Today is National Taco Day — ready to celebrate?
It’s a Friday Taco Day, so if you’re headed home from work, now’s a perfect time to stop for tacos. Many national and regional chains are offering discounts, buy-one-get-one deals, and freebies. Below is a concise guide to where you can score discounted or free tacos today.
Here Is Everywhere You Can Get Free or Discounted Tacos Today
Applebee’s: Select locations are offering the Chicken Wonton Taco appetizer for $1 on Friday for dine-in customers only. Availability varies by restaurant.
Baja Fresh: Buy one taco at regular price Friday and get another free by using a coupon posted on the restaurant’s Facebook page. Check the chain’s social feed for the coupon before you go.
Bill Miller Bar-B-Q: Bean & Cheese tacos are $0.75 on Friday. Limit 10 per customer, while supplies last.
Bubbakoo’s Burritos: $1 tacos on Friday, limit five per person, while supplies last.
Burger King: Participating locations are offering $1 crispy tacos for a limited time. Availability may vary by restaurant.
California Tortilla: Say “Taco-berfest” when ordering Friday to receive a free taco with purchase. One free taco per customer, in-store only.
Chronic Tacos: Get a free taco from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday by using the code phrase “Taco Life.”
Chuy’s: Add a crispy beef taco to any entrée for $1 on Friday (limit two per person). Chuy’s is also offering $1 floats. If you visit dressed as a taco, you can earn a free entrée redeemable the same day—check local store details for participation.
Del Taco: Through the Del App on Friday, get a free Del Taco with any purchase using the app coupon. The app also offers a free plant-based Beyond Taco or Beyond Avocado Taco with any app purchase.
El Fenix: Dine-in customers can get $2 beef or chicken tacos Friday with a coupon posted on the chain’s offers page. Check the restaurant’s offers before visiting.
El Pollo Loco: In a charitable promotion called “Buy One, Feed Many,” the chain will donate a taco to people in need for every Taco al Carbon sold on Friday.
Jack in the Box: Sign up for the chain’s e-club to get a free taco with any purchase on Friday. New members can register via the chain’s offers page to receive the promotion.
Long John Silver’s: A coupon posted on the chain’s social channels will provide a free fried or grilled taco with any purchase on Friday. Check Long John Silver’s official social posts for the coupon details.
Margaritas Mexican Restaurant: Dine in and request the Taco Day deal to receive one free beef or chicken taco on Friday. Limit one free taco per customer, while supplies last. Through Oct. 31, the restaurant is also featuring the Taco Gigante, a two-pound, foot-long taco with a finishing challenge: complete it to win free tacos for a year.
On The Border: Enjoy Endless Tacos for $8.99 or $9.99 depending on location on Friday. For an additional $2, choose Southwest Chicken or Brisket Tacos. Check your local On The Border for exact pricing and participation.
Rubio’s Coastal Grill: Get any taco on the menu free with the purchase of a beverage on Friday when you redeem the coupon available on the chain’s National Taco Day offer page.
Taco Bell: The chain is offering a National Taco Day gift set for $5, which includes four tacos: two Crunchy Tacos and two Nacho Cheese Doritos Locos Tacos. Availability and participating locations may vary.
Taco Bueno: Party Tacos are $0.49 each all day Friday at participating locations.
Taco Cabana: Select breakfast tacos, naked tacos (chicken, steak, or brisket with no toppings), shredded chicken tacos, and ground beef tacos are $1 each on Friday.
Taco John’s: Download the Taco John’s app to claim a free Crispy Taco on Friday. App offers require the mobile app for redemption.
TacoTime: Participating locations are offering $1 Crisp Tacos on Friday. Check your local TacoTime for details and hours.
Tijuana Flats: Celebrating National Taco Day across the weekend, from Friday through Sunday you can get two tacos, chips, and a drink for $5.99. Fish and steak tacos are an additional $1. Mexican beer can be substituted for the drink for an extra $2 at participating locations.
Wahoo’s: Mention the Taco Day offer on Friday and receive a buy-one-get-one-free taco. Limit two free tacos per customer; this offer cannot be combined with other promotions.
Remember that participation, hours, and exact offers vary by location and may be limited by supplies or local rules. For the best experience, check with your local restaurant before you go and have fun celebrating National Taco Day!