40+ places to get free food on your birthday

If your birthday is coming up, what better what to enjoy it than with free food?

Tons of restaurants offer free birthday meals. This article covers the places where you can get free food on your birthday all around the United States — hopefully you can find one of your favorites near you!

Where to eat for free on your birthday

Most of the restaurants listed below require you to preregister for their free birthday meal promotion. To avoid spam, you may opt to use an alternate email address when you sign up, rather than your primary one.

Also, make sure to verify with the restaurant in your area that they honor the birthday deal before you head out!

Here are some of the most popular national chains that offer free birthday meals, followed by a more exhaustive list of other national and regional chains that do the same:

Top national restaurants that offer free birthday meals with email sign-up
	Restaurant	Freebie/Food deal
	CALIFORNIA PIZZA KITCHEN	FREE CPKids meal all month if you are age 12 or under
	CHILI’S	Free dessert
	DENNY’S	Free Grand Slam breakfast
	FIREHOUSE SUBS	Free medium sub
	FUDDRUCKERS	Buy one burger get one free
	HARD ROCK CAFE	Buy one entree get one free
	IHOP	Free full stack of pancakes

Alfy’s PIzza

Register first – Free personal one-topping pizza

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Applebee’s

Register first – Free dessert

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Sometimes meltdowns happen outside the office.

A post shared by Applebee's Grill & Bar (@applebees) on Sep 20, 2017 at 2:55pm PDT

Bakers Square

Register first – Free pie

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French. Silk. Pie. #heavenonaplate #bakersquare #thebest #nonecompare

A post shared by ? A M E L I A L E A ? (@ameliaclairelea) on Jan 19, 2019 at 6:08pm PST

Baskin Robbins

Register first – Free ice cream scoop

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The best part of the season is brownies. That’s why we made Brownie Bar Mashup our Flavor of the Month.

A post shared by Baskin-Robbins (@baskinrobbins) on Jan 16, 2019 at 12:44pm PST

Benihana’s Japanese Restaurant

Register first with The Chef’s Table to receive a complimentary $30 birthday certificate during your birth month

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If you crave it, it will come. Order Benihana online.

A post shared by Benihana (@benihana) on Dec 12, 2018 at 4:00pm PST

Bennigans

Register first – Free birthday brownie with ice cream and a song

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A post shared by Bennigan’s (@bennigansmd) on Feb 20, 2019 at 9:51am PST

Bob’s Big Boy

Register first – Free hot fudge ice cream

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#badboysundae #icecream #yum

A post shared by Jade Hannan (@ohthatsjustjade) on Jun 23, 2012 at 7:42am PDT

Bruster’s

Register first – Free waffle cone on your birthday (age limits may apply)

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Vanilla ice cream. Reese’s. Warm, yummy peanut butter. If you thought our Peanut Butter Sundaes couldn’t get any better, try one in a waffle bowl!

A post shared by Bruster’s® Real Ice Cream (@brustersfresh) on Feb 20, 2019 at 5:42am PST

California Pizza Kitchen

Register first – Free meal during birth month for kids 12 and under

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Want to make some dough while you eat some dough? ? ? Sign up for CPK Rewards™ and put the perks towards more of your faves! #LinkinBio

A post shared by California Pizza Kitchen (@californiapizzakitchen) on Dec 17, 2018 at 11:08am PST

Captain D’s Birthday Club

Register first – One free dessert or appetizer upon sign-up & free birthday dinner

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Keep your friends close and your pie closer. Our famous Georgia Pecan Pie is back! ? ?? ? #CaptainDs #TheTasteOfTheCoast #Instafood #PecanPie #Dessert #Pie

A post shared by Captain D’s Seafood Kitchen ?? (@captaindsseafood) on Oct 27, 2018 at 3:52pm PDT

Charlie Brown’s Fresh Grill

Register first – get a $10 voucher on your birthday if your Handshake Club account has been activated at least 30 days

Chevy’s Fresh Mex

Register first – Free dessert on your birthday, plus get a free appetizer with two adult entrées just for signing up

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Happy Valentines Day! We look forward to celebrating with you and your partner tonight! Remember dessert is on us when you purchase two adult entrees! #valentinesday2019 #valentines #vday #valentines_day #chevysfreshmex #dessert #icecream #sundae

A post shared by Chevys Fresh Mexican NJ (@chevys_freshmex_nj) on Feb 14, 2019 at 1:17pm PST

Chili’s

Register first – Free desert on your birthday and get free chips and salsa or a non-alcoholic drink for signing up

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Swoon to the spoon, our Chocolate Molten Cake beckons you.

A post shared by Chili’s Grill & Bar (@chilis) on Dec 17, 2018 at 3:08pm PST

Claim Jumper Restaurant & Saloon

Free slice of Motherlode Cake on your birthday with valid ID and purchase of adult entrée (no registration necessary)

Denny’s

Free Grand Slam with valid ID (no registration necessary)

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Start your day off with a delicious, and colorful, spread like @max_bufanda

A post shared by dennysdiner (@dennysdiner) on Sep 8, 2017 at 7:06am PDT

El Chicos

Register first – Free dessert

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#toffee #waffle #elchicos #elchicossw16 #dessert #elchicosdessert #londondessert #londonfood #mexican #mexicanrestaurant #mexicanfood #mexicanlondon #newmenu

A post shared by El Chico’s (@elchicos_sw16) on Nov 19, 2018 at 12:40pm PST

Firehouse Subs

Register first – Free medium sub (must sign up for birthday club)

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@wenfromneverland, thanks for the weekend grub inspo. #NomNom

A post shared by Firehouse Subs (@firehousesubs) on Jul 20, 2018 at 11:05am PDT

Fuddruckers

Register first – One free burger with similar purchase

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Hana Japanese Steakhouse

Birthday guests with 3-5 guests get 50% off their bill. With 6 or more guests, birthday guests eat free (no registration necessary)

Hard Rock Café

Register first – Annual birthday offer, including free dessert

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Scoops of sweetness to end the week. ?: @biswastapan22 #thisishardrock

A post shared by Hard Rock Cafe (@hardrockcafe) on May 18, 2018 at 6:35am PDT

Houlihan’s Restaurant

Register first – Free entrée on your birthday and $10 off coupon for joining

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Dinner is ready. . ? @aryckavona . . . #Houlihans #HouFaves

A post shared by Houlihan’s Restaurant (@houlihans) on Feb 20, 2019 at 1:44pm PST

IHOP

Register first – Free pancakes for signing up as well as on your birthday and the anniversary of your sign-up

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????? Buy a combo meal and we’ll All-You-Can-Eat pancake the deal.??? ???

A post shared by IHOP (@ihop) on Jan 4, 2019 at 2:57pm PST

Macaroni Grill

Register first – Free dessert

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Maggiano’s

Register first – Complimentary cookies and $10 off next purchase following email sign-up

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These are totally ice cream sandwichable! Happy National #IceCreamSandwichDay

A post shared by Maggiano’s Little Italy (@maggianoslittleitaly) on Aug 2, 2016 at 1:25pm PDT

Marie Callender’s

Register first – “Marie’s Magnificient Six” free pancakes (available all day) or a slice of pie

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The only tough part of #nationalpieday? Choosing your favorite kind. ?

A post shared by Marie Callender’s (@mariecallenders_) on Jan 23, 2019 at 7:55am PST

Max And Erma’s

Join the Good Neighbor program and get free dessert on your birthday

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Erma has been raving about her Boys & Girls Club Cookie Skillet, and the kids have too. Don’t you think you better give it a try? #BGCatME #maxandermas

A post shared by Max & Erma’s (@maxermas) on Sep 6, 2016 at 3:51pm PDT

Old Spaghetti Warehouse

Register first – Free appetizer just for signing up and Special Birthday Meal on your big day

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Grab a spoon, its National Spumoni Day!

A post shared by The Old Spaghetti Factory (@oldspaghettifactory) on Aug 21, 2018 at 2:36pm PDT

Outback Steakhouse

Register first – Free dessert and get 50% off every fourth visit with Dine Rewards (good for Carrabba’s, Bonefish and Fleming’s as well)

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Don’t make us choose between cocktails and dessert.

A post shared by Outback Steakhouse (@outback) on Feb 8, 2019 at 1:30pm PST

Panera

Register first — Get free pastry or other sweet for joining +a free reward on birthday

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A post shared by Panera Bread (@panerabread) on Feb 21, 2019 at 10:00am PST

Pappa’s Restaurants

Register first – Free dessert with purchase of a single entree

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Perkins Restaurant & Bakery

Register first – 20% off when you sign up, plus you and family members you sign up can all get free birthday gifts

P.F. Chang’s

Register first – Birthday reward as well as a 1,000-point bonus to get you halfway to your first free entrée

Poncho’s Mexican Restaurant

Free sweet accompanied by staff serenading the Mexican traditional birthday song, “Las Mananitas” (no registration required)

Provino’s Italian Restaurant

Get any pasta specialty dinner for free, plus salad, garlic rolls and a birthday dessert with valid ID (no registration required)

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Red Robin

Register first – Free gourmet burger, also get every 10th item free and $20 toward purchase when you visit 5 times in the first 5 weeks

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The only thing better than this picture of a #burger is actually eating this burger. #MyRedRobin | ?: @chiimmy

A post shared by Red Robin Gourmet Burgers (@redrobinburgers) on Feb 21, 2019 at 12:17pm PST

Rock Bottom

Register first – Free birthday entree for Rock Reward members

Ruby Tuesday

Register first – Free burger, appetizer or Garden Bar entree

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Our Toffee Apple Cake is what dessert dreams are made of. Warm cake baked with apples, drenched in caramel, and topped with ice cream…stop drooling and enjoy one before they’re gone! Order at http://www.rubytuesday.com/ruby-tue-go.

A post shared by Ruby Tuesday (@rubytuesday) on Jan 26, 2019 at 3:00pm PST

Ryan’s

Register first – Free BOGO birthday buffet during your birth month if you join the Crave Connection

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Shula’s

Register first – Free entrée during your birth month if you join the E-Team

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This crowd pleaser is back for the September burger if the month- the French Onion burger. $10 all month long in the lounge! #yums #foodpics #goodeats #foodstagram #eatstagram #EEEEEEATS #September #burgerofthemonth #RVA #RVAeats #RVAdine

A post shared by Shula’s Steak House Richmond (@shulassteakhouserichmond) on Sep 7, 2018 at 9:55am PDT

Steak-N-Shake

Register first – Free Double ’n Cheese ’n Fries when you join and a free specialty milkshake on your birthday

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Real strawberries. ? Real cheesecake. ? Real delicious. Meet your new favorite milkshake. … #strawberry #cheesecake #milkshake #treatday #cheatday #sweets

A post shared by Steak ‘n Shake (@steaknshake) on Feb 20, 2019 at 9:02am PST

TGI Fridays

Register first – Free appetizer or dessert

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Here’s the winning spread! ? Today only, order any of our Party Platters this weekend and receive 15% off. Use code “PLATTER15” at checkout. Offer expires end of day, Jan 20th. Call-in & dine-in excluded.

A post shared by TGI Fridays (@officialtgifridays) on Jan 20, 2019 at 6:00am PST

The Palm

Register first – One complimentary entrée up to a 3-pound lobster on your birthday (if you’ve made a qualifying purchase within the last year)

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It’s SUPER Sunday at The Palm! Our GMs from @thepalmboston and @palmdtla want you to vote… Who will be the ultimate winner tonight? ???

A post shared by The Palm Restaurant (@palmrestaurant) on Feb 3, 2019 at 11:53am PST

Tony Roma’s

Register first – Complimentary dessert on your birthday as well as a free appetizer when you join the Roma Rib Expert Club

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A mouthful of deliciousness.

A post shared by Tony Roma’s (@tonyromas) on Dec 9, 2017 at 9:42am PST

Zio’s

Register first – Free birthday entree and free appetizer upon sign-up

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A post shared by Zio’s Pizza (@ziospizza) on Feb 14, 2019 at 12:42pm PST

Enjoy your free birthday meal(s)!!!

40+ places to get free food on your birthday

Where to eat for free on your birthday

Top national restaurants that offer free birthday meals with email sign-up

Alfy’s PIzza

Applebee’s

Bakers Square

Baskin Robbins

Benihana’s Japanese Restaurant

Bennigans

Bob’s Big Boy

Bruster’s

California Pizza Kitchen

Captain D’s Birthday Club

Charlie Brown’s Fresh Grill

Chevy’s Fresh Mex

Chili’s

Claim Jumper Restaurant & Saloon

Denny’s

El Chicos

Firehouse Subs

Fuddruckers

Hana Japanese Steakhouse

Hard Rock Café

Houlihan’s Restaurant

IHOP

Macaroni Grill

Maggiano’s

Marie Callender’s

Max And Erma’s

Old Spaghetti Warehouse

Outback Steakhouse

Panera

Pappa’s Restaurants

Perkins Restaurant & Bakery

P.F. Chang’s

Poncho’s Mexican Restaurant

Provino’s Italian Restaurant

Red Robin

Rock Bottom

Ruby Tuesday

Ryan’s

Shula’s

Steak-N-Shake

TGI Fridays

The Palm

Tony Roma’s

Zio’s

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