Restaurant Week Midlands, Columbia SC

Restaurant Week Midlands gives locals the opportunity to enjoy meals with deals from Thursday, Jan. 9, through Sunday, Jan. 19

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While you wait for your table, order some crafted cocktails at the bar. | Photo provided via Smoked SC

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Restaurant Week South Carolina begins today and will run through Sunday, Jan. 19. The 11-day foodie event is the perfect chance to snag great deals at some local favorites — or soon-to-be favorites.

If you’ve never experienced Restaurant Week before, different restaurants offer special deals (think three courses for $35, $40 per couple, 50% deals... etc.) during this time to encourage people to try new restaurants + eat local.

Three local deals we have our appetites set on:

Bourbon | Three courses for $39 | Cajun/Creole cuisine

First course choices — Cornmeal-fried chicken livers, crawfish bisque, or burrata

Entrees options — Creole seafood pasta, beef bourguignon, or pork tenderloin

Dessert options — “King Cake” bread pudding an old-fashioned Bete Noire

MOA | Three courses for $55 | Korean cuisine

First course choices — Korean Chicken Wings, Mandoo, Calamari

Second-course options — (Includes includes rice + three cold sides)
Choose between a 45-day, 9 oz dry-aged ribeye or a 9oz prime ribeye. Add-ons for second person:

  • Prime basket $29
  • Pork belly $27
  • Beef bulgogi $29
  • Spicy pork $27

Third-course option — Enjoy a Hotteok (a chewy cinnamon pancake with brown sugar + a mixed nut filling, with ice cream)

Smoked | Three courses for $65 | American

First course choices — Seared Tuna, Pear And Prosciutto Salad, and Steak Tartare

Entrees options — Applewood Smoked Salmon, dry-aged pork chop, pan-seared scallops, or an 8 oz Filet Mignon

Dessert options — Apple cobbler or upside down banana cake

Hungry for more? See more than 12 cities and 45+ restaurants participating around town here.

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