Friday Food Deals: Get 24 KFC Chicken Nuggets With Four Sauces for $10

Weekday food deals get a lot of attention (Thirsty Thursday deals, anyone?), but Friday food specials might top them all. Most restaurants don't advertise Friday food deals, probably because it's their busiest night.

Since we never shy away from a money-saving challenge, we tracked down the best Friday restaurant specials (even the secret ones) so you can skip cooking without breaking your budget. We even found hidden gems and discounted restaurant gift cards for extra savings.

Want deals all week long? Check out our other daily restaurant deal roundups: Monday restaurant deals, Tuesday food specials, and Wednesday food deals.

Offers, prices, savings, and local participation may vary.

Limited-Time Friday Food Deals

• Big Boy: On Aug. 21 from 7 - 11 a.m., customers age 62 and older can get a free breakfast plate at Michigan Big Boy restaurants with the purchase coffee or another beverage. The dine-in offer is limited to the first 100 seniors at each location.

• Caribou Coffee: Perks members can take $2 off an order placed after 2 p.m. (local) at Caribou Coffee or in the app. Excludes Everyday Value Menu items, catering, and delivery orders. Offer valid on Aug. 21.

• Casey's: Every Friday, Casey's Rewards members can get a FREE medium (16-ounce) Frostbite frozen drink in-store with the purchase of a medium Frostbite. Flavor options are blue raspberry, cherry, citrus blast, and Sour Patch Kids watermelon. Limit four drinks per rewards member per Friday.

• Cuervo: Buy one Cuervo pour or cocktail on a Friday (including National Tequila Day) through Sept. 11, and Cuervo will reimburse the purchase price, up to $10, via PayPal or Venmo after you upload your receipt. Offer valid while supplies last for ages 21 and older in select states, Washington D.C., and U.S. military bases. Limit three rebates per person. You can also enter their Ultimate Summer Friday Sweepstakes for a chance to win $25 (via Venmo) toward your next margarita or a $1,500 digital gift card.

• Dickey's Barbecue Pit: Every Friday, you can enjoy BOGO Pit Smoked Loaded Baked Potatoes (with or without meat) at Dickey's Barbecue Pit when you use promo code FRIDAY at checkout. Offer valid online, in app, and in store.

• Fuzzy's Taco Shop: Every Friday through Aug. 28, Fuzzy's Taco Shop Rewards members can unlock rotating perks, including a free burrito or burrito bowl when you make a purchase of $5 or more across seven qualifying visits and a Summer Fridays T-shirt after 10 visits. Plus, guests who play Fuzzy’s Boardwalk Dash online and share a screenshot on Fuzzy's Instagram will get a free Original Taco and have a chance to win a $100 gift card.

• Houston TX Hot Chicken: Get an Original Chicken Sandwich for $5 a la carte at Houston TX Hot Chicken on Aug. 21. Limit one per transaction.

• HTeaO: On Aug. 21 and Aug. 28, get two gallons of tea for $12 at HTeaO. Valid in store and at the drive-thru.

• KFC: Every Friday, guests can score 24 nuggets (reg. $7.99 for a 12-count) and four sauces (reg. $0.30 each) at KFC for $10.

• Long John Silver’s: Get a $30 Date Night meal at Long John Silver’s with one snack, two meals, two medium drinks and one slice of cheesecake. Order online and enter promo code DTFISH during checkout. Offer valid through Dec. 31.

• Mountain Mike’s Pizza: On Aug. 21, Mountain Rewards members can buy a pizza and score six bone-in wings for $4.99, 12 for $8.99, or 24 for $16.99 at Mountain Mike’s Pizza when you order online, in app or in store using the in-app offer. Single use.

• Potbelly: Perks members can get half-price hand-dipped shakes at Potbelly after 2 p.m. Fridays and all day Saturdays and Sundays with a purchase of $5 or more. Offer valid in app, online, or in shop when you scan your Perks account.

• Sbarro Pizza: Order a 17-inch XL pepperoni or cheese NY pizza for $14 at Sbarro Pizza with promo code FRIDAY at checkout online or in-app. You'll save around $5 per pizza with this deal.

Every-Friday Food Deals

• 99 Restaurants: Every Friday after 4 p.m. at 99 Restaurants, you can enjoy a $35.99 prime rib 16-ounce dinner that includes au jus for dipping and your choice of two sides: potato, a house salad, or vegetable.

• Beef 'O'Brady's: Beef 'O' Brady's offers a Fish 'N' Chips special every Friday. The meal includes fried cod fillets, fries, and coleslaw for $12.99.

• BJ's Restaurant & Brewhouse: Start your weekend off with a 3-course weekend special at BJ's Restaurant & Brewhouse. You can select Prime Rib for $34.99 or a Double Bone-In Pork Chop for $31.99. Each meal comes with two sides, a soup or starter salad, and a Pizookie. Offer valid after 4 p.m.

• Black Bear Diner: Enjoy an all-you-can-eat fish fry (deep-fried fish fillets, french fries, hushpuppies, and coleslaw) at Black Bear Diner each Friday after 4 p.m.

• Cotton Patch Cafe: Order the Blackened Tilapia meal at Cotton Patch Cafe for $9.99 every Friday when you dine in. The meal includes grilled tilapia fillets, seasoned rice, garlic mashed potatoes, and bacon green beans.

• Culver's: Culver's Flavor of the Day on Fridays is Snickers Swirl.

• Famous Dave's: Get the $39.99 Southside Rib Tips Till PayDay deal at Famous Dave's every Friday. The meal comes with five pounds of rib tips and two pounds of Famous Fries, enough to feed 4 - 6 people. This deal will save you about $10.

• Green Mill: On Fridays and Saturdays, you can order the Green Mill Family Meal Deal. This $37.99 meal includes two 2-topping pizzas (Classic Thin, Old World, and Pescara crusts only) and an order of cheese bread. Offer valid for takeout or delivery.

• Max & Erma's: Max & Erma's has a $12 Fish & Chips special (cod, fries, and coleslaw) every Friday. This deal will save you about $3.

• McCormick & Schmick's: Every Friday, you can grab Two Buck Shuck oysters on the half shell, a bar special for $2, at McCormick & Schmick's from 3 p.m. - close.

• Metro Diner: Enjoy Fish & Chips Platter for $13.49 at Metro Diner every Friday. The meal comes with your choice of soup or salad. You can also grab a fried fish sandwich that comes with one side for $12.69.

• Perry's Steakhouse & Grill: Each Friday from 10:30 a.m. - 5 p.m., you can order the Perry's Famous Pork Chop Friday lunch for $22 at Perry's Steakhouse & Grill. The meal includes a Perry's Famous Pork Chop (lunch-cut portion), whipped potatoes, homemade applesauce, and bread. Offer valid for dine-in and to-go.

• Red Lobster: For $15.99, you can grab a Fish & Chips special (Cod, Chesapeake fries, coleslaw, and hushpuppies) every Friday at Red Lobster.

• Ruby Tuesday: Ruby Tuesday has a few all-day meal deals on Fridays. For $9.99, you can get the Fish & Chips special (Wild Alaska Pollock and fries). You can also enjoy an $8.99 Philly Cheesesteak with fries or tots or a $6.99 blackened chicken or cheese quesadilla (some with chips and salsa). For $23.99, you can order the Rib Eye, Ribs, & Crispy Shrimp Combo, which comes with fries. Kids 12 and under also eat free on Fridays with the purchase of an adult entree.

• Shoney's: Shoney's offers a Surf to Table Theme Night special on Fridays. You'll find options including clam strips, fried oysters, shrimp & grits, seafood bake, seafood pasta alfredo, crab rice, jambalaya, gumbo, and clam chowder on their Fresh Food Bar.

• Smoothie King: Healthy Rewards members can upsize their 20-ounce smoothie to a 32-ounce for free at Smoothie King every Friday. Offer valid in-app or in-store (scan your in-app barcode).

• Taziki's Mediterranean Cafe: On Fridays, you can enjoy Taziki's Signature Pasta (mixed lettuces with penne pasta, grilled chicken, balsamic vinaigrette, tomatoes, feta, and fresh basil) for $12.49.

• Wendy's: Celebrate Fryday with free any size fry at Wendy's when you make a purchase of $5 or more on Friday.

• Which Wich: On Fridays at Which Wich, you can save around $3 on a 7-inch Seafood Wich (tuna salad, tuna melt, Krab Salad, Call Roll, or Land & Sea), with prices starting at $7.

Weekend Food Deals

• Baltaire: For a limited time this summer, every table at Saturday brunch at Baltaire 11647 San Vicente Blvd., Los Angeles, CA, will receive one complimentary giant cinnamon roll (reg. $35) to share, served tableside from the restaurant’s Cinnamon Roll Cart. The freebie is included with the $95-per-person prix fixe brunch, available Saturdays from 11 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.

• Ben & Jerry’s: This summer, Ben & Jerry’s is hosting their Great Summer Bar Drop with free Ice Cream Bars, limited-edition merch, games, and a Hunt for the Golden Stick-et for a chance to win a year of free Ice Cream Bars. Events are free and don't require a ticket. All times are noon - 6 p.m. ET.

  • Aug. 21: McCarren Park, 776 Lorimer St, Brooklyn, NY 11222

  • Aug. 22: Brooklyn Bridge Park, Brooklyn, NY 11201

  • Aug. 23: Coney Island Boardwalk between W. 10th and W. 12th Street

• Big Chicken: The first 36 rewards members in line at the new Beverly, MA, Big Chicken at 55 Dodge St. on Aug. 22 will get free chicken sandwiches for a year. The reward is worth up to $10 per week and can be redeemed once every seven days.

• Einstein Bros. Bagels: Kids ages 7 and younger can get a free Pumpkin Bagel with Pumpkin Shmear at Einstein Bros. Bagels on Aug. 22 with any purchase. Mention the "Pumpkin Kids offer" at checkout to redeem in bakery. Limit one free bagel per child per day, up to five per transaction.

• Habit Burger & Grill: On Aug. 22, the first 50 guests at each Jacksonville, Florida Habit Burger & Grill location will get a free Double Charburger, while supplies last. Restaurants open at 10:30 a.m.

  • 9171 Baymeadows Road

  • 13559 Beach Blvd

• Habit Burger & Grill: The first 50 guests at each of these New Jersey Habit Burger & Grill locations on Aug. 22 can get a free Double Charburger, while supplies last. Restaurants open at 10:30 a.m.

  • 216 Bloomfield Ave., Bloomfield

  • 314 Chimney Rock Road, Bridgewater

  • 191 East Hanover Ave., Suite D-2, Morristown

  • 706 Haddonfield Road, Cherry Hill

  • 388 Route 3 West, Clifton

  • 751 State Route 18, East Brunswick

  • 178 Route 35 South, Eatontown

  • 29 Nathaniel Place, Englewood

  • 3101 Promenade Blvd., Fair Lawn

  • 185 Ridgedale Ave., Florham Park

  • 1227 State Highway 33, Hamilton

  • 3371 Brunswick Pike, Lawrenceville Township

  • 22 Farmview Road, Montvale

  • 1081 Main St., River Edge

  • 3 Teterboro Landing Drive, Teterboro

  • 1011 Morris Ave., Suite B3-C, Union

  • 916 Hamburg Turnpike, Suite C2, Wayne

  • 996 St. Georges Ave., Avenel

• Krispy Kreme: Get the new Pokemon Doughnut Collection for a limited time at Krispy Kreme, featuring Bulbasaur, Charmander, Squirtle, Pikachu, Jigglypuff and Poke Ball doughnuts. The collection is valid individually and by the dozen. Wear Pokemon attire on Aug. 22 and get a free Original Glazed Doughnut in shop or at the drive-thru. Limit one per guest.

• Newk’s Eatery: Newk’s Eatery has a Star-Spangled Summer menu with a Red, White & Blueberry Salad, turkey melt, broccoli cheddar soup, and peach tea. Plus, every Saturday, guests can get BOGO 50% entrees. Offer valid through Sept. 1.

• PopUp Bagels: Starting Aug. 1, the BFF Bagel Tab will pop up every Saturday in August at all eight NYC PopUp Bagels locations. The first 100 people to join the PopUp Bagels Group on the BFF app (Android/iOS) at each location get a free three-pack of bagels and schmear. 

• Scooter’s Coffee: Celebrate National Dog Day with a free 4-ounce collectible silicone V.I.P. Cup when you bring your dog and make a purchase at Scooter’s Coffee on Aug. 22.

• Swig: On Aug. 22, get a free 16oz Swig Energy drink at any Swig location from open to close.

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