18 Restaurants That Offer a Year-Round Veterans Discount

Among the many perks that come with veteran status is ongoing access to free and discounted restaurant food. While Veterans Day is the Super Bowl of military dining deals — with establishments ranging from coffee shops to steak houses offering free eats — there are also a variety of year-round dining discounts that veterans can snag.

Finding the best deals can be tricky because many U.S. restaurant chains are franchises, with each location being independently owned. This means that each franchise owner sets their own discounts, including those for the military. As a result, discounts might vary between locations.

It’s best to keep an eye on the local branches of your favorite restaurants to see if they offer any special deals. Unfortunately, local-specific discounts aren’t always advertised online, and false information can be listed.

Here’s a roundup of verified deals you can take to the bank … or restaurant. To take advantage of these offers you’ll typically need to show military ID such as a Uniformed Services ID Card, a Common Access Card (CAC) or a dependent ID Card.

Fuddruckers: A number of these classic burger joints offer a 25 percent discount, most of them in Texas.

The Original Pancake House: Veterans get 25 percent off their meal every Wednesday at this venerable breakfast spot in certain locations, at the discretion of the franchise owner.

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The Greene Turtle: This sports bar and grill offers a 15 percent discount to military personnel every day, all day when dining in.

Bonefish Grill: This seafood restaurant offers 10 percent off to military-connected diners and their immediate family members all day, every day.

Carrabba’s Italian Grill: This well-known Italian chain gives service members, veterans and their family members 10 percent off on any visit.

Luna Grill: This Mediterranean restaurant chain offers a year-round 10 percent discount on the entire purchase for veterans and their spouses, excluding alcohol.

The Melting Pot: Some locations, such as those in Portland, Oregon, and Kansas City, Missouri, offer a 10 percent military discount, while in San Diego the discount is 20 percent.

Smokey Bones: This bar and grill offers veterans and active-duty military personnel a 20 percent discount.