Updates: Veterans Day free meals, deals & discounts in the Kansas City area

The following restaurants and businesses are offering special discounts to veterans and active duty military for Veterans Day. Military ID is required in most cases. Veterans should call ahead to verify requirements and participating locations.

▪ Ameristar Casino Hotel Kansas City: Complimentary lunch at Horizons Buffet from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday, Nov. 10.

▪ Applebee’s Neighborhood Grill & Bar: A free dish from its “Thank You Meal” menu on Nov. 11.

▪ Argosy Casino Hotel & Spa: Free breakfast or lunch in the Terrace Buffet.

▪ Back Yard Burgers: Free Back Yard Classic Burger on Nov. 11.

▪ Bar Louie: Free flatbread or burger on Nov. 11.

▪ Barley’s Kitchen + Tap: Free entree on Nov. 11.

▪ Blue Moose Bar & Grill: Free entree on Nov. 11.

▪ Bob Evans: $5.99 breakfast from a select menu on Nov. 11.

▪ Bonefish Grill: Free order of Bang Bang Shrimp on Nov. 11.

▪ Buffalo Wild Wings: Free order of wings with a side of fries on Nov. 11.

▪ Carrabba’s Italian Grill: Free appetizer with the purchase of an entree and Coca-Cola product on Nov. 11.

▪ Chili’s Grill & Bar: Free Old Timer cheeseburger, chicken bacon ranch quesadillas, chili or soup with salad, or Cajun chicken pasta on Nov. 11.

▪ Chipotle Mexican Grill: Buy one/get one free Tuesday, Nov. 7.

▪ Chuck E. Cheese’s: Free personal pizza on Nov. 11.

▪ Cicis Pizza: Free buffet on Nov. 11.

▪ Coco Bolos Wood-Fired Grill & Cantina: Free entree on Nov. 11.

▪ Cost Plus World Market: 20 percent off entire purchase (alcohol not included).

▪ Cracker Barrel: Free slice of double chocolate fudge Coca-Cola cake.

▪ Decadent, A Coffee and Dessert Bar: Free slice of pie on Nov. 11.

▪ Denny’s: Free build-your-own Grand Slam on Nov. 10.

▪ Dickey’s Barbecue Pit: Free meal on Nov. 11.

▪ Dollar General: 11 percent off purchases on Nov. 11.

▪ Donutology: Free glazed doughnut from 6 a.m. to 11 p.m.

▪ Dunkin’ Donuts: Free doughnut on Nov. 11.

▪ Famous Dave’s Legendary Pit Bar-B-Q: Free lunch combo on Nov. 11.

▪ 54th Street Grill: Free meal (up to $12). Dine-in only on Nov. 11.

▪ Firebirds Wood Fired Grill: One complimentary military entrée with the purchase of an entree on Nov. 10.

▪ Freddy’s Frozen Custard & Steakburgers: Free combo meal coupon good through Nov. 30

▪ Golden Corral: Free dinner from 5 to 9 p.m. Nov. 13

▪ Grimaldi’s Coal Brick-Oven Pizzeria: 15 percent off on Nov. 10 and 11.

▪ Great Clips: Free haircut on Nov. 11

▪ Hereford House: Free entrée (up to $20) with the purchase of a second entrée at lunch and dinner on Nov. 11. Hours vary per location.

▪ Hooters: One free meal from a select menu on Nov. 11.

▪ Houlihan’s Restaurants: Free meal from a special menu on Nov. 11.

▪ Hy-Vee: Free breakfast on Nov. 11.

▪ IHOP: Free red, white and blue pancakes on Nov. 10.

▪ The J Bar: Free lunch or dinner on Nov. 11.

▪ Kansas City Zoo: Complimentary admission on Nov. 11.

▪ LaMar’s Donuts: Free doughnut and 12-ounce coffee.

▪ Lidia’s Kansas City: 15 percent off total bill on Nov. 11.

▪ Little Caesars: Free lunch combo ($5 value) from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Nov. 11.

▪ LongHorn Steakhouse: Free appetizer and 10 percent off the total bill from Nov. 10 to 12.

▪ Main Event Entertainment: Complimentary $10 FUNcard that can be used on all Main Event games, and one free entrée from the special Veterans Day menu.

▪ Minsky’s Pizza Cafe & Bar: Free 6-inch Philly cheesesteak, fries and a soft drink on Nov. 11, dine-in only.

▪ Muscle Maker Grill: Free meal on Nov. 11.

▪ Museum at Prairiefire: All access for veterans and their guests on Nov. 11.

▪ O’Dowd’s Gastrobar: Free entree on Nov. 11.

▪ Olive Garden: One free entree (five to choose from) with unlimited soup or salad and breadsticks, dine-in only, on Nov. 11.

▪ On the Border Mexican Grill & Cantina: Free lunch combo on Nov. 11.

▪ Outback Steakhouse: Free Bloomin’ Onion and free Coca-Cola drink on Nov. 11.

▪ Panera Bread: Free pastry and coffee.

▪ Pie Five Pizza Co.: Free pizza on Nov. 11.

▪ Pinstripes, Prairiefire: Free entree up to $20.

▪ Porto do Sul: Free Harvest Table, for lunch only Nov. 10 and 11.

▪ Price Chopper: 25 cents off per gallon (or 500 points toward food savings) on veterans’ next fill-up at QuikTrip (up to 20 gallons). Veterans need to bring their Chopper Shopper Rewards Card to one of the stores on Nov. 11 to receive the discounts.

▪ Red Robin Gourmet Burgers and Brews: Free Red’s Tavern double burger with bottomless steak fries on Nov. 11.

▪ Red Lobster: Free appetizer or dessert on Nov. 11.

▪ Rock & Brews Restaurants: Free pulled pork sandwiches Nov. 10.

▪ Ruby Tuesday: Free appetizer on Nov. 11.

▪ Scooters Coffee: Free cup of coffee on Nov. 11.

▪ Shoney’s: Free all-you-care-to-eat breakfast bar from 6 to 11 a.m. Nov. 11.

▪ Spin Neapolitan Pizza: Free Mini Mia pizza and salad or soup combo on Nov. 11.

▪ Sport Clips: Free haircuts on Nov. 11.

▪ Starbucks: Free tall coffee on Nov. 11.

▪ Stroud’s, Fairway and Overland Park: Free entree on Nov. 11.

▪ Texas Roadhouse: Free lunch from a select menu on Nov. 11.

▪ Topgolf: Free basic lifetime memberships if veterans sign up on Nov. 11, as well as 10 percent off gameplay and 20 percent off other memberships.

▪ Toys R Us: 15 percent off purchases on Nov. 11.

▪ Twin Peaks: Free menu item from a select menu on Nov. 13.

▪ Yard House: Free appetizer, dine-in only, on Nov. 11.

▪ YaYa’s Eurobistro: 20 percent off purchase and a $10 bonus card.

▪ Zarda Hickory Pit Bar-B-Q: Free pulled pork sandwich, side and medium drink from 11 a.m to 2 p.m. on Nov. 11.

▪ Zocalo: Free order of tacos on Nov. 11.

This story was originally published November 7, 2017 at 7:00 AM with the headline "Updates: Veterans Day free meals, deals & discounts in the Kansas City area."