Master Birthday Run List

Many people have asked me to make a master list of all the food you can get on your birthday, and I've finally gotten around to doing it. This list is particular to Gainesville, Florida, but many of the restaurants I'm about to list still give you free food. Make sure to take your ID with you! Some of the restaurants require you to input your email, but fear not. You can use a masked email that will forward to your actual email, and all it takes to stop receiving emails from the sender is a click of a button: https://www.abine.com/maskme/.

In no particular order, here is the master birthday run:

1. Chik fil A: You can get any meal free with your ID and upgrade the drink to a milkshake. (Note: this does not work on campus or at the mall). You can use this from the week before your birthday until the week after your birthday.

2. Moe's Burritos: If you download their Moe's Rockin' Rewards app, you can get any entree free (some require purchase of a drink). (Note:this does not work on campus). If you create different accounts, you can use the coupon at all three locations in Gainesville. You can use this up to a week after your birthday, so don't stress if you don't have enough time to do the entire run.



3. Firehouse Subs: You can get any type of sub you want, though it is only a small sub and you must show ID. You can use this at both Firehouses (which I highly recommend).

4. Starbucks: For this you must register a Starbucks gift card, but it is well worth it. Just put $5 on the card, which is the minimum, and you will get a free drink a few weeks after sign up and a free drink on your birthday. This is any drink. If you want to get 20-shot-venti-soy-caramel-chocolate-nutmeg-frappucino  with whip cream and  chocolate chips you damn well can, and it's free. However, you must sign up at least 30 days before your birthday.


5. Which Which: You get a free sandwich on your birthday with sign up, but you can sign up in store. If you sign up online, they send you the coupon about a week before, which you can use before your birthday.














6. Larry's Giant Subs: You get a free small sandwich on your birthday (Note: The location on Main st. does not honor this and the location on University requires you to purchase a drink)















7. Planet Smoothie: Just walk in and show your ID to get a free smoothie. There are many locations in Gainesville, so, if you really like smoothies you can go to all of them.

8. Krispy Kreme: You get a free donut and small coffee with email sign up. They happened to be running a deal where you get a free half dozen donuts if you download their app. It's worth checking to see if they're still running that deal on your birthday.

9. The Hyppo: Get a free Popsicle on your birthday. If you haven't tried this yet, now is your chance. There are three locations.










10. Red Robbin: You get a free burger on your birthday with email sign up (located in the mall). You can use this deal all month.

11. Ruby Tuesday: Free burger with email sign up (also in the mall). You can use this deal all month.

12. Gigi's Cupcakes: Free cupcake on your birthday with email sign up. You can also use this all month. Luckily for you, it is right next door to Which Which and Starbucks!

13. Steak and Shake: Free meal including burger, fries, and drink with email sign up (you do not have to use this on your birthday)

14. Ballyhoo's: Free lobster tail on your birthday with email sign up

15. Pretty much any hibachi place including Benihana and Kobe's will give you a free meal with another paying person

16. Tropical Smooth: Free smoothie on your birthday with ID and email sign up.

17. Auntie Anne's: Free pretzel with email signup and on your birthday (score!)

18. Dunkin' Donuts: Free coffee with email sign up (Does not have to be used on your birthday).

19. Baskin Robbins: Free scoop of ice cream with email sign up

20. Checkers: Free small milkshake with email sign up

21. Cinnabon: Free cinnamon roll with email sign up

22. IHOP: Free pancakes with email sign up

23. Waffle House: Free waffle with email sign up

24. Zaxby's: Free meal deal with email sign up

25. Most chain restaurants (e.g. TGIF, Olive Garden, etc.) offer free appetizers and desserts on your birthday.

26. Sephora: This is not a food item, but I thought I would include it anyways. Free gift from Sephora with email sign up (I got facial stuff last time).

21+

For those old enough to drink, many bars in Gainesville offer free drinks and cover, in particular:

1. Rockeys Dueling Piano Bar offers free cover and a shot on your birthday. If you make a reservation for 8 pm on your birthday, you and everyone in your group gets free cover and free drinks.

2. Gumby's offers a free shot on your birthday

3. 101 Cantina offers a free fish bowl or margarita (depending) and will send a limo for you if you have a group of eight or more as well as a free birthday dinner.

These are just the places I know of and does not include restaurants not in Gainesville. If you have anything to add to this list, please let me know!