$20 lunch, $40 dinner: Our picks for the best deals during Tacoma Restaurant Week
A dozen restaurants will offer three-course meal deals in honor of Tacoma Restaurant Week’s Fall 2022 edition, Oct. 16-20 and Oct. 23-27.
Organized by Northwest Military and Weekly Volcano since 2008, the program enlists local restaurants to serve lunch and dinner at a discount, an effort it hopes draws attention to each business and the area’s culinary offerings.
The Spring 2022 week covered 10 days over a two-week period, Sunday through Thursday. The adjusted format allows more flexibility in menu planning. Previously, restaurants had to offer a $30 deal, but several menus included $50-$60 prix fixe.
The 12 participants this time range from high-end Italian to Pacific Northwest cuisine, casual steakhouse to eclectic bistro fare.
Deals, priced per person, start at $15 for lunch and rise to $50 for dinner. Note that some restaurants are closed Sundays and Mondays, which means their deals are only available Tuesday-Thursday.
Here are TNT Diner’s picks (in alphabetical order) for best-value options during Tacoma Restaurant Week, based on the cost of a typical meal at these restaurants.
THE ADRIATIC AT OAKBROOK
8102 Zircon Dr. SW, Lakewood, 253-584-8888, oakbrookgolfclub.com/adriatic-at-oakbrook
$25 appetizer, main and dessert (lunch only)
▪ Antipasto, hummus and pita, salad or soup
▪ Halibut with garlic linguine, roasted chicken penne, Caesar with grilled jumbo shrimp
▪ Chocolate-amaretto mousse or spumoni ice cream
$50 appetizer, main and dessert (dinner)
▪ Same appetizer and dessert options
▪ Halibut, Caesar with shrimp, sirloin with fingerling potatoes
COPPER & SALT NORTHWEST KITCHEN
5125 Grand Loop, Silver Cloud Hotel, Ruston, 253-319-8290, copperandsaltnw.com
$25 appetizer and main (lunch only, Monday-Thursday)
▪ Rucola (arugula) salad of pears, shaved fennel and candied walnuts or fritti misto with kombucha squash
▪ Cacio e pepe (housemade bucatini) or grilled tuna with chickpea purée
$50 appetizer, main and dessert (dinner only, Monday-Thursday)
▪ Same appetizer choices
▪ Grilled tuna or skirt steak prepared in Italian style
▪ Citrus panna cotto or candied ginger and roasted apple butter cake with ice cream
CRUDO & COTTO
2717 N. Proctor St., Tacoma, 253-292-1120, crudoandcotto.com
$40 appetizer, main and dessert (closed Sunday-Monday)
▪ Veal carpaccio or wild mushroom crostini
▪ Wild boar gnocchi, house-breaded chicken in tomato sauce with burrata and polenta cakes, seared swordfish in classic Sicilian preparation; venison ossobuco in $50 prix-fixe
▪ Cannoli or orange-ricotta crepe
MARZANO ITALIAN RESTAURANT
516 Garfield St., Parkland, 253-537-4191, dinemarzano.com
$40 appetizer, main and dessert
▪ Roasted cauliflower with carrot nduja or mushroom and ricotta bruschetta (add a salad for $6)
▪ Bone-in pork chop with seasonal veggies
▪ Autumn lasagna with greens and wild mushrooms
▪ Tiramisu or daily special
MILLHOUSE & THE BLIND PIG
2515 N. Proctor St., Tacoma, 253-301-2994, millhouseproctor.com
$10 appetizer, pizza and soda
▪ House salad and soft drink
▪ Panuozzo, calzone or 8-inch pizza
$45 appetizer, main and dessert plus wine (for 2)
▪ Share-size salad and small charcuterie board
▪ Your choice of 12-inch pizza
▪ Share-size dessert and two glasses of house wine
TABLE 47
5628 Point Fosdick Dr., Gig Harbor, 253-857-4777, t47.com
$40 appetizer, main and dessert
▪ Roasted root veggie salad or smoked salmon toast
▪ Steelhead trout with root vegetable hash, pork belly with seasonal squash, three-mushroom bolognese
▪ Mexican spiced hot chocolate tart or bourbon apple turnover with ice cream
WILDFIN
5115 Grand Loop, Ruston, 253-267-1772, wildfinamericangrill.com
$20 main and appetizer/dessert (lunch only)
▪ Fall Harvest salad, garlic prawns, seafood chowder or calamari
▪ Dover sole with risotto, shrimp and grits, fried chicken sandwich with fries or chopped salad
▪ Cinnamon-sugar doughnuts with maple-bourbon sauce or chocolate cake
$50 appetizer, main and dessert (dinner only)
▪ Same appetizer and dessert options
▪ Garlic prawns, 28-day ribeye, lemon-garlic salmon with potatoes and veggies, ahi tuna salad
Other participating restaurants include Stanford’s Steakhouse, The Social on Thea Foss, The Melting Pot downtown and Farrelli’s on Sixth Avenue.
TACOMA RESTAURANT WEEK 2022
▪ Oct. 16-20 and Oct. 23-27
▪ Details: lunch and dinner deals at 12 local restaurants; visit tacomarestaurantweek.com for full menus and details, reservations recommended
This story was originally published October 14, 2022 at 1:04 PM.