By Christopher Trela | NB Indy

Grab a fork and whet your appetite : It ’ s time for the 15th annual Orange County Restaurant Week , which runs March 5 through 11 .

More than 150 restaurants are participating in Orange County Restaurant Week , including 25 in Newport Beach .

Diners will have an opportunity to partake in a variety of Prix-Fixe menus for both lunch and dinner , ranging from $ 15 to $ 45 . There are also theme menus that include romance-infused Date Night Menus and thoughtfully curated Luxe Menus for indulgent experiences .

That means even if you dined out every day of OC Restaurant Week , you could not sample all of the restaurant week menus in Newport Beach , let alone any of the other menus of restaurants throughout the county .

“ It ’ s hard to believe that OC Restaurant Week has been celebrating our dynamic culinary landscape and shining a light on the many talented , passionate chefs and restaurateurs in our communities for 15 years ,” said Pamela Waitt , founder of OC Restaurant Week and president of OC Restaurant Association , Inc . “ Everyone seems to be more excited than normal . We have more

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restaurants than ever participating this year , and we have a giant dining community that looks forward to this every year .”

Participating restaurants in Newport Beach include Billy ’ s at the Beach , Cappy ’ s Café , Chihuahua Cerveza Taproom , City Cruises Anchored by Hornblower , CUCINA enoteca , Dory Deli , Farmhouse at Roger ’ s Gardens , Five Crowns , Fleming ’ s Prime Steakhouse and Wine Bar , Gracias Madre , Great Maple ,

Harborside Restaurant , Lighthouse Café , Malarky ’ s Irish Pub , Muldoon ’ s Irish Pub , Newport Landing , Olea , Red O Restaurant , Rockin Baja Lobster , Scratch Bakery Café , SideDoor , Stag Bar + Kitchen , Super Panga , The Beachcomber at Crystal Cove , The Bungalow Restaurant , and Woody ’ s Wharf .

Need suggestions on where to go ? Here ’ s a sample of what some of the local restaurants are offering , although you

can ’ t go wrong with any of the OC Restaurant Week menus .

Billy ’ s at the Beach has a fantastic lunch for $ 25 that includes Billy ’ s Beach Burger ( half pound angus patty , choice of cheese , lettuce , tomato , onion , pickle spear and thousand island dressing plus French fries ), one of Billy ’ s famous Mai Tai cocktails , and Hawaiian malasadas for dessert . - Fresh made Hawaiian style doughnuts with chocolate ganache dipping sauce . They also have a nice $ 60 three-course dinner option that includes choice of filet mignon or macadamia halibut .

Dory Deli ’ s incredible deal is a $ 15 lunch special with a choice of a Poke Bowl , Dory Burger ( topped with hot pastrami ), or a Reubinstein ( corned beef , sauerkraut and Swiss cheese ), plus choice of clam chowder or house salad . They also have a three-course dinner menu for $ 25 .

Farmhouse at Roger ’ s Gardens offers a $ 60 dinner menu that starts with an amuse of smashed pee wee potato , followed by a first course of crispy roast tofu , rice noodle and vegetable spring roll . Entrée choices

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