p.m., with options for steak, grilled portobello with mixed vegetable and more.
How to order: Online
Deadline: None
Price: Varies — the menu is a la carte.
Pickup: Choose delivery, or pickup is available at the South End and Huntersville locations.
Metro Diner
Location: 8334 Pineville-Matthews Rd Suite 110, Charlotte, NC 28226
Location: 14211 Reese Boulevard, Huntersville, NC 28078
Location: 10412 E Independence Blvd #400, Matthews, NC 28105
Metro Diner is offering heat-and-serve Easter Feasts with baked ham or roasted turkey. Servings for one, four or eight people are available for curbside pickup or delivery. Drinks, desserts and sides are available to add on. The packages include:
Baked ham or roasted turkey
Cranberry sauce
Creamy mashed potatoes and gravy
Steamed green beans or roasted street corn
Mac and cheese or cornbread stuffing
Hawaiian dinner rolls.
How to order: Online.
Deadline: Pre-order through Friday, April 7 at 5 p.m.
Price: Feast for one is $16.49, for four is $61.99 and for eight is $119.49. Add-ons are available a la carte, including bread pudding, garden salad, sweet tea and more.
Pickup: Before 6 p.m. Easter Sunday, April 9.
Red Salt by David Burke
Location: North Tower, 555 S McDowell St Tower, Charlotte, NC 28204
Red Salt by David Burke is offering a three-course prix fixe Easter brunch. Diners will get a choice of appetizer, main and dessert, plus biscuits and cornbread for the table.
Main options include:
Maine lobster and asparagus benedict with slow poached egg and caviar hollandaise
Roasted Rack of Lamb with fennel sausage, farro and mushroom ratatouille
Smoked Red Salt Crusted Prime Rib of Beef (upgrades available) with a gruyere popover and Brussels sprouts with bacon jam
Grilled salmon with DB crab fried rice and baby bok choy
How to order: Make online reservations via OpenTable.
Deadline: Book ASAP before reservations are full.
Price: $68 per person, with options for upgrades available
Pickup: In-person dining only.
Steak 48
Location: 4425 Sharon Rd. Charlotte, NC 28211
SouthPark steakhouse Steak 48 will open extended hours on Easter Sunday, noon-10 p.m., and serve its full menu, featuring fresh seafood, Australian wagyu filet and bone-in Kansas City strip.
How to order: Reservations can be made on OpenTable and by calling the restaurant at (980) 580-4848.
Deadline: Book ASAP before reservations are full.
Price: Varies — the menu is a la carte.
Pickup: In-person dining only.
Table & Twine
Location: 2600 Youngblood St., Charlotte, NC 28203
Table & Twine offers multiple Easter meals to choose from that come ready to reheat. Packages serve six or 10 people, with options including brunch, as well as Spiralized Brown Sugar Ham or Chicken Florentine. Drinks and desserts are available to add on.
How to order: Online
Deadline: Thursday, April 6 at 11:59 p.m., while supplies last.
Price: Brunch for six is $79.99 or $129.99 for 10; ham for six is $239.99 or $349.99 for 10; and chicken for six is $219.99 or $319.99 for 10.
Pickup: Items will be available for pickup or delivery on Friday, April 7.
YAFO Kitchen
Location: 1231a East Blvd. Charlotte, NC 28203
YAFO’s Passover meal feeds 5-7 and includes matzo ball soup, pomegranate honey-braised chicken, potato kugel, Yafo Brussels with dates, and white balsamic roasted butternut squash with Aleppo pepper honey. Dessert is flourless chocolate cake. Adding extra chicken or brisket to the package is available at extra charge.
How to order: Online
Deadine: Pre-order online by Saturday, April 1.
Price: $130
Pickup: East Boulevard location only on Wednesday, April 5.
