It's the week that has eight days and is chock-full of dining bargains. Local Restaurant Week 2009 ends Monday night, September 28th so there is an extra day for consumers to take advantage of the best deal in town - dinner at some of the area's finest restaurants for only $20.09.

"Since the bell went off Monday, we've been packed," said Sherri Andrezjewski, who along with her husband Michael (Local Restaurant Week founder), have experienced a huge up-tick in business at both of their Sea Bar restaurant locations. "This Local Restaurant Week just kept building and building and it's been wonderful to see how enthusiastic and genuinely passionate people are about supporting our restaurant community."

According to organizers, restaurants aren't the only businesses to benefit from Local Restaurant Week, as food distributors have enjoyed increased business with larger drop offs to their accounts. Sam Guercio of Guercio Brothers, a wholesale distributor to restaurants, saw his accounts take larger deliveries the past week.

"We were all surprised last March with the first Local Restaurant Week go round," Guercio said. "So we kind of knew what to expect this time. Nonetheless, it's a shot in the arm for everybody and great to see the restaurants so busy. There's great product available on the market right now and chefs are taking advantage of it."

There is another Local Restaurant Week planned for late March 2010, but for now Monday is the last day to cram in one more entrée, a dessert, or a glass of New York state wine. For a complete listing of restaurants please go to www.localrestaurantweek.com.