
Yes, the best things in life do happen to be free—especially when celebrating your birthday in Chicago. From sumptuous chocolate cake to a whole pizza pie, Chicago offers an overwhelming number of birthday freebies, so we are breaking down the best ones.
Quick/To-Go Food & Drink Freebies
🥐 Au Bon Pain — free cookie for customers who join Au Bon Pain’s email club
🥨 Auntie Anne’s — free pretzel
🍗 Buffalo Wild Wings — 6 free wings
🥙 Cava — $9 credit
🍪 Chick-fil-A — free cookie or brownie
🥑 Chipotle – free chips & guac if you purchase something at least $5
🍨 Cold Stone Creamery — free ice cream if you join My Cold Stone Club Reward
🍪 Crumbl Cookies — free cookie if you join the Crumbl Loyalty program
🥤 Epic Burger — a free milkshake if you’re in their rewards program.
🎂 Giordano’s — a free tiramisu or mini-cannoli
🍕 Home Run Inn — a free personal pizza
🎂 Lou Malnati’s — a free dessert with a purchase of $10 or more. If you have kids, they have a Kid Birthday Club, where members get a free personal pizza on their birthday.
🎂 Portillo’s — a free slice of their chocolate cake
🥮 Nothing Bundt Cakes — a free bundt cake
Restaurant Freebies
🎂 Flacos Tacos — a free dessert with a $5 purchase.
🍽️ Landry’s — $25 dollars off your meal at restaurants such as Mastro’s Steakhouse, Morton Steakhouse, The Palm, and McCormick & Schmick’s Seafood & Steaks if you sign up for their reward program
🍽️ Lettuce Entertain You — Receive $15 on your birthday if you join Lettuce Entertain You’s Frequent Diner Club
🍽️ Levy Restaurants — receive $25 toward a birthday dinner if you join the Levy Loyalty Program
🍽️ Jiang Niu BBQ — all-you-can-eat barbecue
Beauty Freebies
Planning to dance the night away under flashing strobe lights or have reservations at one of Chicago’s best new restaurants? Get your hands on some beauty freebies to get ready for your birthday!
✨ Bath & Body Works — free body care item
✨ Benefit Cosmetics — free brow arch
💄 Sephora — free gift
💄 Ulta — free gift