{"id":290778,"date":"2026-07-08T21:51:18","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T21:51:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/290778\/"},"modified":"2026-07-08T21:51:18","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T21:51:18","slug":"summer-dining-charlotte-restaurant-week-prix-fixe-meals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/290778\/","title":{"rendered":"Summer dining: Charlotte restaurant week prix fixe meals"},"content":{"rendered":"

The latest round of Queens Feast: Charlotte Restaurant Week<\/a> deals bring new ways to dine on a budget and try out new-to-you restaurants across the area from July 24-Aug. 2.<\/p>\n

The promotion runs twice each year in Charlotte and surrounding areas in January and July, bringing an opportunity to eat specially curated three-course, prix fixe meals starting at $30 at more than 120 restaurants.<\/p>\n

Reservations are highly encouraged, as spots fill up quickly. Website details include menus you can browse<\/a> by locations in nine counties or by cuisine.<\/p>\n

\u201cQueen\u2019s Feast gives diners the perfect reason to trade the same old routine for a fresh table and a great meal,\u201d Bruce Hensley, a partner in Hensley Fontana Public Relations, which owns and operates the promotion, said in a press release.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhether you want to get fancy or have some laid-back fun, we have restaurants of all vibes ready to roll out the red carpet and become your new favorite.\u201d<\/p>\n

Charlotte Restaurant Week 2026<\/p>\n

Most of the Queens Feast meals are available at dinner, but there are a few lunch and brunch choices.<\/p>\n

One that spans lunch and dinner is a $35 meal at The Smoke Pit\u2019s Arboretum location<\/a> with a beverage; appetizer of a stuffed jalapeno Texas Twinkie jalape\u00f1o, cornbread or hushpuppies; and a two-meat combo served with two sides. For dessert, there\u2019s a choice of banana pudding or warm cobbler.<\/p>\n

\"Hickory Hickory smoked pulled pork with cornbread and sweet potato casserole at The Smoke Pit in Concord.. Alex Cason CharlotteFive <\/p>\n

Among the dinner deals you\u2019ll find is a $50 prix fixe in NoDa at The Goodyear House<\/a>, where you can start off with its well-known Cashew Mac, arancini or The \u201cGood\u201d Salad, then choose from its East Tennessee BBQ Half-Chicken, mussels Piperade or Carolina Gold risotto. Dessert selections are the Baker\u2019s Select Brownie Sundae or Homestyle Southern Banana Pudding.<\/p>\n

\"The The Goodyear House serves a vegan smoked cashew mac with chile breadcrumbs. Peter Taylor\/Courtesy of Goodyear House CharlotteFive <\/p>\n

If you\u2019re looking for somewhere new, Yugenn\u2019s<\/a> modern Japanese menu offers a $55 deal that includes a starter; sushi; a hot dish choice of lobster or kimchi fried rice, nori clam pasta or Nasu donburi; plus a dessert choice of blood orange sorbet or lychee panna cotta.<\/p>\n

\"A The lobster fried rice at Yugenn is one of the restaurant\u2019s most popular menu items, according to Google reviews. Evan Moore CharlotteFive <\/p>\n

Queen\u2019s Feast Charlotte Restaurant Week also brings opportunities for fine dining at a discount throughout the city and nearby.<\/p>\n

In uptown, the 25 participating locations include Bernardin\u2019s at Ratcliffe<\/a>, La Belle Helene<\/a>, Stoke<\/a>, Mico<\/a> and newcomer Italo<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Outside the city, Napa Kingsley<\/a> in Fort Mill\u2019s offering is $45, and Vintage House<\/a> in Hickory has a $55 meal with choices that include Piquillo peppers stuffed with trout mousse, butter-roasted monkfish and Basque cheesecake.<\/p>\n

Diners at Drift in Lake Wylie can eat braised lamb, seared salmon or wild mushroom risotto for $50. In Lake Norman, Hunter House<\/a> in Huntersville is planning a $55 meal and Peninsula Prime<\/a> in Cornelius is serving up filet, short rib and pasta primavera among its selections for $55.<\/p>\n

\"Peninsula Peninsula Prime Seafood & Steakhouse opened in the Lake Norman area in 2022. Sam Berger\/CLT Served
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Heidi Finley is a writer and editor for CharlotteFive and the Charlotte Observer. Outside of work, you will most likely find her in the suburbs driving kids around, volunteering and indulging in foodie pursuits.
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