Kids Eat Free

Fairfax – Centreville – Chantilly

Updated 1/9/2012

What this Internet needs is a good web site where you can locate restaurants that offer free or cheap kids' meals. Unfortunately, we don't have one. A couple of sites have tried, but those sites aren't well maintained or particularly thorough. So I've started my own, primarily covering my home turf of Fairfax, Centreville, and Chantilly, Virginia, and branching out into neighboring communities.

Got any additions, corrections, or further info? E-mail them to carl at bigfool dot com (and please put "Kids Eat Free" in your subject line).

This page is provided for information only, and the deals below are subject to change on the part of the respective establishments. Also, please note that different locations of a given restaurant chain may not offer the same deals. No endorsement of these restaurants beyond the availability of free kids' meals is expressed or implied.

Daily

· Preet Palace, 14112 Lee Highway, Centreville. Lunch buffet: kids 5 and under free.

· Rasoi of India, 14215-S Centreville Square, Centreville. Lunch and dinner buffet: kids 4 and under free.

· Velocity Five, 5825 Trinity Parkway, Centreville.

Monday

· Eggspectation, 5009 Westone Plaza Drive, Chantilly.

· Ledo Pizza, 5081 Westfields Blvd., Centreville. The adult has to order off the "entrees" portion of the menu.

· Picante, 14511 Lee Jackson Memorial Highway (aka Route 50), Chantilly.

Tuesday

· Applebee's, 4995 Westone Plaza Drive, Chantilly. 99¢. Not valid at the Fair Lakes location.

· Champps, Fair Oaks Mall, Fairfax.

· Denny's, 10473 Lee Highway, Fairfax.

· Foster's Grille, 5007-E Westone Plaza Dr., Chantilly. Was Thursday, moved to Tuesday.

· IHOP, 13810 Braddock Road, Centreville.

· Joe's Crab Shack, 12831 Fair Lakes Parkway, Fairfax. $1.99. Indoor playground!

· Ledo Pizza, 5081 Westfields Blvd., Centreville. The adult has to order off the "entrees" portion of the menu.

· Silver Diner, 12250 Fair Lakes Pkwy, Fairfax. Free kids' milkshakes; if you get a coupon for a free meal from their kids' club, it's good Tuesdays only. (The "free meal for your birthday" coupon is good any time, however.)

· Texas Road House, 4993 Westone Plaza, Chantilly. When you buy a kid's meal, you get a token good for a free kid's meal on your next visit, so it's basically a free one every other time you go.

· Vintage 51, 25031 Riding Plaza, Chantilly/South Riding.

Wednesday

· California Tortilla, 12239 Fair Lakes Parkway, Fairfax.

· Ledo Pizza, 5081 Westfields Blvd., Centreville. The adult has to order off the "entrees" portion of the menu.

· Los Toltecos, locations in Fairfax Station, Sterling, and Winchester. The menu on their web site says KEF Wednesdays, but when we went to the Sterling restaurant on a Sunday, we saw no mention thereof. If anyone can confirm or deny, please send an e-mail.

· South Riding Inn, 43090 Peacock Market Square, South Riding.

Thursday

· IHOP, 13804 Metrotech Drive, Chantilly. 4-9 PM.

Friday

· Moe's, 24995 Riding Plaza, Suite 110, South Riding. Second Friday of the month, featuring local kids' music star Mister Don.

Saturday

· Denny's, 10473 Lee Highway, Fairfax.

Sunday

· California Tortilla, 12239 Fair Lakes Parkway, Fairfax. Not matched at the Rosslyn location.

· Tropical Smoothie Café, 14220 Centreville Square, Centreville. (Recently changed from Monday to Sunday.)