Curb Side Bistro held a Thanksgiving meal service starting Thursday at 10 a.m. to help provide free Thanksgiving meals to those in need. Owner of Curb Side Bistro Alejandro Barrientos said he was prepared to serve over 1,300 meals to those in need and by noon had already served approximately 400. Each meal consisted of turkey, ham, corn, stuffing, green bean casserole, mashed potatoes and gravy, and a roll. Two pallets of drinks and a variety of desserts were donated by Sam’s Club to help provide for those in need.
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Stephanie Barrientos, center, hands off to-go containers of Thanksgiving meals to John Morales as she helps manage a meal assembly line Thursday morning at Curb Side Bistro. In anticipation for Thanksgiving service, Curb Side Bistro was prepared to serve over 1,300 meals and after starting service an hour earlier, volunteers had served approximately 400 meals by noon. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
Volunteers prepare Thanksgiving meals to-go in an assembly line Thursday morning at Curb Side Bistro. In addition to the traditional meal provided by Curb Side Bistro, the restaurant was donated two pallets of drinks and a variety of desserts by Sam’s Club to help provide for those in need during the holiday. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
Chef Alejandro Barrientos, left, hands drinks to a person in need as they visit Curb Side Bistro for a free Thanksgiving meal Thursday morning in Odessa. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
Richard Gonzalez fills laundry baskets with free Thanksgiving meals provided by Curb Side Bistro Thursday morning in Odessa. Gonzalez said he and his wife were delivering Thanksgiving meals to the elderly in their neighborhood who weren’t able to have their own Thanksgiving this year. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
Anthony Arredondo carries a tray of smoked ham back to the kitchen after being smoked in a bbq pit as he helps prepare free Thanksgiving meals for those in need Thursday morning at Curb Side Bistro. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
Cars form a queue down 38th Street as they wait in line to receive a free Thanksgiving meal to-go during Curb Side Bistro’s Thanksgiving service Thursday morning in Odessa. In anticipation for Thanksgiving service, Curb Side Bistro was prepared to serve over 1,300 meals and after starting service an hour earlier at 10 a.m., volunteers had served approximately 400 meals by noon. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
Volunteer Tanya Garcia, left, hands a to-go container with a slice of pie to John Morales as he prepares to bring Thanksgiving meals to a car waiting in line at Curb Side Bistro’s Thanksgiving meal service Thursday morning in Odessa. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
Volunteer Fernando Garcia brings free Thanksgiving meals to a car waiting in line at Curb Side Bistro’s Thanksgiving meal service Thursday morning in Odessa. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
Justin Hackleman stokes the fire in a BBQ pit trailer with fresh logs as he helps cook Thanksgiving turkey and ham for Curb Side Bistro during their free Thanksgiving meal service Thursday morning in Odessa. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
Volunteer Fernando Garcia brings free Thanksgiving meals to a car waiting in line at Curb Side Bistro’s Thanksgiving meal service Thursday morning in Odessa. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
Chef Alejandro Barrientos fills a container with brown gravy as he helps his volunteers prepare free Thanksgiving meals for those in need Thursday morning at Curb Side Bistro. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
Manuel Delao, left, and Chef Alejandro Barrientos prepare a fresh batch of mashed potatoes as they help their volunteers prepare free Thanksgiving meals for those in need Thursday morning at Curb Side Bistro. To provide a traditional Thanksgiving meal, Chef Alejandro prepared plates consisting of turkey, ham, corn, stuffing, green bean casserole, mashed potatoes and gravy and a roll. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
Curb Side Bistro held a Thanksgiving meal service starting Thursday at 10 a.m. to help provide free Thanksgiving meals to those in need. Owner of Curb Side Bistro Alejandro Barrientos said he was prepared to serve over 1,300 meals to those in need and by noon had already served approximately 400. Each meal consisted of turkey, ham, corn, stuffing, green bean casserole, mashed potatoes and gravy, and a roll. Two pallets of drinks and a variety of desserts were donated by Sam's Club to help provide for those in need. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
