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It’s the time of the year to loosen your belt buckle again... Restaurant Week Columbia starts next Thursday, Oct. 11, and we’re here to make sure you (and your stomachs) are prepared.

RWC (a localized event of the annual Restaurant Week South Carolina, hosted by the SC Restaurant and Lodging Association) happens each year, featuring several area restaurants that have special, three- to four-course prix-fixe menus for the week. Plan ahead, make reservations (they fill up fast) and go hungry.

Here’s what you need to know:

📆 Restaurant Week is actually longer than seven days, running Thursday, Oct. 11-Sunday, Oct. 21

💵 Featured prix-fixe menus can run anywhere from $10-40+ for multiple courses, but restaurants usually still offer their regular menus

📱 Tag #rwsc and @restaurantweeksc on Instagram + Facebook for a chance to see your photos featured on the official Restaurant Week SC social media pages

🌟 Stalk these local food ‘grammers to see where they’ll dine (who wouldn’t want to snag a selfie with @messykitchgirl)

💻 Visit the Restaurant Week Columbia website to see all the participating restaurants

Gray’s pick: The Melting Pot | dinner | 3 courses for $37 per person

The Melting Pot Columbia | Photo by @meltingpotrestaurants

🍽 Classic Alpine Cheese Fondue ft. gruyere, raclette + fontina with white wine, garlic + nutmeg

🍽 Sweet and Spicy Glazed Shrimp cooked Coq au Vin

🍽 Flaming Turtle ft. milk chocolate, caramel + candied pecans

Shayla’s pick: Grill Marks | lunch | $11.99

Grill Marks Columbia | Photo by @realadampowell

🍽 Your choice of burger (lookin’ at you, Hawaiian Punch burger with bacon, pepper-jack cheese, grilled pineapple + jalapeño pesto)

🍽 Your choice of fries

🍽 Non-alcoholic beverage

🐶 plus a dog-friendly patio

Beth’s pick: Pearlz Oyster Bar | dinner | 3 courses for $45 per person

Pearlz Columbia | Photo by @pearlzcolumbia

🍽 Pastrami Salmon Croquets with lemon dill caper aioli

🍽 Fresh Catch of the Day with choice of two sides

🍽 Bourbon Pecan Pie

Sam’s pick: Ristorante Divino | dinner | 3 courses for $40 per person

Ristorante Divino | Photo by @munching_outt

🍽 Calamari with marinara + pesto

🍽 Local Mushroom Ragout with Congaree Milling Company polenta, Cremini + Oyster mushrooms, caramelized onions and fennel

🍽 Almond Cake with blood orange caramel

My college-student stomach is growling for something besides ramen, and the chance to experience the best of Columbia’s fine-dining on a budget is especially appealing to me. You’ll find me eating as much melted cheese + chocolate as possible.

Keep checking here to see menus as they’re posted.

Tag us (#COLAtoday) in all your Restaurant Week Columbia foodie pics – because everyone knows: the phone eats first.

– Gray, COLAtoday Fall intern