Three Restaurant Weeks ahead

July 25, 2008

With my tummy rumbling and my pockets bare, Baltimore Restaurant Week — which kicks off Saturday — comes not a moment too soon. For just $20.08 a lunch and $30.08 a dinner (side note: what’s the significance of the $.08, besides, you know, the year?), diners can indulge in a three-course meal at almost 100 of the area’s top eateries.

In Baltimore, the event runs from July 26 to August 3. If you’re closer to the other beltway, the abbreviated Bethesda Chevy Chase Restaurant Week goes from July 28 to August 3. And if you miss both of those, D.C.’s mega-event, which trumps Baltimore’s by almost 100 restaurants, runs from August 11 to 17. If you like eating out in style — without overdrawing your bank account — as much as I do, the best news of all is that there’s nothing stopping you from going to all three. Multiple times.

And the good news doesn’t stop there. David Derewicz, manager of The Prime Rib, likes Restaurant Week so much that he’s extended it into Restaurant Month, an August-long (minus Saturdays) low-price promotion. This way, customers don’t have to compete for spots at the 120-seat landmark during one week, and can enjoy “a more relaxed atmosphere,” alongside a more relaxed dress code, Derewicz said.

“We found it to be a great way to welcome new guests and more importantly, it’s a way to thank established relationships that we’ve had with people over many years,” he said.

Restaurant Week/Month sounds to me like a great way for customers on a tight budget to have their steak and eat it too. Anyone not planning to partake?

ANNE RILEY, Business Writer

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