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"January is typically a slow month for dining out. Everyone is spent \u2014 literally \u2014 from the exhausting and expensive December holidays. To help ease the pain, restaurants and fast-food chains are offering some deep discounts this month.   According to USA Today, restaurants saw a 0.6% decline in &amp;quot;foot traffic&amp;quot; in the third quarter of 2011, and forecasters are expecting much of the same for the first half of this year. To lure customers in, eateries like Taco Bell, Papa John&amp;#039;s, and Burger King are trying different tactics to get consumers to spend more \u2014 and more often. However, the dining discounts are not limited to fast-food or fast-casual spots. January is typically the time many cities host Restaurant Weeks \u2014 when top-tiered restaurants offer price-fixed menus for that very same reason \u2014 slow January sales. Restaurant weeks are a great opportunity to dine at upscale restaurants for a fraction of their normal price. Here are a few of the bargains you can expect to find. Take advantage of them while you can! More From Delish: Quick and Cheap Dinner Recipes to Love Fast-Food and Casual Dining KFC just launched it&amp;#039;s &amp;quot;$11 Weekend Buckets,&amp;quot; a deal that offers a 10-piece chicken bucket (which usually sells for $14.99) for just $11 on Saturdays and Sundays during the month of January. Pizza Hut is offering $10 for &amp;quot;Any Pizza&amp;quot; deal, which they advertise as, &amp;quot;any size, any pizza, any toppings.&amp;quot; The only limitations are an additional charge for stuffed or additional cheese. At Taco Bell, you&amp;#039;ll see the return of the 99-cent Beefy Crunch Burrito. Wendy&amp;#039;s offers a 99-cent Value Menu, which includes a 2.25-ounce Cheesy Cheddarburger that they advertise as having 25% more beef. Starbucks is hosting free coffee tastings from Thursday, January 12 - Saturday, January 14, to show off some of their new roasts. Customers will also go home with a special offer. McDonald&amp;#039;s in the metropolitan Phoenix area is offering free small coffees at participating locations through January 22nd. No purchase is necessary. More From Delish: Food &amp;amp;amp; Wine&amp;#039;s Top 10 Restaurant Dishes of 2011 Restaurant Weeks New York City: Restaurant Week is in it&amp;#039;s 20th season in New York City. And in honor of the celebration, this year&amp;#039;s event runs for 20 days. From January 16 through February 10, diners can choose from more than 300 restaurants, each offering three-course prix-fixe dining at $24.07 for lunch and $35.00 for dinner. For more information, head to nycgo.com. Los Angeles, CA: Dine LA kicks off at the end of the month and runs for two consecutive weeks, from January 22 - 27, and January 29 - February 3, excluding weekends. Lunches are being offered at three price points; $16, $22, or $28 and dinners at $26, $34, or $44. For more information, visit discoverlosangles.com. San Diego, CA: More than 180 restaurants are participating in San Diego&amp;#039;s restaurant week, which runs January 15 - January 20. Bargain two-course lunches are priced at $10, $15, or $20, while three-course dinners run either $20, $30, or $40. For reservations and a list of participating restaurants, visit sandiegorestaurantweek.com. San Francisco, CA: San Francisco Dine About Town begins January 15 and runs through the end of the month. Diners will find two-course price fixed lunches for $17.95 and three-course dinners for $34.99. For a complete list of restaurants, go to sanfrancisco.travel.com. Providence, RI: The lovely and historical city of Providence is hosting Take a Bite Out of Winter, their version of restaurant week, from January 15 through January 28. For information, head to goprovidence.com. Kansas City, KS: Last year, Travel &amp;amp;amp; Leisure ranked Kansas City as one of the top foodie cities in America. From January 20 - 29, you can dine in this food Mecca at bargain basement prices. For a list of restaurants and reservations, go to visitkc.com. Washington, D.C.: Starting today, January 9 through January 15, visitors (and locals) in our nation&amp;#039;s capital can, um, capitalize on the dining deals. Lunches are set at $20.12 and dinners $35.12. For a list of participating restaurants and availability, go to restaurantweekmetrodc.org. Note: Prices do not include beverages, tax, or gratuity for any of the restaurant weeks listed. For reservations and more information on restaurant weeks across the country and throughout the year, visit OpenTable.com. Do you have any dining deals you&amp;#039;d like to add to the list? We want to hear them! "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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