Bertha's

I didn't realize it's been so long since I've written something. How time flies when you're busy and having to run kids to the ER. I'm back now so we can get back to talking about food.

Last week we pretty much at at home. My "Better Half" did take us to Bertha's in Phx. It was really tasty and fairly inexpensive even though they don't have any kids specials. I'm not a fan of when we go out to dinner that my kids eat mac & cheese or something stupid and little like that. Bertha's is like Wildflower in the fact my kids were full afterwards. The kids meal consisted of any kids sandwich, fruit cup and you have to pay extra for a drink. So both my kids got a turkey, cheese, tomato with the fruit cup. We split the bag of chips with the kids.

I think I will go back since the menu does look very good. I'm all for trying new things.

Updated!!

My homepage has been updated!! You can go to Kids Eat For and it. As you can see I added the iPhone image on the homepage and also added a press page (newspaper icon). So go, check it out, add a few deals and don't forget to buy the iPhone app. You know you want to.

Eating at home.

Today was a busy day but I think productive. Tonight I did something out of the ordinary, I made london broil myself. It was AWESOME! Should have bought another one for more leftovers, it really was great. I love eating out but it was nice eating at home knowing exactly how my food was cooked and handled. I know that it wasn't fried (not like I eat that often anyway), my mashed potatoes were all natural and not from a box.

Don't worry I'll get back to my restaurant reviews on kids and cost friendliness in the next few days. Have a good night and love the food.

Sunday, Sunday, Sunday!

It's Sunday afternoon, I figure it's a day to take it easy and spend it with the kids. That's what I did. Today is another Kids Eat Free day! Remember you can always find a deal to take your kids too from our site and that you can take us with you by buying our iPhone app which is available now. So go ahead, check out the site, buy the app, add deals because you never know when we're going to do a giveaway!

Wildflower Bread Company

You learn something new every day! I went to Wildflower Bread Company about 2-3 years ago when we learned they had free crafts and cookies once a week for the kids. The one time we went there, I was very disappointed. The cookies were stale, no other kids were there, just not a good thing. So because of that, we've steered clear until Friday. During the day, The Better Half went there for a lunch thing and LOVED his sandwich. Over the years, I've learned to trust his taste in food.

That night (after a rough day of work and Mr. 1st Grader having a rough day) decided to chance it and go there. The best decision! He had the Roast beef w/ Gorgonzola (YUM!) for lunch. I ordered that for dinner (YUM!), he got the Wildflower Grilled Cheese (DE LI CIOUS!). I was totally impressed with the shear size of the kids sandwiches too. You chose the meat, cheese, condiments and bread, all said and done it was a good looking sandwich. Next time, no mayo or mustard, makes for a real mess with a 4 year old.

The Better Half and I split our sandwiches, best of both worlds. The kids each got a ham, swiss, lettuce, tomato on sourdough (next time 9 grain). It was soooo good and with all four of us plus we all got sodas, the grand total was only $24.00. No kids eat free or for a discount, $24.00. I told The Better Half that from now on we're eating at Wildflower because it's cheap and the kids are actually full after eating there and NO MAC & CHEESE. The kids are hooked on Paradise Bakery, they have crap for a kids menu so now I'm all for Wildflower. Plus Wildflower is based out of Scottsdale, another thing I did not know.

So if you want good sanwiches, filling kids meals for cheap. Honestly, go here because it's way better than Paradise Bakery!!

Enjoy.

Wow. Crazy day!

For it being Friday and the weekend, I really thought it was Monday considering how crazy this day has been. I had another review done on the web site, which is always welcome. Today has been the deal adding day. People added a bunch both in Las Vegas and also Minneapolis today, great job to all who helped! I hope the weekend is as productive as these past few weeks have been.

Blue Agave Mexican Cantina

I went to Blue Agave during one of their kids eat free days. Been wanting to eat there since I found out two months ago they had the deal. We go there between 6-6:30pm, not busy at all. I walked in and I could just smell the food, yum!

We're seated, given chips and salsa (it's ok salsa), order our food and drinks. The Better Half ordered the steak Tres Tacos, I got one of the house specialties, fish tacos and the kids ordered the mini corn-dogs (not in the mood to argue over it that night). My fish tacos were really good, it came with a Oaxaca dipping sauce, it tastes like a awesome spicy wing sauce. The Better Half said his tacos were "OK" and of course the kids loved the corn dogs.

The service was quick. The food was good, a bit pricey even with the kids eat free deal. Overall it was good. I am go back there again since the food and service wasn't bad. I say it's at least worth trying once, go when kids eat free or if you have a sitter.

Review from Tech Talk for Moms.

I just saw the review Tech Talk for Moms did about us today. You can check the link out here. The press we have been getting so far has been more than positive. So if your in the mood for an iPhone application worth owning and serves a purpose, check out our iPhone app. Don't be lost looking for kids eat free deals. Kids Eat For iPhone app available now in the iTunes store!

Quick Tip #2.

Search. You can search easily on both the site and iPhone by either typing the restaurant name or location. Remember, if you don't see a deal, add one to start the growth.

Margaritaville.

Last night I really was in the mood for Baby's Steak & Lemonade, they have the best hot fries. Once we got near there I felt the kids out and my son wasn't going to have any part of it. I then mentioned Arizona Pizza Company since kids ate free yesterday. My husband then reminded me that every time I've eat there I have never liked it.

We decided to drive down to Margaritaville in Westgate. I know they don't have kids eat free deals, normally I won't go to places that don't. We wanted to see what it was like there and thought the kids would enjoy it. The kids loved it. There were a couple people on stilts making balloon things, Mr. 1st Grader got a "light saber" and Ms. Pre-K got an elaborate crown. The place wasn't packed but busy, the staff was nice. The food came out quickly and was pretty good.

That being said, I don't know if I would go back unless they come out with a kids eat free night. The food was good but I don't think it was worth what we paid. I'm glad that we went there and tried it though. When they brought out the check it came with a comment card, I love those now because I suggest kids eat free at some places. I doubt they ever will do that there but it can't hurt to try right?

Quick Tip #1.

Here are some Quick Tips for our iPhone app, which you can purchase here. On the Nearby Screen the green circles mean there's a deal that day at that restaurant. Orange circles mean there's more than one location.

Check back for more quick tips!

iPhone App Released!!!

Our iPhone app was released tonight!!! Props to my husband for writing an awesome program and web site! I know that if you love our site, be prepared to be blown away by our app. Go out, click the link, buy the app and love it!

A certain kids eat free deal.

I love using Twitter. It helps me do my job and if I lost that and my iPhone, I would be so lost it's not funny. Right now the hottest deal EVERYONE is Tweeting about is IKEA Kids eat free thing. Ok so I'm all for a good deal but come on! It's only a $.99 deal to begin with AND it's only mac & cheese or the meatballs. I went there a little while ago and their meatballs do not taste as good as they used to. My kids won't even touch them anymore.

You really have to look at the deal and the quality of the food before you take your kids there and IKEA is not the place where I want my family to eat. I always wish there were cheaper, healthier places to eat since my kids do eat just about anything but I know what I can get away with and where with them.

I have noticed that as my kids have gotten older, they have become better eaters. If you have picky eaters, it can change and the way to change it (which I have done this) is tell them what they can eat at the restaurant. My kids know that if they want to eat out they do not get to eat grilled cheese, mac & cheese or quesadillas. Why? My kids are growing kids and that stuff is not only unhealthy but also not filling. Since my oldest can read I ask him to read what they have and tell me what he'd like to eat. It makes it so much easier.

Off point though. Please when taking your kids out to eat, please feed them something that is filling and isn't horribly bad for them. If they start bad habits now, you may not be able to change them later.

Contest Winner.

Today I sent out the gift card to the winner of the add a deal contest yesterday. We had so many people add deals that I was surprised. I love how much exposure we are getting and I hope that the momentum can keep up with our iPhone App release. I know that that we are getting released it's just a waiting game that I'm not a fan of. I guess that's part of life right?

Here's to all of you great people and thank you! Keep up the good work!

Kids Eat For Contest!!!!

So here it is. We have a contest going on Twitter, here's the deal. Enter deals on the site and tweet us that you added it and be entered to win some money to eat out with the kids. You have until 10pm PST to enter!! So hurry or you'll miss out.

How to eat free or cheap.

Not only do I love it when kids eat free but also when I get to eat free. How do I, an adult eat free? By signing up with restaurants that you eat at a lot. I LOVE Rubios and so I joined their email club and a few times a year I get to eat free. If you sign up with Cold Stone Creamery you get at least one free ice cream a year on your birthday.

I haven't signed up with a lot of places because I know that my information ends up getting sold or that I don't get the deals I thought I would. For instance, Pampers. I signed up with them I think after I has Ms. Pre-K and I never got anything good from them. I got better deals from the box of diapers I bought. I know that my title said "How to eat free or cheap" but you have to watch what places you sign up for.

There are only a few places I have signed up for and of those only four give me good deals to either eat at or free things. So sign up for places just make sure you're getting the best deal.

Charleston's Phoenix

My goal here is to help you with not only our site but also where to not go and get pulled around. We went to Charleston's a few weeks ago on a Sunday (kids eat free) and we've been wanting to try it for a long time. It's wasn't busy at all and I'm sure it's because of the construction on Scottsdale Rd and FLW. The prices were ok, I've seen way better. The food was ok. Desserts come with the kids meals which I think is nice. It was an overall ok meal until I looked at my bank statement and saw they put two holds of the full bill on my card.

I understand that places do that but I don't appreciate it when the bill comes to over $45 that you out a hold of $100 on my account. I'm telling you as a parent who loves kids eat free deals to stay away because it's not right for the amount of money you pay for a meal and they double it up for seven days.

Cocomo Joe's

If you're ever up in Cave Creek, AZ on a Sunday, stop in. Why? Tonight we had the best service, best food I had in a long time and kids eat free. It wasn't busy since we went between 5-6pm but the atmosphere reminds you of some place you'd eat at on the ocean. Relaxing, great beer (Kilt Lifter) and just really delicious food.

The kids were having so much fun they didn't even notice there was TV's there. Cocomo Joe's so good there that they have triangular crayons. That totally puts them high on my list of places I will visit more often. After sitting down and listening to the music it totally feels like Jimmy Buffet could walk in the door any minute and start to jam.

Speaking of food, their chicken wings rock! Try it with the wasabi sauce, yum! Nicho's Fish Tacos were delicious. My better half loved his Big Cheddar Bacon Burger. Their kids menu is good too. Our kids were in the mood for tiny burgers, our son loved the burgers more than our daughter but we had a great time. I think we were there over an hour just hanging out and nobody cared, the kids like I said we in rare form.

Honestly, if you want a relaxing night with the kids, go to Cocomo Joe's Sunday and they'll treat you right.

End of summer fun.

I just saw that Medieval Times has a great deal right now, purchase a regular priced, adult ticket and get kids get in free. I went there once as a kid and once after I got married, I remember that is was a ton of fun. It's great for the whole family because you're cheering as a family, the kids get to eat with their fingers and watch a show based on 11th century Spain. How could you go wrong with that?

So if you're looking for a fun night under $130, which includes a show and dinner for the whole family. It's a fun night and you won't need a babysitter. I would go during the kids eat free deal because it makes it cheaper.

For more information go to Medieval Times for showtimes, prices and menu. Offer ends September 7, 2009.

Back to school.

If you're like us, then it's back to school today (for us Arizonans) and with that comes the after school activities, sports, friends coming over to hang out. It not only makes for a fun filled evening but also a stressful time because you need to figure out how to feed the kids between activities. We got you covered with our deals because the database is growing everyday and into different cities. So check us out and we'll help you get dinner under control.

Deals, deals and more deals

Maybe I'm spending too much time working on our site. Maybe it's because I think about "kids eat free" from the time I wake up until the time I go to bed at night. I don't know. But lately I've been wondering if it isn't easier to make a website of where kids don't eat free. Every time I turn around there is a new restaurant offering kids eat free or kids eat for 99 cents or something.

I'm sure it's related to the current economic state and that people are definitely not afraid to save a few dollars where possible. People like kids eat free. It's not a joke. It's not a gimmic. People will absolutely come visit your restaurant more often on kids eat free nights.