The semi-annual Queen’s Feast: Charlotte Restaurant Week® will return for its Summer 2012 outing from Friday, July 20, through Sunday, July 29. This summer’s promotion features a record 107 participating restaurants in seven counties [see full list below], with the updated website atwww.CharlotteRestaurantWeek.com going live Friday, June 29, listing the restaurants’ special Queen’s Feast® menus and reservation information. Diners can also stay abreast of Queen’s Feast info via www.Facebook.com/CharlotteRestaurantWeek and follow the promotion on Twitter @QueensFeast.
Charlotte Restaurant Week is a metro-area promotion during which numerous upscale restaurants offer a prix fixe, three-course (or more) dinner for $30 per person (not including tax and gratuity). Restaurants represented in the promotion stretch across many neighborhoods of Charlotte and around the area to Matthews; the Lake Norman area of northern Mecklenburg, Iredell, and Lincoln counties; Concord in Cabarrus County; Belmont and Gastonia in Gaston; Waxhaw in Union; and down to Fort Mill, SC, in York.
The previous Charlotte Restaurant Week in January 2012 generated approximately 120,000 dinners and an estimated economic impact of over $5.5 million in revenue for the 102 participating restaurants.
The Summer 2012 Queen’s Feast will feature over a dozen first-time restaurant participants, including 5Church, The Wooden Vine, e2 emeril’s eatery, and Levant Mediterranean Cuisine in uptown Charlotte; Blackthorne Restaurant & Bar in Ballantyne; Trattoria Antica in Waxhaw; Mezzanotte in Cotswold; and Yamato Japanese Steakhouse & Sushi in Denver, plus numerous others.
“We are thrilled to once again see a record of 107 participating restaurants and expand the promotion’s footprint to seven counties,” stated Bruce Hensley, president of Hensley Fontana Public Relations & Marketing, which owns and handles turnkey execution of the event. “We’re just as pleased to have Carolinas HealthCare System returning as our presenting sponsor, highlighting its commitment to improving the health and wellness of our community by promoting smart food choices as part of a healthy lifestyle.”
In addition to presenting sponsor Carolinas HealthCare System, other partners in the July promotion are American Express; the Greater Charlotte Hospitality & Tourism Alliance; Charlotte Center City Partners/FindYourCenter.com; AAA Carolinas; Axis Marketing Group; CLT Dining; Yelp; US Foods; Salada Tea; Red Rose Tea; Grey Goose Vodka; Cointreau; Mount Gay Rum; Rose Chauffeured Transportation; Central Parking; WBT-AM; 107.9 The Link FM;Charlotte Magazine; and OpenTable.com.
Additionally, some Queen’s Feast restaurants will again extend an exclusive offer to AAA members via the AAA Show Your Card & Save® program. Diners presenting a current AAA membership card while dining in those restaurants during Queen’s Feast will have the opportunity to purchase a $50 gift certificate to the restaurant for only $25. The gift certificate will not be redeemable during Queen’s Feast, and other restrictions may apply. To see a list of restaurants participating in the AAA Show Your Card & Save® exclusive member offer, diners should visitwww.CharlotteRestaurantWeek.com beginning June 29 and click on “AAA Special Offer.”
Reservations during Queen’s Feast are strongly recommended; reservation links and contact information for all participating restaurants can be found at www.CharlotteRestaurantWeek.com .
Participating restaurants in the Summer 2012 Charlotte Restaurant Week are:
Cotswold
Mezzanotte*
Dilworth
300 East
Bonterra Dining & Wine Room
Cantina 1511 – Dilworth
Copper Modern Indian Cuisine
Dolce Ristorante
Fiamma
Fran’s Filling Station
Eastover
Primo Tuscan Grille
Elizabeth
The Cajun Queen
Carpe Diem
Lake Norman / North Mecklenburg / Iredell / Lincoln
131 Main – Lake Norman
Alton’s Kitchen & Cocktails
Campania Cafe
Dressler’s – Birkdale
Epic Chophouse
Firebirds Wood Fired Grill – Northlake
Flatiron Kitchen + Taphouse
Jeffrey’s Restaurant
Kabuto Japanese Steakhouse
Kobe Hero
The Melting Pot – Lake Norman
Mickey & Mooch – Huntersville
The Prickly Pear
Red Rocks Cafe – Birkdale
Sushi @ The Lake
Yamato Japanese Steakhouse & Sushi*
Matthews
Cafe 157*
Santé Restaurant
Midtown
Dressler’s – Metro
Maharani Indian Cuisine
Mama Ricotta’s
The Melting Pot – Midtown
Pisces Sushi Bar & Lounge
Vivace
Plaza Midwood
Bistro La Bon
South Charlotte / South Perimeter (Ballantyne / Arboretum / Pineville / Waxhaw / Fort Mill)
131 Main – Blakeney
Blackthorne Restaurant & Bar*
Cantina 1511 – Stonecrest
Firebirds Wood Fired Grill – Stonecrest
Gallery Restaurant
Global
Kabob Grill – Stonecrest*
Maestro’s Bar & Bistro
Mickey & Mooch – The Other Joint (Arboretum)
New South Kitchen & Bar
Passion8 Bistro
Rudy’s Italian Restaurant & Bar
Terrace Cafe – Ballantyne
Trattoria Antica*
Trio
Waldhorn Restaurant
South End
The Liberty Gastropub
Nikko Japanese Restaurant & Sushi Bar
Pewter Rose
Sullivan’s Steakhouse
SouthPark / Park Road / Foxcroft
Arooji’s Wine Room & Ristorante – SouthPark
BrickTop’s
Brio Tuscan Grille
Cafe Monte
Del Frisco’s Double Eagle Steak House
Firebirds Wood Fired Grill – SouthPark
Georges Brasserie
McCormick & Schmick’s – SouthPark
Paco’s Tacos & Tequila
The Palm
Red Rocks Cafe – Strawberry Hill
Ruth’s Chris Steak House – SouthPark
Terrace Cafe – SouthPark
Toscana Ristorante Italiano
Upstream
Village Tavern
Zink American Kitchen
Southwest Charlotte / Yorkmount
Omaha Steakhouse
University / Concord
Rocky River Grille
The Speedway Club
Uptown
5Church*
Aria Tuscan Grill
Bernardin’s at Ratcliffe
BlackFinn American Saloon
BLT Steak
Blue Restaurant & Bar
Brazz Carvery and Steakhouse*
Caffe Siena
The Capital Grille
Chima Brazilian Steakhouse
Coastal Kitchen & Bar*
Delta’s*
e2 emeril’s eatery*
Enso Asian Bistro &Sushi Bar
Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse
LaVecchia’s Steaks & Seafood
Levant Mediterranean Cuisine*
Luce Ristorante e Bar
Malabar Spanish Cuisine*
McCormick & Schmick’s – Uptown
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Mimosa Grill
