Restaurant Week returns
July 30 through August 5 is the week when participating Baltimore restaurants will be offering three-course dinners for $30.07. (Some have three-course lunches for $20.07 as well.) This year there are more than 80 places taking part.
Here's the link.
At first glance, it seems like a win-win situation for everyone. Restaurants get new customers who might otherwise not try their places. Diners get a good meal for less money than usual.
I didn't try it last year, so I don't know if that's true or not. If you feel like posting something about your experience with restaurant week, I'd like to hear about it.
Care to guess the restaurant in the photo? It's one of the ones on the list, obviously.
(Chiaki Kawajiri/Sun Photographer)
Comments
I have long waited for Baltimore to have some sort of Restaurant Week, so you'd better believe I've been participating. For last summer's version, we tried Sotto Sopra, and this winter, we ate at both Brasserie Tatin and True. At all three places, the food was an excellent deal for the money, so I'd say it's a good way to try a place that might have slightly off-putting prices. I think the good value thing will work for most choices this year, except for places like Ding How, where I can't imagine eating $30 worth of food as one person unless they have abalone and shark's fin on the menu.
This summer, we're trying Spice Company, and I'm going back to Loco Hombre for the first time since the Dry Tuna Sandwich Fiasco. (All tales chronicled on my blog...google minxeats if you're curious).
Posted by: Kathy | July 18, 2007 3:37 PM
Last year we ate at Taste and Gertrude's for the first time. We have been back to both of them several times.
This year we will be eating at Taste, Brasserie Tatin, & Petit Louis. Reservations already made through Open Table.
A great way to either try a new restaurant or try an old one again.
Posted by: Janet Morrissey | July 19, 2007 7:49 AM
It's a great way to try out places you wouldn't normally splurge on, however... a caution... Restaurant Week isn't always indicative of how the restaurant normally performs. With the high rate of reservations and the limited menu, it sometimes takes longer for a table than you think it should and the chefs can't always be accomodating as you'd wish. I always read bad reviews on places that people visited during restaurant week and I don't think it's a fair time to really judge the restaurant who is usually running the gauntlet to participate.
Posted by: Summer | July 19, 2007 4:49 PM
We plan on trying some new places during Restaurant Week - I just hope they'll let me order and take it home. We have a new baby (6 months) with an early bedtime and getting out to eat is nigh impossible.
We're looking forward to trying Nasu Blanca and Bicycle. I was hoping that Rub would be participating but so far, nope.
Posted by: Jana | July 20, 2007 10:26 AM
I'm looking forward to trying True, and perhaps Taste this year. Will definitely use this opportunity to retry some old favorites though, like Blue Sea Grill and Gertrudes. I love Restaurant week, because the list reads like a little black book of all the places you've forgotten but can't wait to remember again... (more at http://blog.600block.com if you're interested)
Summer - I'm glad to see other Rub fans! It's easy to miss that little bbq spot in Fed. Hill.
Posted by: Patti Chan | July 23, 2007 10:32 AM