It's back. Bust out your elastic-waisted pants. Charlotte Restaurant Week, known as "Queen's Feast," is returning Friday July 16 - Sunday, July 25.
The 10-day long food fest will feature $30 three-course meals at 88 participating restaurants.
If you are curious about what will be on the restaurants' prix fixe menus, you can find the Queen's Feast menus posted on Friday, June 25 at www.CharlotteRestaurantWeek.com.
Participating restaurants in the Summer 2010 Charlotte Restaurant Week are ...
Dilworth
131 Main - Dilworth
300 East
Bonterra
Copper
Dolce Ristorante
Fiamma
Sole Spanish Grille
Eastover
Deejai Thai
Providence Café
Elizabeth
Cajun Queen
Carpe Diem
Cuisine Malaya*
Customshop
Lake Norman / North Mecklenburg / Iredell County
131 Main - Lake Norman
Dressler's - Birkdale
Kabuto Japanese Steakhouse - Huntersville
Maddi's Southern Bistro
Mickey & Mooch - Huntersville
Positano Osteria
The Prickly Pear*
Red Rocks Café - Birkdale
Matthews
Santé Restaurant*
Midtown
Dresslers Metro*
Maharani
Mama Ricottas*
The Melting Pot - Midtown
Vivace
Plaza Midwood
Lulu*
Zada Jane's Corner Café
South Charlotte (Ballantyne / Arboretum / Pineville / Fort Mill, SC)
131 Main - Blakeney
D'Vine Wine Café
Gallery Restaurant
Global
Maestro's Bar & Bistro
Mickey & Mooch - Arboretum
Passion8 Bistro
Rudy's Italian Restaurant & Bar
Tria Terra
Trio*
Village Bistro*
South End
The Liberty Gastropub
Pewter Rose
Sullivan's Steakhouse
SouthPark / Park Road / Foxcroft
Andrew Blair's
Arooji's Ristorante - SouthPark
BrickTops Grill
BRIO Tuscan Grille
Café Monte
Del Frisco's Double Eagle Steak House
Firebirds Wood Fired Grill - SouthPark
Georges Brasserie*
M5 Modern Mediterranean
McCormick & Schmick's - SouthPark
Noble's Restaurant
The Palm
Red Rocks Café - Strawberry Hill
Ruth's Chris Steak House - SouthPark
Terrace Café*
Toscana
Upstream
Village Tavern
Southwest Charlotte / Yorkmont / Ayrsley
Omaha Steakhouse
Saffron Indian Cuisine*
University/Concord
Chingari Fine Indian Cuisine*
Lava Bistro
The Melting Pot - University
Rocky River Grille & Lounge
The Speedway Club*
Uptown
Aquavina
Aria Tuscan Grill*
BlackFinn American Saloon
BLT Steak
Blue
Caffe Siena
The Capital Grille
Chima Brazilian Steakhouse
Enso Asian Bistro
Fleming's Prime Steakhouse
LaVecchia's Seafood Grille
Luce
McCormick & Schmick's - Uptown
Mez
Mimosa Grill
Morton's The Steakhouse
Ruth's Chris Steak House - Uptown
Sonoma
Zink American Kitchen
West Mecklenburg / Gaston County
Old Stone Steakhouse
* First-time Charlotte Restaurant Week participant.