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 pageFree food, drinks and treats on your birthday at places in Chattanooga, TN. 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.
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 pageFree wings on your birthday.
How: Join Blazin' Rewards and add your birthday.
Buffalo Wild Wings's rewards pageA $2 20 oz smoothie on your birthday (free for Champion members).
How: Join Healthy Rewards and add your birthday. The deal loads to your account.
Champion status needs 35,000 points a year.
Smoothie King's rewards pageA special birthday treat on the house.
How: Join Hardee's My Rewards and add your birthday.
Hardee's's rewards pageA birthday treat.
How: Join McAlister's Rewards in the app and add your birthday.
McAlister's Deli's rewards pageA 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 pageKids get 30 free minutes of game play plus free cotton candy on their birthday.
How: Sign your child up for the free Birthday Club at least 7 days before the birthday. Show the birthday email in store.
Ages 1 to 17. A Play Pass or Play Band is needed to load game play.
Chuck E. Cheese's rewards pageA 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 pageFree You Pick Two on your birthday for MyPanera+ and Sip Club members.
How: Be a MyPanera+ or Sip Club member and add your birthday. Pick the reward at checkout.
Up to $18; good 7 days; no lobster items, catering or third-party orders. Free MyPanera members may get a bakery treat.
Panera Bread's rewards pageA free medium sub on your birthday with the purchase of any item.
How: Join Firehouse Rewards, add your birthday, and make a $1+ purchase in the 6 months before (at least 7 days before) your birthday.
Use it the day before, day of, or day after. One per year, participating locations.
Firehouse Subs's rewards pageA free chicken sandwich and a free treat on your birthday.
How: Join Zaxby's Rewards and add your birthday.
Kids 10 and under in Zax Kidz Club get a free kids meal card on their birthday.
Zaxby's's rewards pageA special birthday offer.
How: Join Bojangles Rewards and enter your birthday when you sign up.
Use within 7 days. Must be 18 or older.
Bojangles's rewards pageA 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 pageA 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 pageOne 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 page3x 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 pageA 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 pageA free birthday gift.
How: Join Krispy Kreme Rewards and add your birth date to your profile.
Good for 30 days after it arrives.
Krispy Kreme's rewards page