Diners enjoyed East Penn Restaurant Week Feb. 28 through March 6. ABOVE: At David's Italian Market, 346 Main St., Emmaus, Lauren Best shows one of the prepared meals along with a dessert customers can take home.

PRESS PHOTOS BY C. RICHARD CHARTRAND Sacveza Thomas holds quesadillas at Don Juan Mex Grill, 1328 Chestnut St., Emmaus. The business offers a pickup service and a small eat-in area. See additional photos on Page A9.

At the East Penn Diner, 1418 Chestnut St., Emmaus, Wenda Boyer and Frank Romakeer enjoy lunch with the help of waitress Kristy Lenhart.

Lilly and Brian and their daughters Lainey and Lauren enjoy a meal at GIO Italian Grill, Village Lane, Macungie, during East Penn Restaurant Week, Feb. 28 to March 6.

Chef Geo Arce serves Dalia and Richard Ruiz their meal at Mi Havana Cuban Cuisine, 1301 Chestnut St., Emmaus.

PRESS PHOTOS BY C. RICHARD CHARTRAND Waitress Mary Herrmann serves Greg, Linda, Hope and Willow Bystron at Notch Modern Kitchen and Bar, 5036 Hamilton Blvd., Lower Macungie Township.

Restaurant owner Tom Ballas visits with Lehigh County Executive Phillips Armstrong and Tony Iannelli, president and CEO of the Lehigh Valley Chamber of Commerce and Phillips Armstrong at Sahara Mediterranean Cuisine, 5661 Hamilton Blvd., Lower Macungie Township. Armstrong and Iannelli said they like to stop in at small businesses to see how they are doing.

Meghan Wells serves Dave Burger and Rose Dat at The Trapp Door Gastropub, 4226 Chestnut St., Emmaus.

Bob and Liesel Gross enjoy a night out at Volpe's Sports Bar, 501 Broad St., Emmaus. Kyra Bruns serves the meal.

Aesha Brahmbhatt takes meal orders from Ann Miller and Elizabeth Tersigne at Smashburger, 707 N. Krocks Road, Lower Macungie Township.