Print Coupon, 'Dine Out,' Save 20 Percent

Move over restaurant week—it's Dine Out month.

Throughout September, nearly 200 restaurants in Maryland will offer special 20 percent discounts as part of a new program, Dine Out, Maryland.

Sponsored by the Restaurant Association of Maryland, the initiative is to help promote association members (i.e., your local restaurant businesses) during September, which is traditionally a slower month in the restaurant industry, according to Dine Out, Maryland's website.

To get the discount, print out the coupon, visit a participating restaurant during the month of September, and mention to your server before ordering that you have a "Dine Out, Maryland" coupon to use.

The 20 percent discount may or may not include alcohol, set meal prices or a restaurant's full menu. The Restaurant Association of Maryland chose 20 percent as the discount because, "[according] to our survey results, 15 [percent] was not a big enouch incentive for a majority of the dining public, but 20 [percent] was. The majority of restaurant operators surveyed would participate for 20 [percent] off in the month of September to drive new traffic to their restaurant and reward loyal customers," the association's website stated.

Participating restaurants in or near Silver Spring include:

• (lunch only, special ciabatta menu)
• (entire menu, excluding alcohol)
• Voccelli Pizza, Cloverly (entire menu)

Elsewhere in Montgomery County, the following restaurants are participating:

• Clydes of Chevy Chase (entire menu)
• Freddy’s Lobster + Clams - Bethesda
• Fresh Pizzeria- Rockville (dinner only)
• Grapeseed American Bistro + Wine Bar - Bethesda
• (entire menu, excluding alcohol)
• The Greene Turtle – Germantown and Olney
• (entire menu excluding alcohol – dine in only)
• Ledo Pizza – Bethesda (River Rd.), Bethesda (Westlake Dr.), Damascus, Derwood, Germantown, Montgomery Village, North Potomac, Olney and Rockville (lunch only, special ciabatta menu)