Free Entrees, Desserts and Drinks for Macomb's Birthday Guys and Gals

You may not like the age, but you can't help loving the free stuff that comes with birthdays.

So maybe you can skip wearing the "birthday" sombrero and the performance of "Happy, Happy Birthday" by a troupe of singing, dancing waiters, but free dessert, coffee and prime rib are much harder to pass up.

Just about every chain restaurant and big box retailer offers some birthday specials these days, and while some are offered only on the actual date of your birthday, others can be used the week or month of for ultimate freebie enjoyment.

Here are a few foodie freebies you'll find in your own backyard:

Free Food:

• , Macomb Township: Register online for the birthday club and receive a coupon for a free meal or dessert on your birthday. Offer only valid with purchase of two or more entrees.
• : You get a percent off your check equal to your age. Fifty years old? Fifty percent off your bill. 
• Mr. B's Bar & Grill, Shelby Township: Purchase a beverage and Mr. B's will take $8 off your entree. Available on actual birthday.
• Sterling's Bistro, Sterling Heights: Birthday boy or girl gets a free meal (prime rib or catch of the day) when a companion meal of equal value is purchased. Available on actual birthday.
• Red Robin, Clinton Township: Sign up online to receive a coupon for a free burger. Must pick up a Red Royalty card from the restaurant to register this offer. Available on actual birthday.
• bd's Mongolian Grill, Sterling Heights: Register online to recevie a free stir-fry. Available on actual birthday.
• IHOP, Sterling Heights: Sign up online to receive a free meal on your birthday. Also offers a free meal for signing up as well as on the one-year anniversary of signup.
• Benihana, Troy: Register online to receive a complimentary $30 gift certificate to use the month of your birthday. Enroll kids age 12 and under in the Kabuki Kids program to receive a special birthday email or postcard for a free Benihana mug with purchase of a kid's meal during the month of their birthday.
• Steak 'n Shake: Register for the birthday club to receive "gifts," possibly a free meal. 
• Frankenmuth Chicken Dinner: Sign up to receive a Zehnder's Rewards Card good for a free Birthday Club dinner at Zehnder’s Restaurant during the month of your birthday. Must register 30 days prior to birthday.

Kids Only:

• , Macomb Township: Register online to receive a Happy Birthday card in the mail that is good for a free meal from the kid's menu. Restricted to children under age 10. 
• Sonic: Sign your kids up online for the Birthday Club to receive a free Wacky Pack Kids' Meal. Available on actual birthday.
• : Register your child, age 13 and young, for the BK Crown Birthday Club online, and receive an email coupon for a free BK Kids Hamburger Meal. Account must be validated and coupon requested.
• : Sign up online for the Kids' Club to receive a free cupcake from the café and a free digital book created by your child on Tikatok.com.

Free Drinks:

• Dooley's, Sterling Heights, Mount Clemens: Register for the E-Club to receive birthday and anniversary specials. Show your ID on the date of your actual birthday to receive a free shot. Bring a party of 20 or more and enjoy a night of free drinks for the birthday boy or girl.
• : Register for E-wards and receive a special treat via snail mail the month of your birthday.

Free Appetizer or Dessert:

• , Macomb Township: Join the Shield's Birthday Club by printing and filling out the form here and returning it to Shield's. You'll receive a coupon for a free dessert any time during the month of your birthday.
• Baskin Robbins: Sign up online for the birthday club and receive a free 2.5-ounce scoop of ice cream on your birthday.
• : Sign up online for the Blizzard Fan Club and receive a buy-one-get-one Blizzard coupon for your birthday.
• : Sign up for a free MyPanera card and get a free beverage or goodie around your birthday. Other surprise "freebies" are offered throughout the year.
• Abuelo's, Sterling Heights: Join Abuelo’s eClub and receive a free gift on your birthday and anniversary. Sign up online or in any Abuelo’s restaurants.
• , Shelby Township: Sign up online for the E-Club to receive a free dessert coupon around your birthday.
• Brio Tuscan Grille, Clinton Township: Register online for PostaToscana and receive a free gift–usually a coupon for a free appetizer or dessert. 
• , Utica: Register for the eClub and receive a free appetizer for signing up and a free dessert on your birthday.
• Buffalo Wild Wings, Mount Clemens and Washington Township: Sign up online for the Buffalo Circle and receive a free dessert coupon for your birthday. 
• , Shelby Township: Register for the Nut-E Club and receive a coupon for a free dessert (offer may require purchase of entree).
• LongHorn Steakhouse, Clinton Township: Sign up online for the Western Hospitality Club and receive a coupon for a free dessert. 
• : Sign up for Arby's Extras to receive a free roast beef sandwich for sign up and a free 12-ounce shake for your birthday.

Know of other "local" freebies? Post them in the comments for your friends and neighbors!