Kids Eat Free in Des Moines
Updated: December 2022
As parents, we try our hardest to plan and prep each week for meals for the whole family. But, let’s be honest our lives get busy with kid activities, homework, outdoor fun, and more. Plus, we just do not want to cook! Here is our ultimate guide to kids to eat free (and other discounted kid’s meals deals) in Des Moines. See something we should add or something that needs to be fixed? Let us know!
If you are out and about, you can bring up this list on the free Des Moines Parent app (available for Apple products and Androids).
Monday
Brick Street Market and Cafe: Kids eat free with the purchase of an adult entree. Located in Bondurant.
The Chicken Orilla: Kids eat free with the purchase of an adult entree. Located in West Des Moines.
IHOP: One child eats free with the purchase of an adult entree. Only at the Ankeny location.
Spaghetti Works: Kids 11 and under eat free all day. Downtown Des Moines.
Dairy Queen: Waukee only, children can receive a free kids meal with the purchase of an adult meal. 6:00 PM-8:00 PM.
Tuesday
Rookies Sports Bar: Kids eat free with adult meal purchase. Located in Clive.
Denny’s – Kids eat free from 4:00 PM-5:00 PM. Ask your server for details. Located in Clive.
Fazoli’s: Three kids meals for 99¢ each for each adult entree purchased. All locations.
IHOP: One child gets a free meal with the purchase of an adult entree. 4:00 PM-9:00 PM. Ankeny location.
Paws & Pints: Kids eat free all day long with the purchase of an entree.
Perkins: Kids can eat free all day, with the purchase of an adult meal. Located in Altoona, Ankeny, Des Moines, and West Des Moines.
Pizza Ranch: After 4:00 PM, Children 10 years and under eat free with the purchase of an adult buffet at regular price. Located in Altoona, Ankeny, Indianola, Urbandale, and Waukee.
ShortE’s BBQ: Kids eat free with the purchase of an adult entree. Located in Johnston.
Social Eats & Crafts: Kids 12 and under eat free from 5:00 PM to 9:00 PM with the purchase of an adult entree. Located in Pleasant Hill. Have some extra time? Play arcade games at the Great Escape.
Sports Page Grill: Kids eat free with the purchase of an adult meal. Located in Indianola.
The U Neighborhood Bar and Grill: Kids eat free all day under 10 years of age. Two free kids meals per adult entree. Located in Urbandale.
Village Inn: Kids eat free with an adult entree. West Des Moines, Des Moines, and Altoona.
Wednesday
Mullets: Free kid’s pizza with adult meal purchase. Located in Des Moines.
Applebee’s: .99 kids menu item, includes kid’s drink. West Des Moines location only.
Bakers Square: Free pie Wednesday! Enjoy a FREE slice of pie with every meal purchased. Located in Clive.
Buffalo Wild Wings: $1.99 kids’ meals all day, drinks included. All locations.
IHOP Waukee: 4:00 PM-10:00 PM One free kid’s meal for every paid adult. Make sure you ask for the deal, only at the Waukee location.
Mustang Grill: For each adult that purchases a meal ($10 minimum) one child under 13 eats free. Grimes.
Red Robin: 50% off kid’s meals. Located in West Des Moines.
Thursday
*We don’t know kids eat free deals for Thursdays right now. Let us know if you do!
Friday
Ruby Tuesday: Kids eat free from the kid’s menu with the purchase of an adult entree. Located in Urbandale.
Saturday
Z’Mariks: You can receive one free kid’s bowl when you purchase an adult bowl! Located in Ankeny and Clive.
Sunday
Central Standard Craft Burgers & Beers: ½ price kid’s meals. Located in Waukee.
Kinship Brewing Company: Kids 12 and under eat free on Sundays! They have kids grilled cheese with a side of fruit & fries. Parents enjoy their awesome craft beer selection.
Range Restaurant and Cocktail Bar: Kids eat free 3:00 PM-6:00 PM. Located in Urbandale.
7 days a week
McAlister’s Deli: All kid’s meals are $1.99 when you dine in with an adult meal purchase. Beverages are not included. Located in West Des Moines.
Sonic: Enjoy 1/2 price slushes and soft drinks when you order online or on the Sonic App. Located in Ankeny and Johnston.
Rube’s Steakhouse: Kids 10 and under eat free salad and potato with parents’ entree order. Includes salad, Texas toast, baked beans, skillet potatoes, or baked potato. (Closed Mondays) Located in Waukee.
Steak ‘n Shake: Happy Hour weekdays 2:00 to 4:00 pm – all shakes and drinks ½ price. (Weekdays) Located in West Des Moines
Wahlburgers: Kids eat free every day of the week with the purchase of an adult meal. Wahlburgers at Hy-Vee locations.
McCallasters west dm no longer has .99 cent meals on Thursday
Thank you for letting me know! I will get that edited.
IHOP everyday 4-9pm kids eat free
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Godfathers closed in Ankeny quite some time ago. It’s a Starbucks now.
Thank you for letting me know! I have taken that off the list.
Cowboy chicken – Ankeny. Kids 10 and under eat free with adult from 4 PM- close on Monday.
Thanks Miranda! We will get that added now.
Hi!! Thank you for posting this! I have it saved in my bookmarks! ? I wanted to let you know that Applebee’s does $.99 kids meals all day Wednesday’s.
Hy-Vee no longer does free kids meal on thursdays.
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Firehouse subs, this is no longer valid as I called today: Kids eat free all day with the purchase of an adult combo meal. Located in Ames, Clive, Des Moines and West Des Moines.
Instead: West Des Moines only: kids eat for 99 cents with adult medium combo purchase on Wednesday. Must ask for discount or it won’t be given.
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I called Malo, and they indicated they no longer have kids eat free on Sundays.
Bummer! That was such a good deal. We will update that now. Thank you for letting us know!
5 de Mayo changed their menu and no longer does free kids meals on Thursday. I just ate there with my son.
Gino’s is permanently closed.
oh no! When did that happen? We will get that edited now. Thank you for letting us know!
Bummer! We will get that edited now!
Just came to IHOP in Ankeny (Thursday night) was told kids only eat free on Mondays.
Oh no! We will get that changed. Thanks for letting us know.
Just call BWW in West Des Moines was told ” kids no longer eat half price, that deal ended two weeks ago”
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Bennigans changed the kids eat free day to Sunday’s. I just called to confirm!
Thank you for letting me know! Just edited 🙂
We were at Chili’s on Monday, and kids eat for $0.99, not free. I’m also pretty sure kids get a discount on Tuesday evening at Applebee’s and Buffalo Wild Wings
Chili’s no longer offers 99c kids entrees on Tuesdays.
Thank you for letting us know! I will get that updated.
Mama Lacona’s is permanently closed
Thank you for letting me know. We will get that updated!