Charlotte Restaurants Offer ‘Kids Eat Free’ Deals for Back-to-School Season

Free kids' meals are up for grabs at ten Charlotte spots as the new school year starts on Aug. 25. These deals pop up at different places each day of the week.

At Empire Pizza, kids eat free on Mondays from 4-9 p.m. Hit up their Brighton Park or Pineville-Matthews spots. Just buy your own meal and stick around to dine in.

The Lodge: A Sportsman's Grill dishes out free kids' plates on Mondays from 12-4 p.m. Parents must pick from classic dishes, burgers, or grill items. Over on Central Avenue, Three Amigos Mexican Grill & Cantina matches the Monday offer when adults buy food.

Want a longer stretch of savings? Dilworth Neighborhood Grille runs its deal for four days straight. Monday through Thursday, each adult meal gets one kid fed free.

Tuesday brings more chances to save. All seven of Hawthorne's New York Pizza spots join in. Midtown Tavern throws open its kids' menu at no cost all day long. Park Road's Wolfman Pizza jumps on board, too: adults eat, kids feast free.

Skip to Thursday, and Duckworth's Grill & Taphouse makes it count. Spend $12 dining in at any of their four Charlotte spots and snag a free kids' meal.

The weekend keeps the savings rolling. Deluxe Fun Dining on West 4th Street feeds kids under 12 free each Friday with adult orders.

Zapata's Mexican Restaurant caps off the week with Sunday specials. Their John J Delaney Drive location serves one free kids' plate per adult order.

Quick heads up: You'll need to buy grown-up food and eat at the restaurant for most deals. Age cut-offs and menu picks switch up by spot. Smart move? Ring ahead to check each place's exact rules.