Have you had a chance to eat at Galileo? No, not the lunch grill — the real deal, inside? Well, if fear of breaking the bank has made dining at Galileo a tad difficult for you, Roberto Donna has decided to make the decision easier: for the rest of the summer, food and wine in the main Galileo dining room (not the Lab or the Osteria) will be half price on Sunday evenings and for both lunch and dinner Mondays and Tuesdays. The occasion? We chalk it up to the normally slow summer months, when tourists flock to familiar favorites like Bertuccis (wonder why Restaurant Week is when it is?), as well as the stated reason that Donna wishes to show diners his new menu.

There are, however, a few catches. First, due to D.C. law you’ll be charged tax on the full amount of the bill. Also, tipping etiquette maintains that you should tip on the full amount as well. But with the normally $75 tasting menu (three courses plus dessert) coming down to $37.50, that doesn’t seem like so bad of a deal. Finally — and most importantly — you must take a printout of either this post or the original Galileo email and give it to your waiter on seating in order to take advantage of the discount. Sure, this might cause a touch of awkwardness — but for a 50% discount, it’s worth it. Also, if you can try to welcome Galileo’s new chef de cuisine, Amy Brandwein — apparently the first woman to ever take the job.

>> DonRockwellians on the Galileo deal.