CHARLOTTE (January 5, 2017) – The Charlotte metro area’s favorite culinary celebration returns Friday, January 20, through Sunday, January 29, 2017, as the semi-annual Queen’s Feast: Charlotte Restaurant Week^®  features 133 restaurants in a 9-county area offering prix fixe menus of three courses or more at dinner for $30 or $35 per person (not including tax and gratuity). Diners can visit CharlotteRestaurantWeek.com to peruse participating restaurants’ prix fixe menus and make reservations.

The January promotion includes restaurants in Mecklenburg, Gaston, Lincoln, Catawba, Iredell, Cabarrus, Union, York, and now Rowan counties.

A dozen first-time restaurant participants have joined this winter’s Queen’s Feast, including (but not limited to) Essex Bar & Bistro in Uptown Charlotte; O-Ku Sushi in SouthEnd; Comida in Plaza Midwood; Babalu Tapas & Tacos in Dilworth; Reid’s Fine Foods in SouthPark; Standard Oyster Company in Hickory, and Morgan Ridge Vineyards & Brewhouse in Rowan County.

Sponsors and partners of January’s promotion include presenting sponsor Tito’s Handmade Vodka; Piedmont Natural Gas; Autobell Car Wash; Rose Chauffeured Transportation; Charlotte Magazine; the Greater Charlotte Hospitality & Tourism Alliance; Charlotte Center City Partners; AAA Carolinas; Axis Marketing Group; CLT Dining; Woodford Reserve; 1800 Tequila; Cointreau; Yelp; EZ Parking; iHeartMedia; 106.5 The End; Channel 96.1; 96.9 The Kat; 102.9 The Lake; 99.7 The Fox; and OpenTable.com.

Queen’s Feast is owned and operated by Hensley Fontana Public Relations.

Some Queen’s Feast restaurants will again extend an exclusive offer to AAA members via the AAA Discounts & Rewards program. Diners presenting a current AAA membership card while dining in those restaurants during Queen’s Feast will have the opportunity to purchase a $50 gift certificate for a return visit to the restaurant for only $25.

Reservations during Queen’s Feast are strongly recommended. The list of participating restaurants, along with menus, reservation links, and contact information, can be found at CharlotteRestaurantWeek.com.

Participating restaurants in the Winter 2017 Charlotte Restaurant Week are:

BELMONT / GASTONIA / GASTON / WEST CHARLOTTE

Old Stone Steakhouse
Riverview Raw Bar**
Webb Custom Kitchen

CONCORD / CABARRUS

Rocky River Grille
The Speedway Club
Union Street Bistro

COTSWOLD

Mezzanotte
Namastay Kitchen & Hangout**

DILWORTH

300 East
Babalu Tacos & Tapas**
Bonterra Dining & Wine Room
Fiamma
Fran’s Filling Station

EASTOVER

Lumiere French Kitchen
Napa On Providence
Primo Tuscan Grille

ELIZABETH

The Cajun Queen
Carpe Diem Restaurant & Caterers
Passion8

FORT MILL / ROCK HILL / YORK

Fish Market Bar and Grill
Five & Dine
The Flipside Café – Fort Mill
The Flipside Restaurant – Rock Hill
The Pump House

FREEDOM PARK / MYERS PARK

Burtons Grill & Bar**
CO
ROCKSALT

HICKORY / CATAWBA

BOCA**
Café Rule & Wine Bar
Standard Oyster Company**

INDIAN TRAIL / UNION

The Trail House

LAKE NORMAN / NORTH MECKLENBURG / IREDELL / LINCOLN

131 Main – Lake Norman
The 220 Café
Alton’s Kitchen & Cocktails
BLOCK Bistro
Campania Café
Chillfire Bar & Grill
Dressler’s – Birkdale
Eddie’s on Lake Norman
Epic Chophouse
Firebirds Wood Fired Grill – Northlake
Jeffrey’s Restaurant
Kabuto Japanese Steak House & Sushi – LKN
The Melting Pot – Lake Norman
Mickey & Mooch – Lake Norman
Red Rocks Café – Birkdale
Sabi Asian Bistro
Smoke BBQ – Birkdale
Trattoria Al Gusto
Twisted Oak American Bar & Grill

LOSO (LOWER SOUTH END) / MONTCLAIRE SOUTH

Carolina Prime Restaurant & Steakhouse

MATTHEWS

Amor de Brazil Steakhouse
Café 157
Santé

MIDTOWN

Dressler’s – Metro
Maharani Indian Cuisine
Mama Ricotta’s
The Melting Pot – Midtown
Pisces Sushi Bar & Lounge – Charlotte
Vivace

MOUNTAIN ISLAND LAKE / COULWOOD

Heirloom

NODA

Heist Brewery

PLAZA MIDWOOD

Bistro La Bon
Comida**
The Peculiar Rabbit

QUAIL HOLLOW / PARK CROSSING

Ilios Noche – Quail Corners

SALISBURY / GOLD HILL / ROWAN

Morgan Ridge Vineyards & Brewhouse**

SOUTH PERIMETER / BALLANTYNE / PINEVILLE

131 Main – Blakeney
Firebirds Wood Fired Grill – Stonecrest
Gallery Restaurant
Global
Harper’s – Carolina Place
Mickey & Mooch – Arboretum
New South Kitchen & Bar
Pearlz Oyster Bar
Sky Asian Bistro
Smoke BBQ – Stonecrest
Stone Mountain Grill
Trio
Vine American Kitchen
Waldhorn Restaurant

SOUTH END

The Liberty Gastropub
Luciano’s Ristorante Italiano
Nikko Japanese Restaurant & Sushi Bar
O-Ku Sushi**
Sullivan’s Steakhouse

SOUTHPARK / FOXCROFT

BAKU
Café Monte
Corkbuzz Restaurant & Wine Bar
Dean & DeLuca Wine Room
Del Frisco’s Double Eagle Steak House
Firebirds Wood Fired Grill – SouthPark
Flagstones at the Renaissance SouthPark
Georges Brasserie
Harper’s – SouthPark
Maggiano’s Little Italy
McCormick & Schmick’s – SouthPark
Paco’s Tacos & Tequila
Red Rocks Café – SouthPark
Reid’s Fine Foods – SouthPark**
Rexford Park Public House
Ruth’s Chris Steak House – SouthPark
Toscana Ristorante Italiano
Upstream
Village Tavern
WP Kitchen + Bar**

SOUTHWEST CHARLOTTE / RIVERGATE

Riverbleu Steak & Fish

UPTOWN CHARLOTTE

5Church
204 North Kitchen & Cocktails
Aria Tuscan Grill
Bernardin’s at Ratcliffe
BLT Steak
Blue Restaurant & Bar
Brazz Carvery and Brazilian Steakhouse
Bubble Charlotte
Caffe Siena
The Capital Grille
Chima Brazilian Steakhouse
City Smoke
Enso Asian Bistro & Sushi Bar
Essex Bar & Bistro**
Evoke
Fahrenheit
Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse
Libations Kitchen & Bar
Luce Ristorante e Bar
Malabar Spanish Cuisine
McCormick & Schmick’s – Uptown
Mimosa Grill
Morton’s The Steakhouse
Red Ginger Japanese Steakhouse & Sushi
Ruth’s Chris Steak House – Uptown
Sea Level

**First-time Queen’s Feast participant.