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National French Fry Day Deals

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Is there anything better than free fries? National French Fry Day used to be celebrated on July 13 every year but, as of 2023, it now occurs on the second Friday in July. In 2024, that falls on July 12. Several of our favorite restaurants and fast food spots are giving away free (or very discounted) fries.

Burger King: Royal Perks members can redeem a free any-size fries with a $1 purchase and above, weekly. Plus, rewards members can also earn twice the Crown Points on purchases with fries, valid from July 12 to 14, 2024.

Freddy’s Frozen Custard & Steakburgers: Download the Freddy’s mobile app on July 12 and get free regular fries with any purchase, from July 13 to 14, 2024. The free fries must be redeemed on Freddy’s mobile app and is valid for one-time use only.

On July 12, KFC rewards members will score free Secret Recipe Fries (any size) when they make any online purchase.

From July 14 to 16, Rally’s Rewards App members can get a free order of XL fries. Participating corporate locations will also be offering $1 fries of any size July 24 to August 6. Through the Fully Loaded Fry Pass Sweepstakes, Checker & Rally’s is giving away exclusive passes to 100 lucky winners to get one regular-size Fully Loaded Fries each week for 52 weeks. No purchase is needed to join; just head over to www.frygiveaway.com and sign up. The sweepstakes will run from July 1-12, 2024.

Frisch’s Big Boy– FREE fries this Friday with any purchase

 Long John Silver’s is giving customers a free family-sized order of fries when they spend $10 or more.

McDonald’s Get free fries of any size (no purchase necessary!) at participating locations by placing your order through the McDonald’s app.

On Par Entertainment  is ofering 50% off Fry Platters! Enjoy avariety of platters like the Loaded Fries & our Garlic, Truffle, and Parmesan Cheese Fries!

Penn Station East Coast Subs is offering a free order of fresh-cut fries with any sub purchase July 12-13 in stores and online with the promo code FRYDAY.

All day on July 12, Smashburger customers can score free regular size Smash Fries when they make any purchase at participating locations, online or in the restaurant’s app using the code FRYDAY24.

Raising Cane’s: Caniac Club Members can get an offer for an order of free fries. Swipe your Caniac Club Card and place an online order or scan the QR code in the mobile app when you order in-store. If you’re not a member yet, you can request for a Club Card at a local Raising Cane’s and be sure to register and verify your email address by July 11 to get the deal.

Smashburger Get a free order of Smashfries, French fries, or sweet potato fries with any purchase. If you’re ordering online or in the app, you can use the code FRIES.

Wendy’s From July 13 to 16, participating locations are offering free fries with any purchase made in the app.

White Castle customers can celebrate National French Fry Day with a buy one, get one free small fries on July 12. For online orders, use the code FRYDAY

Where to get Free or Discounted Fries For National French Fry Day

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When is National French Fry Day each year?

For years, National French Fry Day had been observed on July 13. But last year, the arbiter of “fun, unusual, and unique” national days, the National Day Calendar, agreed National French Fry Day should fall on the second Friday in July, after fast-food chains Checkers and Rallys gathered online petition signatures for the change.

So going forward, the day will always fall on a Fry-day (get it?). “I, in good conscience, cannot ignore the voice of the people, who simply want to ‘fry-ght’ a wrong that’s been in place for far too long,” National Day Calendar founder Marlo Anderson said at the time. “National Fry Day, you are and will forevermore be on a Friday.”

That means this year, National French Fry Day falls on Friday, July 14. But not all french fry purveyors have bought into the change. Some, including McDonald’s are offering deals on Thursday, July 13.

Here’s a look at who’s providing free fries and other deals:

Get free French fries from McDonald's on July 13, Thursday, National Fry Day by downloading the McDonald's app and ordering them via the app.

McDonald’s is giving away free fries of any size on Thursday through the McDonald’s App, with no purchase necessary at participating locations. By the way, when you join MyMcDonald’s Rewards in the app, you also get a free large order of fries with $1 minimum purchase.

Shaquille O'Neal teamed up with Burger King in 2002. He was the face of the first-ever celebrity endorsed meal: a sourdough bacon cheeseburger, fries with cheese dipping sauce, and a fountain drink.

 

 In honor of National French Fry Day, members of Burger King‘s Royal Perks loyalty program can get a free order of fries of any size — small, medium or large — with any purchase via the app or BK.com. More reasons to join the Royal Perks program:

More free fries. Royal Perks members also get one free order of fries each week through the end of the year, with a purchase (at participating locations; not valid on delivery orders).Cash prizes. Burger King is letting Royal Perks members who have made a purchase within the last seven days exchange 50 “crowns,” or points, in the app for a chance to win a daily prize of $3,000 the chain is giving out daily through September 1 (maximum three entries per day). Details on how Royal Perks members can enter for free can be found in the official rules.

From Thursday to Sunday, Wendy’s is giving customers a free order of fries, any size, with any purchase made using the Wendy’s app (one order per person). You can even redeem the deal for an order of free seasoned potatoes — Wendy’s breakfast fries. Just apply the offer to your mobile order or scan in-restaurant or at the drive-thru.

Another deal from Wendy’s — also available Thursday to Sunday — celebrates Fry Day and National Ice Cream Day (Sunday, July 16): you get a free small Frosty when you purchase a small order of fries through Grubhub.

 

Rally’s, will give all rewards app members a free XL order of Famous Seasoned Fries Friday through Sunday. You can get the app online in the App Store and Google Play)From July 24 to Aug. 6, you can also get an order of fries, any size, for just $1 at participating locations and in the Checkers & Rally’s rewards app.

Hook & Reel Cajun Seafood  is Offering all-you-can-eat
French fries with a $20 purchase from July 13 through July 19, 2023.

 

 

Smashburger: Offering free Smashfries with any purchase on July 13. Customers can claim this deal in-store or on the website/app with the code: “FRIES.” This offer includes Smashfries, French Fries, and Sweet Potato Fries. No minimum purchase required.

 

Penn Station Subs: Offering a free fry with the purchase of any sub on July 13, 2023

Sonic, the drive-in chain will give away free tots and fries, courtesy of Heinz, on Wednesday with any in-app purchase. Just choose medium tots or fries through the app. Limit one redemption per app user.


White Castle is celebrating the holiday on July 13 with a convenient coupon redeemable for a buy-one-get-one free small fries at participating locations. The coupon is only valid on that day and can’t be combined with any other coupon, discount, specials, etc., and is not valid on delivery orders. Limit one coupon per customer per visit.

Free Fries for National French Fry Day

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National French Fry Day is on Wednesday, July 13, 2022. Estimates say Americans eat around 30 pounds of French fries per person each year.

Belgians call dibs on the origins of French fries, claiming it to be an invention of their people. According to a manuscript by Joseph Gerard, the residents of the Meuse Valley, located near Dinant in Belgium, consumed a lot of fish, since they lived near the river. During winters, when the rivers would freeze and fishing would become difficult, the idea to slice potatoes like fish fillets and fry them in hot fat was born.

But all credit does go to the French for popularizing frying foods and selling them in public on street carts called ‘frites,’ in the mid-1700s. Eventually, potatoes were cut in all sorts of shapes and fried. As to how French fries arrived in America, there are two versions of that story, too. The more popular and accepted fact is that Thomas Jefferson brought the dish to the U.S.A. While serving time as an ambassador, Jefferson spent a lot of time in France and went on to serve “potatoes served in the French manner” at a White House dinner in 1802.

The other theory is that World War I soldiers who were stationed around Dinant in Belgium took a liking to the local finger food known as ‘pommes frites’ and took the idea back with them. This is when French fries really took off and became mainstream in the U.S.

McDonald’s is giving everyone a reason to celebrate with a free order of Large Fries, no purchase necessary exclusively in the McDonald’s app on July 13.

Here’s the schedule for Fry Week at Wendy’s:

  • Monday, 7/11: Free medium fry with any Frosty mobile order purchase
  • Tuesday, 7/12: Free medium fry with any Salad mobile order purchase
  • Wednesday, 7/13: Free any size fry with any mobile order purchase
  • Thursday, 7/14: Free small breakfast seasoned potatoes (aka Breakfast Fry Day) with any mobile order purchase
  • Friday, 7/15: Free medium fry with any size fry mobile order purchase

Penn Station East Coast Subs is also gettin in on the free fry action:

Enjoy a FREE Order of Fresh-Cut Fries* on Wednesday, July 13th!Valid In Store or Online. One per customer per order.

 

 Hardee’s give its rewards program members free small fries with any purchase made through the app on July 13, that purchase is also going to ensure you get free fries for the rest of 2022. There will be a free small fry with purchase mobile offer in your rewards account that can be redeemed one time every day. That’s a lot of free fries, but make sure to order some on July 13 to get it.

 

Burger King is shaking things up by offering chicken fries instead of french fries for free on July 13. Just order at least $3 of other stuff through the app, and you’ll get the chicken nugget-like dippers for free. If you’re a member of the chain’s rewards program, you also get free fries once per week all year long.

Celebrate National French Fry Day!

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This day is in celebration of one of America’s favorite food, the French Fry! Estimates say Americans eat  around 20 to 30 pounds per person per year.

AMERICA’S ULTIMATE RANKING OF FAST FOOD FRIES

#1: McDonalds (35%)
#2: Chick-fil-A (13%)
#3: Five Guys (12%)
#4: Wendys (11%)
#5: Arbys (11%)

FAVORITE STYLE OF FRIES
#1: Regular (21%)
#2: Curly (20%)
#3: Steak-cut (14%)
#4: Crinkle (13%)
#5: Waffle (13%)
#6: Wedges (7%)

Whether you like them steak cut, skinny fries, or the traditional cut, we have deals listed for everyone!

KFC: To celebrate National French Fry Day and the permanent addition of its new Secret Recipe Fries to the menu at all U.S. restaurants, the fast food chain is offering individual orders of fries for 30 cents with any purchase Monday.

Burger King: Find several offers including $1 large fries on the BK app. App specials are listed at www.bk.com/offers.

McDonald’s: Get a free medium fries Monday with the McDonald’s app. No purchase is necessary but there’s a limit of one offer per customer. Access the deal using the app’s “Mobile Order & Pay” feature or scan the deal code from the app at the restaurant, drive thru or kiosk.

McDonald's is giving away free fries July 13.

Rally’s: Get a small, medium or large order of fries for $1 Monday. Get free fries with any purchase when you join the Flavorhood program at www.rallys.com/flavorhood.

Smashburger: Get a free side of signature Smash Fries with the purchase of any double burger Monday.

Steak ‘n Shake: For a limited time, participating restaurants are giving away free small orders of fries. There’s a limit of one order of free fries per person, the Indianapolis-based restaurant’s website notes.

White Castle – Get a free Small Fries with a coupon valid on July 13 – no purchase necessary!

 

National French Fry Day contests

Heinz and Great American Takeout: Post a photo of your ketchup art creation and post on either Twitter or Instagram and use the hashtags #TheGreatAmericanTakeout and #Sweepstakes. On Instagram, tag @thegreatamericantakeout and on Twitter tag @TheGATakeout. One winner will get $1,869 and 50 runners-up will get $57 to use on takeout meals. Learn more at www.thegreatamericantakeout.com.

 

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19 Beers and The Perfect Burger: One Eyed Jacks

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The University Shopping Center across from Wright State’s Nutter Center is a unique place to eat. You have the normal options of Subway, McDonalds, Bob Evans, etc… but in the mix of the mediocre there are a few places like Jeet, The Flying Pizza, and Tiks Thai Express dishing out some really good food. But, my favorite is One Eyed Jacks. Founded April 14thof 2008, Jacks has been serving up cold beer and hot burgers straight to the mouths of Wright State Students for years.

Busy behind the bar shot at One Eyed Jacks.

Friday night crowd keeping the bar busy on a Friday.

The brilliance of One Eyed Jacks lies in its mix of quality atmosphere, food, and drinks. During the day, Jacks is perfect for winding down with a cold beer and a burger, but on a weekend night the mood changes. As people roll in, the band sets up, and the group conversations all merge into a wall of sound and you find yourself in a pure party setting.
There is no musical prejudice at Jacks.  The Rumpke Mountain Boys had several people trying their hand at a jig with others bumping, grinding, and yes hula-hooping to their wonderful bluegrass twang. Upcoming acts like Cappadonna from the Wu Tang Clan (Mach 30th) will undoubtedly have a lot of people bouncing around the stage trying some new moves that maybe they shouldn’t.  With smiles everywhere, band playing, the bar hostesses hard at work, and the kitchen buzzing, it is impossible to have a bad time at Jacks.

The 2am Burger at One Eyed Jacks

Egg, Burger, Bacon, Hashbrowns... That is all you need to know.

With all of that atmosphere, it would be a shame if there wasn’t substance to back it up. Jacks does not disappoint. The Veggie Zaffer (my regular choice) is the most amazing piece of late night satisfaction in Dayton. Two house sauces, siracha-kraut (a creative twist on kim-chi) and tatonka   (a mildly spicy cream sauce) sit on a huge spicy black bean burger with cheese, onion, and swiss. It is spicy, rich, and if you think you need meat to have a good burger, this will prove you wrong. While the Zaffer is fantastic on its own, it is served with a mound of hot, perfectly greasy, seasoned, and battered french fries. There are few words outside of addictive that I would use to describe these flawless fries. While I am prone to ramble on about the $7.99 Zaffer basket and how every order should be placed with extra tatonka and blue cheese on the side their other options are something too.

Like the “2am” burger. For $7.99 you get a large beef patty sitting atop a hash brown and covered with cheddar, ketchup, bacon, and an egg. Or, if you’re just a little peckish share some pizza nuggets ($7.99) stuffed with cheese and pepperoni served up with marinara for dipping. The whole menu from pizza to wings, from burgers to salads is consistently good, packed with flavor, and reasonably priced all under $10.

An appitizer platter at One Eyed Jacks

The pickle spears are fantastically crunchy.

Open 11am-2:30am Monday through Saturday and 12pm-2:30am on Sunday, One Eyed Jacks is a fantastically assembled bar with great service, 19 beers on tap, fantastic food, and a variety of music that few rival. (Not to mention $3 shots of Jameson on the 14th of every month.) Head to Jacks if you are down for a fun night with good people.