It's a date: Baltimore Summer Restaurant Week is Aug. 5-14

Baltimore's annual Summer Restaurant Week kicks off its sixth run on Friday, Aug. 5 and will run through Aug.14. During the 10-day event, participating restaurants will offer 3-course fixed-price dinner menus for $35.11 per person, not including liquor, tax or gratuity. Select restaurants will also offer a three-course lunch menu for $20.11.

A few restaurants are already offering special deals and discounts for their customers. Examples include $10 gift cards from City Café to be used during future visits and complimentary house wine or house cocktail on the customer's next visit at the Mt. Washington Tavern. 

A Summer Restaurant week kick-off event on Wednesday, Aug.3, from noon to 2 p.m. at the Harborplace Amphitheater, will have celebrity judges and the general public critiquing appetizers submitted by participating restaurants.

For a complete list of participating restaurants, menus and a map of restaurant locations, go to www.baltimorerestaurantweek.com.  Diners are urged to make reservations early because spaces fill up quickly.

Summer Restaurant Week is co-produced by Visit Baltimore, the official sales and marketing organization for Baltimore, and Downtown Partnership, a nonprofit corporation working with the public and private sectors to make Downtown Baltimore a great place for businesses, employees, residents, and visitors.