Chick-fil-A
Something sweet on the house for your birthday.
How: Join Chick-fil-A One in the app. On your birthday, check the Rewards tab.
Chick-fil-A's rewards pageBirthday freebies in Cincinnati, OH
Free food, drinks and treats on your birthday at places in Cincinnati. Most need you to join a free rewards program first.
Most of these need you to join the chain's free rewards program a week or more before your birthday, so sign up early. Every one was checked on the chain's own website.
Restaurants
Buffalo Wild Wings
Free wings on your birthday.
How: Join Blazin' Rewards and add your birthday.
Buffalo Wild Wings's rewards pageChipotle
Free birthday reward: pick chips, guac, queso or a drink.
How: Join Chipotle Rewards and add your birthday. Choose the reward during your birthday month.
Chipotle's rewards pageNoodles & Company
Free birthday reward: dessert at the base tier, a small or regular entree at higher tiers.
How: Join Noodles Rewards and add your birthday. Reward size depends on your tier.
Noodles & Company's rewards pageSmoothie King
A $2 20 oz smoothie on your birthday (free for Champion members).
How: Join Healthy Rewards and add your birthday. The deal loads to your account.
Champion status needs 35,000 points a year.
Smoothie King's rewards pageBJ's Restaurant & Brewhouse
A free Pizookie on your birthday (and one when you sign up).
How: Join BJ's Premier Rewards PLUS online and add your birthday.
BJ's Restaurant & Brewhouse's rewards pageMcAlister's Deli
A birthday treat.
How: Join McAlister's Rewards in the app and add your birthday.
McAlister's Deli's rewards pageIHOP
A free full stack of Original Buttermilk pancakes (5 PanCoins) in your birthday month.
How: Join International Bank of Pancakes (IHOP rewards) and add your birthday at least 7 days before it.
IHOP's pages differ on the sign-up deadline; joining early is safest.
IHOP's rewards pagePanera Bread
Free You Pick Two on your birthday for MyPanera+ and Sip Club members.
How: Be a MyPanera+ or Sip Club member and add your birthday. Pick the reward at checkout.
Up to $18; good 7 days; no lobster items, catering or third-party orders. Free MyPanera members may get a bakery treat.
Panera Bread's rewards pageJersey Mike's
72 Shore Points on your birthday, enough for a free regular sub.
How: Create a MyMike's account, add your birthday, opt in to emails, and buy a sub, wrap or sub bowl in the 12 months before.
Opt in at least 24 hours before your birthday.
Jersey Mike's's rewards pageQdoba
Free chips and queso for your birthday; Gold members get a free entree.
How: Join QDOBA Rewards and add your birthday. Gold status takes 12 visits in a year.
Qdoba's pages differ on this; check the app.
Qdoba's rewards pageTropical Smoothie Cafe
A free smoothie for your birthday.
How: Join Tropic Rewards at least 7 days before your birthday and add your birth date. The reward lands on your birthday.
Tropical Smoothie Cafe's rewards pageEinstein Bros. Bagels
A free egg sandwich with purchase for your birthday.
How: Join Einstein Bros. Rewards and add your birthday.
Good for 14 days.
Einstein Bros. Bagels's rewards pagePotbelly
A free cookie on your birthday; higher tiers can pick a shake or entree.
How: Join Potbelly Perks at least 7 days before your birthday, add it, and make one purchase before it each year.
Valid on your birthday only.
Potbelly's rewards pageRaising Cane's
A free drink on your birthday.
How: Join the Caniac Club and add your birthday.
Offers are up to Cane's and can change.
Raising Cane's's rewards pageBurger King
A free item on your birthday (Whopper Jr., cheeseburger, soft serve and more) plus 2x Crowns all month.
How: Join Royal Perks, add your birthday at least 7 days ahead, and make one purchase in the prior 12 months.
Burger King's rewards pageP.F. Chang's
A free appetizer or dessert during your birthday month.
How: Join P.F. Chang's Rewards and add your birthday month to your profile.
Participating U.S. locations; no airports, third-party delivery or other offers.
P.F. Chang's's rewards pageBruegger's Bagels
A free bagel and cream cheese with purchase for your birthday.
How: Join Bruegger's Rewards and add your birthday.
Good for 14 days around your birthday.
Bruegger's Bagels's rewards pagePapa Johns
A free dessert for your birthday.
How: Join Papa Rewards, add your birthday, and make a purchase in the past year. Order online or in the app.
Good for 14 days from your birthday; online only.
Papa Johns's rewards pageCoffee
Starbucks
One free handcrafted drink, food item or bottled drink on your birthday.
How: Join Starbucks Rewards at least 7 days before your birthday, add your birthday, and make one Star-earning purchase before it. Reward appears in the app.
Green level wording; excludes alcohol, merchandise, packaged coffee and multi-serve items.
Starbucks's rewards pageDunkin'
3x points on purchases for a day around your birthday.
How: Join Dunkin' Rewards and add your birthday. Activate the offer the day before, on, or the day after your birthday.
Not a free drink.
Dunkin''s rewards pageDesserts and treats
Auntie Anne's
A free pretzel for your birthday.
How: Join Auntie Anne's Rewards and add your birthday.
You must make at least one purchase each year to qualify.
Auntie Anne's's rewards pageCold Stone Creamery
A birthday reward every year.
How: Join My Cold Stone Club Rewards and add your birthday. The coupon loads 7 days before your birthday.
Good from 7 days before to 7 days after your birthday, in store or online.
Cold Stone Creamery's rewards pageNothing Bundt Cakes
A free Bundtlet (single-size cake) on your birthday.
How: Join Bundtastic Rewards (free) and add your birthday.
Nothing Bundt Cakes's rewards pageCrumbl
A free single cookie on your birthday at Silver level and up.
How: Join Crumbl Rewards and add your birthday. Silver unlocks at 500 Crumbs earned this year.
Not offered at the base level.
Crumbl's rewards pageBaskin-Robbins
A free birthday scoop through the Birthday Club.
How: Create a Baskin-Robbins account in the BR app or online and finish your profile. Coupon appears in the app on your birthday.
Most U.S. shops accept it, but not all; call first. Must be 13 or older. Add up to 5 family members.
Baskin-Robbins's rewards pageDairy Queen
A birthday offer in the DQ app.
How: Join DQ Rewards and place an order of $1 or more while signed in within the 45 days before your birthday. Check the Deals tab.
Good for 7 days.
Dairy Queen's rewards pageInsomnia Cookies
Something free on your birthday.
How: Join Insomnia Rewards and add your birthday.
The site does not say which item.
Insomnia Cookies's rewards pageShops
Ulta Beauty
Choice of a birthday gift plus 2x points during your birthday month.
How: Join Ultamate Rewards (free), add your birthday and opt in to emails.
Members only; email opt-in and birthday needed.
Ulta Beauty's rewards pagePetSmart
A gift on your pet's birthday or Gotcha Day.
How: Join PetSmart Treats Rewards (free) and add your pet's birthday or adoption day.
PetSmart's rewards pageTarget
A birthday gift every year for Target Circle members.
How: Join Target Circle (free) and add your birthday in your account.
Target's rewards pagePetco
A gift on your pet's birthday (toys, treats, points or promo codes).
How: Join Petco Perks (free), add your pet's birthday 10 days ahead, and opt in to marketing emails.
Petco's rewards pageClaire's
A $5 off birthday coupon ($10 at Bestie level).
How: Join C•Club (free, 13+) and add your birthday. Offer comes by email.
Claire's's rewards page