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Let Your Taste Buds Explore During Restaurant Weeks

Special events in Macomb County, Detroit and Royal Oak give diners an incentive to travel to test and taste.

Do you have a favorite restaurant you are willing to spend a few more minutes in the car to get to? Is there a new eatery in another town you've been wanting to try?

Several Metro Detroit communities are offering "restaurant weeks" in an attempt to get more diners – new and regulars – into their dining rooms.

Restaurant weeks started in New York City in the '90s, but have really gained in popularity in Metro Detroit in the last few years.

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Royal Oak's Restaurant Week returns for 10 days April 27-May 6, growing to two dozen participants this time. Fixed-price lunch and dinner offerings will range from $15-$35 and a variety of cuisine, from Tex-Mex and Belgian to Middle Eastern and American.

ended Feb. 10, but there are several others coming up.

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is this week, April 16-20, with about a dozen restaurants in a handful of Macomb County communities offering daily lunch and dinner specials to show off each restaurant's best.

Detroit Restaurant Week kicks off next week – so popular its the sixth occasion in fewer than three years – running April 20-29. More than 20 restaurants in the city will offer special three-course menus for a fixed price.

For all local restaurant weeks, no tickets or passes are necessary, but reservations are encouraged.

Have you taken advantage of a restaurant week deal in the last year? What is your favorite dining out spot around?


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