Is Restaurant Week Worth It?

Restaurants around the country can always use a little boost in traffic during slow months, and Restaurant Weeks have become more popular as a way to increase business in early winter or late summer. 

Restaurant Week prix fixe menus generally run around $25 for lunch and $35 for dinner. This year San Francisco added a third tier, an $85 "discovery" menu that allowed restaurants that normally don't offer tasting menus to get creative by teaming with a local...