Boston Restaurant Week (and the mushroom kit winner!)

Boston Restaurant Week
It's here again. Boston Restaurant Week this year is August 14-19 and August 21-26.  Two-course lunches are $15.99; three-course lunches are $20.11; and three-course dinners are $30.11. Check out the full list of restaurants at the official site here.

I've had mixed experiences during Restaurant Week, with more negative ones than positive ones. However, sometimes I'm surprised, so you never know.

I would definitely avoid Restaurant Week on busy nights, such as Fridays and Saturdays, because more likely than not, the restaurant will be overwhelmed, the staff will be stressed out, and service and quality will suffer.

Here are links to my past Restaurant Week experiences:

Erbaluce
Henrietta's Table
KO Prime
Sorellina
Uni Sashimi Bar

house smoked salmon pastrami from Henrietta's Table restaurant week menu

Below is the full list of participating restaurants that I've reviewed. The ones with asterisks describe an actual Restaurant Week dining experience. For a full list of restaurants I've reviewed (including non-Restaurant Week options) click here.

Aragosta
Asana
Beacon Hill Bistro
Bergamot
Bina Osteria
Blue Room 
Capital Grille
Erbaluce
EVOO Restaurant
Fugakyu
Grafton Street Pub & Grill
Henrietta's Table**
KO Prime**
Legal Sea Foods (only Park Square & Copley are participating)
Lucca Back Bay
Mamma Maria
Mare
Market by Jean-Georges
No. 9 Park
Oceanaire Seafood Room
Oishii Boston
Radius
Rialto
Russell House Tavern
Sandrine's Bistros
Sel de la Terre (Natick)
Sel de la Terre (Back Bay)
Smith & Wollensky at Boston's Castle
Sorellina**
Tango Restaurant
Taranta
Tapeo Restaurant & Tapas Bar
Taranta
Trattoria di Monica
Uni Sashimi Bar**
UpStairs on the Square

MUSHROOM WINNER!

Congratulations to "Digital Printing" who won the Giveaway! Digital Printing said,

"Wow mushrooms are always delicious. You can have a lot of simple recipes out of it yet flavorful. I have also a homegrown mushrooms and I already made several recipes. One of the reasons why I also love eating mushrooms is that,it's helpful in losing weight!"

Please e-mail me and let me know your address so we can send you your kit! Thanks everyone else for playing. 🙂