It's Friday, but it's also Fry Day... National French Fry Day! Here's where to get deals??
Today is National French Fry Day — and yes, it's on a Friday.
For years, the made-up holiday was on July 13. But in 2022, fast-food chains Checkers and Rally's organized an online petition to get the National Day Calendar to move National French Fry Day so that it would always fall on a — wait for it — Fry-day.
So now the annual event happens each year on the second Friday in July, which makes it July 12 this year.
Here are some of the best deals you can get from restaurants today.
Fries around Indy: Waffle, crinkle or fully loaded, here's where to get National French Fry Day freebies, specials
$1 fries at Arby’s
Starting, July 12, Arby’s is offering any size for $1 through the end of the month for Arby’s Rewards members.
Bar Louie truffle fries
Bar Louie customers can get 50% the price of truffle fries during happy hour, 3-7 p.m., on July 12.
Burger King: Free fries on Fridays
On National French Fry Day, members of the restaurant chain's Royal Perks loyalty program can get a free order of any size fries with a purchase of $1 or more — and every Friday for the rest of the year. From Friday to Sunday, July 12-14, Royal Perks members also get 2x Crowns in rewards with purchases containing fries.
And, to celebrate July's designation as National Grilling Month, Royal Perks members can also get a free hamburger with a purchase of $1 or more on Friday, July 12.
Checkers and Rally's free fries
Checkers and Rally’s customers can get a free regular size Fully Loaded Fries, topped with cheese, ranch and crispy bacon, with any purchase in the rewards app July 12-14.
Also through July 12, customers can win a Fully Loaded Fry Pass that includes free Fully Loaded Fries for a year. One hundred winners. To enter, visit frygiveaway.com.
Freddy's Frozen Custard & Steakburgers free fries
Download the Freddy's app on Friday, July 12, and get a free order of regular fries with any purchase on Saturday, July 13, and Sunday, July 14. To get the deal, order on the Freddy's app.
Jack in the Box new rewards members get a free fry with a purchase of $1 or more
You can get a free order of any size or style of fries — french, curly, or halfsies — with a $1 purchase in stores or on the Jack app on Friday, July 12, and every Friday the rest of 2024. To get the Friday Fry Day deals, sign up for the Jack Pack Rewards Program; offers are good for new and existing members of the loyalty program.
KFC: Free Secret Recipe fries on National Fry Day
Members of the KFC Rewards loyalty program can get a free order of Secret Recipe fries of any size with any online purchase on Friday, July 12. Also with your online purchase — on the KFC app or KFC.com — you can get 50% off Chicken Sandwiches including the new KFC Saucy Sandwich, through Aug. 25.
McDonald's: Free fries this Friday and Saturday
Get the McDonald's app and get a deal for a free medium order of fries with any purchase of $1 or more on Friday, July 12, and every subsequent Friday through Dec. 27, 2024.
And on Saturday, July 13, McDonald's is giving away any size order of fries free, no purchase necessary, in the McDonald’s app. When you download the McDonald's app, you also get a free Big Mac with your first purchase of $1 or more.
For dipping purposes, the restaurant chain also just launched Special Grade Garlic Sauce, which is available only in the app.
Penn Station East Coast Subs free 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.
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Raising Cane’s free fries
Raising Cane's Caniac Club members will receive a free order of fries on July 12. The offer will be loaded onto their Caniac Club accounts and can be redeemed by swiping their Caniac Club card, placing an order online or scanning their QR codes within the mobile app. Customers can become a part of the Caniac Club by visiting a restaurant and requesting a card. Must be registered with a verified email address by July 11 to receive the offer.
Taco Bell: Nacho Fries Lover's Pass is back
If Taco Bell's Nacho Fries is your jam, through Monday, July 15, join the Taco Bell Rewards loyalty program and buy a Nacho Fries Lover’s Pass for $10. The pass entitles you to a regular size order of Nacho Fries every day for the next 30 days in the Taco Bell app.
Walk-On's Sports Bistreaux waffle fries
Walk-On's has three new dishes — Buffalo Chicken Cheese Fries, Loaded Bacon Cheeseburger Waffle Fries and Pulled Pork Waffle Cheese Fries — along with the brand's signature Waffle Cheese Fries; available through Aug. 14.
Each dish starts with a foundation of Walk-On's signature waffle fries. Prices may vary by location.
Buffalo Chicken Waffle Cheese Fries: Layered with cheddar and Monterey Jack cheese, topped with buffalo sauce-drenched fried chicken tenders, pickled jalape?os, and a drizzle of ranch. $14.99
Loaded Bacon Cheeseburger Waffle Fries: With sizzling burger crumbles, melted cheddar and Monterey Jack cheese; bacon bits; a blend of diced red onion, pickle, and tomato; and a drizzle of signature ketchup aioli. $14.99
Pulled Pork Waffle Cheese Fries: Loaded with Monterey Jack and cheddar cheeses, bacon and banana peppers; and topped with Sweet Baby Ray's pulled pork. $17.99
Waffle Cheese Fries: Topped with Monterey Jack and cheddar cheeses; bacon; and banana peppers. $13..99
Indiana has Walk-On locations in Fishers, West Lafayette and Clarksville.
Wendy's: Free fries on Fridays – this week and all year
Since National French Fry Day falls on a Friday, that means you can get a free order of any size fries with a purchase at Wendy's. The deal, found in the Wendy's app, began in April and runs through the rest of the year. Just redeem the offer in the app every Friday (app download and account registration required).
Mike Snider is a reporter for USA TODAY. Cheryl Jackson and Katie Wiseman are trending news reporters for the Indianapolis Star.
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