Food freebies and cheap eats in Columbus

Dining out isn’t usually cheap, but if you’re going to do it, make sure you check out these freebies and special to make it a little easier on your wallet. There are some great food freebies and deals coming up around Columbus!  Check the links for details, and please verify with your location.  Offers subject to change at any time, so please verify for yourself before you go.

Limited Time Deals

Applebees: Applebee’s Neighborhood Drink of February is a $1 Dollar Hurricane.

Sonic Drive-In: 

• 1/2 priced cheeseburgers for Family Night on Tuesdays from 5 pm – close.
• 1/2 priced drinks and slushies and 99 cent corn dogs during Happy Hour from 2-4 pm.
• $2.99 Carhop Classic: Quarter pound double cheeseburger or signature slinger and medium tots

Wendy’s: Pick up your 2019 Frosty Key Tag for $2 to get a FREE Frosty Jr. with every visit in 2019.

Quizno’s: Download the Quizno’s Loyalty App and get a free 4″ sub

Chili’s: Get a $5 margarita called The Grand Romance during the month of February.

Hungry Howie’s: $1 medium 1 topping pizza with the purchase of a large with code Medium1

IHOP: Get all you can eat pancakes with any breakfast combo, or $4.99 for unlimited pancakes as a meal for a limited time

Ongoing

Pizza Hut ongoing deals (currently offering Large 2-topping pizzas for $7.99 each, and other specials).  Check out the new $5 Lineup Menu.

Baskin Robbins: $1.50 scoop of ice cream for the Celebrate 31 promotion on the 31st of each month.

TGI Fridays: Fridays $5 happy hour menu! Selection of cocktails, brews, wine, and food—only $5 each at the bar – all the time.

Jeni’s Splendid Ice Cream: Free ANY SIZE ice cream on your birthday!  See all of our birthday freebies here!

Godiva: Free chocolate each month with Godiva Rewards

Wendy’s: 4 for $4 meal deal with 4 sandwich options and any size fries for just $1

Burger King

• 2/$4 mix and match breakfast options
• $3.49 for King Meal Deal
• 2/$6 Crispy Chicken, Spicy Chicken, Crispy Chicken Tenders, or Whopper
• $1 for 10 piece nugget
• 3 pancakes for 89 cents
• The 1 Cent Whopper Detour: Download the BK app, head to McDonalds (yes, McDonalds), order a Whopper for ONE PENNY on the BK app when you are with certain distance of McDonalds, get the detour to the nearest Burger King to pick up your whopper for 1 cent!

Dairy Queen:

• $5 Buck Lunch includes main course, fries, drink, and a sundae. Upgrade your sandwich for a $6 Buck Lunch.
• Just need a snack?  Stop by for the Sips and Sticks Happy Hour on weekdays from 2-5pm for $2 Small Ultimate Frappes, $2 DQ Bakes! Pretzels with Zesty Queso, $2 Small Premium Fruit Smoothie or $1 Small Misty Slush!

Max & Erma’s

• Sunday: $1 off desserts
• Monday: Meatloaf Monday’s for $10
• Tuesdays: Kids 12 and under eat Free with an adult entree purchase. One kids’ meal per adult meal.
• Wednesday: $3 Max’s Margaritas
• Thursday: Half pound cheeseburgers and unlimited seasoned fries for just $5 on Thursdays

SONIC Drive-in:

• 1/2 priced cheeseburgers for Family Night on Tuesdays from 5 pm – close. 
• 1/2 priced drinks and slushies and 99 cent corn dogs during Happy Hour from 2-4 pm.  
• 99 cent – $1.99 Chili Cheese Fritos Favorites
• $4.99 Steakhouse Bacon Cheeseburger and Medium Tots

Subway: Five $4.99 Footlongs (Black Forest Ham, Meatball Marinara, Spicy Italian, Cold Cut Combo, and Veggie Delite)

Red Lobster:  Early-Dining Specials – now available at restaurants nationwide Monday-Friday from 11AM-6PM; see details below

• $15 Endless Shrimp Monday: Mix and match delicious Shrimp Scampi, Fried Shrimp and Grilled Shrimp Skewer endlessly for just $15.
• Admiral’s Feast Tuesday – Red Lobster’s take on a classic fish fry! Enjoy Walt’s Favorite Shrimp, bay scallops, clam strips and wild-caught flounder – all fried until perfectly crisp and golden. Or, take advantage of To-Go Tuesday with 15% off all orders placed on RedLobsterToGo.com using code: TUESDAY.
• 4-Course Feast Wednesday & Thursday – Start with choice of soup AND salad, then select an entrée from a list of six selections, and finish off with a delectable dessert. Dine on Thursday and guests can choose from two deals – the 4-Course Feast for $15 or the Petite Ultimate Feast for just $20!
• Jumbo Coconut Shrimp Friday – Hand-dipped jumbo shrimp tossed in flaky coconut and fried until crispy perfection for just $15. Dip them in Red Lobster’s signature piña colada sauce and enjoy!

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