Lazy Dog Restaurants Makes the Holidays Easy with New Offerings and Returning Favorites

(NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.) October 15, 2025 – Lazy Dog Restaurants, a casual dining restaurant known for its handcrafted American food and drinks, is rolling out a lineup of seasonal offerings designed for connection, convenience and giving back. Beginning November 5, guests can gather around the table at Lazy Dog to make new memories with loved ones, enjoying the return of the popular DIY Gingerbread House Kits benefiting Habitat for Humanity, new group offerings and more. The restaurant is also introducing holiday gift card promotions, convenient family-sized sides through its Everything But The Turkey package, and a new Lazy Dog Beer Club release, Spreading Holiday Cheers, which features small-batch beers from partner breweries and is available for pickup at all locations while supplies last.

“The holidays are about spending time with loved ones, and we want to help our guests do just that,” said Chris Simms, founder and CEO of Lazy Dog Restaurants. “Whether you’re gathering at our restaurant to share a meal or build a gingerbread house together or bringing home sides from our Everything But The Turkey package, our goal is to make the season easier, so there’s more time for what matters most.”

DIY Gingerbread House Kits

Lazy Dog Restaurants’ Gingerbread House Kits* allow guests to get creative while giving back, with 100% of net proceeds from the kits benefiting Habitat for Humanity. Each kit comes complete with pre-cut edible gingerbread walls and roof pieces, icing to keep it all together, and a variety of candy for endless decorating possibilities.

The Gingerbread House Kits are available from November 5 through December 31 for $7.95 and can be found at all Lazy Dog locations for takeout and delivery, or for building at the table while dining in, while supplies last. Kits are also available on the Lazy Dog website in bundles of four for $30, plus shipping.

Large Party Offerings

For dine-in parties of eight to 20 guests, Lazy Dog will offer preset lunch and dinner menus featuring restaurant favorites like BBQ Bison Meatloaf, Grilled Lemon Chicken, Ginger Soy Salmon and Crispy Deviled Eggs, plus new seasonal favorites like the Pretzel-Crusted Pork Schnitzel. Guests can also add DIY Gingerbread House Kits for a fun activity at the restaurant or home.

Gift Card Promotions

Guests who buy $50 in Lazy Dog gift cards will receive a $10 promotional card, redeemable January 1 through March 31, 2026. From November 5 through December 31, 2025, guests can purchase a $30 Lazy Dog gift card + mug bundle, which includes a limited-edition coffee mug (while supplies last).

When ordering gift cards online, guests will also have the opportunity to give back to Habitat for Humanity. For every co-branded Habitat for Humanity gift card purchased, Lazy Dog will donate 10% of the total purchase price to support Habitat for Humanity’s mission of helping families build better futures this holiday season.

Lazy Dog will also offer a Black Friday/Cyber Monday online promotion. Guests who use code “BFCM25” on online orders from November 28 (Black Friday) through December 1 (Cyber Monday) will receive a free appetizer with the purchase of an entrée. The offer applies to Bites + Small Plates only, with a limit of one free appetizer per order.

Everything But The Turkey

Lazy Dog is bringing back its Everything But The Turkey package, designed to save guests time in the kitchen so they can focus on enjoying the holiday with family and friends. For $39.95, the package serves six and includes four family-sized sides:

• Cheesy Creamed Corn

• Creamy Mac + Cheese

• Red-Skinned Mashed Potatoes

• Parmesan-Herb Sweet Corn Stuffing

The meal also comes with housemade Country Gravy. Guests may add a Huckleberry Apple Cobbler for $10 or a bottle of select red or white wine for $10.

Preorders are available November 5–20 for Thanksgiving pickup November 25–26, and December 8–20 for Christmas pickup December 22–24.

Lazy Dog Beer Club Release: Spreading Holiday Cheers

Lazy Dog Beer Club, a quarterly membership club created by beer lovers, for beer lovers, introduces its 28th quarterly release, Spreading Holiday Cheers, on November 5.

This seasonal kit includes an eight-pack featuring four small-batch beers from four breweries across the country: Hop Valley Brewing Co. (Springfield, OR), Frogtown Brewery (Los Angeles, CA), Lost Rhino Brewing Company (Ashburn, VA), and Melvin Brewing (Alpine, WY). Each beer has custom label art depicting a winter wonderland, festive tasting notes, and zine offering suggested pairings and backgrounds on each beer and brewery involved.

The kits will be available for pickup at all Lazy Dog locations beginning November 5 for current and new Beer Club members, while supplies last. In addition to the themed quarterly releases, Beer Club members receive exclusive in-restaurant benefits, merchandise, and access to special giveaways and events throughout the year.

All holiday offerings will be available beginning November 5 at Lazy Dog Restaurants nationwide. For details, visit www.LazyDogRestaurants.com.

ABOUT LAZY DOG RESTAURANTS

Lazy Dog Restaurants serves made-from-scratch American food and drink with seasonally inspired ingredients. Influenced by the lifestyle of the Rocky Mountains where Founder Chris Simms spent time with family growing up, Lazy Dog offers the warmth and care you get in a small mountain town. It’s the perfect environment for a quick weeknight dinner, a meandering meal with old friends or a big night out. Guests can continue the experience at home by taking advantage of handcrafted TV dinners made in-house and the Lazy Dog Beer Club, a quarterly membership program that gives members access to beers from small craft brewers, merchandise and in-restaurant benefits. The restaurant is open for lunch, dinner and weekend brunch with a bar that includes specialty cocktails and a wide selection of craft beers. Lazy Dog has locations throughout California, Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Nevada, Virginia, Florida and Texas with more on the way. For more information, visit www.lazydogrestaurants.com. Follow @LazyDogRestaurants on Instagram and Facebook.

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