Thursday, October 9

Kids Eat Free in the OC

Anyone looking to save a little money here and there?
Here are a few places that offer free meals to kids... check it out.

1. Pat & Oscar’s: Kids eat free every Tuesday evening from the Kid’s Menu. Adult Entree purchase required. Available at all Pat & Oscar’s locations.
2. IHOP Restaurants: Select restaurants (i.e. one in Garden Grove, two in Anaheim) have Kids Eat Free evenings every night after 4 P.M. with purchase of adult entree. Kids can choose any item from the kids menu. Select locations only.
3. Chick-Fil-A: Varies by location. At Irvine Marketplace location, kids eat free kids meal every Tuesday with purchase of combo. Promotions vary by location; some offer 99-cent kids’ meals.
4. Denny’s Restaurants: Kids eat free every Tuesday from 4-10 P.M. in all Denny’s across America. Up to two kids can eat free per one adult entree purchase. Some Denny’s extend their Kids Eat Free to Saturdays, on individual-restaurant basis.
5. Ruby’s Diner: Kids eat free from kid’s menu every Tuesday evening after 4 P.M. starting September 22. Adult entree purchase required.
6. Rainforest Cafe: Kids can eat for $1.99 on Wednesday “Family Fun Nights” with purchase of any entree. Only available at mall locations (i.e. South Coast Plaza location). Other ways kids can eat free at Rainforest Cafe: participate in their Summer Reading Program or finish the rainforest lesson plan in school.
7. Taco Mesa: Kids eat free all day Sunday. One 10-and-under child per adult entree. Kids can choose from a variety of kids meals: cheese quesadilla, steak or chicken breast taco or chicken fingers. Offered at all four Taco Mesa stores.
8. Carrows Restaurants: One child per adult entree purchase can eat free every Monday and Tuesday after 4 P.M. Offered at virtually all Carrows locations; dates may vary depending on location, though most in O.C. district are Monday and Tuesday.
9. Fred’s Mexican Cafe:”Family Fiesta Night” every Sunday evening from 4-9 P.M. Free kids item from kids menu (variety of items). Other family-fun activities available: balloon maker, pinata, coloring and guitar hero. Offered only at Laguna Niguel location.
10. Stadium Brewing Company: Family Night on Monday. Kids 12 and under can eat free with each adult entree purchase.
11. Angelo’s and Vinci’s Ristorante: Kids can eat buffet items for half price. Every Tuesday evening free spaghetti for kids with every adult purchase.
12. Lone Star Steakhouse: 2 kids can eat free kid’s menu item with purchase of any adult entree every Tuesday and Saturday from 11-4 P.M. Available at all Lonestar locations.
13. BeachFire: Kids can eat free from kids menu with purchase of adult entree every Tuesday. Available at all locations.
14. Jerry’s Dogs: Kids eat free every Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday evening after 4 P.M. Kids get free Kid’s Combo with purchase of Adult Combo. Available at all three Jerry’s Dogs locations.
15. Sonoma Restaurant: Kids eat free 6 days a week (restaurant is closed on Monday) starting from 5 P.M. As long as children come with parents or adults, no limit on how many children get free meals. Free meal varies depending on what chef prepares; meals range from pasta to chicken to burgers.
16. Baja Fresh: Kids Eat free on Mondays with purchase of adult entree.

I suggest calling ahead to make sure they are still offering these deals. Personally we like to go to Ruby's on Tuesday nights.... maybe we'll see you there.

5 comments:

Tracy said...

I bet if these options were around when we were little, we would of eaten out more. Ruby's is a great pick. Love those chicken tenders!

Jamie! said...

Nice! Will you find where I can take my kids out to eat for free in Utah Valley?

Joe said...

DAAAANG! Very nice Jessica! This post is 100% more useful than all of my posts combined.

SUMMER said...

LOVE this! Thanks Jess!

Christy said...

Look at you doing all of this research. Nice!