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5 Places to Get Free Food on Your Birthday

Nothing says 'great birthday' like some free food from a favorite restaurant.

One of the best ways to spread out your birthday celebration a few extra days is by taking advantage of the many restaurants that offer free food for the birthday person. Most offers require you to sign up for their email "club," but in return you'll snag everything from a free meal to a special dessert.

Here is a list of five favorites, but it doesn't hurt to check the next time you visit your favorite restaurant. Many places offer something special for the birthday person and if you plan ahead, you can eat a lot of free food during the week of your birthday.


15020 Claret Ave., Rosemount
Sign up here for their "WendyMail" and you'll get a $1 off coupon just for joining. You'll also get a coupon for a free Frosty on your birthday.

Red Robin
15560 Cedar Ave., Apple Valley
Join their eclub and you'll receive a free burger on your birthday as well as a free ice cream dessert. They'll even sing you a birthday song when the ice cream arrives.


15015 Cimmaron Ave., Rosemount
Sign up for their email list and you'll get a coupon for a free birthday appetizer.


14658 Cedar Ave., Apple Valley
Sign up here for their Buffalo Circle and you'll receive a coupon for a free dessert on your birthday. You may also get a coupon for free wings, though that offer seems to only offered to certain people.

bd's Mongolian Grill
1025 County Road 42 West, Burnsville
Located in the parking lot of the Burnsville Mall, this chain might offer the best birthday deal anywhere. Joining their Club Mongo not only gets you a free birthday meal (the unlimited dinner is worth $11 or so), but you also get a free ice cream sundae.


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