It’s back — bigger, better and, dare we say, tastier than ever! That’s dsm’s Restaurant Week, Aug. 16-25.

Bigger? Forty-four participating restaurants, the most ever.

Better? Restaurant Week opens this year with a fun kickoff event from 5 to 7 p.m. today in Town Square Park, located in the District at Prairie Trail, 1500 S.W. Main St., Ankeny. The District is home to eight locally owned restaurants, ranging from Mediterranean and Mexican to pizza and sushi. The event will feature many of their appetizers as well as complimentary wine and beer, plus the introduction of a signature drink called District Sangria. The Max Wellman Trio will keep us all entertained. 

Tastier? Our photo sessions confirmed what we suspected based on our sneak peek at the menus — a week of exceptionally flavorful meal choices.

And of course we’re keeping the best aspects of past Restaurant Weeks: 
               • 10 days of specialty meals and special deals.
               • $14 for a lunch.
               • $28 for a three-course dinner.
               • A $600 prize-package drawing (enter by submitting receipts; see details here).

Many restaurants will offer both lunch and dinner; some are just offering lunch or dinner, but all are excited to host you and share their latest and greatest. 

Craving more details? Visit DSMRestaurantWeek.com to learn more, including a list of participating restaurants, and follow the fun on facebook.com/dsmrestaurantweek and on Instagram (#dsmrw2019). We also have a handy app (search “dsm restaurant week”) and are tweeting while we eat at (@DMRestaurantWk).