Kids Eat Free: 7 days, 7 free and cheap meals
Dining out is a luxury for families trying to save. Trying to feed a family of four or five a decent restaurant meal can be tough, especially if you start ordering desserts and beverages. To help ease the tension a little, we’ve found a Kids Eat Free spot for every night of the week. This is just a thumbnail; to find more, check out kidsmealdeals.com.
Mondays:
Moe’s Southwest Grill: There are multiple locations throughout the area. The Chamblee-Tucker Road location in Atlanta offers a free meal to kids on Mondays. Because the night of the week varies by location, go to Moes.com to confirm the free kids night in your area.
Tuesdays:
This seems to be the most popular night for free and cheap kids’ meals. If you’re in the mood for seafood – I always am – take the kids to Joe’s Crab Shack for a $1.99 plate. Certain Applebee’s locations have 99 cents meals on Tuesday nights. Several local Atlanta Bread Company restaurants are free for kids after 4 p.m. on Tuesdays, as well. To get off the franchise train, try The Fickle Pickle, free on Tuesdays for folks 12 and under, in Roswell.
Wednesdays:
Do you have a taste for wings? Wait until Wednesday night, when you can have your fill and your kids can eat free or for 99 cents from 6-9 p.m. at Buffalo Wild Wings throughout the area. Call the restaurant in your area to make sure the deal applies.
Thursdays:
Some Flying Biscuit locations are free to kids Monday-Thursday, from 4-7 p.m. Two in Atlanta, on Piedmont Road and McLendon Avenue, are among the spots. Captain D’s, located all over, give away not one, but two, free kids’ meals on Thursday nights with the purchase off an adult entrée’ at regular price (dine in only).
Fridays:
It’s hard trying to find a kid who doesn’t like spaghetti. If pasta is right for you, try this on Friday nights. Mad Italian in Alpharetta is free every night for those 12 and under.
Saturdays:
Anyone with a big family knows it’s sometimes hard to find something everyone likes on the same day. Thank goodness for places like Picadilly. Even better that most of the locations are affordable from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. on Saturdays, when kids can eat for 99 cents, and Big Kids meals go for $1.99 with an adult purchase. Picadilly runs the same deal all day long on Thursdays.
Sundays:
It’s been a long week. You want a great meal; anything other than burgers and fries. Wildfire at 94 Perimeter Center West in Atlanta might be just the ticket, particularly when you can feed two children for free with the purchase of an adult entrée.
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17 comments Add your comment
Suzanne A.
July 14th, 2009
11:28 am
Thanks for the information! Another great resource for this information is http://KidsMealDeals.com – as the database is serchable by zip code, day of the week and mileage radius. Enjoy!
Denise
July 14th, 2009
5:24 pm
There is also a Flying Biscuit on Northside Parkway (Northside Drive going towards Cumberland Mall) next to blockbuster in the Houston’s plaza.
Marcus Graham
July 14th, 2009
5:59 pm
These are really all crappy places to eat and the nutritional value for foods at these places is not that great. Especially if you are trying to feed a young one.
Rana Cash
July 14th, 2009
6:25 pm
Hey Marcus. Crappy? Ouch. Flying Biscuit has lots of healthy meals. You can get grilled fish/chicken, etc.. at Applebee’s, Joe’s Crab Shack and Picadilly. Salads at Atlanta Bread. I admit, it’s not the gold standard, but there are certainly some healthy options. Be on the lookout for a blog about ways to give your kids healthy snacks on a budget.
Tiffani Tucker
July 14th, 2009
6:58 pm
I must disagree w/ Mr.Cash.. who obviously doesn’t get out much!! These places all have very healthy alternatives!! One must remember you dont have to order the Burger and Fries… Their are fruit and veggie alternatives.. as well as chicken and fish..And in lieu of soda their are different juice and Milk alternatives… I like to take the kids to Applebee’s for their kids night!! and the portions fill them right up!!!
A
July 14th, 2009
7:32 pm
Kara Mia in Alpharetta closed a few months back. A Qdoba Mexican restaurant just opened up there.
jack
July 15th, 2009
12:05 am
Marcus has issues,,,, dude,,,You can find perfectly healthy meals at every one of these places. And take a suggestion,, stay home,, the atmosphere at these places will be much nicer without your uppity self there.
Marcus Graham
July 15th, 2009
12:16 am
No, I don’t have issues. If you take the time and READ the nutritional information or inquire about the fat/calories in some of the meals at ALL of these places (including the Flying Biscuit) you will see that your will quickly exceed what your your kids daily calorie allowance, Even using 2,000 calories as a guide for an average weight/healthy height weight kid, you’d only have 666 calories to allot for your kids meals AND that assuming that he she only ate 3 meals and had no snacks at all during the day. Juice–even 100% fruit juice has calories, milk–even 2 percent has calories!
Marcus Graham
July 15th, 2009
12:29 am
Read Jay Bookman’s colum on Why America is fat and then read this
http://www.cnbc.com/id/26007409
PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO THE LAST GRAPH!
Mom of two
July 15th, 2009
1:13 pm
I think the key here is, don’t go out every night. If you are feeding your child healthy at home then the occasional night out meal will not be that much of a factor in terms of healthy eating.
Eat or Don't Eat
July 15th, 2009
1:47 pm
Marcus who cares! Please stay home and reframe from feeding your children so you want need to concern yourself with calories. I believe you have issues (Jack is right). I guess fat kid issues. My children consume healthy balanced meals at home daily; however, they love to eat at some of the restaurants mentioned. They are able to maintain healthy teeth, iron, and great athletic size. My daughter runs track, dance team, and loves basketball. My son is on a swim team, basketball, football, and baseball. What is your problem? On a serious note, let them eat and allow them to work – out ….(exercise)…. is the key. Remember eating out is not home cooking and chances are it lacks the quality of what you can prepare or provide for your children. The best option for you is to STAY HOME!
MrHughes
July 17th, 2009
2:08 pm
Honestly, I see where Marcus is coming from. These places provide cheap meals. Often the cheapest food is the most devoid of nutritional content! As the saying goes, “the cheap is very expensive”. And, it’s not just about making sensible choices. The “Eat This Not That” series Men’s Health magazine produces makes that clear. Sometimes it’s hard to make the correct choices without the nutritional info in front of you. There’s not a restaurant around that provides that info inside the actual store. You have to go on the internet if you are lucky. A lot of times people think they are making sensible choices based on foods. Ie:Ranch Dressing versus Honey Mustard at Quiznos or a spinach artichoke dip versus Boneless wings appetizers at Applebees. And Moe’s… Yuck!! Willy’s is fresh and has sensible kids options. There’s even sugar in the salads at McDonalds!
Also, I think Marcus makes an excellent point about the amount of calories children should actually consume. I don’t have fat issues, but see plenty of obese people walking around. A serving is the size of a deck of cards. I regularly see children with larger portions than what a healthy adult should eat. Even if you divide your food in half at most restaurants it’s much more than a portion! It should say something that cars come with bigger cup holders and seats because our drinks and hindquarters have gotten too big. Happy Meals are cheap too! Would you feed your kid that every day?
It’s great that children who cheerlead and play football and are fit now. How fit will those children be when they aren’t burning Phelps-ian amounts of calories in a few years? That’s the problem!! The choices you make now for your children will lead them to eating at these places years from now because as parents you didn’t teach the value of healthy choices. I’m fine with almost anything in moderation, but dont act like these food companies are our friends.
Lets be honest… these places aren’t providing cheap kids meals out of the goodness of their hearts. The meals offer very little nutritional value and they will make their profit 10 times over on the parents. So, it’s a win win for them.
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August 4th, 2009
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IHOP also offers free kids meals (one free kids meal per each adult purchase) 7 days a week from 4pm – 10pm
Crystal
December 22nd, 2009
1:53 pm
Thanks for the info. Another good resource for those in South Fulton is http://southfultondeals.blogspot.com/2009/03/kids-eat-free.html
Helen
September 2nd, 2010
3:27 pm
Kids eat free on weekends at Maddio’s Pizza Joint! http://www.unclemaddios.com
One kids meal free per paying adult. Plus, kids that dine on Saturday from 11-1 can enjoy a free “Art Camp” where pizza-inspired arts and crafts occupy the little ones while mom and dad dine a table away.