Just 7 East Valley eateries to participate in AZ Restaurant Week

Arizona Restaurant Week, which launched in 2008 and now occurs twice a year, has been trying to grow into a statewide promotion.

It might need to work on becoming a Valley-wide promotion first.

The list of participating restaurants for this spring’s incarnation – May 19-27 – was just released, and it includes just seven East Valley restaurants:

• Cork (Chandler)
• BLD (Chandler)
• The Dhaba (Tempe)
• The Landmark (Mesa)
• The Keg (Chandler and Gilbert)
• Migo’s (Guadalupe)

During the week, the restaurants will offer a prix-fixe dinner for $20, $30 or $40. The idea is to entice diners into trying new places.

But when just seven restaurants out of a couple thousand in the East Valley are participating, you’ve gotta wonder what’s going on.