Restaurant Review: Top 10 Best of Devour Downtown Winterfest 2014

Devour Downtown Winterfest 2014 has started and not just the usual restaurants are opening their doors for the January 20 - February 2 foodie event. Some will create special menus just for the event, while others simply offer their usual food items at a reduced price.

New this year is the quantity of eateries participating ~ more than 70 restaurants and pubs are offering reduced prices, special menus and signature cocktails. This is up by almost 20 places. Also, some have dropped off the list that you might have anticipated visiting this time, so check the entire list and the menu options. Many include gluten-free, vegan and vegetarian selections.

Continuing this year are the differing prices, as opposed to years past wherein all had the $30 prix fixe menu. Now, depending on where you dine, the price could be as high as $45 (Morton's) or as low as 2 for $25 (Elbow Room). The main thing to remember is check out the links, menus and prices before venturing out.

Also new this year ~ rather than putting out a separate post for the Top 10 Best menus this go 'round, I am linking to their menus and putting a "Top 10" notation next to the those that seem to be the best combination of good value, innovative menu and going above the others (ex. offering beer or wine also).

Participating Restaurants

1913 Restaurant 

Acapulco Joe's

*Top 10 Adobo Grill

Adobo Grill

B's PoBoys

Barcelona Tapas
Bazbeaux
Black Market

Bluebeard

Buca di Beppo 

BuDa Lounge 

Cerulean
Champions Sports Bar 
Champps

Chef Joseph's at the Connoisseur Room

Circle City Bar & Grille 
Claddagh Irish Pub
Colts Grille

Columbia Club 

Dick's Last Resort

Dunaway's Palazzo Ossigeno

Eagle's Nest 

Elbow Room Pub
End of the Line Public House

Fogo De Chao 

*Top 10 Forty Five Degrees 
Fresco Italian Sandwich Shoppe
Granite City Food & Brewery

Greek Islands

Harry & Izzy's 

High Velocity 

Iaria's Italian

Iozzo's Garden of Italy
*Top 10 Junonia Fish Market 

*Top 10 Libertine 

*Top 10 Lorenzo's Ristorante 

Lorenzo's Ristorante

Maxine's Chicken & Waffles

McCormick & Schmick's 

Mesh 

Milano Inn

Morton's the Steakhouse
Napolese 
Oceanaire

Osteria Pronto 

Palomino

Pearl Street Pizzeria 
*Top 10 P. F. Chang's
*Top 10 Plat 99
R bistro 
*Top 10 Ram Restaurant & Brewery
Rathskeller

Rock Bottom

Ruth's Chris Steak House 

 Sahm's Tavern 
Santorini's Greek

Scotty's Brewhouse

Severin Bar
Shoefly Public House 

Shula's 

Skyline Club

Slippery Noodle 

*Top 10 Smokehouse on Shelby 

St. Elmo Steak House

*Top 10 Tavern on South

Tavern on South

TGI Fridays

Weber Grill 

Winner's Circle

For more details and menus, visit DevourDowntown.org

Elizabeth J. Musgrave is a syndicated fine-living, travel, food, wine and spirits columnist, freelance writer and photographer, and performing arts and restaurant critic for Gotta Go. Catch her as Indy’s Personal Lifestyle Adviser on Indy Style, WISH8 (CBS). Read Infused, her spirits, wine & beer lifestyle column, at www.GottaGo.us and www.FoodDigital.com Gotta Go is published on www.Gottago.us, and in magazines. Follow her on Twitter @GottaGo, LinkedIn and Facebook.