10 Utah restaurants that love to celebrate your birthday

10 Utah restaurants that love to celebrate your birthday

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SALT LAKE CITY — No matter your age, birthdays can be the best day of the year. It’s a day loaded with batches of balloons, mass messages from friends and family, mismatched singing over a candlelit cake, and the list goes on. Birthdays come but once a year, and you may want to take advantage of everyone who wants to celebrate with you.

Photo: Tara Bench
Photo: Tara Bench

On my last birthday, I celebrated with friends and this little masterpiece of a cake. It’s a polka dot cake with meringue kisses, and not only is it gorgeous, but it tastes delicious. With rich chocolate frosting and crispy meringue, it makes your mouth water. There's a chance my friends will get to celebrate the same way with me again this year, however there may be a few stops first.

I have found a few more folks and secret birthday bonuses to add to my party. Here are 10 local Utah spots that love to celebrate you on your special day, and some even all month:

IHOP

IHOP restaurants all over Utah want to start your day out right by gifting you with a free full stack of regular pancakes. By signing up for a free membership with IHOP, you’ll be given full access to exclusive deals and steals. On the day of your birthday, you’ll receive a coupon for a free stack of pancakes via email that is redeemable at any IHOP location the entire week of your birthday. Go on, sign up for an IHOP membership now and get your free stack.

Firehouse Subs

Firehouse Subs makes it easy to enjoy a light and fresh lunch on the house. On the day of your birthday, show up to any Firehouse Subs location and get any regular size sub for free when you show the employees your ID. What’s the catch? Well, you only have the day of your birthday to receive a free sub from the restaurant, so you have to act quick.

Noodles & Co.

Noodles & Co. gives its customers a free normal size entree coupon that’s valid the entire month of your birthday … yep, you heard me right, the entire month. That means that you can hit up some of these other places that only offer freebies on the day of your birthday and still swing by Noodles & Co. on another day. All you have to do is sign up for the Noodles & Co. E-club to receive your birthday coupon, as well as events and deals from the restaurant year-round.

Rubio’s

Rubio's is one big fiesta waiting for you. By signing up for Rubio’s Beach Club online, you’ll be e-mailed a coupon on the day of your birthday that gets you one free entree from this delicious Mexican restaurant, and trust me, this is a great deal. Even better, the coupon works the entire week of your birthday, so you can extend the celebration by visiting the restaurant on a different day.

Red Robin

Red Robin is gifting you a free hamburger with standard bottomless fries the entire week of your birthday. When you become a member of the Red Robin royalty program, you will be given promotions throughout the year, and a coupon for this classic American meal on your birthday.

Tucano’s Brazilian Grill

Tucano's has the ultimate gift to stuff you during the month of your birthday. This Brazilian buffet has a load to offer to celebrate, well, you. Here’s what you need to do in order to get a free adult buffet meal for your birthday: Sign up online and download the restaurant’s app. A birthday coupon will be sent to you that gets you free access to the buffet when you bring in another person who pays full price, because let’s face it, who honestly likes celebrating their birthday alone?

Baskin Robbins

Baskin Robbins offers you some good ol’ dessert when you sign up for the ice cream shop’s birthday club. A coupon for a free single scoop of ice cream will be sent to your email and is redeemable at any Baskin Robbins location across the state. And, you guessed it, the coupon can be used at any time during the week of your birthday.

Rita’s Italian Ice

Rita's Italian Ice offers a limited-time coupon for a free regular-size Italian ice on the day of your birthday, so you have to act quick with this one. Simply go to the ice cream shop’s website to sign up for the birthday club and a coupon will be sent to your email for you to print out and bring into the shop on the day of your birthday.

Photo: Krispy Kreme Doughnuts
Photo: Krispy Kreme Doughnuts

Krispy Kreme Donuts

Krispy Kreme hands out free donuts for all members who sign up for the Krispy Kreme Donut E-club on the day of their birthday. I know what you’re thinking … Krispy Kreme hands out free donuts when its red light is on, so what makes this so special? Well, since it’s your birthday, you get to choose from any the 50 flavors instead of the simple class glazed. My recommendation: Birthday Cake Batter. But keep in mind that this is a one day only deal, so hurry in with your printed coupon and enjoy the sweet taste of a donut.

Starbucks knows how to kick off your day just right with a free drink or food item on the day of your birthday. By signing up for the Starbuck rewards program, you’ll be sent a free coupon to help make your day even better. You can also download the Starbucks app to build up rewards points for free drinks throughout the year as well.


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About the Author: Tara Bench \----------------------------

Tara is a Utah native who has been a food editor for Martha Stewart and Ladies’ Home Journal. She contributes delicious recipes to websites and cookbooks from her home in New York City, and has appeared on the Today Show and Studio 5. Find more great ideas on TaraTeaspoon.com.

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