Downtown Sacramento restaurants would like to wine and dine you! Tonight January 8th 2010 officially kicks off the 5th annual Dine Downtown Restaurant Week. Local restaurants of all calibers are offering three-course, prix fixe dinners at $30 per person. 

Allow me to punctuate this awesome little opportunity with a little testimonial of my own. This last Wednesday my girlfriend and I took advantage of Zocalo’s 2 dinners for $20 offer. The offer included a three course meal for two from a prix fixe menu. http://ow.ly/TLed The menu also features a number of wonderful drink specials as well. Our dinner and drinks were exactly $30 before tax and gratuity. Our dinner started with the Sopes (Grilled masa, chicharrones sautéed in a tomato-chile sauce, black bean purée, sour cream, queso fresco, cabbage and radish.)  from the Appetizer selection. That was followed by absolutely fabulous Enchiladas En Mole and the Taco De Pollo Dinner as our entrée’s. For dessert we chose the vanilla cream filled churro which comes topped with vanilla ice cream and drizzled with chocolate syrup. It was beyond heavenly to say the least.

The promotion Zocalo’s is running is a great representation of what you can expect from our downtown restaurants. My advice to you is to not be afraid to get into your car and come see what downtown Sacramento has to offer. Check http://downtownsac.org/dinedowntown for further information. If I may offer a further tip call ahead to see if the restaurant you’ve chosen offers the following; call ahead reservations, valet, or can give you information on when the best time to come is and where to find the best parking. Restaurant week continues through to January 17th.

 Bon Appetite ~ Grubzilla

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