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Dallas-Fort Worth Restaurant Week reveals participating eateries

Steakhouses are always willing participants.

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One annual tradition unfazed by the coronavirus is DFW Restaurant Week, the annual dine-out hosted by local restaurants and benefiting the North Texas Food Bank (NTFB) and Lena Pope.

This is the event's 23rd anniversary, and offers both dine-in and take-out options, plus an adjusted donation structure designed to help diners make a big impact in our community in the midst of COVID-19 recovery.

It kicks off August 31-September 6, though most restaurants extend participation for additional weeks through September 27.

Some restaurants also offer a head start on dining with Preview Weekend August 28-30. Reservations open on August 4.

Participating restaurants for 2020 are, as usual, steakhouse-heavy although there are more alternatives than usual, including the portfolio of restaurants at the Statler Dallas hotel. There are a large number of Fort Worth participants, as well.

This year has dine-in and new take-out options for three-course prix fixe dinners for either $39 or $49, and two-course lunches for $19.

Diners can get a free additional course with a FedEx Office | DFW Restaurant Week Fourth Course Certificate. For each meal purchased during the campaign, 10 percent will be donated to NTFB (greater Dallas area) or Lena Pope (Tarrant County). Restaurants will adhere to the current safety guidelines.

NTFB and Lena Pope are taking a smaller donation — 10 percent vs. previous 20 percent — in order to better help participating restaurants.

Here are the restaurants:

3Eleven Kitchen & Cocktails
400 Gradi Dallas
Adelmo's Ristorante
Al Biernat's
Arthur's Steakhouse
Billy Can Can Saloon
Bistecca - An Italian Steakhouse
Bistro 31
Blaze Brazilian Steakhouse
Bulla Gastrobar
Chamberlain's Steak and Chop House
Corrientes 348 Argentinian Steakhouse
Culpepper Steak House
Dee Lincoln Prime
Del Frisco's Double Eagle Steakhouse
Dragonfly at Hotel ZaZa Dallas
EBESU Robata & Sushi
Eddie V's Prime Seafood
El Bolero - Design District
Ferrari's Italian Villa & Chop House
Fire Oak Grill
Fogo de Chão Brazilian Steakhouse
Gemelle
Grace
III Forks Prime Steakhouse
Jalisco Norte
KĀI Restaurant and Lounge at Legacy West
Kenny's Wood Fired Grill
Kirby's Prime Steakhouse
Kona Grill - Dallas
La Bistro Italian Grill
Lavendou Bistro Provençal
Lawry's The Prime Rib
Lonesome Dove Western Bistro
Mac's on Main
Mansion Restaurant at Rosewood Mansion on Turtle Creek
Merchant House
Mercury Chophouse - Arlington
Mexican Bar Company
Moxie's Grill and Bar - Plano
Musume
Next Bistro
Nick & Sam's Steakhouse
Niwa Japanese BBQ
Nonna
Nosh Bistro
Oak Steak & Seafood
Ocean Prime - Dallas
Overeasy
Pakpao Thai Food – Design District
Perry's Steakhouse & Grille
Primo's MX Kitchen & Lounge
Randy's Steakhouse
Restaurant506 At The Sanford House
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Scout
Seasons52
Sfereco
Silver Fox Steakhouse
Sloane's Corner
St. Martin's Wine Bistro
Stock & Barrel
Table 13
Tei-An
Texas de Brazil
The Capital Grille
The Melting Pot
The Oceanaire Seafood Room
The Original MoMo Italian Kitchen
The Ranch at Las Colinas
Toulouse Legacy West
Twigs American Kitchen
Yellow Rose Steak & Chop House

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Saucy Summer

Loro Asian Smokehouse bottles fan-favorite sauces for summer in Dallas

Photo courtesy of Hai Hospitality

This lively salsa can now dress up dishes at home.

You can't bottle famed Texas pitmaster Aaron Franklin's meat-smoking skills, but you can bottle the sauce at Loro, his popular Asian Smokehouse founded with Uchi chef Tyson Cole. Three of the restaurant's signature sauces will be available for a limited time this summer, starting June 21 and ending July 5.

A press release promises "bold, smoke-kissed flavors" on offer during the restaurant's "Saucy Summer" event. Guests can pick them up from all Loro locations across Texas. In Dallas, that means 1812 North Haskell Ave. in East Dallas and 14999 Montfort Dr. in Addison. There are also locations in Austin and Houston.

Fans of Loro probably already know these flavors from dipping wonton chips and slathering fried chicken sandwiches.

Loro Hot Sauce Loro's smoked hot sauce and chicken are a perfect match.Photo courtesy of Hai Hospitality

The three sauces for sale are:

Tamarind BBQ: A sweet sauce that's "a little wild" thanks to spicy and fruity flavors. Ingredients include tamarind, honey, soy, pineapple, Thai sriracha, mesquite, and nam tok seasoning — usually a mix of lime, chili flakes, and other standard seasonings like salt and sugar. This one is recommended for brisket, grilled chicken, or brushing ribs in the last five minutes of cooking.
Loro Hot Sauce: Described as "buttery" and "chili-forward." It's also made with Thai sriracha and augmented with dried Thai chili flakes, vinegar, butter, and tallow. The recipe was made with eggs, tacos, fried rice, wings, sandwiches, and spicy spreads in mind.
Green Chili Salsa and Marinade: Be careful with this spicy sauce, which has a "sneaky heat." The overall tone is bright and herbal thanks to green tomato, cilantro, garlic, lime, and ginger, with soybean paste and Thai chili adding oomph. This sauce is great for marinating chicken or shrimp, but it can also be poured right on top of tacos and rice bowls or used to finish veggies and grilled fish.

Each sauce sells for $8, but shoppers can bundle three of them for $20.

Purchases can be made for dine-in or takeout via Toast. Deliveries are available via Door Dash and Uber Eats while the promotion is running. To stay on top of stock, only a certain number of sauces will be sold each day.

Loro Tamarind BBQ Sauce Sauce-lovers can bundle all three sauces for variety.Photo courtesy of Hai Hospitality

Whether or not guests purchase a sauce, they can use the code SAUCYSUMMER to take $10 off to-go orders placed July 3 and 4.

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