5 Cheap Eats To Try During Final Days Of Falls Church Restaurant Week

FALLS CHURCH, VA — Falls Church Restaurant Week is wrapping up on Sunday, Jan. 28, so there's one final weekend to savor special food promotions from local restaurants.

The 10-day restaurant week was brought back by the City of Falls Church in 2024. It used to be hosted by the Falls Church News-Press before it paused indefinitely due to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. The event seeks to promote the city's diverse restaurants, representing cuisines from Afghanistan, Bolivia, China, Greece, Iran, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Mexico, Peru, Russia, El Salvador, Thailand, United States, Vietnam and more.

There are plenty of choices for all tastes and price points, including a special brunch menu at Harvey's. But if you're on a tight budget, cheap eats make it possible to enjoy your favorite Falls Church restaurants.

Here are a few cheap eat recommendations to grab during restaurant week:

1. Rare Bird Coffee Roasters: For $5, Falls Church's own coffee roaster is offering a 12 oz drip coffee and thumbprint cookie. All you have to do is mention Falls Church Restaurant Week.

2. Taco Rock: For $7, order the Lomo Saltado Taco with marinated steak, rice, onions, tomatoes, beans, and shoestring potato fries paired with a Taco Rock Lager.

3. La Tingeria: Chef David Peña's Mexican favorite La Tingeria is offering a cheap meal deal. You can get two tostadas and a drink for $8.

4. Audacious Aleworks: This brewery is offering a $15 deal with a pint of beer and grilled cheese sandwich. All you have to do is mention Falls Church Restaurant Week to the staff.

5. Borek-G: Get a taste of Turkey home cooking from this family business. For $15, you get a platter, soup, pita sandwich or flatbread with a drink and two pieces of baklava.

6. Cafe Kindred: Enjoy a special restaurant week dish, Croque Madame, all day for $12.

7. Izaka Donburi: At this Eden Center restaurant, feast on a dish from the curry collection or donburi Collection (excluding unagi) with miso soup, chawanmushi, and seaweed salad for $15.50.

8. Plaka Grill: This local favorite for Greek food is offering pulled lamb bowls for $14.50, chicken stifado for $16 and feta me meli for $9.75.