Our Annual Veterans’ Day Deals Post

What would be a military frequent flyer blog without detailing out all the places that you can get a discount this weekend. Most of these are for free or discounted stuff on Monday, 11 November, but several are good in the days prior to that. I have highlighted those. This year’s list comes from an organization I belong to – The American Legion. The full list is found here and I have synopsized below. Please don’t forget to tip your server based on the full price.

RESTAURANTS

54th Street Family Grill – Veterans eat free

Another Broken Egg Café – Free French toast combo and coffee

Applebee’s – free meal from a select list

Aspen Creek Grill – free meal from special menu

Bagger Dave’s – free cheeseburger and fries

Bandana’s Bar-B-Q – free meal

BJ’s Restaurant Brewhouse – free entrée up to $14.95 and free Dr Pepper (OK< someone needs to tell me what’s up with the Dr. Pepper as part of the offer)

Black Angus Steakhouse – Top Sirloin dinner for only $9.99

Bob Evans – variety of free meals for breakfast, lunch, or dinner

Brick House Tavern + Tap – veterans get 20% off their meal

Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. – military get 20% off food and retail purchases

Burnt Wood Tavern – eat free on Veterans’ Day

Calhoun’s – free meal on Veterans’ Day

California Pizza Kitchen – free pizza, pasta, or salad and drink. Also a BOGO coupon for a return visit

Cattleman’s Steakhouse – 8 oz. steak dinner on the house

CentrAarchy Restaurants (California Dreaming, Carolina Roadhouse, Chophouse ’47, Chophouse New Orleans, Gulfstream Café, Joey D’s Oak Room, New York Prime, The Tavern at Phipps) – free entrée at any of their restaurants

Chili’s – free meal from a select menu

City Barbeque – free sandwich, two sides, and a beverage

Cotton Patch Café – free chicken fried steak or fried chicken

Country Cookin – free salad or $5 off any entree

Country Kitchen – free scramble

Cracker Barrel – complimentray pumpkin pie latte or slice of double chocolate fudge cola cake

Crooked Pint Ale House – free meal

Golden Corral – free dinner buffet and beverage from 5-9 on Monday, no ID required

Green Mill Restaurant & Bar – free meal

Gordon Biersch – free meal from a select list. They will also donate to a veterans’ charity for every pint of Veterans IPA you order

Kolache Factory – free sausage and cheese kolache

Little Caesars – free $5 lunch combo

Lucille’s Smokehouse Bar-B-Que – free dessert and 20% off the entire month of November

Mission BBQ – free sandwich and cake. This is one of my favorite places to eat. Go there at noon to see something special.

O’Charley’s – free meal from special menu

Olive Garden – free meal from special menu

Outback – free bloomin’ onion and beverag

Red Robin – free Tavern Double Burger and fries

Red Lobster – complimentary appetizer or dessert

Scooter’s Coffee – free drink any size

Shoney’s freee All You Care to Eat breakfast

Texas Roadhouse – from 11-4 on Monday get a free lunch from select menu

Yard House – complimentary appetizer

 

ENTERTAINMENT

Aquarium of the Pacific – free admission, friends and family can get discounted tickets at the MWR

Birmingham Zoo, Birmingham, Ala. – veterans and dependents get free admission

City Museum, St. Louis – free admission

Colonial Williamsburg, Williamsburg, Va. – free admission all weekend staring Friday. Includes dependents

Country Music Hall of Fame, Nashville, Tenn. – free admission Saturday through Monday including up to three family members

George Washington’s Mount Vernon, Vernon, Va. – free admission

Harley-Davidson Museum, Milwaukee, Wis. free admission, including family (up to 4 kids), Saturday through Monday

Knotts’s Berry Farm, Buena Park, Calif. – free admission and discounted tickets for the family from November 3-21 and December 2-19 On a personal note, Knotts has been a leader in free veterans admission and offering this for over 25 years, I remember taking my daughter when she was only two.

National Park Service – free admission including family for any National Park

Newseum, Washington, D.C. – free admission including one guest from Saturday through Monday

Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium, Tacoma, Wash. – free admission and half off for family Saturday through Monday

Sedgwick County Zoo, Wichita, Kan. free admission including family

South Shore Line, Northwest Indiana into Chicago free ticket including up to 3 kids from 8-11 Nov.

Sunset Zoo, Manhattan, Kan. – free admission on Saturday

World of Coca-Cola, Atlanta – free admission and  4 half price tickets for friends or family from 1-11 Nov.

 

RETAIL

Amazon Prime – a year of Prime at a $40 discount. I personally jumped on this one.

American Family Care – free flu shots on Monday

Great Clips – free haircut on Monday or a free haircut cards good until 31 Dec.

Just Tires – free tire installation with purchase of tires. Must schedule by 11 Nov. for service by 16 Nov.

Kohl’s – get a 15% discount every Monday (I didn’t know that!) and double to 30% off on 11 Nov.

Publix – 10% off groceries on 11 Nov.

Planet Fitness – free workout for you and a buddy 8-15 Nov. includes free hydromassage.

Sleep Number – $100 off select smart beds and bases

SpartanNash – get an 11% discount on 10-11 Nov.

Target – 10% off 3-11 Nov.

True Rest Float Spa free float on the 11th of every month

Tuft & Needle – $175 off Mint and Hybrid mattresses trough 11 Nov.

Some that are not shown on the American Legion site:

Bed, Bath, and Beyond – Save 25% 9-11 Nov.

Let me know if you find any others.

I think that’s the longest list we’ve ever had! Remember to go to the individual websites for details. Get out and enjoy the long weekend, you deserve it.