Bon appetit for a good cause during Restaurant Week Toledo

February 20, 2013 | Events, UToday
By Staff



Twenty-seven local restaurants have prepared special menus for Restaurant Week Toledo 2013, which will take place from Thursday, Feb. 21, through Saturday, March 2.

Restaurant Week headerNow in its third year, this event will be presented by Medical Mutual.

Some of Toledo’s best restaurants are participating in the week. Each has developed special prix-fixe menus with cuisine for both lunch and dinner.

The special menus, available only during the 10 days of Restaurant Week Toledo, will feature lunch and dinner options priced at $10, $20 or $30 (excluding beverages, tax and gratuities). Restaurant Week Toledo promotions are dine-in only. Due to the event’s popularity, reservations are recommended.

A portion of the proceeds from the event will support Leadership Toledo, a nonprofit organization that promotes leadership development for area youth and adults.

“There is real excitement in the community about Restaurant Week Toledo 2013,” said David Schlaudecker, executive director of Leadership Toledo. “Our goals are to increase awareness of the many dining opportunities found here, stimulate business for restaurants, and raise awareness of the educational mission of Leadership Toledo.

“The overwhelming success of our prior two efforts caused the demand for additional days, thus the extension to 10 days,” he added.

Participating restaurants are Bar 145, Barr’s Public House, The Blarney, Bobby V’s, Burger Bar 419, the Cafe at Oliver House, Capers, Gradkowski’s, ICE Restaurant and Bar, LaScola, Loma Linda’s, Mancy’s Bluewater Grille, Mancy’s Steakhouse, Manhattan’s, the Maumee Bay Brew Pub, Maumee Wines and Bistro, Mutz, Plate 21, Poco Piatti, Registry Bistro, Rockwell’s, Rosie’s Italian Grille, Shorty’s, Tea Tree Asian Bistro, TREO, Ventura’s and Zinful.

Go to restaurantweektoledo.com to see the participating restaurants’ special menus, maps and locations.

For more information on Restaurant Week Toledo 2013, contact Cory Dippold at 419.241.7371 or cory@leadershiptoledo.org.

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