Kids Eat Free: 15+ Kids Meal Deals in Grand Rapids

Kids Eat Free Grand Rapids + West Michigan

When things are busy it’s a treat to head out to a Grand Rapids Restaurant. Now, though, with three kids tagging along, the restaurant budget is blown with just one meal.

To help save money, we’ve found restaurants in the Grand Rapids area offering low-cost and/or kids eat free meal deals.

Where & When Kids Eat Free Grand Rapids

Here’s the restaurants around town offering deals for kids’ meals.

Unless noted, these were last verified at the time of publication.

Terms and conditions apply and are subject to change. Please verify with the restaurant before you go, as kids eat free offers change often.

Kids Eat Free Monday Specials

Crust 54

1145 S. Washington ave, holland, MI 49423 (S. Washington location only)

• Purchase any 12” or larger pizza at menu price & receive a free 5” thin crust 1-topping kids pizza for each child 8 years & under.
• Valid Mon-Thurs for Dine-in ONLY, 11am – 8pm

Crust 54 Kids Eat Free Deal
Crust 54 Kids Eat Free Deal

IHOP

west michigan locations

•Watch for Free scary face pancake offer to return in October
• For a limited time, kids 12 and under eat free with the purchase of an adult entree
• Valid from 4 PM – 10 PM, dine-in only, not valid with IHOP Happy Hour specials

Main Street Pub

11240 University parkway, allendale, MI 49401

• Kids eat free on Sundays and Mondays
• With the purchase of an adult meal

Russ’ Restaurants

Grand Rapids & West Michigan locations

• Kids eat for only $4 every day. (Closed Sundays)
• For children 10 and under with the purchase of an adult meal.
• Choose from several Breakfast selections (served until 11am)
• Choose from several Dinner & Lunch selections (served 11am – close)

Kids Eat Free Tuesday Specials

Applebee’s

5190 28th St se, grand rapids, MI 49512

• Kids meals for $1.99

Bob Evans

5190 28th St se, grand rapids, MI 49512
6565 kalamazoo ave. SE, grand rapids, mi 49508

• Down-home. American food
• Breakfast, lunch, and dinner
• Children 12 and under eat free with each ordered adult meal.
• Offer only after 4pm

Crust 54

1145 S. Washington ave, holland, MI 49423 (S. Washington location only)

• Purchase any 12” or larger pizza at menu price & receive a free 5” thin crust 1-topping kids pizza for each child 8 years & under.
• Valid Mon-Thurs for Dine-in ONLY, 11am – 8pm

Chick-fil-A

1545 Edgeknoll drive, grand rapidS, mi 49508

• Kids get a free 5-count original nugget meal with the purchase of an adult meal
• Includes waffle fries, drink, and choice of toy or ice cream
This is a limited offer that come and goes. It will be available again starting September 12, 2023.

Denny’s

west michigan locations

• Kids eat free with adult entrée purchase of $6 or more off the kid’s meal menu
• Up to two free kid’s entrées per one adult entrée.
• Dine in only from 4 PM – 10 PM

Fazoli’s

570 Baldwin, jenison, mi 49428
2521 Alpine ave, walker, mi 49544

• Two $1.99 kid’s meals with the purchase of one adult meal

IHOP

west michigan locations

•Watch for Free scary face pancake offer to return in October
• For a limited time, kids 12 and under eat free with the purchase of an adult entree
• Valid from 4 PM – 10 PM, dine-in only, not valid with IHOP Happy Hour specials

Peppino’s Pizzeria Sports Grille

1515 eastport drive, grand rapids, mi 49508

• One free kid’s meal with the purchase of each adult meal
•Kids 10 and under, 4-10 pm

Pizza Ranch

3492 chicago drive, hudsonville, mI 49426
3858 28th st. se, kentwood, mi 49512

• One free kid’s buffet meal with the purchase of each adult meal
• 4-8 pm

Russ’ Restaurants

Grand Rapids & West Michigan locations

• Kids eat for only $4 every day. (Closed Sundays)
• For children 10 and under with the purchase of an adult meal.
• Choose from several Breakfast selections (served until 11am)
• Choose from several Dinner & Lunch selections (served 11am – close)

Russ' Kids Meal Deal

Kids Eat Free Wednesday Specials

Buffalo Wild Wings

west michigan locations

• Kids meals are half off the regular price.

Crust 54

1145 S. Washington ave, holland, MI 49423 (S. Washington location only)

• Purchase any 12” or larger pizza at menu price & receive a free 5” thin crust 1-topping kids pizza for each child 8 years & under.
• Valid Mon-Thurs for Dine-in ONLY, 11am – 8pm

IHOP

west michigan locations

•Watch for Free scary face pancake offer to return in October
• For a limited time, kids 12 and under eat free with the purchase of an adult entree
• Valid from 4 PM – 10 PM, dine-in only, not valid with IHOP Happy Hour specials

Rise Pies

350 84th st. sw, byron center, mi 49315

• Kids get a free cheese pizza with the purchase of a pizza or a large salad
• 10 years old and under
Last confirmed 2022

Russ’ Restaurants

Grand Rapids & West Michigan locations

• Kids eat for only $4 every day. (Closed Sundays)
• For children 10 and under with the purchase of an adult meal.
• Choose from several Breakfast selections (served until 11am)
• Choose from several Dinner & Lunch selections (served 11am – close)

The Score

5301 Northland Dr NE, Grand Rapids, MI 49525

• Kids eat for $2.99 (Baby Back Ribs $4.99) is back! 5 PM – 8 PM
This special is seasonal so call first to check current availability

Kids Eat Free Thursday Specials

Crust 54

1145 S. Washington ave, holland, MI 49423 (S. Washington location only)

• Purchase any 12” or larger pizza at menu price & receive a free 5” thin crust 1-topping kids pizza for each child 8 years & under.
• Valid Mon-Thurs for Dine-in ONLY, 11am – 8pm

IHOP

west michigan locations

•Watch for Free scary face pancake offer to return in October
• For a limited time, kids 12 and under eat free with the purchase of an adult entree
• Valid from 4 PM – 10 PM, dine-in only, not valid with IHOP Happy Hour specials

Rainbow Grill

4158 chicago drive SW, grandville, MI 49418
4225 32nd ave. hudsonville, mi 49426

• Kids eat for only $3.
• Dine in only, from 4-9pm

Russ’ Restaurants

Grand Rapids & West Michigan locations

• Kids eat for only $4 every day. (Closed Sundays)
• For children 10 and under with the purchase of an adult meal.
• Choose from several Breakfast selections (served until 11am)
• Choose from several Dinner & Lunch selections (served 11am – close)

Kids Eat Free Friday Specials

IHOP

west michigan locations

•Watch for Free scary face pancake offer to return in October
• For a limited time, kids 12 and under eat free with the purchase of an adult entree
• Valid from 4 PM – 10 PM, dine-in only, not valid with IHOP Happy Hour specials

Russ’ Restaurants

Grand Rapids & West Michigan locations

• Kids eat for only $4 every day. (Closed Sundays)
• For children 10 and under with the purchase of an adult meal.
• Choose from several Breakfast selections (served until 11am)
• Choose from several Dinner & Lunch selections (served 11am – close)

Kids Eat Free Saturday Specials

IHOP

west michigan locations

•Watch for Free scary face pancake offer to return in October
• For a limited time, kids 12 and under eat free with the purchase of an adult entree
• Valid from 4 PM – 10 PM, dine-in only, not valid with IHOP Happy Hour specials

Russ’ Restaurants

Grand Rapids & West Michigan locations

• Kids eat for only $4 every day. (Closed Sundays)
• For children 10 and under with the purchase of an adult meal.
• Choose from several Breakfast selections (served until 11am)
• Choose from several Dinner & Lunch selections (served 11am – close)

Kids Eat Free Sunday Specials

Bagger Dave’s Tavern

2817 kraft ave. se, cascade twp, mi 49512

• Kids “Lil’ Bagger Meals” for $3.95, all day
• Dine-in only

Boardwalk Subs

west michigan locations

• Kids eat free with the purchase of a 15-inch sub meal (one free kid per paid sub)
•Dine-in only
Last confirmed 2022

Buffalo Wild Wings

west michigan locations

• Kids meals are half off the regular price.

Dickey’s Barbecue Pit

420 baldwin st. Georgetown twp, mi 49428
380 E. division st. ne Rockford, mi 49341

• Kids eat free with the purchase of a $12 adult meal
• Dine-in only

Firehouse Subs

3850 alpine ave., comstock park, mi 49321

• With every adult combo meal purchased, two kids get a free kids meal
Last confirmed 2022

IHOP

west michigan locations

•Watch for Free scary face pancake offer to return in October
• For a limited time, kids 12 and under eat free with the purchase of an adult entree
• Valid from 4 PM – 10 PM, dine-in only, not valid with IHOP Happy Hour specials

Main Street Pub

11240 University parkway, allendale, MI 49401

• Kids eat free on Sundays and Mondays
• With the purchase of an adult meal

Rio Grand Steakhouse

5501 northland drive, grand rapids, mi 49525

• Kids eat free with the purchase of an adult meal (one free kids per purchased adult meal)

We try to include as many ‘Kids Eat Free’ (or cheap) restaurants as we can, but it’s impossible to find them all.

If you know of one and think it should be included in this list, please let us know in the comments below!

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61 thoughts on “Kids Eat Free: 15+ Kids Meal Deals in Grand Rapids”

  1. Braans no longer participates with this (at least Wyoming location) and Uccellos (Grandville location) does not either.

  2. We went to Monelli’s today. Thursday, and the manager said they have never had this policy. Which is annoying because we have been here before and they honored it. They did honor it today for us after we showed them this but said it has never been thier policy.

  3. Thanks for this! Just took my kids to Big E’s on the Beltline and it was 2 free kids meals per 1 adult! If you get the kids pizza, it is big enough for 2 little ones to share. My kids are 4, 5, and 6 and it took all 3 of them to get through the pizza and we had so many leftovers 🙂 Minion Mondays is what they call it

  4. Big E’s sports grill on the E. Beltline has Kids Eat Free on Monday. I believe the menu said 2 kids free per 1 adult meal.

  5. Wednesdays-Rise Pies at the Tanger Outlets, does a free kids pizza per each adult pizza or large salad purchased. We get our pizzas to-go and walk around the corner to the outside/covered playground/picnic tables to enjoy them there.

  6. Steak and Shake now has kids eat free all day, every day. 1 free kids meal with every $9.00 purchased for kids 12 and younger (dine in only).

  7. The Pizza Ranch in Hudsonville will be changing their Kids Eat Free Night to Tuesday (if they haven’t already done so) once their remodeling is completed to align with the other locations.

  8. At The Cheshire Kitchen (formally known as The Cheshire Grill) kids eat FREE Saturday nights 4-7pm with a purchase of an adult meal at full price!

  9. Maxine’s is a small hometown family restaurant serving good food, breakfast all day, & kids eat free tues-fri with each adult meal. Kids meals include drinks & are decent portions.

    1. Jenny,
      Most restaurants automatically apply the kids discounts, but it is always a good idea to double check with the restaurant before you go. Deals are up to the discretion of restaurant management and may change at any time. In addition, this post relies on reader feedback in order to keep it updated. Thank you!
      –Betsy

  10. Bob Evans no.longer has kids eat for free on Tuesday nights. They have a kid craft area instead on Tuesday. Last time we went we asked for a bag for our left overs to go into and their bags even advertise for kids eat for free on Tuesdays. And they still wouldn’t honor it. This was the location on Walker Ave.

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      Thanks for the tip Carrie! Bob Evans still offers the promotion at the other two GR locations (Cascade and Gaines Township), but not at the location on Walker Ave.

  11. The Main Street Pub in Allendale has free kids meals with an adult entrée purchase Sun-Wed. Kid’s meals include a drink and ice cream for dessert! It’s one of our new go-to spots.

  12. Mcdonalds kids meals are 1.99 on Tues eve at several locations. Also Dennys has same deal kids eat free (2 per adult) on Saturdays too.

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