With times calling for tighter wallets and tighter belts, FrugalLivingTv’s list of 50 restaurants where kids eat free or cheap is like manna from heaven.

For instance, tonight, kids eat free at Applebees. Tuesday, children 10 and under eat free at Red Robin from 5 to 9. Every day at IHOP your meal is comped if you’re 12 or under. To keep the savings coming, parents, eat your own meal ahead of time before bringing your brood to the dining establishment so you’re not tempted to splurge on your own meal. This may not always work as sometimes purchase of adult entree is required.

Another important caveat to this list: call the specific location you plan on going to ahead of time to make sure they’re participating in the kids meal program. Sometimes individual franchise owners opt-out of national promotions.

Kids Eat Free [Frugal Living] (Image: Paxton Holley)

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