We were so happy to see the triad restaurants trying restaurant week as NYC and many other cities do. It’s a great value for 3 courses for your better restaurants. We ate at Green Valley Grill last weekend and had the best meal I’ve ever had in Greensboro! Do view the menus before deciding and read the reviews.

kathy on 05/06/2009 (11:51 am)

Laura
Considering that this is the Triads inaugural Restaurant Week, they haven’t done such a bad job putting together a list of places. Other towns have been doing this for years. What a lot of people don’t realize is that there is a significant participation fee for each restaurant (to offset costs of promotion), so there was probably some hesitation on the part of each restaurant to participate something so new and untested.

Best thing we can do is support Restaurant Week wholeheartedly and try out places we haven’t been to, or that are too expensive for us otherwise. The more successful this is, the more restaurants it will attract year after year and the better menus will become. And soon it will rank up there with the big cities.
PS New Town Bistro’s menu does include the 3 courses plus wine.

Kyle Agha on 04/28/2009 (10:46 pm)

Laura,
I am glad you talked about Hope du Jour. I think it’s great that almost every restaurant participating in restaurant week is also participating in Hope du Jour. So all these restaurants that are supposedly so worried about profits are going to donate 15% of that nights profits on what should be a great day for those involved. Not so selfish after all I guess.

good food good wine good time on 04/24/2009 (6:17 pm)

Dear Restaurant Supporter:

Oh, I get it.

But if you’ll read what I wrote, you’ll see three courses for $30 are not all created equal. And I don’t think we should throw value out the window. Value does not just include price. Value includes quality, innovation, salty French butter with your bread, neck rubs from wait staff, etc.

Most restaurants aren’t charities, though. And this isn’t like Hope du Jour, which is raising money for Crisis Control Ministry (it’s May 5 this year - coincidently the same week as Restaurant Week). And to me, it boils down to supporting the good local restaurants because you want to, not because you have to.

Laura on 04/24/2009 (3:09 pm)

Laura, I don’t think you quite grasp the concept of Restaurant Week.  Restaurant Weeks are already hugely successful and popular in many cities throughout the country.  They are a fun way to showcase local restaurants at a price that is affordable to most people.  It is a great way for us to support local businesses.  Shame on you for trying to undermine the effort of these restaurants to stimulate the local economy in these economic times.  Thirty dollars for 3 courses is a great deal at most of these establishments- even your article wasn’t able to dispute that.

Restaurant Supporter on 04/22/2009 (4:26 pm)