Restaurant Deals: Free Taco Bell Combo Meal with $20 Gift Card Purchase, BBQ Deals + more

New restaurant offers include a free slice of pizza and inexpensive pulled pork on Tuesday, 8 free item coupons for $1 at Burger King, and a bonus for buying a Taco Bell gift card.

And don’t forget that Restaurant.com is offering 80% off most purchases when you use the coupon code TOUCHDOWN at checkout. Offer ends 10/16. You can use this coupon code to get most $25 restaurant dining coupons (they call them “gift certificates”) for just $2 a piece. It is my favorite way to save on dinner.

If you’re unfamiliar with Restaurant.com, read Laura’s post on Restaurant.com: What It Is and How It Works to learn the ropes.

Your turn: What restaurant offers will you take advantage of?

New Offers This Week

Free Slice of Villa Fresh Italian Kitchen Pizza
“Like” Villa Fresh Italian Pizza Kitchen on Facebook, and get a coupon for a free slice of Neapolitan Pizza. The coupon is good only on Tuesday, 10/18. Thanks, The Freebie Blogger!

$5 Off Online Order from Famous Dave’s
Through Saturday, 10/15, get $5 off when you order online from Famous Dave’s and use the coupon code ONLINE5 at checkout.

$1 Drinks and $1 Pulled Pork Sandwiches at Dickey’s Barbecue Pit
Dickey’s Barbecue Pit is celebrating its birthday, and on Tuesday, 10/18, 11am-3pm, they are offering $1 Drinks and $1 Pulled Pork Sandwiches. Limit one per person. Find a Dickey’s near you. Just yesterday I told my husband “Dickey’s might be my new favorite restaurant.”

Burger King Coupons for $1
Burger King is offering a sheet of eight coupons, each for a free item, for $1. These would make great little treats for Halloween or just for fun. This Bk Scholars Coupon Booklet includes 4 coupons for Free Value-Size Fries, 1 coupon for a Free Small Soft Drink or Small Icee, and 3 coupons for a Free Soft Serve Cone. These coupons may not be available at all Burger King locations so I’d recommend calling ahead to verify. Thanks, Hip2Save!

Free Chip or Cookie and Regular Soft Drink with Salad or Sub Purchase at Quizno’s
Get a free Chip or Cookie and a free Regular Soft Drink with Regular Salad or Regular Sub Purchase at Quizno’s with this printable coupon.

Free Kid’s Buffet with Adult Buffet Purchase at CiCi’s Pizza
Print a coupon for a free Kid’s Buffet with purchase of an Adult Buffet at CiCi’s Pizza. Thanks, Printable Coupons and Deals!

Free Chicken Flatbread Combo Meal with $20 Gift Card Purchase at Taco Bell
Through through 12/25/11, if you buy a $20 gift card at Taco Bell you get a free Chicken Flatbread Sandwich Combo Meal. Since this offer continues through the holiday season, you could score a free meal while buying gift cards for others – teenagers especially would make great recipients or my husband, but shhhh…don’t tell him I said that :). Gift cards are also available in $10 increments, and the deal works if you buy two of the $10 gift cards, too. Thanks, Common Sense with Money!

Previously Mentioned, Yet Still Available Offers

Blimpie
“Like” Blimpie on Facebook to get a printable coupon good for buy 1 6-inch sub, get 1 free. Find a Blimpie near you. 

Broadway Pizza
Check your 9/18 Smart Source insert for three coupons for Broadway Pizza, including $3 off any large pizza, $5 off any order of $25 or more and Regular Cheese Bread for only $1.99. Coupons expire 11/19. Find a Broadway Pizza near you.**
**This restaurant is largely based in Minnesota with one location in Wisconsin.

Bruegger’s
Bruegger’s is again selling a Season of Savings coupon booklet for $3 as part of the Dine Out for No Kid Hungry campaign, while supplies last. The booklet includes coupons for a variety of Bruegger’s items to be used over the next 3 months, including:

  • Free small coffee or soft drink in October
  • Buy 1 Bagel and Egg Sandwich, Get 1 Free in October
  • $2 off one Big Bagel Bundle, which includes a baker’s dozen bagels and two tubs of cream cheese in November
  • Free bagel and cream cheese with purchase of any beverage in November
  • Free cup of soup with purchase of any lunch sandwich in November
  • Free bagel with cream cheese with a bottomless mug purchase in November and December
  • Buy 1 lunch sandwich, get 1 free in December
  • Free fresh baked cookie in December
  • Buy 3 bagels, get 3 free in December

All proceeds from the sale of the booklet will go to Share Our Strength, a national organization devoted to help end childhood hunger. You can also check your 9/25 Red Plum insert for 3 Bruegger’s coupons, including a free small coffee with an egg sandwich purchase. Coupons expire 10/31. Find a Bruegger’s near you(Thanks, Alex!)

Buca di Beppo
Every Monday in October, you can get a free Buca Small Spaghetti Marinara when you purchase another small or large pasta, baked pasta or entrée and present this printable coupon. Offer is valid for dine-in only. Limit 1 coupon per visit, per table. Coupon expires 10/31. You can also check your 9/18 Red Plum insert for coupons, including $5 off any lunch purchase of $15 or more. Coupons expire 10/16. Limit 1 coupon per visit. Find a Buca di Beppo near you.

Chipotle
For their Halloween “Boorito” promotion, Chipotle is offering a Burrito, Bowl, Salad, or Tacos for $2 on Halloween, 10/31. The only requirement is that you come in a costume inspired by “the family farm.” This may or may not be easier than previous years, when they required dressing as a burrito.

Domino’s Pizza
At Domino’s Pizza, buy any large pizza at menu price and get a second one of equal or lesser value for free with coupon codes EBFP or EBEFPP when you order online.

IHOP
IHOP is currently offering their All-You-Can-Eat Pancakes promotion, with prices starting at $4.99.

Also at IHOP, kids under 12 will receive a free Scary Face Pancake on 10/28 from 7am to 10pm. Should you need to jog your memory closer to that date, you can sign up for a reminder phone call from a character called Count Spatula.

Joe’s Crab Shack
Through the end of September, Joe’s Crab Shack is helping to raise money for the No Kid Hungry campaign by offering free food coupons in exchange for a donation you make at a Joe’s Crab Shack near you. You can get a coupon for a free slice of Key Lime Pie when you donate $1 or more; a coupon for free Crab Nachos when you donate $5 or more; or a coupon for free Classic Steampot when you donate $10 or more. Coupons are only valid between 10/1 and 12/31.

Marble Slab
Marble Slab is offering free samples of their Ice Cream Pizza on 10/24 from 3-6pm. Look here for participating locations. In addition to the tasting, they are also donating $1 from each Ice Cream Pizza sale during October to the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure. (Note: There are no Marble Slab locations in Minnesota.)

Papa John’s
Papa John’s is giving away 60,000 free large 1-topping pizzas each week (a total of 1 million pizzas) through 1/5/12 to Papa Rewards members (free to join). Winners will receive a 20-point credit in their Papa Rewards account and will be notified via email, which will include instructions on how to get your free pizza. If you haven’t done so already, you can sign up for the Papa Rewards program and you’ll automatically be entered for  a chance to win.

Plus, for a limited time, you can sign up to receive email or text alerts from Papa John’s and get a free medium cheese pizza when you buy another pizza at regular price. Once you register, you will receive a unique promo code via email good for your free cheese pizza with additional pizza purchase. Find a Papa John’s near you.

Pizza Hut
For a limited time, you can get any pizza with any toppings for only $10. No coupon necessary. Offer is available for carry out, delivery or dine-in. Find a Pizza Hut near you.

Quizno’s
“Like” Quizno’s on Facebook and receive a printable coupon for a free sub with the purchase of a sub and a regular fountain drink.

Red Lobster
Check your 9/11 Smart Source insert for two different Red Lobster coupons, including $4/2 dinner entrees. Coupons expire 11/10. Find a Red Lobster near you.

Ruby Tuesday
Get a printable coupon for 25% off your entire food purchase when you visit this Ruby Tuesday’s webpage, login to your Facebook account using the provided link, allow an application to run and fill out the provided form. You will receive the coupon via email. Coupon expires 10/22. Find a Ruby Tuesday near you.

Snuffy’s
Get a free Snuffy’s Hamburger (up to $4.05 value) when you purchase another hamburger with this printable coupon. Thanks, Thrifty Minnesota!

Taco Bell
For a limited time, you can get a Chicken Flatbread for only $0.99 at participating Taco Bell locations. No coupon necessary. Find a Taco Bell near you. 

T.G.I. Friday’s
Get $5 off your food purchase of $15 or more when you use this printable coupon. Coupon expires 10/31 and is valid for dine-in only. Find a T.G.I. Friday’s near you.

Wendy’s
Wendy’s is again selling their annual Halloween Coupon Booklet for only $1, while supplies last. The booklet includes 5 coupons for a free Jr. Frosty, which are only available to use between 11/1/11-2/1/12.

On-Going Offers

Arby’s
Sign up for Arby’s Email Extras to get a coupon good for a free Regular Roast Beef Sandwich. You can also get a free Arby’s Roast Beef or Beef & Cheddar sandwich when you grab an Arby’s Rewards card at an Arby’s near youregister it online and make your first purchase using it.

Bruegger’s Bagels
Subscribe to Bruegger’s email newsletter to get a coupon for a free bagel with cream cheese. Find a Bruegger’s location near you.

Burger King
Register your child for Club BK to receive a coupon for a free BK Kids Meal on your child’s birthday. You will sign up using your information at first. Once you sign up, you will need to click on a link provided in a confirmation email to confirm your account. You can then add your child(ren).

Caribou Coffee
You can get $0.50 off any drink at Caribou Coffee when you use your Caribou drinkware. No coupon needed. Offer is valid on any drink at anytime. Find a Caribou Coffee near you. Plus, get a discount every time the Minnesota Twins win and you print a coupon from Caribou’s website.

Chili’s
Sign up for the Chili’s email club and receive exclusive offers, plus print a coupon for a free order of Skillet Queso & Chips. You can also
Sign up for the Friends & Family Chili’s and Maggiano’s Email Club to get a coupon for $5 off your next Chili’s order. Find a Chili’s near you.

Chuck E. Cheese
Chuck E. Cheese has released these new Reward Calendars on their website for you to download and print for your child. When your child completes the chart, you can bring it in to Chuck E. Cheese to get 10 free tokens – since each game is a token, that’s 10 free games. Calendar themes include homework, reading, potty training, brushing teeth, cleaning room and more. Find a Chuck E. Cheese near you.

CiCi’s Pizza
Join the CiCi’s eClub to get a printable coupon for a Buy 1 Buffet, Get 1 Free. Find a CiCi’s Pizza near you.

Einstein Bros Bagels
Every day from 2pm-close, get a free fresh baked treat with purchase of any beverage. No coupon necessary. Find an Einstein Bros Bagels near you.

Fazoli’s
Get a coupon good for a free Spaghetti entree when you signup to receive Fazoli’s eFamily newsletters. You will receive the coupon via email within 24-48 hours of joining. Find a Fazoli’s near you.

Hardee’s
Get a free small cup of coffee or large coffee for only $0.99 every Monday morning at participating Hardee’s restaurants. You can also possibly get coupons for free food or beverages when you visit Hardee’s Facebook page and play the Wheel of Awesome. Find a Hardee’s near you.**
**Leave a comment below if you win any great coupons!

IHOP
Join the Pancake Revolution on IHOP’s Facebook page or on IHOP.com and you will not only receive a free meal not just for signing up, but also on your birthday and on your 1-year anniversary of joining the Pancake Revolution. Find an IHOP near you.

Macaroni Grill
Sign up to receive Romano’s Macaroni Grill’s e-newsletter and get a printable coupon for $5 off any order. You will receive the coupon via email within minutes of signing up. Find a Macaroni Grill near you.

The Old Spaghetti Factory
“Like” The Old Spaghetti Factory on Facebook, then click on the Factory Insider link to become a Factory Insider and receive money-saving coupons every month. Some offers insiders have received in the past include a free kid’s meal, Italian cream soda, garlic cheese bread, and more. As of right now, you will get a printable coupon for a free slice of Mud Pie with any entrée purchase for signing up.

Orange Julius
Join Orange Julius’ OJ Quench Club to get up to 3 free Julius Fruit Drinks. You will get one free drink right away for signing up, one for your birthday, and another one year from the date you first joined the OJ Quench Club. Find an Orange Julius near you.

Panera Bread
Sign up for MyPanera, Panera Bread’s rewards program, to receive a variety of benefits, including free items in the bakery-café (pastries, espresso, smoothies, and more), exclusive tastings, demonstrations, and more. You can pick up a card at a Panera Bread near you, or sign up online. If you choose the online option, you’ll be able to print a temporary card to use until your permanent card arrives via postal mail.**
**I just signed up for a MyPanera, and after clicking on the orange “View my current rewards” button, I got an offer for a free pastry or sweet. Rewards will automatically be loaded to your membership card and are valid for 60 days.

Peet’s Coffee & Tea
You can give your friends a free drink at any Peet’s Coffee & Tea store when you invite them to signup for Peet’s email news. They’ll also receive free standard shipping on their first online order. You may refer up to five friends at one time, but there is no limit on the total number of friends you can refer. Limit 1 free drink coupon per person, per email. Coupons will only be sent to individuals who have never received one before and who are located within the local market area of a Peet’s Coffee & Tea.

Pizza Hut
Get a free order of Breadsticks or Cinnamon Sticks on your next purchase from Pizza Hut when you sign up for their email newsletter. You will receive this offer via email within a week of signing up.

Qdoba Mexican Grill
Join the Qdoba Rewards Club to get a free order of chips & salsa or a regular drink. You will also receive a special gift on your birthday and other exclusive offers via email. Find a Qdoba Mexican Grill near you.

Quiznos
Join Quiznos’ free Q-Club and print a coupon for a $2.99 small sub, plus get a free cookie.

Rainforest Café
If you have a child age 10 or younger, you can print off a reward calendar and once your child has earned his/her reward, you can bring the certificate in to get a kids meal for only $0.99 with the purchase of an adult entrée. Your choices include the Rio Reading Rewards Calendar, Tuki’s Tooth Fairy Award Calendar, Cha Cha’s Goal Chart Calendar or Bamba’s Sports Awards Calendar. Find a Rainforest Café near you.

Sonic Drive-In
Every day from 2-4pm, you can get a soft drink, iced tea, slush or limeade for half price as part of Sonic’s Happy Hour. Offer excludes CreamSlush treats. Flavors and fruit may cost extra. Find a Sonic near you.

T.G.I. Friday’s
Receive a coupon good for a free appetizer when you signup for the Give Me More Stripes email. Find a T.G.I. Friday’s near you.

Wendy’s
You can get a $1 coupon via email when you sign up for Wendymail, which you should receive within a few days. This may not seem like a high-value coupon, but you should be able to pick up a free snack by ordering off their Dollar Menu.

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One response to “Restaurant Deals: Free Taco Bell Combo Meal with $20 Gift Card Purchase, BBQ Deals + more”

  1. Breanne

    The McDonalds in Hudson Wisconsin is selling thier trick or treat halloween books for 1.99 plus tax. Each book contains 3 of the following: free hamburger, free apple dippers, free milk or juice, and free cones.

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