Restaurants Where You Can Get Birthday Freebies

Is your birthday coming up?

If your favorite words happen to be "free" and "food," you've came to the right place. When you put the two of those together, magical things happen. We searched the internet for free food/drink deals that you can enjoy on/around your birthday, and here are some of the results from Eastern Iowa restaurants:

• Cold Stone Creamery - Sign up for their eClub to get a 'BUY ONE CREATION, GET ONE CREATION' coupon for your birthday
• Starbucks - Join Starbucks Rewards online and receive a free birthday food or drink
• Applebee's - Sign up for their eClub and get a free "birthday special"
• Chili's - Sign up for My Chili's Rewards and get a brownie sundae on your birthday
• IHOP - Join the Pancake Revolution and receive a free meal on your birthday
• Outback Steakhouse - Sign up for email coupons and receive a free dessert on your birthday
• Red Lobster - Join their Fresh Catch Club and get a "surprise birthday offer"
• Red Robin - Become Red Robin Royalty a get a free birthday burger
• Dairy Queen -  Join the Blizzard Fan Club and get an "extra-special coupon on your b-day"
• Firehouse Subs - Sign up for Firehouse Rewards and get a free medium sub for your birthday
• Genghis Grill - Sign up for Khans Rewards and you get this deal, as listed on their website: "If you have visited Genghis Grill 4 or more times in the 12 months preceding your birthday, you will receive a Free Birthday Bowl. If you have visited Genghis Grill less than 4 times in the 12 months preceding your birthday, you will receive a Free Appetizer or Dessert"
• Perkins - Sign up for MyPerkins and receive a "special gift for your birthday"
• Noodles & Company - Sign up for their eClub prior to your birthday and receive a birthday coupon

If you know of other birthday deals in the area, let us know in the comments!