Free Shake Shack on Tuesday, August 16

In honor of its 100th shack opening at the Boston Seaport, Shake Shack is giving out free single Shackburgers to the first 100 customers on Tuesday, August 16 starting at 10:30am. Offer not valid at stadiums and ballparks.


It's never too early for a burger right?!

Click here for the official announcement from Shake Shack.

Krispy Kreme - Free Donut 4/1

Huh? Doughnut Harvest? Who knew doughnuts grew on bushels. Oh I guess we all learn something new everyday... Click here to learn more about this carb-heavy harvest and more details on the promotion.

Head on over to Krispy Kreme in Penn Station for your free original glazed doughnut tomorrow. No purchase required.. but good luck finding your way out of Penn Station after getting your doughnut... (somehow I could never figure that place out)

Macaron Day - Sunday March 20

Got plans for Sunday? Well, you better cancel them cause it's Macaron Day 2016. I called a bunch of participating patisseries and they confirmed they are giving out one free macaron per customer, although promotion may vary by store.

Click here for the official website listing the participants and their locations.

If you're planning out your attack route, here's a brief snapshot of participants in Manhattan. The full interactive map can be accessed here.

Free Cupcake with Sprinkles Perks Signup

Did someone say free cupcake?

Sprinkles used to just offer a free cupcake on your birthday, but now you also get a free one after you sign up for their Perks rewards program!

Click here to sign up and you'll receive an email shortly after saying you're eligible for a free cupcake.

Sprinkles Cupcakes

Brookfield Place (2nd floor by Hudson Eats) or 780 Lexington Ave (between 60th and 61st)

Free Chipotle Burrito

Has everyone been avoiding Chipotle the past couple weeks cause of E. Coli? Well, a free burrito is worth the risk (if not, feel free to give me yours).

Seems like it's first come first serve while supplies last, but this deal is valid until February 8, 6pm EST. Click here for the giveaway official rules.

How to get the deal:

1. Text "Raincheck" to 888-222.

2. Receive a text back from Chipotle with a link for free burrito.

3. Click on the link and fill out your information.

4. Patiently wait for a coupon to be texted to you in the next few days.

Note: MealsforSteals is not held liable for any medical bills

Free bowl at Local Thyme via Belly app

Back in November, I introduced the iPhone/Android loyalty rewards app called Belly. Every once in awhile, a new business enters their program and offers a free "bite". Learn more about how to use Belly here.

Just recently, Local Thyme started offering a free signature bowl with no purchase required! Simply add yourself to the Local Thyme rewards program and this free bowl will appear when you check-in on the Belly iPad at the register.

Click here for the menu and scroll down for the "Local Bowls" to glance at your options. Looks like they change their menu based on what's in season cause the burrito bowl I got isn't on their website menu.

Other tips:
- I'm not sure if meat costs extra (it said so on the menu), so I opted for full vegetarian just in case
- Pictured at the top is the burrito bowl with arugula, which tasted pretty fresh and there was a hefty amount of avocado (always a plus)
- With the bowls, you get to choose between brown rice, rice noodles, greens, or quinoa (extra $.50).
- The earth bowl seemed pretty popular

Local Thyme

286 Madison Ave, New York, NY 10017, on the corner of 40th

Open 7am - 8pm

(212) 839-8015

Did you redeem the deal? Tell us how it went!

Postmates - Free 2 slices of pizza + soda

I already had dinner before this.. but whatever. Postmates is giving out FREE slices (limit 2) and soda (limit 1). Get it now before they run out!

How to get this deal:
1) Head over to my first deal with Postmates to get started.

2) After downloading the App from the App Store, you should see the following screen. Click on the pizza!

3) Add 2 slices of pizza and 1 soda to your cart and check out.

4) On the Check Out page, be sure to enter my promo code for $10 off your first delivery: ddtff
This code is only valid for first time users.

5) Click Get It Now and you'll be matched with a Postmates delivery person.

6) Patiently wait while the magical pizza fairy delivers your pizza!

Enjoy!!!!

$10 off $15 Groupon To Go

There are SO many food delivery services out there.. competing against each other.. giving us all the good deals :D

Groupon To Go is another one to add to the list! From now until 1/15, you'll get $10 off $15 on your first order.

How to get the deal:
1) Click here to go to the website.

2) Enter your address and choose if you'd like delivery or take out. Meals for Steals recommends take out in order to maximize the $10 off.

3) Now, you'll be brought to a page with businesses participating in the Groupon To Go. Select one that'll make your belly content. I chose Essen because they're reasonably priced to begin with (more to come on that).
Also note that there's 10% or 5% off. These can't be combined with the $10 off $15, but in future orders, you'll get an automatic cash back of that amount when ordering through Groupon.

4) Pick your poison. 

5) I got myself some curly fries (brings back good high school cafeteria memories) and probably too much to eat for lunch... but I'll save the rest of it for tomorrow :) Keep in mind your subtotal must be $15 or more to be eligible for the deal. Click Pick Up or Delivery.

6) You'll be prompted with a sign in page. Either log in using your existing Groupon account (who doesn't have one these days?), or sign in with Facebook.

7) On the checkout page, enter in promo code: YUMMY10 to get $10 off $15. Fill out your information and press Confirm Order.

8) Wait for an email in your inbox with your order information.

I actually ended up ordering 2 beef sandwiches.. They were both excellent. The panini came with chips and pickle on the side.

The only complaint I have about Groupon To Go is that they don't give an estimated pickup/delivery time. Other than that, the portions were awesome and this could last me 3 meals, but I'm a fatty so it'll last me 2.

On a side note, my favorite item to get at Essen is... a Create Your Own Salad!! For $8.95, you get a "small" salad with UNLIMITED toppings (including proteins, cheeses, avocado, veggies) such as the below. It's a really good deal if you get all 3 types of chicken and shrimp.. but what you end up getting is actually a meat salad with veggies as toppings ha!