The season of love is upon us and Valentine's Day is approaching quickly.

This Valentine's Day, East Texas couples will head out for a special dinner to celebrate their love for each other. There could also be a few wedding proposals during a few of these romantic dinners!

Make your Valentine's Day dinner reservations now while your favorite restaurant still has room or you and your special someone could be dining out through a drive-thru!

There's nothing wrong with eating dinner through a drive-thru, but some people have certain expectations regarding Valentine's Day dinner.

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Whether you believe the card and restaurant industry made up Valentine's Day just to get more money out of you or not, those who are in love or dating to find love, have come to expect certain things when Valentine's Day rolls around.

Some expectations are:

  • a card
  • flowers
  • maybe chocolates
  • a stuffed animal
  • a piece of jewelry
  • dinner

It's the whole package!

When it comes to picking out all of that stuff, you know exactly what your significant other's style and likes are and when it comes to their favorite restaurant for dinner or a romantic dinner, you've gotta get this right!

Don't be left not being able to grab a table at y'alls favorite place.

If you need some help coming up with someplace to take your loved one for dinner, we've compiled a special list of romantic dinner options in Tyler, Longview, and other places around East Texas. We know that the biggest night for lovers dining out is going to be extremely busy, so you better get to working on those reservations now or you could be out of luck this Valentine's Day.

To help you out, I've listed the phone numbers of some of these suggested places so you can call right now and hopefully secure that spot or jump on their website to make those reservations!

Try these Tyler restaurants for a romantic memorable Valentine's evening:

Try these Longview restaurants for a romantic memorable Valentine's evening:

Try these East Texas restaurants for a romantic memorable Valentine's evening:

Our Top Picks for a Romantic Valentine's Day Dinner in Shreveport Bossier

For some of these great restaurants, you might be too late to get a reservation for Valentine's Day, but you might still find some spots open.

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