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If you can't cook and you're cheap, you and The List have a lot in common. Skip the charade of pretending you can prepare a turkey and enjoy one of these local deals on traditional Thanksgiving fare. Bonus: no dishes afterward.

1. Bambule, 5225 Wisconsin Ave. NW, D.C.

   $10.95 for the turkey lunch buffet (11:30 a.m.-3 p.m.)

2. Cafe Berlin, 322 Massachusetts Ave. NE, D.C.

   $25 for a three-course dinner

3. Joe Theismann's, 1800 Diagonal Road, Alexandria

   $22.95 for a three-course dinner

4. La Tasca, 722 7th St NW, D.C.

   $21.70 for a three-course dinner

5. Laporta's, 1600 Duke St., Alexandria

   $29.99 for turkey with all the trimmings

6. M Street Bar & Grill, 2033 M St. NW, D.C.

   $29.95 for a three-course dinner

7. McCormick & Schmick's Seafood, 2010B Crystal Dr., Arlington

   $22.95 for a three-course dinner

8. The Front Page, 1333 New Hampshire Ave. NW, D.C.

   $30 Thanksgiving buffet

9. The Guards, 2915 M St. NW, D.C.

   $14.95 traditional plated dinner

10. Trattoria Nicola's, 1251 23rd St. NW, D.C.

    $28 for a three-course dinner