Managers and restaurant owners are looking forward to the 25th anniversary of DFW Restaurant Week, which starts on August 8th. It's the second-largest restaurant week in the country, second only to New York City's.
"We get excited about for it because it brings in a lot of guests," said the general manager of Rise, Brian Boulanger. Boulanger said they've been part of DFW Restaurant Week for the past four years and it has expanded their customer base,"It helps get repeat customers in because once people see that it's not as scary as they think, we see them many more times."
Which he says is needed after turbulent times in the industry."Not only the cost of goods but staffing was an issue for a lot of people for a long time."According to the Texas Restaurant Association, the state lost an estimated 9,000 restaurant locations during the pandemic. Now with inflation, the association said restaurant margins are slimmer as a result of customers having less income to dish out at restaurants. They also claim while food costs are up over 10%, menu prices have risen more than 7%."We continue to fight those battles. We're proud right now we haven't raised costs or anything like that – we've taken that cost ourselves," said Boulanger.
During DFW Restaurant Week, 20% of all tabs will go to two charities. On the Dallas side, each order helps out the North Texas Food Bank. On the Tarrant side, Lena Pope. "Not only has it helped provide really needed mental health services, but it also provides early education, high quality education opportunity for kids and families," said Keegan Hand, Director of Development for Lena Pope.DFW Restaurant Week provided these details on menu prices and how you can set up a reservation.
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