Restaurant Weak

On the left, the advertisement for Center City Restaurant Week. At right, the ad for South Jersey Restaurant Week (apparently featuring hot chefs). The Restaurant Week on the left was started in 2003. The one on the right, in 2005.

And now the people behind the one on the lefthave sued the people behind the one on the right.

The Center City District’s lawsuit, filed Nov. 1, asserts the ads of South Jersey Restaurant Week — held at a different time than Center City Restaurant Week — are “confusingly similar” to the CCD’s Restaurant Week ads. And “column list of restaurants with red background” is trademarked by CCD, watch out. But as a commenter on the Food and Drinq (har) blog comments, “Philly’s is 3 courses for $30, SJ’s is 4 courses for 30 - that’s a major difference.” That might be enough to turn the case.

Chef To Get Revenge On Customers

Oh, let’s just check out a place involved in Center City Restaurant Week, which begins Sept. 23.

I’ll have the capellini, please.

Restaurant Week [Center City District]

Happy Presidents’ Day Restaurant Week!

Yeah, I know that today is actually called Washington’s Birthday, but everybody calls it Presidents’ Day, so that’s we’re all gonna call it today, okay?

But there’s a better event going on today and all week. Now, you might be thinking why I’m waiting until this morning Restaurant Week starts to write about it, but come on: It’s a Restaurant Week tradition to wait until the last minute to make reservations! (At least for me.)

Here’s the way it works: At participating Center City restaurants until Feb. 24, three-course dinners are only $30. Of course, tax, alcohol and tip are extra, and if you don’t tip really well when you and your sweetheart are only paying $60 total at Brasserie Perrier, then don’t go to Restaurant Week.

Speaking of Georges Perrier’s fine Walnut Street restaurant, there aren’t any open tables, according to the official listing. There’s a big list on the website, and you can try to make last-minute reservations through the web (on some restaurants) or make frantic phone calls.

And if you don’t end up eating anywhere this week, there’s always Saturday, Feb. 25, where every restaurant in the city will probably have some space open. Make your reservations early this time.

Standard disclaimer: PW is a restaurant week sponsor; though I did just find that out now while on the official website.

Restaurant Week [Center City District]
Participating Restaurants in Restaurant Week [Center City District]
Bad President [Blinq]