{"id":520796,"date":"2026-11-06T17:52:10","date_gmt":"2026-11-06T17:52:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/520796\/"},"modified":"2026-11-06T17:52:10","modified_gmt":"2026-11-06T17:52:10","slug":"veterans-day-2026-free-meals-dining-deals-for-the-military","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/520796\/","title":{"rendered":"Veterans Day 2026: Free meals, dining deals for the military"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Restaurants will be honoring the U.S. military with offers including free steak, seafood, burgers, pizza and coffee on Veterans Day, Nov. 11, which falls on Wednesday this year.<\/p>\n<p>Most deals are for veterans and active-duty members of the U.S. military, although some may extend to first responders. And many offers are for dine-in only.\u00a0Proof of service is usually required.<\/p>\n<p>Here are several deals announced by restaurant chains on their websites, in social media or in news releases:<\/p>\n<p>BJ\u2019s Restaurant &amp; Brewhouse: On Nov. 11, veterans and active-duty military will receive a free Chocolate Chunk Pizookie (dine-in only). Then, from Nov. 12-14, veterans who purchase any regular-priced entree will get a free appetizer.<\/p>\n<p>Black Angus Steakhouse: Veterans can get a free 6-ounce top sirloin steak with mashed potatoes and broccoli on Nov. 11. Their group can get a 15% Heroes Discount off their entire check.<\/p>\n<p>Buca di Beppo: Veterans and active-duty military can order a free lunch entree, pasta or salad on Nov. 11. Dine-in only from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>Buffalo Wild Wings: All current and former members of the military can get a free order of 10 boneless wings and a side of fries.<\/p>\n<p>California Pizza Kitchen: Veterans and active-duty service members can get a free entr\u00e9e and beverage from a special menu when dining at participating locations. They will also get a Buy One Get One card, good Nov. 12-25.<\/p>\n<p>Chili\u2019s Grill &amp; Bar: Veterans and active military members can get a free meal from select items on Nov. 11 at participating restaurants. The offer is dine-in only.<\/p>\n<p>Chipotle: Veterans and active-duty military who make a $5 purchase on Nov. 11 at participating locations can get free chips and a dip (guacamole, queso blanco or salsa).<\/p>\n<p>Denny\u2019s: CEO and U.S. Navy veteran Chris Bode has announced that the restaurant group will again offer veterans, active military and retired military personnel a free Original Grand Slam breakfast at participating locations from 5 a.m. to noon on Nov. 11. The meal (dine-in only) includes two buttermilk pancakes, two strips of bacon, two sausage links and two eggs cooked to order.<\/p>\n<p>Firehouse Subs: With the BOGO offer on Nov. 11, veterans and active-duty military can purchase any size submarine sandwich and get a second sub of equal or lesser value for free at participating locations. Dine-in only.<\/p>\n<p>Fogo de Chao: Veterans and active-duty military can get 50% off the price off a Full Churrasco Meal or Indulgent Churrasco Meal. Also, their dining companions will receive 10% off their meals.<\/p>\n<p>IHOP: Veterans will receive a free Red, White and Blueberry Pancake Combo served with eggs, hash browns and sausage or bacon. Available from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m. at participating locations.<\/p>\n<p>In-N-Out Burger: Veterans, active-duty military, reserves and National Guard members can receive a free meal with any burger, fries and beverage all day Nov. 11.\u00a0 Also, current and former members of the U.S. military will receive a special edition Veterans Day decal.<\/p>\n<p>Lazy Dog Restaurants: This restaurant group is offering a free Fireside Favorites entr\u00e9e, personal-sized dessert and soda to active-duty military, veterans, retirees and reserve\/National Guard members when they dine in on Nov. 11. Menu choices include Fried Chicken Dinner, Grilled Shrimp Tacos, Fettuccine Alfredo, All-American Burger, Mediterranean Chicken and the new Honey Miso Chicken.<\/p>\n<p>Red Robin: Veterans and active-duty service members can get a free Red\u2019s Big Tavern Burger on Nov. 11. The offer is good for dine-in only. Throughout November, guests can participate in a Buy a Veteran a Gift Card program by purchasing a gift card at participating restaurants.<\/p>\n<p>Sizzler: Until 4 p.m. Nov. 11, veterans and active-duty can get a complimentary lunch and beverage. Choices include 6-ounce Tri-Tip, Malibu Chicken or a half-dozen Jumbo Crispy Shrimp.<\/p>\n<p>Starbucks: Veterans, active-duty military \u2014 and military spouses \u2014 can get a free tall coffee, hot or iced.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Restaurants will be honoring the U.S. military with offers including free steak, seafood, burgers, pizza and coffee on&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":520797,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[184,7,421,181,23,100,412,88,90,89,420,513],"class_list":["post-520796","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-san-jose","tag-bay-area","tag-california","tag-food-and-drink","tag-latest-headlines","tag-local-news","tag-news","tag-restaurants","tag-san-jose","tag-san-jose-headlines","tag-san-jose-news","tag-things-to-do","tag-veterans"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/520796","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=520796"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/520796\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/520797"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=520796"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=520796"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=520796"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}