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Vets Can Get a Free Meal at These Restaurants on Veterans Day

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Tuesday, November 11, is Veterans Day, and many chain restaurants are thanking vets for their service the best way they know how: with Veterans Day free meals and discounts.

Many of these restaurants require proof of service, like a Veteran ID Card, to get these deals, and many also offer them to active service members. Some require you to eat at the restaurant rather than take your order to go. It’s best to call ahead and check with a specific restaurant about their deal before heading over, to make sure you qualify.

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Restaurants With Free Food for Veterans

  • Applebees
    Choose a free full-size entree from a menu of seven popular choices, including a bacon cheeseburger or a 6-ounce top sirloin. You’ll also get a $5 Bounce Back Card to use on your next visit.
  • Big Daddy’s Burger Bar
    Get a free All-American Classic Cheeseburger with a side from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. local time.
  • Benihana
    Get a free entrée valued up to $59.
  • BJ’s Restaurants and Brewhouse
    Get a free Chocolate Chunk Pizookie dessert.
  • Blaze Pizza
    Get a free 1-topping pizza.
  • Bob Evans
    Get a free entree from a selection of items like Country Biscuit Breakfast, Banana Berry Oatmeal, and Country-Fried Steak.
  • The Brass Tap
    Get a free burger and fries.
  • Buffalo Wild Wings
    Get 10 free boneless wings and fries.
  • California Pizza Kitchen
    Get a free entree and beverage from a set menu, plus a buy-one-get-one coupon to use November 12-25.
  • Chili’s
    Get a free select entree, with options like a burger, quesadilla, or Chicken Crispers.
  • Chipotle
    Get buy-one-get-one-free entrees between 4 p.m. and 8 p.m. local time.
  • Cracker Barrel
    Get a free Sunrise Pancake Special with two pancakes and two eggs or breakfast meat.
  • Dave and Busters
    Get a free entree up to $20 plus a free $10 Power Card for games.
  • Famous Dave’s
    Get a free Georgia Chopped Pork Sandwich and side lunch when you use code VETERAN25 at checkout online.
  • Fazoli’s
    Get a free spaghetti with marinara or meat sauce with code VET25
  • Firehouse Subs
    Get a free sub when you buy a sub.
  • Golden Corral
    Get a free buffet meal with a beverage.
  • Huddle House
    Get a free MVP Breakfast Platter
  • IHOP
    Get a free Red, White, and Blue Pancake Combo with two pancakes topped with strawberries, blueberries, and whipped topping, plus two eggs, hash browns, and choice of meat
  • Krispy Kreme
    Get a free small hot or iced coffee and your choice of a free donut
  • Logan’s Roadhouse
    Get a free lunch from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
  • Outback Steakhouse
    Get a free Aussie 3-Course Meal
  • Red Lobster
    Get a free Shrimp and Chips entree with fried shrimp, fries, and coleslaw
  • Starbucks
    Get a free hot or iced 12-ounce coffee, excluding cold brew
  • QDOBA
    Get a free chips and dip 
  • Red Robin
    Get a free Big Tavern Burger and fries
  • Rubio’s Coastal Grill
    Get one entree free when you buy an entree with code VETS25
  • Shake Shack
    Get a free Big Shack
  • Sheetz
    Get a free half turkey sub and regular-size fountain drink
  • Sonic
    Get a free Sonic Cheeseburger, SuperSonic Double Cheeseburger, or Footlong Quarter Pound Coney when you buy one
  • TGI Fridays
    Get a free meal from 11 a.m to 7 p.m. with options like a cheeseburger, chicken fingers, chicken caesar salad, or half rack of ribs
  • Wendy’s
    Get a free breakfast combo
  • Whataburger
    Get a free Taquito during breakfast hours
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Restaurants With Discounted Food for Veterans

  • Buffaloes Cafe
    Get 25% off your meal when dining in
  • Grimaldi’s Pizza
    Get 25% off your order
  • Margaritas Mexican Restaurant
    Get 50% off your check
  • Metro Cafe
    Get 50% off your check
  • MOD Pizza
    Get 50% off your MOD-size pizza or salad
  • Round Table Pizza
    Get 15% off your order

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Lacey Muszynski

Lacey Muszynski is a staff writer at Cheapism covering food, travel, and more. She has over 15 years of writing and editing experience, and her restaurant reviews and recipes have previously appeared in Serious Eats, Thrillist, and countless publications in her home state of Wisconsin.