Chick-fil-A
Something sweet on the house for your birthday.
How: Join Chick-fil-A One in the app. On your birthday, check the Rewards tab.
Chick-fil-A's rewards pageBirthday freebies in Bowling Green, KY
Free food, drinks and treats on your birthday at places in Bowling Green, KY. Most need you to join a free rewards program first.
Most of these need you to join the chain's free rewards program a week or more before your birthday, so sign up early. Every one was checked on the chain's own website.
Restaurants
Buffalo Wild Wings
Free wings on your birthday.
How: Join Blazin' Rewards and add your birthday.
Buffalo Wild Wings's rewards pageChipotle
Free birthday reward: pick chips, guac, queso or a drink.
How: Join Chipotle Rewards and add your birthday. Choose the reward during your birthday month.
Chipotle's rewards pageMoe's Southwest Grill
A free cup of queso or guac for your birthday.
How: Join Moe Rewards and add your birthday.
Moe's Southwest Grill's rewards pageHardee's
A special birthday treat on the house.
How: Join Hardee's My Rewards and add your birthday.
Hardee's's rewards pageCorner Bakery
A free bakery treat on your birthday.
How: Join Corner Bakery Rewards in the app and add your birthday.
Corner Bakery's rewards pageRed Lobster
A special birthday reward.
How: Join Red Lobster Nation (free) and add your birthday.
Good for 30 days after it is issued; U.S. locations, dine-in or to go.
Red Lobster's rewards pageRuby Tuesday
A free dessert (or an add-on Garden Bar) for your birthday.
How: Join Ruby Rewards in the app and add your birthday. It drops 7 days before your birthday.
Expires 14 days after you get it.
Ruby Tuesday's rewards pageIHOP
A free full stack of Original Buttermilk pancakes (5 PanCoins) in your birthday month.
How: Join International Bank of Pancakes (IHOP rewards) and add your birthday at least 7 days before it.
IHOP's pages differ on the sign-up deadline; joining early is safest.
IHOP's rewards pageQdoba
Free chips and queso for your birthday; Gold members get a free entree.
How: Join QDOBA Rewards and add your birthday. Gold status takes 12 visits in a year.
Qdoba's pages differ on this; check the app.
Qdoba's rewards pageEinstein Bros. Bagels
A free egg sandwich with purchase for your birthday.
How: Join Einstein Bros. Rewards and add your birthday.
Good for 14 days.
Einstein Bros. Bagels's rewards pageBurger King
A free item on your birthday (Whopper Jr., cheeseburger, soft serve and more) plus 2x Crowns all month.
How: Join Royal Perks, add your birthday at least 7 days ahead, and make one purchase in the prior 12 months.
Burger King's rewards pageCracker Barrel
One free dessert for your birthday.
How: Join Cracker Barrel Rewards, add your birthdate before your birth month, and make a purchase in the 12 months before.
Loads within 72 hours of the 1st of your birth month; use within 45 days. Not candy.
Cracker Barrel's rewards pagePapa Johns
A free dessert for your birthday.
How: Join Papa Rewards, add your birthday, and make a purchase in the past year. Order online or in the app.
Good for 14 days from your birthday; online only.
Papa Johns's rewards pageCoffee
Starbucks
One free handcrafted drink, food item or bottled drink on your birthday.
How: Join Starbucks Rewards at least 7 days before your birthday, add your birthday, and make one Star-earning purchase before it. Reward appears in the app.
Green level wording; excludes alcohol, merchandise, packaged coffee and multi-serve items.
Starbucks's rewards pageDutch Bros
A free drink on your birthday.
How: Download the Dutch Bros app and add your birthday. The reward shows up on the day.
No app? Tell your broista. Half-birthday reward ended in Dec 2023.
Dutch Bros's rewards pageDunkin'
3x points on purchases for a day around your birthday.
How: Join Dunkin' Rewards and add your birthday. Activate the offer the day before, on, or the day after your birthday.
Not a free drink.
Dunkin''s rewards pageDesserts and treats
Dairy Queen
A birthday offer in the DQ app.
How: Join DQ Rewards and place an order of $1 or more while signed in within the 45 days before your birthday. Check the Deals tab.
Good for 7 days.
Dairy Queen's rewards pageShops
Target
A birthday gift every year for Target Circle members.
How: Join Target Circle (free) and add your birthday in your account.
Target's rewards pagePetco
A gift on your pet's birthday (toys, treats, points or promo codes).
How: Join Petco Perks (free), add your pet's birthday 10 days ahead, and opt in to marketing emails.
Petco's rewards page