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Walker
The KLD / Downtown
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From here: http://www.dineoriginalscolumbus.com/database/rw.php

Dine Originals Columbus's Restaurant Week takes place September 7 - 13, 2009. More than 40 Dine Original member restaurants, from casual to fine dining, will participate. Each restaurant will prepare a special fixed-priced menu- some restaurants at $20.09 and some at $30.09 (excluding gratuity and tax). The menus will be unique and exciting. Reservations are strongly encouraged where applicable.

Some of the menus have already been posted up for restaurants including Basi Italia, Cafe Corner, Columbus Brewing Company, Cotters Restaurant at the Arena, DeepWood, Elevator Brewery & Draught Haus, The Inn & Spa at Cedar Falls, Katzinger's Delicatessen, Pistacia Vera, The Refectory, Shaw's Restaurant and Inn, Tratorria Roma, The Worthington Inn and Z Cucina Ristorante & Bar. All 40 resturants will be participating, so more menus will be added soon.

Posted 2 years ago #
neomits

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If anyone's interested I mapped out all the participating restaurant's on google maps so you can see what's close to you (and quickly read google reviews) I didn't see this on the site which would be a nice feature.

http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&msa=0&msid=112886564893378663613.00047159f51ab1ca03e28&ll=39.968701,-82.900085&spn=0.69358,0.955811&z=10

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Walker
The KLD / Downtown
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Nice! The DOC website is actually in the process of getting a complete overhaul that will include some maps. But that's awesome to have up for now anyway! :D

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somertimeoh
Harrison West
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Is it uncouth to use DO gift certificates during RW? Not sure where the discount is assessed, at the restaurant level or DO level.

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Walker
The KLD / Downtown
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I think that the gift certificates aren't valid with other discounts/promotions. But I could be wrong. ;)

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somertimeoh
Harrison West
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Oh, duh, that would be a special event. It's less about being cheap and more about having to put aside the "healthy life changes" a lot more than I'd planned before October :(

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Walker
The KLD / Downtown
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One more week to go! Time to start making reservations! ;)

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jennyw
Clintonville
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somertimeoh wrote >>
Is it uncouth to use DO gift certificates during RW? Not sure where the discount is assessed, at the restaurant level or DO level.

Yep, it's considered combining promotions--my husband and I found that out during last year's Restaurant Week, when we tried to use our discount gift certificate at one of the participating restaurants. They were nice enough to honor it anyway, but let us know that generally speaking, it wouldn't be done.

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KSquared
Literally Hell
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Ack! I have the budget for one dinner and I am torn between the menus at Rigsby's and G. Michael's.

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jennyw
Clintonville
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Just like last time, I'm pretty stoked about this. The one downer is that a goodly portion of the restaurants don't appear to be offering veggie options for all of their courses. I imagine that some of them might offer substitutions, but it's hard to know that without it being posted on the menus.

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Walker
The KLD / Downtown
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I'm willing to bet just about any of them would make vegetarian substitutions on the fly, but you could always call ahead to make sure if you're worried about it. ;)

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jennyw
Clintonville
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I get that, but it would be nice for them to have it on the menu in the first place. I'm more likely to go to a restaurant that does.

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Cookie
Flyntonville
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jennyw wrote >>
I get that, but it would be nice for them to have it on the menu in the first place. I'm more likely to go to a restaurant that does.

Seconded. Also, I'd like to know what the vegetarian substitution is. I don't really like the idea of getting whatever the people in the kitchen feel like throwing together for pain in the ass with the special request.

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jennyw
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Cookie wrote >>

jennyw wrote >>
I get that, but it would be nice for them to have it on the menu in the first place. I'm more likely to go to a restaurant that does.

Seconded. Also, I'd like to know what the vegetarian substitution is. I don't really like the idea of getting whatever the people in the kitchen feel like throwing together for pain in the ass with the special request.

Exactly. Sometimes I've had awesome off-menu veggie dishes, other times it feels like I'm eating a haphazard collection of whatever veggie scraps a restaurant has on hand.

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Walker
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jennyw wrote >>
I get that, but it would be nice for them to have it on the menu in the first place. I'm more likely to go to a restaurant that does.

I'll make sure to bring it up at the board meeting tomorrow. Might be too late to alter for next week's event, but I'll do my best to make sure everyone is aware of this for next time. :D

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hungrywoolf
Victorian Village
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jennyw wrote >>
I get that, but it would be nice for them to have it on the menu in the first place. I'm more likely to go to a restaurant that does.

It looks like Black Creek has some good vegetarian options -- if you exclude the bacon apple tart!
http://www.dineoriginalscolumbus.com/database/rw/blackcreek.html

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jennyw
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hungrywoolf wrote >>

jennyw wrote >>
I get that, but it would be nice for them to have it on the menu in the first place. I'm more likely to go to a restaurant that does.

It looks like Black Creek has some good vegetarian options -- if you exclude the bacon apple tart!
http://www.dineoriginalscolumbus.com/database/rw/blackcreek.html

I saw that. While I was thrilled that they put the veggie options on there, I don't care for squash, which two of the three veggie courses are planned around. But I'm sure there are other vegetarians that will be happy with its inclusion. :)

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Walker
The KLD / Downtown
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We're giving away gift certificates all over the place over the next few days. Keep your eyes peeled!

One for Tutto Vino on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=64239664807&topic=11586

One for L'Antibes on CU: http://www.columbusunderground.com/restaurant-week-gift-certificate-giveaway-1

:D

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dirtgirl
University District
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Not sure why they say RW starts Sept 7 -- most of the restaurants on the list are closed 9/7 for Labor Day :(

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KSquared
Literally Hell
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Just made reservations for Alana's!

For all you vegetarians, the menu is veg friendly, although I think someone got a little crazy with the veg symbol :)

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