Tara Fischer

Staff Writer

Berlin residents are encouraged to support local eateries over the next few days, as tomorrow, Jan. 17, the town’s restaurant week kicks off. The festivities will extend through Jan. 23.

Restaurants all over town will be offering deals and modified menus for the next week. Those who wish to participate may pick up a ticket at the Berlin Welcome Center or one of the participating locations, dine, and get the form stamped at three different eateries. The cards can be dropped in a drawing box at the welcome center for the chance to win restaurant gift cards and $100 donated by Cam Bunting of Bunting Realty.

Local favorites will be revamping their menus for diners this week. Burn Woodfired Pizza, for instance, is participating in the annual festivities. The restaurant is offering $12 baked goat cheese, $14 shrimp in a Brandy cream sauce dish, and $16 chicken parmigiana.

Forgotten 50 Distilling Company is also getting in on the action.

“Restaurant Week is here from Jan. 17 to the 23rd, and Forgotten 50 Distilling has an incredible menu waiting for you,” the restaurant wrote on Facebook. “From savory soups like duck chili and cream of crab to mouthwatering entrees like shrimp and grits, chicken piccata, and ribeye, there’s something for everyone to savor.”

In addition, the restaurant will serve French onion soup for $12, cream of crab soup for $14, a black truffle Caesar salad for $18, a chef’s special salad for $16, and polenta fries for $12.

Baked Dessert Cafe will serve chicken pot pie croissants, tomato pesto, Italian Cheese Quiche, and gluten-free Old Bay macaroni and cheese for $9.99 each with a side salad. The shop will also offer a peach dumpling, “the official dessert of Berlin,” for $5.25.

2nd Wave Coffee will offer patrons a variety of caffeine options, including a strawberry shortcake latte made with vanilla, strawberry, and a strawberry shortcake crumb topping; a snowball latte featuring coconut, marshmallow, dark chocolate, and coconut flake topping; a no-use for a name latte with raspberry, white mocha, and macadamia; and a salted caramel toffee latte with buttery toffee, gourmet sea salt, and creamy caramel.

For the first time, the Berlin Beer Company and The Street Kitchen will also participate in the week-long event. The location’s menu includes $7 Mexican street corn soup, $12 salads and $15 sandwiches, such as a ham brie and apple grilled cheese with fries.

The full list of participating restaurants and their menus can be found on the window of the Berlin Welcome Center, berlinmainstreet.com.