More than 20 Downtown Restaurants Participating with the featured ingredient – the Ortega Chili! March 25 – April 1.
We are excited to incorporate Ventura history into 2018 Restaurant Week. The fire roasted Ortega Chili we all know and love was created just down Main St. near the 33 by the Ortega Adobe (still standing) in 1897. At one point they were creating 1,000 cans a day! In this year of celebrating #VenturaStrong we are honoring our heritage through the Ortega Chili. Stop by any of the 20 participating locations and take part in Ventura’s past and our recovery.
Join the Hunt:
Each participating restaurant listed below will have an Easter Egg hidden on their premises with a gift certificate to a different participating restaurant inside. Start searching on Wednesday the 21st. You must be a customer at the establishment where you find the egg.
Champagne on Main is the Saturday during Restaurant Week. Purchase your ticket here and take part in the fun, then eat at one of our establishments below. New this year to Champagne on Main is THE HUNT, an free egg hunt for kids in Mission Park at 11:30am.
Downtown Ventura Restaurants:
Busy Bee Cafe, 478 E. Main St.
Dargan’s Irish Pub & Restaurant, 593 E. Main St.
Limon Y Sal, 598 E. Main St.
Paradise Pantry, 222 E. Main St.
Rookees, 419 E. Main St.
Snapper Jack’s Taco Shack, 533 E. Main St. – Quesadilla Taco Plate. Enjoy two soft corn tortillas with melted cheese, onions & cilantro, fresh sliced tomatoes and Ortega Chilis with your choice of steak or chicken. Comes with a side of rice and whole or refried beans.
Sub Zero Ice Cream & Yogurt, 607 E. Main St.
– Featuring the delicious and unique Ortega Adobe Chili Ice Cream made of vanilla ice cream with Oretga chilis, fresh lime and coconut!
VenTiki, 701 E. Main St. – “Ortega hana hou roll”. It is a Cali roll + Ortega chili and cream cheese topped with spicy tuna, garlic, onion, serano and Ortega chilies served with a cilantro Ortega chili sauce and sriracha aoli.
Oh-my-Ortega chicken breakfast sandwich! We will serve it all day. Garlic fried Ortega chili, avocado, blackened chicken, pepper jack cheese, red onion, serrano chili, a fried egg, spring mix, sriracha aoli, and bacon! $12.95 for the sandwich and the roll is $13.95.
Winchester’s Grill & Saloon, 632 E. Main St. – “Ortega Chicken” a delectable dish of chicken breast, sautéed in a garlic-lime marinade, topped with Ortega chilies, and pepper-jack cheese.
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