Buffalo Wild Wings
Free wings on your birthday.
How: Join Blazin' Rewards and add your birthday.
Buffalo Wild Wings's rewards pageBirthday freebies in Detroit, MI
Free food, drinks and treats on your birthday at places in Detroit, MI. 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
Chipotle
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 pageBenihana
A $50 birthday reward, plus a $25 half-birthday reward.
How: Join Friends with Benefits (Benihana's rewards club) and add your birthday.
Kids 12 and under in Kabuki Kids get a free souvenir mug with a kids meal.
Benihana'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 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 pageRed Robin
Kids birthday offer: $7 off the check during the child's birthday month.
How: Join Red Robin Royalty and add your child's birthday to your profile.
Dine-in only; child must be there; $4.99 minimum purchase. Adult birthday burger ended in 2026.
Red Robin's rewards pageApplebee's
A free dessert for your birthday.
How: Join Club Applebee's (free) before your birthday.
Needs a $15 minimum purchase; exclusions may apply; must be 13 or older.
Applebee's's rewards pageJersey Mike's
72 Shore Points on your birthday, enough for a free regular sub.
How: Create a MyMike's account, add your birthday, opt in to emails, and buy a sub, wrap or sub bowl in the 12 months before.
Opt in at least 24 hours before your birthday.
Jersey Mike's's rewards pageTropical Smoothie Cafe
A free smoothie for your birthday.
How: Join Tropic Rewards at least 7 days before your birthday and add your birth date. The reward lands on your birthday.
Tropical Smoothie Cafe's rewards pagePotbelly
A free cookie on your birthday; higher tiers can pick a shake or entree.
How: Join Potbelly Perks at least 7 days before your birthday, add it, and make one purchase before it each year.
Valid on your birthday only.
Potbelly'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 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 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 pagePeet's Coffee
A free drink on your birthday.
How: Join Peetnik Rewards and give your birth date; birthday must be at least 7 days after you join. Make a purchase in the 180 days before.
Bottled drinks excluded. Use within 14 days.
Peet's Coffee's rewards pageTim Hortons
A free item on your birthday.
How: Join Tims Rewards, add your birthday at least 7 days ahead, and make one purchase in the 12 months before.
Good for one day only at participating U.S. locations.
Tim Hortons's rewards pageDesserts and treats
Cold Stone Creamery
A birthday reward every year.
How: Join My Cold Stone Club Rewards and add your birthday. The coupon loads 7 days before your birthday.
Good from 7 days before to 7 days after your birthday, in store or online.
Cold Stone Creamery's rewards pageBaskin-Robbins
A free birthday scoop through the Birthday Club.
How: Create a Baskin-Robbins account in the BR app or online and finish your profile. Coupon appears in the app on your birthday.
Most U.S. shops accept it, but not all; call first. Must be 13 or older. Add up to 5 family members.
Baskin-Robbins's rewards pageDairy 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
PetSmart
A gift on your pet's birthday or Gotcha Day.
How: Join PetSmart Treats Rewards (free) and add your pet's birthday or adoption day.
PetSmart's rewards pageTarget
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