Kids Eat Free

The term kids eat free is one often used by parents or grandparents all over the U.S. and entails a parent or guardian looking for a restaurant where their child or children can eat free. There are almost always day restrictions as well where each restaurant has a day of the week that this discount is offered.

Please call and check with your local franchise or restaurant before you go to find out what guidelines they may have and if they are still offering the promotion. If they are in fact offering the kids eat free night, this can really help you and your family save money while dining out. Click on any of the restaurants listed here for lots of details!

Restaurant discounts: What you need to know

Restaurant discounts: What you need to know

Have you ever wondered why some chain restaurants offer kids eat free, or family promotions and the same restaurant across town doesn’t? Why some restaurants may offer military or Veteran discounts while others in the…

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Freebirds World Burrito

Freebirds World Burrito

“Born in California. Raised in Texas” is their slogan. Mark Orfalea originally designed the restaurant around the roasted chicken concept similar to El Pollo Loco and wanted to deliver food to the UC Santa Barbara students.…

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Moe’s Southwest Grill

Moe’s Southwest Grill

After graduating from the University of North Carolina, Martin Sprock was only in his late 20’s when he started the popular smoothie chain, Planet Smoothie in 1995. After five successful years of the smoothie business…

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Bruster’s Ice Cream

Bruster’s Ice Cream

In the 1950’s, just outside Pittsburg, PA,  the small town of Bridgewater had a diner called Jerry’s Curb Service where Bruce Reed worked. He probably wasn’t given a choice considering his parents owned it. It…

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McAlister’s Deli

McAlister’s Deli

Don Newcomb grew up in the small town of Ridley, Mississippi in the 1950’s. As a boy, he worked at the only soda fountain the small town had. That experience impacted him significantly, and after…

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TGI Fridays

TGI Fridays

TGI Friday’s is unique in that it’s “story” is like maybe no other in major American restaurant chains. Alan Stillman, a successful New York salesman, wanted to create a way to meet women (that’s a…

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Red Robin

Red Robin

Most restaurants have a story in how they started. Those stories generally center around the restaurant or the founder. However, the most interesting part of Red Robin is the origin of its name. The history…

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Famous Dave’s

Famous Dave’s

Dave Anderson grew up in Chicago with love for BBQ instilled in him by his dad who was a Choctaw Indian and loved to smoke BBQ. It was that inspiration and passion that led Anderson…

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Chili’s

Chili’s

Larry Lavine loved burger joints growing up and always dreamed of having one, but it was a chili cook-off that really grabbed his attention. He took creativity in opening the very first location in a…

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Village Inn

Village Inn

The story of how, when or where Village Inn began remained a mystery in my research for a long time until I discovered one article which answered almost all the questions about their beginning. The…

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