Restaurant Week!! September 7-18, 2011.

Two times a year The Charleston Restaurant Association hosts Charleston Restaurant Week!! Many fabulous restaurants from Mt. Pleasant to Kiawah create 3 course menus at a fixed price. You can receive 3 courses for $20, $30, or $40. CRW is incredible for many reasons. First, it gives you a chance to try a restaurant you have wanted to try, but usually would break the bank. Second, CRW is a great time to have a big group date or a fabulous girl's night out to catch up over delicious food and dress up! Third, it helps to generate business for our local Charleston restaurants during tough economical times and you do not have to stress about the cost!

Here are a few of my tips on CRW
-Make reservations!!!
-Try a restaurant you have wanted to go to, but not one that you have been dying to try. The fixed menus are amazing, but you won’t get to try anything you want on the regular menu. The regular menu may have something you would prefer, so save that restaurant for your next big night!
-If you go more than once, try different genres of food. Uptown southern with the girls at Swamp Fox Restaurant Tuesday night then grab an AMAZING steak with your loved one at Hall's Chophouse on Friday and finish it off with a Sunday family night over yummy pasta at Fulton Five.
-There are several options down at Kiawah so plan a day trip to the beach then a great dinner afterwards.
-Dress up!!!! We never have many opportunities to pull out those "only wear for special occasion" heels or your trendy bow tie that only you can rock!
-Some of the restaurants include a drink, so look for those little bonuses.
-Get on FB and "Like" Charleston Food Festivals and Events to win gift cards and stay up to date on food events.

So get out of the house and treat yourself to a night of scrumptious food and a chance to finally try that restaurant you keep driving by, but never stop at because "It's just too expensive". Here is the link to all the restaurants that are participating and their CRW menus. Bon Appétit!


 http://www.charlestonrestaurantassociation.com/charleston-restaurant-week/