If there is somewhere you want to try, get a reservation now. The better ones fill up pretty fast. I tried a place with availibilities last minute last night and saw why. Food ok, but they jammed in so many people that people were getting hit in the back and service…well, it’s a good thing my friends and I had a lot to talk about.

DC and a few surrounding areas have restaurant weeks twice a year. Places either put together a fixed price menu with three courses or they leave their normal menu open but bar a few items. Usually lunch and dinner, but they can opt out.

People have had mixed results. On the one hand, it’s a great way to try out a normally too pricey place. On the other, some restaurants phone in their restaurant week items or no good choices and wait staffs are overwhelmed. I have had fun noticing restaurants who have never had anything worth the standard $30 dinner, even if they gave you 6 courses, signing up to be a RW restaurant. Perhaps they add some truffles during restaurant week.

Anyway, anyone else have any experiences? I’m heading out to one tonight. It’s a craps shoot, but sometimes you come up big.