Because dining out can be considered family fun…right? All “Kids Eat Free or Cheap” entries have been personally verified and are updated regularly. However, because they are subject to change without notice, we have provided each restaurant’s phone number. Please call the restaurant ahead of time or check the website in advance to confirm the promo – especially if you are visiting a local chain of a national restaurant. This list is updated for 2022! We’ll keep adding as more deals come back.
Kids Eat Free or Cheap By Area of Twin Cities
MINNEAPOLIS & SAINT PAUL
Bennett’s Chop and Railhouse
1305 West 7th Street, Saint Paul, MN 55102; (651) 228-1408
Day/Time: Sunday Nights
Deal: Family Night, Kids 10 under eat free – one free kid’s meal per adult entrée purchase.
Verified: 2/18/22
Casper & Runyon’s Nook
492 Hamline Avenue, Saint Paul, MN 55116; (651) 698-4347
Day/Time: Sundays, 4-9pm
Deal: Kids eat free – one free kid’s meal per adult entrée purchased. Make it a night with bowling from 11am-4pm.
Verified: 2/18/22
Fogo de Chao
645 Hennepin Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55403; (612) 338-1344
Day/Time: Everyday
Deal: The Fogo Churrasco Experience for children 6 and under is complimentary. Children 7 to 12 are half price (Adults $40.95/Lunch & $59.95/Dinner).
Verified: 2/18/22
Gabe’s Bar & Kitchen
991 Lexington Pkwy North, Saint Paul MN, 55103; (651) 646-3066
Day/Time: Sundays; 11am-2pm
Deal: Kids eat free from 11am-2pm.
Verified: 7/19/22
Melting Pot
80 South Ninth St, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402; (612) 338-9900
Day/Time: Sundays; All Day – Not valid on holidays.
Deal: One free child’s entrée plate, with each adult 4-course dinner.
Verified: 2/18/22
The Patty Wagon
6042 Nicollet Avenue, Minneapolis, MN 55419; (612) 861-5500
Date/Time: Sundays, 11am-9pm
Deal: One free kid’s meal per adult entree purchased. 12 & under.
Verified: 10/24/21
Shamrocks
995 7th St W, St Paul, MN 55102; (651) 228-9925
Day/Time: Sundays; 4-9pm
Deal: Kids eat free – one free kid’s meal per adult entrée purchased.
Verified: 2/18/22
Skinners
919 Randolph Avenue, St. Paul; (651) 291-0146
Day/Time: Sundays, 5-9pm
Deal: Kids eat free – one free kid’s meal per adult entrée purchased.
Verified: 2/18/22
Tailgate Sports Café
6050 Nicollet Avenue, Minneapolis, MN 55419; (612) 861-5600
Day/Time: Saturdays 11am-9pm
Deal: Kids eat free – one free kid’s meal per adult entrée. (Also Bloody Marys for mom & dad just $6 11am-5pm.)
Verified: 7/19/22
Yarusso Bros Italian Restaurant
635 Payne Avenue, St. Paul, MN; (651) 776-4848
Day/Time: Sundays; all day
Deal: Kids eat free: Anything on Kids menu, includes a child size soda.
Verified: 2/18/22
SOUTHEAST METRO
Andiamo Italian Ristorante
1629 Lena Court, Eagan, MN 55122; (651) 289-2000
1750 Weir Dr, Woodbury, MN 55125; (651) 289-2001
Day/Time: Mondays; All Day
Deal: Kids eat free with purchase of regular sized pasta or entrée.
Verified: 7/19/22
Celts Craft House
7083 153rd Street West, Apple Valley, MN 55124; (952) 683-1533
Day/Time: Sundays; All Day
Deal: Kids eat free – One free kid’s meal per adult entrée purchased (excluding Sunday Breakfast Buffet)
Verified: 7/19/22
Dickey’s Barbecue Pit
3090 Courthouse Lane #100, Eagan, MN 55121; (651) 905-7725
Day/Time: Sundays, All Day
Deal: One free kid’s meal per $10 purchase. Valid at participating locations. (Limited time delivery/carry out code: KEFOLO)
Verified: 7/19/22
Green Mill
909 Vermillion St., Hastings MN, 55033; (651) 438-9191
6025 Hudson Road, Woodbury, MN 55125; (651) 735-1000
Day/Time: Tuesdays, Hours vary by location
Deal: Kids Eat Free: 1 child (12 and under) eats free with adult purchase at all Twin Cities locations.
Verified: 7/19/22
Jersey’s Bar and Grill
6449 Concord Blvd, Inver Grove Heights, MN 55076; (652) 455-4561
Day/Time: Thursdays; all day.
Deal: Kids eat free with adult meal purchase.
Verified: 7/19/22
SOUTHWEST METRO
Cantina Laredo (Mall of America)
300 West Market (MOA 3rd Level), Bloomington, MN 55425; (952) 406-8311
Day/Time: Tuesday, lunch or dinner
Deal: Toddler Tuesdays: One free kid’s meal per adult entrée purchased. Verified: 2/18/22
Cedar & Stone Urban Table
JW Marriot MOA, 2141 Lindau Lane, Bloomington, MN 55425; (612) 615-0124
Day/Time: Tuesday, lunch or dinner
Deal: Toddler Tuesdays: One free kid’s meal per adult entrée purchased. Verified: 2/18/22
Chevys Fresh Mex
2251 Killebrew Drive, Bloomington MN 55425; (952) 876-0222
Day/Time: Wednesdays, All Day
Deal: Kids eat $1 with paid adult entrée.
Verified: 2/18/22
Crave
Mall of America; 368 South Ave Bloomington, MN 55425; (952) 854-5000
Day/Time: Tuesday, lunch or dinner
Deal: Toddler Tuesdays: One free kid’s meal per adult entrée purchased.
Verified: 2/18/22
Dickey’s Barbecue Pit
250 East Travelers Trail, Burnsville, MN 55337; (952) 882-4651
214 Pioneer Trail, Chaska, MN 55318; (952) 361-0199
Day/Time: Sundays, All Day
Deal: One free kid’s meal per $10 purchase. Valid at participating locations. (Limited time delivery/carry out code: KEFOLO)
Verified: 7/19/22
Green Mill
1201 West 94th St, Bloomington MN, 55431; (952) 884-9898
8266 Commonwealth Dr, Eden Prairie, MN 55344; (952) 944-3000
Day/Time: Tuesdays at Most Locations, Hours vary by location
Deal: Please call your local Green Mill for details. Kids Eat Free: 1 child (12 and under) eats free with adult purchase.
Verified: 7/19/22
Ikea
8000 Ikea Way, Bloomington, MN 55425
Day/Time: Wednesdays. All Day.
Deal: Sign up for the free IKEA Family program and get two free kids meals with any adult entrée on Wednesdays in 2022.
Verified: 7/22/22
Masu Sushi & Robata
Third Floor, Mall of America, Bloomington, MN 55425; (952) 896-6278
Day/Time: Tuesday, lunch or dinner
Deal: Toddler Tuesdays: One free kid’s meal per adult entrée purchased. Verified: 2/18/22
McHugh’s Public House
5715 Egan Drive, Savage, MN 55378; (952) 226-5800
Day/Time: Sundays; 4pm-8pm
Deal: Kids Eat Free.
Verified: 2/18/22
Patrick’s Bakery and Café
Southdale Square, 2928 West 66th St, Edina, MN; (612) 861-7570
Day/Time: Tuesdays; 4pm-close
Deal: Kid’s Night: Kids eat free – 1 child (12 & under) eats free per adult entrée purchased. Entertainment by Lulu the Clown.
Verified: 2/18/22
Pinstripes
3849 Gallagher Drive, Edina, MN 55435; (952) 835-6440
Day/Time: Monday-Thursday; All Day
Deal: $1 Kids Club Special – $5 Kids Meals & $1/hour gaming with purchase of adult meal
Verified: 2/18/22
Pizza Ranch
1266 Vierling Drive East, Shakopee, MN 55379; (952) 233-2122
Day/Time: Tuesdays, Regular Buffet Hours
Deal: Kid’s Night: One child 12 & under per paying adult.
Verified: 2/18/22
Station Pizzeria
13008 Minnetonka Blvd, Minnetonka, MN 55305; (952) 426-3273
Day/Time: Monday All Day
Deal: Kids eat free off the kids menu. (Thanks, Nicole)
Verified: 2/18/22
Twin City Grill
First Floor, Mall of America, Bloomington, MN 55425; (952) 854-0200
Day/Time: Tuesday, lunch or dinner
Deal: Toddler Tuesdays: One free kid’s meal per adult entrée purchased.
Verified: 2/18/22
Willy McCoy’s
10700 France Ave S, Bloomington, MN 55437; (952) 456-8905
320 Pioneer Trail, Chaska, MN 55317; (952) 500-9645
Day/Time: Sundays, 5-8pm
Deal: One free kid’s meal per adult entrée purchased. Also 95¢ wings all day.
Verified: 2/18/22
NORTHEAST METRO
Blue Heron Grill
14725 Victor Hugo Boulevard N., Hugo, MN, 55038; (651) 756-1894
Date/Time: Tuesdays, 5:30-8pm
Deal: Kids eat free – kids 12 & under get one free kid’s meal per adult entrée purchased (includes beverage and ice cream). A magician entertains the whole family. Please call ahead. This deal is temporarily on hold.
Boulevard Bar & Grille
3800 Restwood Road, Circle Pines, MN 55014
Day/Time: Sunday, All Day
Deal: Kids Eat Free. Kids 12 eat free from the kids menu – one child’s meal with each adult entrée purchased.
Verified: 7/19/22
Green Mill
1000 Gramsie Road, Shoreview MN, 55126; (651) 482-1600
Day/Time: Tuesdays at Most Locations, Hours vary by location
Deal: Please call your local Green Mill for details. Kids Eat Free: 1 child (12 and under) eats free with adult purchase.
Verified: 2/18/22
Pizza Ranch
1845 E County Rd DSTE 100, Maplewood, MN 55109; (651) 777-4500
5785 Minnesota Ave. N, Oak Park Heights, MN 55082; (651) 351-2150
Day/Time: Tuesdays, 11am-8:30pm
Deal: Kid’s Night: One child 12 & under per paying adult.
Verified: 6/18/22
Lucy’s Burgers
1190 County Rd J #700, White Bear Township, MN 55127; (651) 756-7788
Day/Time: Mondays, 5pm-8pm
Deal: FREE kids’ entrées and Kids BINGO! One free kid’s meal per paying adult.
Verified: 6/18/22
NORTHWEST METRO
Barley & Vine Kitchen
17516 Dodd Boulevard, Lakeville, MN 55044
Day/Time: Sunday, 2pm-Close
Deal: Family Funday. Kids 12 and under get one free kids’ meal with each adult entrée purchased.
Verified: 7/19/22
Boulevard Bar & Grille
3395 Coon Rapids Boulevard, Coon Rapids, MN 55433
Day/Time: Sunday, All Day
Deal: Kids Eat Free. Kids 12 eat free from the kids menu – one child’s meal with each adult entrée purchased.
Verified: 7/19/22
Broadway Pizza
11822 Aberdeen Street NE, Blaine MN 55449; (763) 755-5080
16995 Kenyon Avenue, Lakeville, MN 55044; (952) 898-3333
7951 Elm Creek Blvd. N., Maple Grove, MN 55369; 763-416-4446
13705 27th Avenue North, Plymouth, MN 55441; (763) 551-0155
Day/Time: Monday, 5pm-7:30pm
Deal: Family Night Dinner Buffet: One free child’s buffet with each adult buffet purchased, includes pizza, pasta, hoagies, salad and dessert.
Verified: 2/18/22
Broadway Pizza
21431 141st Avenue N, Rogers, MN 55374; (763) 428-3013
Day/Time: Monday, 5pm-7:30pm
Deal: Free kids menu item with purchase of an adult entrée.
Verified: 2/18/22
Broadway Pizza
2702 Hwy 88, St. Anthony, MN 55418; (612) 788-1718
Day/Time: Monday, 5pm-7:30pm
Deal: Free kids pizza with purchase of a medium or large pizza.
Verified: 2/18/22
Chatters Restaurant & Bar
4181 Cedar Street, Monticello, MN 55362 (763) 271-0070
Day/Time: Tuesdays; 4pm-Close
Deal: Kids eat free with the purchase of an adult meal, 1 child per adult.
Verified: 2/18/22
Green Mill
4355 Pheasant Ridge Drive, Blaine MN, 55449; (763)792-9400
2705 Annapolis Ln N, Plymouth MN, 55441; (763) 553-9000
Day/Time: Tuesdays at Most Locations, Hours vary by location
Deal: Please call your local Green Mill for details. Kids Eat Free: 1 child (12 and under) eats free with adult purchase.
Verified: 2/18/22
Lucy’s Burgers
4365 Pheasant Ridge Dr. NE. Ste. #102, Blaine, MN 55449; (763) 762-7140
Day/Time: Mondays, 5pm-8pm
Deal: Kids Eat FREE and Kids BINGO! One free kid’s meal per paying adult.
Verified: 6/18/22
Pizza Ranch
13797 Jay Street NW, Andover, MN 55304; (763) 710-4555
12443 Champlin Drive, Champlin, MN 55316; (763) 444-1344
19141 Freeport St NW, Elk River, MN 55330; (763) 441-3000
Day/Time: Tuesdays, 4pm-7:30 (or 8pm depending on location)
Deal: Kid’s Night: One child 12 & under per paying adult.
Verified: 2/18/22
Primo Plates & Pours
1935 Wayzata Blvd, Long Lake, MN 55356; (952) 479-1143
Day/Time: Sundays; 5pm-8pm
Deal: Kids 12 and under eat free with the purchase of an adult meal, 1 child per adult full price pizza, pasta or entrée. Thank you to our reader, Whitney, for this Facebook find!
Verified: 7/10/22
Robert’s at Medina
500 Hwy 55, Medina, MN 55340; (763) 478-6661
Day/Time: Sundays @ 4pm
Deal: Enjoy a FREE kids meal with the purchase of an adult entree!
Verified: 6/18/22
Space Aliens Grill & Bar
11166 CR-37, Albertville, MN 55301; (763) 497-6718
Day/Time: Tuesday Evenings
Deal: $2.99 kids pizza & free game card with purchase of an adult meal.
Verified: 2/18/22
Sunshine Factory Restaurant
4100 Vinewood Lane, Plymouth MN, 55442; 763-535-7000
Day/Time: Sundays after 4pm
Deal: Kids eat free – kids 10 & under get one free meal per adult meal purchased.
Verified: 2/18/22
Willy McCoy’s
5651 La Centre Ave, Albertville, MN 55301; (763) 515-3600
13655 Martin St NW, Andover, MN 55304; (763) 767-6333
12450 Business Park Blvd N, Champlin, MN 55301; (763) 422-5020
6415 Highway 10 NW, Ramsey, MN 55303; (763) 717-8916
Day/Time: Sundays, 5-8pm
Deal: One free kid’s meal per adult entrée purchased. Also 95¢ wings all day.
Verified: 2/18/22
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Kids Eat Free Every Day of the Week
Kids Eat Free Sunday
Barley & Vine Kitchen
Location: Lakeville
Time: 2pm-Close
Deal: Family Funday. Kids 12 and under get one free kids’ meal with each adult entrée purchased.
Verified: 7/19/22
Bennett’s Chop and Railhouse
Location: St. Paul
Time: Sunday Nights
Deal: Family Night, Kids 10 under eat free – one free kid’s meal per adult entrée.
Verified: 2/18/22
Boulevard Bar & Grille
Location: Circle Pines
Time: All Day
Deal: Kids Eat Free. Kids 12 eat free from the kids menu – one child’s meal with each adult entrée purchased.
Verified: 7/19/22
Casper & Runyon’s Nook
Location: St. Paul
Time: 4-9pm
Deal: Kids eat free – one free kid’s meal per adult entrée purchased. Make it a night with bowling.
Verified: 2/18/22
Celts Craft House
Location: Apple Valley
Time: All Day
Deal: Kids eat free – One free kid’s meal per adult entrée purchased (excluding Breakfast Buffet)
Verified: 7/19/22
Dickey’s Barbecue Pit
Twin Cities Locations: Burnsville, Chaska, Eagan
Time: All Day
Deal: One free kid’s meal per $10 purchase. Valid at participating locations. (Limited time delivery/carry out code: KEFOLO)
Verified: 7/19/22
Fogo de Chao
Location: Downtown Minneapolis
Time: Always
Deal: The Fogo Churrasco Experience for Children 6 and under is complimentary. Children 7 to 12 are half price.
Verified: 2/18/22
Gabe’s Bar & Kitchen
Location: Saint Paul
Time: 11am-2pm
Deal: Kids eat free from 11am-2pm.
Verified: 7/19/22
McHugh’s Public House
Location: Savage
Time: 4pm-8pm
Deal: Kids Eat Free.
Verified: 2/18/22
Melting Pot
Location: Downtown Minneapolis
Time: All Day – Not valid on holidays.
Deal: One free child’s entrée plate, with each adult 4-course dinner.
Verified: 2/18/22
The Patty Wagon
Location: Minneapolis
Date/Time: Sundays, 11am-9pm
Deal: One free kid’s meal per adult entrée purchased. 12 & under.
Verified: 10/24/21
Primo Plates & Pours
Location: Long Lake.
Day/Time: Sundays; 5pm-8pm
Deal: Kids 12 and under eat free with the purchase of an adult meal.
Verified: 7/10/22
Robert’s at Medina
Location: Medina
Time: Beginning @ 4pm
Deal: Enjoy a FREE kids meal with the purchase of an adult entrée!
Verified: 6/18/22
Shamrocks
Location: St. Paul
Time: 4-9pm
Deal: Kids eat free – one free kid’s meal per adult entrée purchased.
Verified: 2/18/22
Skinners
919 Randolph Avenue, St. Paul; (651) 291-0146
Day/Time: Sundays, 5-9pm
Deal: Kids eat free – one free kid’s meal per adult entrée purchased.
Verified: 2/18/22
Sunshine Factory Restaurant
Location: Plymouth
Time: 4pm-Close
Deal: Kids eat free – kids 10 & under get one free meal per adult meal purchased.
Verified: 2/18/22
Willy McCoy’s
Locations: Albertville, Andover, Bloomington, Champlin, Chaska, Ramsey
Time: 5-8pm
Deal: One free kid’s meal per adult entrée purchased.
Verified: 2/18/22
Yarusso Bros Italian Restaurant
635 Payne Avenue, St. Paul, MN; (651) 776-4848
Day/Time: Sundays; all day
Deal: Kids eat free: Anything on Kids menu, includes a child size soda.
Verified: 2/18/22
Kids Eat Free Monday
Andiamo Italian Ristorante
Locations: Eagan & Woodbury
Time: All Day
Deal: Kids eat free with purchase of regular sized pasta or entrée.
Verified: 7/19/22
Broadway Pizza
Location: Blaine, Maple Grove, Plymouth (Note: Other Broadway locations have traditionally offered this deal and may offer it again in the future)
Time: 5pm-7:30pm
Deal: Family Buffet: One free child’s buffet with each adult buffet purchased.
Verified: 2/18/22
Broadway Pizza Rogers
Location: Rogers
Time: 5pm-7:30pm
Deal: Free kids menu item with purchase of adult entrée.
Verified: 2/18/22
Broadway Pizza St. Anthony
Location: St. Anthony
Time: All Night
Deal: Free kids pizza with purchase of medium or large pizza.
Verified: 2/18/22
Fogo de Chao
Location: Downtown Minneapolis
Time: Always
Deal: The Fogo Churrasco Experience for Children 6 and under is complimentary. Children 7 to 12 are half price.
Verified: 2/18/22
Lucy’s Burgers
Locations: Blaine & White Bear Lake
Time: Mondays, 5pm-8pm
Deal: Kids Eat FREE and Kids BINGO! One free kid’s meal per paying adult.
Verified: 7/19/22
Pinstripes
Location: Edina
Time: All Day
Deal: $5 Kids Meals & $1/hour gaming per adult entrée purchased.
Verified: 2/18/22
Station Pizzeria
Location: Minnetonka
Time: All Day
Deal: Kids eat free off the kids menu. (Thanks, Nicole)
Verified: 2/18/22
Tamarack Tap Room
Location: Woodbury
Time: 11am-10pm
Deal: Kids Eat Free with the purchase of an entrée.
Verified: 7/19/22
Kids Eat Free Tuesday
Cantina Laredo
Location: Mall of America
Time: Lunch or dinner
Deal: Toddler Tuesdays: One free kid’s meal per adult entrée purchased. Verified: 2/18/22
Carbone’s Rosemount
Location: Rosemount
Time: Evenings
Deal: Kids Night: $2.99 buffet, ice cream and prize choice..
Verified: 7/19/22
Cedar & Stone Urban Table
Location: JW Marriot, Mall of America
Time: Lunch or dinner
Deal: Toddler Tuesdays: One free kid’s meal per adult entrée purchased. Verified: 2/18/22
Crave
Location: Mall of America
Time: Lunch or dinner
Deal: Toddler Tuesdays: One free kid’s meal per adult entrée purchased. Verified: 2/18/22
Fogo de Chao
Location: Downtown Minneapolis
Time: Always
Deal: The Fogo Churrasco Experience for Children 6 and under is complimentary. Children 7 to 12 are half price.
Verified: 2/18/22
Green Mill
Location: Blaine, Bloomington, Eden Prairie, Hastings, Hudson, Lakeville, Plymouth, Shoreview, Woodbury
Time: Times & participation vary by location
Deal: Kids Eat Free: 1 child (12 and under) eats free with adult purchase at all Twin Cities locations.
Verified: 2/18/22
Masu Sushi & Robata
Location: Mall of America
Time: Lunch or dinner
Deal: Toddler Tuesdays: One free kid’s meal per adult entrée purchased.
Verified: 2/18/22
Patrick’s Bakery and Café
2928 West 66th St, Edina, MN; (612) 861-7570
Day/Time: Tuesdays; 4pm-close
Deal: Kid’s Night: Kids eat free – 1 child (12 & under) eats free per adult entrée purchased. Entertainment by Lulu the Clown.
Verified: 2/18/22
Pinstripes
Location: Edina
Time: All Day
Deal: $5 Kids Meals & $1/hour gaming per adult entrée purchased.
Verified: 2/18/22
Pizza Ranch
Locations: Andover, Apple Valley, Champlin, Elk River, Lakeville, Maplewood, Oak Park Heights, Shakopee
Times: Vary by location
Deal: Kid’s Night: One child 12 & under per paying adult.
Verified: 2/18/22
Space Aliens Grill & Bar
Location: Albertville
Time: All Evening
Deal: $2.99 kids pizza & free game card with purchase of an adult meal.
Verified: 2/18/22
Twin City Grill
Location: Mall of America
Time: Lunch or dinner
Deal: Toddler Tuesdays: One free kid’s meal per adult entrée purchased.
Verified: 2/18/22
Kids Eat Free Thursday
Jersey’s Bar and Grill
Location: Inver Grove Heights
Time: All day.
Deal: Kids eat free with purchase of an adult meal.
Verified: 2/18/22
Fogo de Chao
Location: Downtown Minneapolis
Time: Always
Deal: The Fogo Churrasco Experience for Children 6 and under is complimentary. Children 7 to 12 are half price.
Verified: 2/18/22
Pinstripes
Location: Edina
Time: All Day
Deal: $5 Kids Meals & $1/hour gaming per adult entrée purchased.
Verified: 2/18/22
Kids Eat Free Friday
Fogo de Chao
Location: Downtown Minneapolis
Time: Always
Deal: The Fogo Churrasco Experience for Children 6 and under is complimentary. Children 7 to 12 are half price.
Verified: 2/18/22
Kids Eat Free Saturday
Fogo de Chao
Location: Downtown Minneapolis
Time: Always
Deal: The Fogo Churrasco Experience for Children 6 and under is complimentary. Children 7 to 12 are half price.
Verified: 2/18/22
Tailgate Sports Café
Location: Minneapolis
Time: 11am-9pm
Deal: Kids eat free – one free kid’s meal per adult entrée. (Also Bloody Mary’s for mom & dad just $6 11am-5pm.)
Verified: 2/18/22
Kids Eat Free Wednesday
Chevys Fresh Mex
Location: Bloomington
Time: All Day
Deal: Kids eat $1 with paid adult entrée.
Verified: 2/18/22
Fogo de Chao
Location: Downtown Minneapolis
Time: Always
Deal: The Fogo Churrasco Experience for Children 6 and under is complimentary. Children 7 to 12 are half price.
Verified: 2/18/22
IKEA
Location: Bloomington
Time: All Day.
Deal: Sign up for the free IKEA Family program and get two free kids meals with any adult entrée on Wednesdays in 2022.
Verified: 7/22/22
Pinstripes
Location: Edina
Time: All Day
Deal: $5 Kids Meals & $1/hour gaming per adult entrée purchased.
Verified: 2/18/22
Kids Eat Free At National Chains
With National Chains, we highly recommend that you call your favorite location before visiting. Individual restaurants can have slight differences in their promotional offerings or choose not to offer the deal at all.
Tuesday Kids Meal Deals At National Chains
Tuesday tends to be the best day of the week for kids-eat-free and other family meal deals, especially at national chains. Look for these deals, but because many of these are franchises, we recommend calling ahead to make certain your location participates:
• Chilis – Tuesdays: 99¢ kid’s meal per adult entrée purchased.
Tip: sign up for Chilis’ email Rewards Program to get any-time coupons for free any-time kids meal. These coupons land in email regularly for chili’s rewards members.
Kids Menu: Pepper Pals Kids Menu entrées usually range from $5.25-$5.75 and include a side and a drink. Kids can also order dessert for $2.49.
Call your favorite Twin Cities locations to verify:
- Blaine – (763) 783-9222
- Burnsville – (952) 898-3101
- Eagan – (651) 686-5152
- Maplewood – (651) 773-9501
- Plymouth – (763) 557-7000
- Roseville – (651) 633-7718
- Shakopee – (952) 445-2234
- Woodbury – (651) 739-8177
• Denny’s – Tuesdays, 4-10 pm: One free kid’s meal per adult entrée purchased.
Valid at 13 Metro locations: Apple Valley, Blaine, Bloomington, Brooklyn Center, Burnsville, Coon Rapids, Maplewood, North Branch, Otsego, Rogers, Roseville, Saint Paul, West Saint Paul. (Verified 8/9/21)
• Perkins – Tuesdays, 4-8pm: Kids 12 & under get one free kids meal per adult entrée purchased.
Not at every location; call your favorite location to verify.
Other Family Deals: Families Meals to Go – Breakfast or Dinner, $24.99-$39.99.
Twin Cities Locations: Apple Valley, Blaine, Bloomington, Brooklyn Park, Chaska, Crystal, Eagan, Edina, Elk River, Fridley, Golden Valley, Hastings, Lakeville, Maple Grove, Maplewood, Minnetonka, New Brighton, Plymouth, Roseville, Stillwater, Vadnais Heights
• Sonic – Tuesdays – Family Night, 5 Close: Half-Price Cheeseburgers for everyone (not just kids).
Verified 8/9/21.
More Kids Fun: Print your own fun packs to color in the car while you wait for your food and also check ahead what toys are in the Wacky Pack Kids Meals.
Twin Cities Locations: Bloomington, Columbia Heights, Elk River, Saint Paul, Savage
• TGI Fridays – Tuesdays. Kids eat free on Tuesdays.
Not all locations participate. Call your favorite location to verify.
Twin Cities Locations:
- Burnsville – (952) 898-3233
- Bloomington – (952) 831-6553
- Coon Rapids – (763) 427-7100
- Bloomington MOA – (952) 854-5112
- Maple Grove – (763) 424-3446
- Maplewood – (651) 704-9052
- St. Louis Park – (952) 544-0675
Kids Eat Free or Cheap Every Day At These National Restaurants
• Boston Market
Daily: While Boston Market doesn’t offer a specific Kids-Eat-Free Deal, they do offer a daily family dinner special in the form of their Family Meals ranging from $20-$40 depending on the number of servings. They also offer lemon slices for water. Because my goal, with Kids Eat Free deals is to feed my family of six for $40 or less, this amounts to pretty much the same thing. These work great when you have kids with tiny appetites. (Verified 8/9/21)
• Culvers
Daily: Kids 12 & under receive 1 free frozen custard per kids meal purchase. (Verified 8/9/21)
• Holiday Inn
Daily: Kids 12 & under receive 1 free meal with adult purchase. According to my phone call with the St. Paul Holiday Inn, any Holiday Inn with an attached restaurant offers Kids-Eat-Free to their diners. You do need to be a guest of the hotel to get this deal, but not all hotels have attached restaurants. (Verified 10/31/2019)
• International House of Pancakes (IHOP)
Kids eat free everyday from 4-10 pm., but not at every location all the time. Call your favorite location to verify.
Other Good Family Deals: $5 Hoppy Hour Every Day 2pm-10pm – $5 Menu. There are also $3 menu items that would easily fill a toddler.
Twin Cities Locations: Bloomington, Brooklyn Center, Coon Rapids.
National Chains - Owner Discretion
• Applebee’s Meal Deals for Kids
Applebee’s allows its individual restaurants to determine kids deals. There are many locations in the Twin Cities. I’ve not yet come across any local Kids Eat Free Applebee’s deals, but haven’t visited them all. Drop us a line if you know of one, so we can share with the community.
My personal opinion is that Applebee’s is not the best deal for family dining, the kids meals are expensive (over $6.50) and are low quality (boxed mac & cheese). Again, we would really love to hear your tips for dining with kids at Applebee’s.
Call your favorite location for details to before visiting.
- Apple Valley – (952) 997-3919
- Blaine Lexington – (763) 786-2677
- Blaine Northtown – (763) 784-8086
- Bloomington Lyndale – (952) 948-0010
- Bloomington Southtown- (952) 881-8845
- Brooklyn Center – (763) 566-1003
- Burnsville – (952) 435-2545
- Cottage Grove – (651) 458-5837
- Eagan – (651) 686-7022
- Eden Prairie – (952) 942-7993
- Elk River – (763) 441-8301
- Inver Grove Heights – (651) 451-9029
- Maple Grove – (763) 494-3289
- New Hope – (763) 533-1870
- Oak Park Heights – (651) 439-8116
- Plymouth – (763) 553-1776
- Shakopee – (952) 233-3400
- St. Louis Park – (952) 933-6701
- West St. Paul – (651) 457-0530
- Woodbury – (651) 731-8321
• Firehouse Subs
Five Twin Cities locations. Kids Eat Free Nights are at the discretion of the individual stores. Call your favorite location to verify. You can also sign up your kids for a free kids’ combo on their birthday.
Not in The Twin Cities
These national restaurants that traditionally offer kids-eat-free deals do not currently have Twin Cities locations, but we will continue to watch for them:
- Bob Evans
- Moe’s Southwest Grill
- Ruby Tuesday
- Slims Chickens
- Cafe Rio
- Steak ‘n Shake
Rochester mn - area restaurants
Broadway Pizza
4144 Hwy 52N, Rochester MN 55901; (507) 208-4111
Day/Time: Monday, 5pm-7:30pm
Deal: Family Night Dinner Buffet: One free child’s buffet with purchase of an adult buffet — includes pizza, pasta, hoagies, salad and dessert.
Verified: 2/18/22
Feed Your Kids for Free When Traveling the US
Who better than local parents to recommend where to dine when traveling. Bookmark these pages from our our friends around the country when you are traveling.
If you are locally traveling to Rochester, Minnesota, we recommend ROCHESTERfamilies Kid’s Meal Deals.
• Alabama – Huntsville via Rocket City Moms
• California – Los Angeles via MomsLA
• California – Oakland via 510Moms
• Florida – Lakeland & Winterhaven via Lakeland Mom
• Florida – Pensacola via Pint-sized Pensacola
• Illinois – West and Southwest Suburbs of Chicago via Kidlist
• Illinois – Champaign-Urbana via Chambana Moms
• Indiana – Terre Haute / Wabash Valley via Haute Happenings
• Indiana – Indianapolis via Indy with Kids
• Kansas – Kansas City via iFamilyKC
• Kentucky – Elizabethtown via EizabethtownFamily
• Kentucky – Lexington via lexfun4kids
• Kentucky – Louisville via Louisville Family Fun
• Louisiana – New Orleans via Pint-Sized NOLA
• Michigan – Ann Arbor via Ann Arbor with Kids
• Michigan – Grand Rapids via GRKids
• Michigan – Kalamazoo / SW Michigan via KZooKids
• Nebraska – Omaha via Family Fun in Omaha
• New Jersey – New Jersey via Jersey Family Fun
• South Carolina – Greenville via Kidding Around Greenville
• Tennessee – Nashville Area via Nashville Fun For Families
• Texas – San Antonio via San Antonio Mom Blogs
• Washington – South Puget Sound via Sounds Fun Mom
• Wisconsin – Milwaukee/Waukesha Countyv via Lake Country Family Fun
• Wisconsin – Appleton & Green Bay via Go Valley Kids
Want some other good dining ideas? Check out these articles:
We love finding ways to make family dinner time both simple and inexpensive. Kids Eat Free deals are part of that plan. We would love to hear from you. Leave us a message and let us know how you make family dinners special.
Sign your kids up for birthday clubs for freebies during their birthday month.
I know that at the Lakeville Green Mill we often go for Sunday Buffet. Most of the time they let our kids eat free…once they did charge us. They said it was for kids 4 and up. I told them we had a 4 year old but they only charged us for the 6 year old. I can’t remember how much maybe $6?
Oh…and we get a senior’s discount as well.
HoneyBaked Ham- kids eat free with adult purchase (open for lunch)
Thank you, Jill.
We’re going to check this out.
Is it possible to get an updated version of this listing?
For sure Old Country buffet is gone.
Thanks
Hi Lisa:
I called the Old Country Buffet in Burnsville (the one we list) and they are still open and still offer the same Thursday night deal. I know some others have gone out of business recently. We will verify these deals and add an updated verification date to the various entries.
Would you send me a update list of free family list?
Cathy Callaway @ cathycallaway@charter.net
Hi Cathy:
Are you looking for our Free Calendar or our monthly list Free Twin Cities August Events & Activities?
Rosemount – Carbone’s Tuesdays kids eat the buffet for $1.99 with adult purchase ($8.99 buffet).
Fireside Tuesday’s kids eat for $1 with adult entree purchase.
Rudy’s Red Eye Grill Wednesdays kids eat free with a $11 adult entree purchase.
Thanks for the heads up on these Allie. We will check them out.
Bloomington Fuddruckers doesn’t offer kids eat free or any combo deal in Wednesdays
Thank you for letting us know, Lauren. We will remove that from our list.
Good news. I have heard back from Fuddruckers and they DO still offer both deals.
“Good Morning Joy,
Yes we are still offering those deals. Both are valid after 4pm and are exactly as you stated. Please feel free to reach out to us with any further questions.
Delighted To Help,
Garrett Beatty
General Manager”
Hi! Primo in Long Lake offers kids meal for free (under 12). Here are details
Thank you, Whitney. We are adding this to our list!