Restaurateurs continue rolling out lower price points to attract more customer traffic. A recent USA TODAY survey found the following deals:

• Chili's has 10 meals for under $7
• T.G.I. Friday's has a promotion with 8 entrees at $9.99
• Applebee's offers 2 entrees and 1 appetizer for $20
• Outback is offering 15 meals under $15, plus many entrees are priced at $9.99
• Texas Roadhouse has a $7.99 early dinner special to drive early week traffic

Rest assured that you'll continue to see this trend spread across the board. Whether you're talking about fast food restaurants, the mid-priced chains, the quick serve spots or the high-end chains, they're all doing heavy promotions.

Of course, 'promotion' is a relative concept. The expense account restaurants may be offering dinner for 2 at $79…but is that really a deal? Well, yes, considering you could easily be paying $100 instead. But on the other hand, $79 for 2 is still $79 for 2!