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Best Dining + Hello Kitty Truck + Robot Delivers Food: MD Business

Marylanders can try out top Ethiopian eateries, check out a James Beard nominee restaurant, and where to find the Hello Kitty truck.

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MARYLAND — From specialty drinks to Ethiopian dishes and Hawaiian poke, Marylanders will love the latest restaurants and brewery to open. One restaurant in the state was chosen for the food industry's top award, find where to go for gourmet dining. And the Hello Kitty truck will be in town the next two weekends, see when and where.

But before getting to the biggest business stories in the Free State, here are some of the best consumer deals of the week:

Freebies, Deals And Steals

Dairy Queen is turning 85 and to celebrate, it's offering Blizzards for 85 cents through April 6. Learn how to take advantage of the offer here.

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Monday Food Deals:

  • Friendly's: Get a free small Happy Ending Sundae with the purchase of any Happy Ending menu item at Friendly's when you use the promo code HAPPYENDINGS at checkout. Limit one per order.
  • McDonald's: Grab McDonald's $5 Meal Deal. It comes with one McChicken or McDouble (your choice), one 4-piece nuggets, a small fries, and a small drink.
  • Red Robin: Every Monster Monday at Red Robin, you can upgrade your burger to a Monster burger (an extra patty and cheese) for $2. You can also get Monster Milkshakes (with a refill tin) for $4 and Bottomless Root Beer Floats.
  • Sonic: Enjoy BOGO Footlong Quarter Pound Coneys (topped with chili and melted cheese). The discount will automatically apply during checkout. Or, save with the $1.99 menu at Sonic. Menu items include Chili Cheese Coney, Quarter Pound Double Cheeseburger, Bacon Ranch Queso Wrap, Southwest Crunch Queso Wrap, small tots, and any of the 16-ounce Sonic Shakes.

These deals were scoped out by the Krazy Coupon Lady website.

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Check out this week's top headlines for Maryland business news on Patch:

Blowfish Poké Hawaiian Grill Opens At Annapolis City Dock

Blowfish will serve Hawaiian sandwiches and barbecue, spam musubi and grilled spam on rice, wrapped in seaweed and served with sauce. Poké is an umbrella term referring to chunks of raw marinated fish, traditionally tuna, marinated in soy sauce and sesame oil and mixed with onion.

2 MoCo Restaurants Named Best Ethiopian Dining By Food Critic

Two restaurants in Montgomery County have earned praise from Washington Post food critic Tom Sietsema as being among the best eight Ethiopian restaurants in and around D.C.

BabyCat Brewery Shares Opening Target For 2nd Location

BabyCat Brewery, to be located at 4800 Rugby Ave., will open later this summer. BabyCat’s Bethesda outpost will feature indoor and plaza seating, offering guests a space to enjoy local craft beers, specialty food, and entertainment.

Robots Now Delivering Food At Towson University

Robots are now delivering food at Towson University. Students and employees place their orders on the Grubhub app and meet their delivery robot at a designated drop-off area.

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