Get Up to $50 With a Gift Card From These 60 Restaurants

Gift cards aren't just an easy present — they're big business, with the industry projected to reach $160 billion this year, according to Gift Card Granny. Restaurant gift cards remain popular, and stiff competition for your dollars means many chains are offering limited-time bonuses with holiday gift card purchases. As with regular gift cards, be sure to read the fine print; most of these promotional cards are good for only a couple of months, and you'll often have to use them in a single transaction. Here are 60 places where you can snag a little something for yourself while checking people off your list.

The offer: Buy a $50 gift card from Applebee's, get a $10 bonus card.
When to redeem it: Through March 3.

The offer: Buy $50 in gift cards from Bahama Breeze, get $20 in bonus cards.
When to redeem them: Jan. 1 through March 31.

The offer: Buy a $25 gift card from Baker's Square, get a $5 coupon card.
When to redeem it: Jan. 1 through Feb. 8.

The offer: Buy $25 in gift cards from BD's Mongolian Grill, get a $5 bonus card. Buy $50 in gift cards, get a $15 bonus card.
When to redeem it: Jan. 1 through March 31.

The offer: Buy $50 in gift cards from Beef O' Brady's, get a $10 bonus card. Buy $100 in gift cards, get a $20 bonus card.
When to redeem it: Jan. 1 through Feb. 28.

The offer: Buy $50 in gift cards from Benihana, get a $10 promotional card.
When to redeem it: Jan. 2 through March 31.

The offer: Buy $25 in gift cards from Bertucci's, get a $5 thank-you card.
When to redeem it: Jan. 1 through March 31.

The offer: Buy $50 in gift cards from BJ's, get a $10 bonus card plus a VIP card good for 20 percent off. Buy $100 in gift cards, get a $25 bonus card plus a VIP card good for 20 percent off.
When to redeem it: Jan. 1 through Feb. 13. Bonus cards and VIP discount cards cannot be used at the same time.

The offer: Buy $50 in gift cards, get a coupon for $10 off good from Bonefish, Fleming's Prime Steakhouse, Outback Steakhouse, and most Carrabba's Italian Grill locations.
When to redeem it: Jan. 1 through Feb. 10.

The offer: Buy $100 in gift cards from Bravo, get a $25 bonus card.
When to redeem it: Jan. 1 through March 15.

The offer: Buy $100 in gift cards from Brio, get a $25 bonus card.
When to redeem it: Jan. 1 through March 15.

The offer: Buy a $50 gift card from Buca di Beppo, get a $10 reward card.
When to redeem it: Jan. 1 through Feb. 28.

The offer: Buy $25 in gift cards from Buffalo Wild Wings, get a $5 ebonus.
When to redeem it: Jan. 1 through Feb. 28.

The offer: Buy $20 in gift cards from Burger 21, get $10 in bonus cards.
When to redeem them: Jan. 1 through Feb. 15, and Feb. 15 through March 1.

The offer: Buy $100 in gift cards from California Pizza Kitchen, get a $20 promotional card.
When to redeem it: Jan. 7 through Feb. 24.

The offer: Buy $50 in gift cards from Carrabba's, get a $10 coupon good at Carrabba's, Fleming's Prime Steakhouse, Outback Steakhouse, or Bonefish Grill.
When to redeem it: Jan. 1 through Feb. 10.

The offer: Buy $50 in gift cards from Chili's, get a $10 bonus card.
When to redeem it: Jan. 1 through Feb. 6.

The offer: Buy $50 in gift cards from Chuck E. Cheese, get a $10 bonus card.
When to redeem it: Dec. 26 through March 31.

The offer: Buy $50 in gift cards from The Egg & I, get a $10 bonus card.
When to redeem it: Jan. 1 through Feb. 28.

The offer: Buy $100 in gift cards from First Watch, get $20 in bonus bucks.
When to redeem them: Jan. 1 through Feb. 28.

The offer: Buy $100 in gift cards from Fleming's Prime Steakhouse, get a $20 bonus card good at Fleming's, Outback Steakhouse, Carrabba's Italian Grill, or Bonefish Grill.
When to redeem it: Jan. 1 through Feb. 10.

The offer: Buy $100 in gift cards or spend $100, including tax and excluding tip, and get a $20 bonus card from Flanigan's.
When to redeem it: Jan. 1 through March 31.

The offer: Buy a $25 gift card from Genghis Grill, get a $5 bonus card. Buy a $50 gift card, get a $15 bonus card.
When to redeem it: Jan. 1 through March 31.

The offer: Buy $20 in gift cards from Granite City Brewery, get a $5 bonus card. Buy $100 in gift cards, get a $30 bonus card.
When to redeem it: Jan. 1 through March 31.

The offer: Buy a $25 gift card from IHOP, get a $5 bonus coupon.
When to redeem it: Through Jan. 31.

The offer: Buy $25 in gift cards from Jamba Juice, get a $5 bonus coupon.
When to redeem it: Jan.1 through Feb. 28.

The offer: Buy a $50 gift card from Joe's Crab Shack, get a $10 reward card good at many Landry's restaurants, including Joe's, Bubba Gump Shrimp Co., Claim Jumper, Landry's Seafood House, Rainforest Café, and more.
When to redeem it: Jan. 1 through May 31, excluding Feb. 14 and May 12.

The offer: Buy $50 in gift cards from Kona Grill, get a $20 bonus ecard.
When to redeem it: Jan. 1 through March 31.

The offer: Buy $50 in gift cards from Logan's, get a $10 bonus card.
When to redeem it: Through Feb. 13.

The offer: Buy $25 in gift cards online from Longhorn, get a $5 bonus card.
When to redeem it: Jan. 1 through Feb. 3.

The offer: Buy $100 in gift cards from Maggiano's, get a $20 bonus card.
When to redeem it: Jan. 1 through Feb. 27.

The offer: Buy a $100 gift card from McCormick & Schmick's, get a $20 reward card good at many Landry's restaurants, including McCormick & Schmick's, Chart House, Mitchell's Fish House, Mitchell's Steakhouse, Oceanaire, Rusty Pelican, and more.
When to redeem it: Jan. 1 through May 31, excluding Feb. 14 and May 12.

The offer: Buy $50 in gift cards from Miller's Ale House, get a $10 ebonus card.
When to redeem it: Through Feb. 28.

The offer: Buy $250 in gift cards from Morton's, get a $50 reward card.
When to redeem it: Jan. 1 through May 31, excluding Feb. 14 and May 12.

The offer: Buy $25 in gift cards from Noodles, get a $5 bonus card.
When to redeem it: Through Jan. 15.

The offer: Buy $25 in gift cards from O'Charley's, get $10 in rewards.
When to redeem them: Jan. 1 through Feb. 13.

The offer: Buy $25 in gift cards from Old Spaghetti Factory, get a $5 bonus card.
When to redeem it: Jan. 11 through March 31.

The offer: Buy $50 in gift cards from Olive Garden, get a $10 bonus card.
When to redeem it: Jan. 2 through Feb. 10.

The offer: Buy $50 in gift cards from Outback, get a bonus card for $10 off good at Outback, Bonefish Grill, Fleming's Prime Steakhouse, and most Carrabba's Italian Grill locations.
When to redeem it: Jan. 1 through Feb. 10.

The offer: Buy $50 in gift cards from Panera Bread, get a $10 bonus card.
When to redeem it: Jan. 1 through Jan. 22.

The offer: Buy $50 in gift cards from Portillo's, get a $10 promotional card.
When to redeem it: Dec. 26 through March 31.

The offer: Buy $100 in gift cards from P.F. Chang's, and get a $20 bonus reward.
When to redeem it: Jan. 1 through Feb. 28.

The offer: Buy $50 in gift cards from Quaker Steak & Lube, and get a game piece for $10, $15, or $20 off a future visit. Some lucky players will win a $500 Visa Gift Card.
When to redeem it: Through Feb. 28, excluding Feb. 3.

The offer: Buy $50 in gift cards from Red Lobster, get a $10 coupon.
When to redeem it: Jan. 1 through Jan. 31.

The offer: Buy $25 in gift cards from Red Robin, get $5 in bonus bucks.
When to redeem them: Jan. 1 through Feb. 28.

The offer: Buy $50 in gift cards from Ruby Tuesday, get a $15 bonus card.
When to redeem it: Jan. 2 through March 5, except for Valentine's Day.

The offer: Buy $250 in gift cards from Ruth's Chris, get a card for 10 percent off a future visit.
When to redeem it: Jan. 1 through March 31.

The offer: Buy a $100 gift card from Seasons 52, get a $20 bonus card.
When to redeem it: Jan. 1 through March 31.

The offer: Buy a $50 egift card from Sizzler, get a $10 ebonus card. Buy a $100 egift card, get a $25 ebonus card.
When to redeem it: Jan. 1 through Jan. 31.

The offer: Buy $200 in gift cards from Smith & Wollensky, get a $40 bonus card.
When to redeem it: Jan. 1 through Feb. 25.

The offer: Buy a $50 gift card from Souplantation, get a $10 bonus card good at Souplantation and Sweet Tomatoes.
When to redeem it: Through April 30.

The offer: Buy $20 in gift cards from Steak 'N Shake, get a $5 bonus certificate.
When to redeem it: Jan. 1 through Feb. 28.

The offer: Buy $100 in gift cards from Texas de Brazil, get a $25 bonus certificate. Buy $50 in gift cards, get a $10 bonus certificate.
When to redeem it: Mondays through Thursdays only from Jan. 1 through March 14, excluding Feb. 14.

The offer: Buy $25 in gift cards from TGI Fridays, get a $5 "bonus bites" card. Buy $50 in gift cards in store, and you will also get a FandangoNOW code for a movie rental.
When to redeem it: Jan. 1 through Feb. 28 for bonus bites; movie rental code by Jan. 31.

The offer: Buy $25 in gift cards from Tijuana Flats, get $5 in bonus bucks.
When to redeem them: Jan. 2 through Feb. 28.

The offer: Buy $50 in egift cards from Tony Roma's, get $15 in Roma bucks.
When to redeem them: Jan. 1 through March 22.

The offer: Buy $40 in gift cards from Veggie Grill, get a $10 reward card.
When to redeem it: Through March 31.

The offer: Buy a $25 gift card from Village Inn, get a $5 promo card.
When to redeem it: Jan. 1 through Feb. 8.

The offer: Buy $50 in gift cards from World of Beer, get a $10 bonus card.
When to redeem it: Jan. 1 through Feb. 10.

The offer: Buy $50 in gift cards from Yard House, get a $10 bonus card.
When to redeem it: Jan. 1 through March 31.