My Town: Restaurant Week GR to include specials from 66 restaurants | Arts & Culture

GRAND RAPIDS (WZZM) - Restaurant Week is about a month away, but you can start making your plans by salivating over the menus.

The 5th annual event runs from Aug. 13 to Aug. 24 at 66 Grand Rapids restaurants. This year, the theme is "Perfect Pairings" to showcase beverages that pair well with foods.

Restaurants are now taking reservations for Restaurant Week Grand Rapids. This year, 44 restaurants will offer 3-course locally inspired menus for $28 per person, including:

My Town Ada/Cascade

• Applebees
• Cork Wine & Grille
• Licari’s Sicilian Pizza Kitchen
• Marco New American Bistro
• River House Ada

My Town Comstock Park/Alpine Township

• Amore Trattoria Italiana
• Applebees

My Town EGR

• Olive’s Restaurant
• Rose’s

My Town GR Central

• Bar Divani
• Bistro Bella Vita
• Brewery Vivant
• Bulls Head Tavern
• Cygnus 27
• CitySen Lounge
• Grove
• Grand Rapids Brewing Company
• The Green Well
• Gilly’s at the BOB
• Judson’s Steakhouse
• Mangiamo!
• McFadden’s Restaurant & Saloon
• One Trick Pony
• Osteria Rossa
• Rockwell Republic
• Reserve Wine & Food
• Speak EZ Lounge
• San Chez Bistro
• six.one.six
• Terra GR
• Tre Cugini
• Z’s Bar & Restaurant

My Town GR South

• Houlihan’s

My Town GR West

• Charley’s Crab

My Town Grandville

• Applebees
• Rush Creek Bistro

My Town Kentwood

• Applebees
• FireRock Grille
• Shiraz Grille
• Spinnaker

My Town Lowell

• Flat River Grill

My Town Plainfield/Northview

• The Acorn Grill at Thousand Oaks Golf Course
• Blue Water Grill

My Town Rockford

• Red’s on the River
• Timber’s Inn Restaurant & Tavern

My Town Walker

• Applebees

My Town Wyoming

• Applebees

For the casual or more budget-conscious diner, an additional 22 restaurants will offer a two-person menu of 3-courses for $28.  Those participating restaurants include:

My Town Ada/Cascade

• Fajita Republic
• Green Restaurant
• Kitchen 67

Byron Center

• Railside Golf Club

My Town EGR

• Osta’s Lebanese Cuisine

My Town GR Central

• Bagger Dave’s
• Bobarino’s at the BOB
• Buffalo Wild Wings (5 locations)
• Cottage Bar and Restaurant
• El Granjero Mexican Grill
• Grand Woods Lounge
• HopCat
• Peppino’s Downtown
• Stella’s Lounge
• Tavern on the Square
• The Pearl Street Grill

My Town GR North

• Red Jet Café
• Rezervoir Lounge

My Town GR West

• Brann’s on Leonard
• The Mitten Brewing Company

My Town Kentwood

• Pietro’s Italian Restaurant

My Town Wyoming

• Lindo Mexico

PHOTO GALLERY: The 2014 dishes for Restaurant Week GR

Restaurant Week GR was moved up from November to August to take advantage of the  local summer harvest during its peak.  One dollar from every Restaurant Week meal sold will go to student scholarships at the Secchia Institute for Culinary Education at Grand Rapids Community College.   For more information including a map of the participating restaurants, visit RestaurantWeekGR.com.