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Dining on a Dime: Restaurant Week and Other Dining Deals

Written by Mint.com
Published Oct 22, 2010
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Cooking at home is the best way to save cash, but it’s nice to go out sometimes, too. Check out Frugal Foodie every Friday for a selection of the latest coupons for casual and fancy fare.

This week: free frozen fruit drinks, online ordering discounts and restaurant weeks galore, among other deals.

1. Taco Bell

Get a free orange-and-cream Fruitista Freeze when you present a print out coupon. Good through Nov. 25 or until 500,000 coupons have been redeemed, whichever occurs first. Participating locations only.

2. Elements Bistro

To celebrate its 2^nd anniversary, the Hartford, Conn. restaurant will offer anniversary specials including a three-course prix fixe with Champagne for $20, and daily lunch specials for $6.99.

3. Weinerschnitzel

Buy an ultimate chili cheese fries and get a free double ultimate chili cheeseburger with a print out coupon. Deal ends November 27.

4. Seattle Restaurant Week

Through October 28, enjoy a three-course dinner for $25 or three-course lunches for $15 at participating restaurants. Offer not available on Fridays or Saturdays.

5. Boston Market

Use an online order coupon to save $5 off a $20 Order Express Online purchase. Expires November 9. Rather order in stores? The same page has print out coupons good for $2 off a $10 purchase, $4 off a $20 purchase or $1 off any individual plate. Those deals end November 13.

6. Wilmington Restaurant Week

Participating restaurants in Wilmington, N.C., are offering specially priced menus through October 27. The Basics offers a three-course dinner for two for $55, for example, while Priddyboy’s has a three-course dinner of lunch, including a drink, for $5.99.

7. O’Charley’s

Save $5 on the purchase of two classic combos when you present a print out coupon. Participating locations only. Offer expires Oct. 31.

8. Bethesda Row Restaurant Week

Through October 24, participating Bethesda, Md., restaurants offer three-course lunches for $15, and three-course dinners for $30.

9. Baja Fresh

Save $2 on a purchase of $7 or more, or $5 on a purchase of $15 or more, with print out coupons. Participating locations only. Good through Oct. 31.

Frugal Foodie is a journalist based in New York City who spends her days writing about personal finance and obsessing about what she’ll have for dinner. Chat with her on Twitter through @MintFoodie.