Restaurant Week meals start as low as $15.

After a couple of very successful runs, Orange County’s most delicious dining event returns! Orange County Restaurant Week runs through March 6th, and with so many restaurants participating and so many different ways to enjoy a meal, you’ll wish it went on for longer than just seven days.

Each restaurant takes the idea and spins it their own way, but the foundation is prix-fixe and three courses. Lunches are $10, $15 or $20 and all of them are a great way to try something new or find a hot spot that you can come to again and again.

Cedar Creek in Laguna Niguel is offering a $15 lunch with a wedge salad, their signature plank salmon (or a chicken salad or beef dip for those who want to try something new) along with dessert. Dinner has the same great idea for $20, $30 or $40 and some restaurants even include a glass of wine along with dinner.

Nirvana Grille, a favorite Mission Viejo Spot, is dishing out steamed clams or crab cakes for an appetizer, followed with seafood capellini or Scottish salmon (those are just a few of the choices, there are over six options for appetizers and five for entrees!) and even more choices at the $40 level. At both price points there’s a great list of desserts to choose from. The whole county is participating, so whether you’re off to the beach or meeting friends somewhere else, there’s going to be a restaurant nearby that’s got these great deals.

For a complete list of restaurants and menus, visit www.orangecountyrestaurantweek.com