It’s one thing when inexpensive places participate in $25 restaurant week specials. That usually translates into more food than you really need.
It’s another thing when restaurants where you expect to spend $100, such as steakhouses, throw a bone to the masses with a restaurant week special. That means a salad, salmon or chicken, and a scoop of ice cream for dessert while you watch the people at the next table dig into their porterhouses.
But Buckhead Restaurant Week, which starts this Saturday, March 6, offers plenty of enticements from the sweet spot — interesting menus at those places that are just a bit too expensive for weekday dining. Consider these $25 three-course menus:
- At Aria – Lobster and Sweet Potato Soup with sweet peppers, leeks, peanuts, basil and lime; Zinfandel Braised Short Rib of Niman Beef with celery whipped potatoes, parsnips and tender carrots; Valrhona Chocolate Cream Pie with chocolate sauce and soft whipped cream.
- At Bluepointe – Volcano Roll or …