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Las Vegas Restaurant Week offers great deals on meals while battling food insecurity

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Las Vegas Restaurant Week is back. Three Square Food Bank’s annual celebration of local cuisine and fundraiser to help feed those in need kicked off June 6 and continues through June 17, with approximately 200 participating restaurants.

You know how this goes—diners get a get price for a multi-course meal at their favorite eateries all over town, restaurants get some extra business and exposure and Three Square gets a portion of each meal’s cost to support the one in six Southern Nevadans battling food insecurity. Restaurant Week has provided millions of meals for nearly 364,000 residents, according to Three Square President and CEO Brian Burton.

“Year after year, this event continues to show us what a great city can do when good food is combined with kindness and generosity,” he said in a statement. “The entire community comes together to ensure everyone has a meal at the table.”

Visit restaurantweeklv.org now to find the all-important list of participating restaurants and menus.

Restaurant Week has always been a miraculous force for the community, but its full-scale comeback during this still-uncertain pandemic period when the industry continues to fight for survival is especially impressive. The event was suspended in 2020 and then adjusted in 2021; Three Square traditionally collects $4–$6 of every meal sold from participating restaurants but required a donation of just $1 per cover last year.

Last year also saw a record number of new participants, another demonstration of the generosity and grit embedded in Las Vegas’ restaurant community.

Restaurant Week is a vital force in this unique dining city. For locals, it’s a great way to team up with favorite neighborhood eateries to benefit the community at-large, and a fun incentive to try new restaurants in other parts of town, including those in Strip resorts (see sidebar).

It also harnesses the power of Vegas visitors in the midst of summer vacations. Tourists discover the special discounted menus when dining out and take advantage of the opportunity to explore different cuisines while contributing to Three Square.

This year, special promotions will also be offered by more than 20 other food-service businesses including bars, breweries, coffee shops and more, adding to the proceeds donated to the food bank.

Restaurant Week has something for everybody, on and off the Strip, and this year’s event is another indicator of the city’s resurgence.

Spectacular Strip picks for Restaurant Week

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BOUCHON

We have a hard time staying away from this legendary Venetian spot during Restaurant Week, and this year’s $80 menu rolls out some iconic dishes: buttery escargots de Bourgogne, foie gras terrine, ribeye steak frites and profiteroles. Venetianlasvegas.com.

BEST FRIEND

Simply one of the most fun places to eat anywhere in Vegas, Roy Choi’s homage to LA at Park MGM is doing a $60 dinner with a variety of banchan dishes or his famous Kogi tacos as the starter, kimchi fried rice or garlic-soy chicken thighs for the main event, and sticky toffee date cake with caramel ice cream on the back end. Parkmgm.mgmresorts.com.

SUPERFRICO

Make a full night of it at the new Cosmopolitan hot spot by grabbing drinks at the Ski Lodge before dinner and catching Opium after. For $60, we suggest delicate calamari with yuzu kosho and tangerine honey, pasta in rich lamb ragu spiked with mint and za’atar, and roasted pineapple sorbetto for dessert for your three-course menu selections. Superfrico.com.

GENTING PALACE

Restaurant Week is a great time to hit a fancy joint you might not otherwise visit, and this stylish Chinese dining room at Resorts World is a prime candidate. Dim sum and braised abalone noodles with pork belly are among the offerings for its $80 dinner deal. Rwlasvegas.com.

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