Antonio’s Canton offers $36, $56 Detroit Restaurant Week menus

Antonio’s Cucina Italiana in Canton is offering special three-course prix fixe dinners as part of Detroit Restaurant Week, which runs Monday, Nov. 2, through Sunday, Nov. 8.

The Canton location is one of 24 restaurant brands across metro Detroit participating in the weeklong event, according to ClickOnDetroit. Each restaurant offers a fixed-price menu at $36, $56 or $76, with tax and gratuity extra. Beverages generally cost extra unless included in a restaurant’s offer.

Antonio’s Canton is listing two menu tiers on the Detroit Restaurant Week website. The $36 option includes a choice of soup or salad, the restaurant’s bread, a selection of fresh or stuffed pastas, a glass of house wine and dessert. The $56 menu includes an appetizer, soup or salad, bread, a main-course or seafood entree, a side of spaghetti and a glass of house wine.

The Rugiero family has operated restaurants for more than 60 years. Founder Antonio Francisco Rugiero immigrated from Calabria, Italy, in 1960, according to the restaurant’s website. He and his wife, Enrica Santioni, opened their first restaurant, Roman Village, in 1964. The first Antonio’s Cucina Italiana opened in 1992; Canton followed in 2008. The family now runs three Antonio’s Cucina Italiana locations, in Canton, Dearborn Heights and Farmington Hills, plus Antonio’s Piccolo Ristorante and Roman Village.

All three Antonio’s Cucina Italiana locations are participating in Restaurant Week, as is Roman Village, WXYZ reported.

A dollar from every Detroit Restaurant Week meal will go to local nonprofits, including the Rugiero Promise Foundation, Pewabic Pottery and COTS, according to event organizers.

Diners can also compete for prizes. Checking in through the event’s app at four participating restaurants qualifies diners for a drawing for a $500 gift card prize pack, according to the organizer’s current rules. The participant who earns the most points during the week wins an additional $500 in gift cards.

Organizers are asking diners to tip at least 20%. They also encourage diners to treat restaurant workers kindly, noting that “these people are our friends and neighbors.”

Many restaurants may require dine-in for the prix fixe specials, according to the event website. Carry-out policies vary by location. The Detroit Restaurant Week app lists menus, hours and carry-out availability for each restaurant.