It’s become a tradition in our family on Christmas Day to unwrap gifts, flip on an NBA game (or in more recent years, the NFL) and, eventually, order Chinese food.

We used to live in Roeland Park and our go-to place to order from was China Star on Roe Boulevard.

Other people seemed to have the same idea. Each Christmas evening when I’d go to pick up my family’s order (every time it was crab rangoon, broccoli chicken and pork fried rice), China Star’s narrow storefront was packed with other bleary-eyed, rosy-cheeked people eager to pick up their food and head back home.

Now that my family and I have moved a bit further south to Overland Park, we’re looking for some new Christmas Day dining options. We love Chinese, but we also hear there are some good Middle Eastern restaurants that do brisk business on the holiday.

Other readers may also be looking for recommendations on where they can find a good takeout meal on Christmas Day. So, let’s help each other out.

We want your picks for your go-to Christmas Day takeout in Johnson County.

How to tell us your recommendations

We’ll take your recommendations up until Friday, Dec. 20.

To send us your suggestions, you can:

• Email ideas to [email protected].
• Send us messages on Facebook or on X (formerly Twitter).
• Or comment at the bottom of this post.

After we get your suggestions, we’ll publish our readers’ picks on Christmas Eve.