Unlike made-up holidays (National No Beard Day, National Wagyu Day, etc.), restaurant weeks are something we need more of. Around these parts, we have Downtown Dining Week, Southside Dining Week and Taste & Toast, just to name a couple. Wauwatosa jumped on the idea a few years ago, and right now the city’s third annual Tosa Restaurant Week is offering specials at participating restaurants through March 23.
While the event technically runs for 10 days, let’s not get caught up in semantics and appreciate that we can pay less to enjoy food and drink ranging from the solid to the spectacular. Wonderfully, there is a LOT of food and drink to choose from this year. You can find the full (and extensive) list below, and be sure to visit the Tosa Restaurant Week website for each participant’s hours and more information.
Tosa Restaurant Week participating restaurants
1st and Bowl
- Six chicken wings and any domestic beer for $11
Arte Wine and Painting Studio
- $8 homemade sangria
- $19 gallery paintings for sale
Belair Cantina
- $5 “Cinco” margaritas all week, as well as select $3 tacos (dine-in only)
BB’s on North
- Three courses plus a glass of wine or signature cocktail for two for $75
Buckatabon Tavern & Supper Club
- Buy-one-get-one Signature Old Fashioneds.
Cafe Hollander
- Free dessert with purchase of any two entrees (dine in only).
Corner Bakery Cafe
- Buy-one-get-one entrée, good for breakfast, lunch or dinner
Crafty Cow
- $16.50 lunch special from a limited menu. Includes entree, side and drink
Delicious Bites
- $10 salads
- $10 chicken pita combo
- Buy a dozen cookies, get one cupcake
Draft & Vessel
- $7 custom draft cocktail designed just for Tosa Restaurant Week
Eldr+Rime
Three-course dinner for $55:
- Harvest Salad
- Choice of either fire-roasted salmon or braised short rib
- Signature choco chip cookie with Sassy Cow vanilla ice cream and hot fudge
Gathering Place Brewing Tosa Taproom & Patio
- $2 off full pours
Golden Nest Pancake and Cafe
- Breakfast: choice of Classic Benedict or Florence Benedict and a latte for $17
- Lunch: street tacos or salmon BLT and rainbow lemonade for $16
Jose’s Blue Sombrero
- $56 for two Altos Plata rocks margaritas, steak-and-shrimp fajitas for two, and dessert trio
Kelly’s Greens
- Free cup of coffee or tea with the purchase of a cookie
Lucky Joe’s Tosa
- Irish Car Bombs for $8
- Old Fashioneds for $6
- Drunken Leprechan - Tito's Green Drink for $10
- Reuben Empanadas (corned beef, sauerkraut, swiss cheese and thousand island dressing) for $14
Maggio’s Wood Fired Pizza
- Add a free salad or appetizer with any two pizzas
Mex Avenue
- $2 tacos: choice of tortilla; choice of steak, chicken, pastor or ground beef; topped with onions and cilantro
- $5 on-the-rocks margaritas
Ono Kinde Grindz
- $10 off the King Dinner Platter
Pizza Man Wauwatosa
- Any salad or appetizer, any large specialty pizza, and two glasses of tap wine or tap beer for $45
Plate Pleasures Eatery
- Lunch special (Friday and Saturday Only, noon to 3 p.m.): two-piece crispy catfish entree with fries and coleslaw for $20
Ristorante Bartolotta dal 1993
Choice of ONE of the following (with purchase of a meal):
- Free glass of wine (from a selected list)
- $10 discount on a four-course wine pairing (from a selected list)
- $15 discount on a bottle of wine (from a selected list)
Tabal Chocolate
- Three-ounce bars, three for $22, featuring factory-exclusive bars: Whiskey Bourbon, Irish Sea Salt and Scottish Spice
Ultimate Confections
- 10% off a minimum purchase of $10 or more
The Village Cheese Shop
- Three-cheese board and one glass of wine for $25/person
