January…for me, the most boring month of the year! However I do look forward to KC Restaurant Week!  Beginning January 15 through 24, 2016–restaurants all over the metro area are offering special menus for lunch ($15) and dinner ($33) with a portion of the proceeds going to various local charities and foundations.  Reservations fill up fast!!! You can reserve a table directly from the website.

Note that most of the restaurants participating are locally owned and operated. This is the perfect time to try out that new place you’ve heard about..or check out  eateries outside your dining radius.  Below is a list of the Brookside/Waldo restaurants that are offering special menus:

75th St Brewery, 520 W 75th St

Aixois, 251 E 55th St

Avenues Bistro, 338 W 63rd St

Charlie Hooper’s, 12 W 63rd St

District Pour House & Kitchen, 7122 Wornall

Lew’s Grill & Bar, 7539 Wornall

Louie’s Wine Dive, 7100 Wornall

Michael Forbes Bar and Grill, 128 W 63rd St

Summit Bar and Grill, 500 W 75th St

Waldo Pizza, 7433 Broadway

The Well Bar and Rooftop, 7421 Broadway

A portion of the money raised during the ten day event will go to Boys Grow, Children’s Center for the Visually Impaired and Cultivate Kansas City. Many restaurants have already posted their special menus at www.kcrestaurantweek.com; there is also an app you can download.  

Gather up some friends and try a new locally owned restaurant during KC Restaurant Week!