Restaurant Week - Reservations Open TodayToday, July 13, is Reservation Day – the first day that you can make reservations for DFW Restaurant Week, the annual event that allows locals to sample cuisine from area restaurants at a big discount. From August 10 through 16, you can dine at participating restaurants and receive a 3-course gourmet dinner for anywhere from $35 to $45, or a two-course lunch for $20. And it’s all for a good cause – twenty percent of each meal purchased goes to the North Texas Food Bank and the Lena Pope Home in Fort Worth.

See the list of restaurants here. Some participating restaurants in and around Fort Worth include:

Capital Grille
Clay Pigeon Food and Drink
Del Frisco’s
Piola
Piccolo Mondo (Arlington)
Grace 
Citrus Bistro Seafood (Colleyville)

Some restaurants are extending their participation past August 16. Many locations don’t have their Restaurant Week menus out yet, so if the food choices are important to you – call and ask! Also note that some restaurants are participating in the “Central Market 4th Course” promotion, which gets you an additional course for free when you present a Fourth Course certificate. You can get a certificate by spending $25 or more at your local Central Market. BONUS: When you shop at Central Market on Reservation Day (July 13) you can get DOUBLE 4th course certificates!

Can’t wait for Restaurant Week? Visit LivingSocial today and get discounted tickets to the DFW Restaurant Week Kick-Off Party, scheduled for August 6 at Sixty Five Hundred in Dallas. With this deal, tickets are $40, down from the usual price of $50. At the party, you can sample offerings from many Restaurant Week eateries, and take home a commemorative glass. Check out the deal here and pick yours up – they’re sure to go fast.