Food tastes better when it's free. It just does.
Here's a list of ways to get free eats and treats by using an email address or smartphone. The best part is, once you sign up, the freebies and deals will keep on coming.
Applebee's: Free birthday special with sign-up
Arby's: Free Classic Roast Beef sandwich with drink purchase
Auntie Anne's: Free pretzel after your first purchase with My Pretzel Perks mobile app
A&W: Free root beer float on your birthday by joining the Mug Club
Back Yard Burgers: Free Back Yard Classic Burger with Clubhouse sign-up
Baskin-Robbins: Free regular scoop with app download
Beef O' Brady's: Free appetizer
BJ's Restaurant and Brewhouse: Free mini Pizookie or handcrafted soda
Bonefish Grill: 50 percent off every fourth visit
Buffalo Wild Wings: Free side item
Burger King: Free Whopper with purchase with app download
Captain D's: Free dessert once a week for a month with meal purchase
Carrabba's Italian Grill: 50 percent off every fourth visit
Cheddar's: Free queso and chips
Chili's: Free chips and salsa and beverage and birthday dessert
Cinnabon: Free Minibon Roll
Cold Stone Creamery: Buy-one-get-one free coupon
Denny's: 20 percent off your next visit and birthday treat
Dairy Queen: Buy-one-get-one free coupon
Dippin' Dots: Free birthday treat
Domino's: 20 percent off an order
Dunkin' Donuts: Free beverage with sign-up and another on your birthday
Einstein Bros.: Free bagel and schmear with purchase and a free birthday egg sandwich with purchase
Firehouse Subs: Free large drink with sub purchase
Great American Cookies: $3 off next purchase
Hardee's: Free fries and drink with burger purchase
Hooter's: 10 free boneless wings and a birthday treat
IHOP: Free pancakes with sign-up and free meals on anniversary and birthday
Johnny Rocket's: Free burger
Krispy Kreme: Free doughnut with app download
Logan's Roadhouse: $5 off $20 purchase
Longhorn Steakhouse: Free appetizer with entree purchase
McDonald's: Free medium fries on Fridays and other deals with app download
Moe's: Free queso
Mrs. Field's: 10 percent off next visit (scroll to bottom)
Olive Garden: Free appetizer or dessert with entree purchases
On the Border: Free queso or sopapillas
Outback Steakhouse: 50 percent off every fourth visit
Panera Bread: Free pastry
P.F. Chang's: 1000-point bonus (2,000 for free entree)
Perkins Restaurant & Bakery: 20 percent off and birthday treat
Pizza Hut: Free Cheese Sticks with your next order
Pizza Inn: Free Chocolate Pizzert or Pepperoni Twists with app download and free birthday dessert
Quiznos: $1 off with email sign-up, free 4-inch Sub with purchase app download
Red Lobster: Free appetizer or dessert with entree purchases
Red Robin: Free birthday burger
Rita's: Free birthday treat
Sbarro: Free pizza slice with purchase
Schlotzsky's: Free small sandwich with app download
Smoothie King: $2 off with sign-up and on anniversary and birthday
Sonic Drive-In: Free cone with text sign-up
Starbucks: Free drink for sign-up, on birthdays and free refills
Steak 'n Shake: Free milkshake with app download
Texas Roadhouse: Free appetizer
TGI Fridays: Free appetizer or dessert
Waffle House: Free hash browns
Wendy's: Free single and deals with app download
Style on 02/26/2019