Lots of restaurants have rewards programs, email and text alerts, and phone apps to entice loyal diners to earn points for various rewards. The best of these are the ones that hand out free food just for joining. Below are 10 restaurants that give you an appetizer when you sign up with their respective programs and what info you’ll need to join.

Free food just tastes better doesn’t it?

Applebee’s: Appetizer of Your Choice

Club Applebee’s gives you options for your first reward. First, you’ll create an account with your email address and a password; then you’ll enter your name, zip code, and preferred Applebee’s location. Be sure you also enter your birthday, so you can receive a free dessert on the big day. Once you’ve joined this exclusive club, you’ll receive your reward of a free appetizer. Options include Neighborhood Nachos piled high with tasty toppings, savory spinach and artichoke dip, brew pub-loaded waffle fries, and more. Note, you must spend $15 or more when redeeming your offer. If Applebee’s happens to be one of your favorite restaurants, click here for a chance to claim an Applebee’s gift card!

Carrabba’s Italian Grill: Calamari

For this one, you’ll simply need to sign up for Carrabba’s Dine Rewards Program. Provide your email, name, zip code, and phone number and you’ll start earning points every time you visit. Every 350 points can be redeemed for a $5 off reward. But you won’t have to wait to start reaping the benefits of this club. An order of calamari will be on the house after you join. The Dine Rewards Program also works at Outback Steakhouse, Bonefish, and Fleming’s.

Cheddar’s Scratch Kitchen: Chips and Homemade Queso

Crunchy chips and homemade creamy queso are a great start to any meal. With Cheddar’s eClub you’ll just need to provide your name, email, zip code, and date of birth (must be 21 or older), and select your preferred location. You can also opt in to receive emails from their affiliated restaurants, including Yard House, Olive Garden, The Capital Grille, and more. If you’re a big fan of Cheddar’s, you can also click here for a chance to claim a gift card!

Cracker Barrel: Barrel Bite of Your Choice

Cracker Barrel is well known for its unique combination of comfort food restaurants and country stores with a wide variety of goodies. And now they’ve introduced Cracker Barrel Rewards. Members collect virtual pegs to earn various rewards. But before all that, you’ll get a free item off the Barrel Bites menu. The items are meant for sharing but we won’t judge you if you want to enjoy white cheddar cheese bites, country fried pickles, loaded hash brown casserole tots, or biscuit beignets all by yourself. To join the rewards program, you’ll start by entering your email address and receiving a verification code via email. Once you’ve entered the code, you’ll then enter your name and phone number. Entering your birthday is optional, but you will receive a treat on your special day if you do!

Kona Grill: Starter of Your Choice

Kona Grill’s Konavore Rewards is a loyalty program where you’ll earn points for every dollar spent at the restaurant. Points can be redeemed for cash rewards. There’s also a birthday perk of a $25 dining credit and to kick it all off a free starter of your choice just for signing up. To join, you’ll enter your name, phone number, birthday, and email address, and create a password. You’ll also select your favorite Kona location and decide if you want to opt in for text messages. The exceptional starters you’ll be choosing from include seared sea bass sliders, potstickers, chicken and shrimp lettuce wraps, and more. You can also opt to use your reward for a traditional sushi roll instead of a starter.

Margaritaville Restaurant and Landshark Bar & Grill:
Appetizer of Your Choice

The late great Jimmy Buffet founded this restaurant group which celebrates his music and fun-loving style. You can join in the fun by signing up for the Fins Up Club with your name, email address, zip code, and birthday. You’ll also select the Margaritaville or Landshark location you visit the most. Once you join the club, you’ll be treated to a free appetizer at either restaurant. Margaritaville’s offerings include everything from chicken wings to fried pickles. Landshark’s starters feature several shrimp dishes, chips and dips, and more.

Mellow Mushroom: Pretzel Bites

Creating an account with Mellow Mushroom will pay off right away with an order of their pretzel bites off the Munchies menu. These pillowy pretzels are tossed in garlic butter and parmesan cheese and served with Pabst Blue Ribbon beer cheese (regular or spicy). To sign up, you’ll enter your name, phone number, email, and zip code; create a password, and select the location closest to you. You can also opt in to receive email and/or text messages with special offers.

On the Border: Guacamole Appetizer

Border Rewards invites you to savor and save. Points are awarded for each dollar spent at On the Border with bonus points for downloading their app. Every 75 points equals a $5 reward. And to start this beautiful relationship, you’ll get their freshly made guacamole appetizer. (You can choose a dessert or non-alcoholic beverage instead but we think the guac sounds best). To sign up, you’ll need to enter your name, zip code, and birthday, create a password, and select your favorite On the Border location. You can opt in to receive text alerts as well.

Outback Steakhouse: Bloomin’ Onion

Signing up for Outback Steakhouse’s Dine Rewards is bloomin’ easy. All you have to do is enter your email, zip code, name, and phone number. Including your birthday is optional, but we suggest you do so you can get a free dessert when your day rolls around. Once you’ve joined the club you’ll be rewarded with a free Bloomin’ Onion. Outback’s unique appetizer features a hand-carved onion cooked to golden perfection with their spicy signature bloom sauce for dipping. And if you’re a frequent visitor to Outback, click here for a chance to claim a gift card!

Red Robin: Appetizer of Your Choice

The Red Robin Royalty Club will award points for every dollar spent at their restaurants and for every 100 points you’ll get $10 off. But before all that you’ll be chowing down on a free appetizer of your choice – and there’s lots to choose from. Queso Fundido could be a spicy start to your meal or you can enjoy the craveable crunch of an onion ring tower. You’ll need to provide your name, email, and phone number, and create a password to become a member of Red Robin Royalty. You can also indicate if you are a military household or a teacher to receive special offers for those groups. You can opt in to text and/or email messages to receive information about new offers and events. And last, but not least, you can click here for your chance to claim a Red Robin gift card.

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