Originally Posted by
future elite
I don't usually dine at these type of restaurants on my own dime, so RW is nice to check out some of these places that I would otherwise not go to, although it might not be exactly the same experience. It is so popular in Houston, that it has been expanded to the entire month of August for the last couple of years.
I also like that the Houston RW has a charity component. Every set menu price includes a donation ($3 for lunch/$5 for dinner) to the Houston Food Bank, who raised over $1.25 million from this event in 2013.
I love the charity component! That would motivate me to check out some of the restaurants. I generally avoid them due to the potential for crowds and/or poor service, but knowing a portion of the money was going to a charity, I'd probably tolerate it once or twice.