Restaurants in Troy will be offering lunch specials for $15 per person and dinner specials for $25 to $35 per person March 25 through March 30.

This is the sixth time the event will be taking place, and three of the 12 participating restaurants will be donating some of the money made during the week to local charities.

“Every time we have done a restaurant week, we have a charitable component,” Troy Chamber of Commerce’s director of marketing and communications Deb Depue explained.

Ruth Chris Steakhouse is raising money during the week to send a local child to the Muscular Dystrophy Association Summer Camp.

The Capital Grille and Franco’s Gaelic & Garlic are also involved in donating some profits made during the week to local charities.

According Depue the event was started when several local restaurants were experiencing slow sales durning the month of August.

Depue explained, “We wanted to come up with something to get people excited about restaurants during that time of the year. Some of the corporate restaurants had done restaurant weeks in other cities and brought up the idea of doing a restaurant week here.”

General Manager of Ocean Prime Mark Weiss explained that last year the event was expanded so it could be held twice a year. He went on to say that Ocean Prime typically sees sales increase 10 to 15 percent during the event.

Ruth Chris Steakhouse sales manager Kellie Holcomb explained that they like being a part of the event because it gives people who wouldn’t normally eat at Ruth Chris the opportunity to experience the restaurant at a reduced price, with out a reduction in quality.

According to Holcomb this week is huge for sales. She added that Ruth Chris can expect to double their normal sales on some nights during the event.

Depue said that the event it very well received through out the community.

“Many of our guests will dine out at a different restaurant five days this week to take advantage of the deals,” explained Weiss.

Depue explained that People should absolutely make reservations explaining that the earlier in the week people make them the more likely it is they will get the date and time they want.

For more information on the event or for menus of all participating restaurants go to www.troyrestaurantweek.com.