https://www.reddit.com/r/beermoney/comments/1icxie3/cash_back_for_dining_out/
created by Alarming_Question_28 on 29/01/2025 at 16:17 UTC
36 upvotes, 16 top-level comments (showing 16)
Are there any good cash back or gift card back apps/sites for dining out? I have 4 kids doing extracurricular activities and meals aren't always on the table at home these days. If I'm gonna buy out I might as well earn something on it. I use Ibotta and Rakuten already.
Comment by Korlithiel at 29/01/2025 at 20:05 UTC
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Upside has selective deals for dining at specific places. Mostly I’ve found that the places they link to are an extra 10-15 minutes away from me, so I got rid of it.
Comment by qb_master at 29/01/2025 at 21:42 UTC
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If you're open to it, a fair number of credit cards will give a % back on dining (or other categories). Just read the fine print, and be vigilant about always paying it off before your due-date, otherwise fees and/or debt might cancel out any benefit you get.
Comment by RhazyaPeacock at 30/01/2025 at 00:47 UTC
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I can't think of any apps per se, but I know with a PayPal debit card you can get 4% cashback at restaurants. (Have to pick the category monthly though.)
Comment by PeeThenPoop at 30/01/2025 at 02:05 UTC
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Like someone else mentioned. If you’re open to credit cards the Amex gold gives 4% on restaurants, $100 credit to restaurants featured in Resy, $7/ Dunkin’ credit, $10/month Grubhub credit, $10/month uber eats credit. If you are a user of the services I mentioned, the anual fee gets “covered” by the credits ($325). Not to mention you can change your Rakuten currency to Amex points so they all pool in the same place
Comment by mechanicalpencilly at 30/01/2025 at 04:00 UTC
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Upside. I get like 25 percent off Pizza hut. Plus they have other restaurants. Plus gasoline.
Comment by Thunderchicken22 at 31/01/2025 at 02:40 UTC
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If you have T-Mobile, you can get 5% back at a lot of restaurants and it doubles to 10% on Tuesday. Just have to sign up through T-Life.
Comment by ilovefacebook at 30/01/2025 at 18:22 UTC
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if you already have credit cards, open their banking app and look under their special offers. often times there will be restaurant offers that you can add.
Comment by laidbackguy7 at 29/01/2025 at 22:45 UTC
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You could double dip on things like this like also tying your credit card to airline dining programs where you earn miles for dining at certain restaurants. I do this for American Airlines.
Comment by Remotayx at 30/01/2025 at 13:16 UTC
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one bank gives cash back on certain restaurants fast food and stores it comes pretty fast after order. my favorite so far
Comment by theaplus at 31/01/2025 at 14:27 UTC
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Storecash and GCX could be helpful as well.
Comment by cwburns32 at 01/02/2025 at 17:05 UTC
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If you are open to a credit card Chase's Sapphire Preferrred will get you 3% back on all dining, dine-in, carry out, take out, etc. 3% back on all subscriptions you have, 3% on online groceries, 2% back on any travel, including Uber, Lyft (5%), a variety of parking apps for tons of different cities, public transit apps, etc.
However it is not straight cash back it is Chase's Ultimate Rewards that can be 1:1 to many of their partners, used on Chase Travel, converted to cash, etc.
It also gives free DoorDash and Caviar subscription through 2027 if that is something that is useful for you.
Comment by asherjbaker at 29/01/2025 at 19:33 UTC
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There's a blockchain-based app called PLATO EATS which looks kind of interesting.
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Comment by Comfortable_Drop_596 at 02/02/2025 at 16:41 UTC
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Some resturants do a kids eat free day or times through the week. Maybe google kids eat free and your location to get specifics. You can also check out loyalty programs where you can get discounts or free food after so much spent. I know the Mcdonalds app does this and think Taco Bell also has a rewards program. You can also use the Upside app mentioned previously on Mcdonalds and get like 2% back.