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Dozens of eateries kick off Greater Cincinnati Restaurant Week

Restaurant owners are hoping for a big boost in sales, while also dealing with the reality of food and staffing shortages.

Dozens of eateries kick off Greater Cincinnati Restaurant Week

Restaurant owners are hoping for a big boost in sales, while also dealing with the reality of food and staffing shortages.

THIS WEEK COULD MEAN FOR THEM HERE, MIANA. YES, GOOD MORNING, COLIN. WELL, IT’S THAT TIME A YEAR AGAIN. IT IS GREATER CINCINNATI RESTAURANT WEEK AND REALLY WHAT BETTER TIME TO GET SOME GREAT FOOD AT EVEN BETTER. PRICES LIKE YOU GUYS SAID WE ARE ACROSS THE RIVER. WE’RE HERE AT LIBBY SOUTHERN COMFORT. I’M HERE WITH THE OWNER BRAD WAYNE SCOTTOW N TELL US ABOUT THIS WEEK’S MENU. WE KNOW IT’S A LITTLE BIT SPECIAL TELL US ABOUT SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS. YEAH, IT’S A36 $ FOR THREE COURSES AND WE HAVE SOME OF OUR FAVORITES ON ONEN MU AS WELL AS SOME NEW ITEMS THAT WERE ROLLING OUT FOR THE FALL MU,EN BUT OBVIOUSLY WE HAVE SOME OF THE FAVORITES HERE. WE HAVE TO GET A HUSH PUPPIES WHICH WERE HIT BEFORE WE ENVE OPENED THE RESTAURANT EVERYBODY IN THE TRI-STATE LOVES SOME GUETTA AND THEWEN HAVE OUR FRIED CHICKEN THAT HAS WON SOME AWARDS AS BEST FRIED CHICKEN AND TRI-STATE AREA AND THEN WE’RE ALSO DOING OYSTERS ON THE HALF SHELL WELW AAYS GET SOME FRESH OYSTERS IN A LITTLE BIT HIGHER CALIRBE OYSTERS, AND THAT’LL BE ON THERE AS WELL. SO WE’RE LOOKING FORWARD TO IT. PERFECT. AND THEN WHAT ABOUT WE’VE GOT TO ASK ABOUT COVID. ROUTIN AEND DIFFERENT IMPTSAC HAS HAD ON SMALL BUSINESSES LIKE YOURS. I MEAN, WHAT IS A WEEK LIKE THIS DO FOR YOUR BUSINESS? OH, IT’S A IT'’ ALWAY AS BIG BOOST. I THINK TYPICALLY WE’LL, YOU OW HAVE OUR HIGHEST SALES THIS WEEK WITH A LOT OF PEOPLE COMING THROUGH AND AOT L OF NEW FACES AS WELL. SO WE ALWAYS LOOK FORWARD TO IT THE STAFFKS LOO FORWARD TO IT AND IT’S ALWAYS A GOOD TIME. AND THEN LASTLY I HAVE TO ASK BECAUSE WE HAVE YOU KNOW AN AMAZING PARTNERSHIP OVER 40 RESTAURANTS, BUT YOU’RELL A WORKING TOWARDS A GOOD CAUSE TELL ME ABOUT THAT PARTNERSHIP WITH CHILDREN. YEAH CHILDREN’S IS NEAR AND DEAR TO OUR HEART. MY WIFE. MICHELLEAS H DEDICATED HER CAREER TO CHILDREN’S AND WE’VE PERSONALLY RAISED THE WORLD AROUND $30,000 FOR CHILDRENND A GIVING BACK TO CHILDREN’S IS ALWAYS SOMETHING THAT WE APPRECIATE DOING. THERE’S NOBODY MORE IMPORTANT THAN CLDHIREN. SO IT'’ ALWAYS THE PARTNERSHIP WITH THEM AS ALWAYS APPRECIATED WELASL. WELL, THANK YO SOU, MUCH AND MORE ABOUT THAT PARTNERSHIP FOLKS FOR EVERY MEAL. SO THIS WEEK THERE’S OVER 40 RESTAURANTS A DOLLAR FOR EACH MEAL WILLO G TO WARD’S CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL AND THEN CITY BEAT IS EVEN GOING TO MATCH THAT UP UNTIL 1,000 MEALS. AND SO THAT’S AWESOMEOW N RESTAURANT WEEK GOES UNTIL TODAY UNTIL SUNDAY, RIGHT? AND SO IF YOU WANT TO FIND THOSE RESTAURANTS YOU CAN HEAD TO OUR WEBSITE AT WLWT.COM. I
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Dozens of eateries kick off Greater Cincinnati Restaurant Week

Restaurant owners are hoping for a big boost in sales, while also dealing with the reality of food and staffing shortages.

The pandemic is colliding with the Greater Cincinnati Restaurant Week once again.Restaurant owners are hoping for a big boost in sales, while also dealing with the reality of food and staffing shortages.With over 40 participating restaurants, this week gives people the chance to get out of the house and experience 3-course meals at amazing prices. Here are the 40+ restaurants offering three-course prix fixe menusThis year, $1 from every meal will be going directly to Cincinnati Children’s Hospital and Cincinnati Citybeat will match the first 1,000 meals.Libby’s Southern Comfort in Covington is one of the restaurants participating. This week’s special menu includes Guetta hushpuppies, fried chicken, oysters and more. On top of the pandemic, owner Brad Wainscott says business typically slows down during the fall as kids head back to school, but restaurant week will bring an up to 30% increase in sales “You have to come up with a niche, roll with the pushes, come up with new ideas. It takes a team of people and community to get through these times,” said Wainscott. Restaurant week goes until Sunday, Sept. 26. Click here for a full list of all the restaurants.

The pandemic is colliding with the Greater Cincinnati Restaurant Week once again.

Restaurant owners are hoping for a big boost in sales, while also dealing with the reality of food and staffing shortages.

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With over 40 participating restaurants, this week gives people the chance to get out of the house and experience 3-course meals at amazing prices.

Here are the 40+ restaurants offering three-course prix fixe menus

This year, $1 from every meal will be going directly to Cincinnati Children’s Hospital and Cincinnati Citybeat will match the first 1,000 meals.

Libby’s Southern Comfort in Covington is one of the restaurants participating. This week’s special menu includes Guetta hushpuppies, fried chicken, oysters and more. On top of the pandemic, owner Brad Wainscott says business typically slows down during the fall as kids head back to school, but restaurant week will bring an up to 30% increase in sales

“You have to come up with a niche, roll with the pushes, come up with new ideas. It takes a team of people and community to get through these times,” said Wainscott.

Restaurant week goes until Sunday, Sept. 26. Click here for a full list of all the restaurants.