Super Duper Burger

Because you're looking for a reason to duck out of the office and go enjoy this glorious afternoon anyway, here's the perfect excuse: Today, beginning at 3 p.m., each of the five locations of Super Duper Burger will be giving away 100 free mini-burgers.

These are bigger than your average slider -- the four-ounce Niman Ranch patties are topped with cheese, lettuce, tomato, onions, and Super sauce on a toasted sesame seed bun. One should do you for a late lunch/early dinner unless you have a mega-appetite.

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You know you want one.

It's National Grilled Cheese Day! And while it's true that we usually avoid mention of such theme days because, well, there are so many and they usually skew toward the random (today is also National Licorice Day, tomorrow is National Peach Cobbler Day, Monday is National Glazed Spiral Ham Day, and so on), free grilled cheese is a giveaway we can get behind.

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Pollo Campero

Free chicken, free chicken! Next Tuesday, the lines may be longer than usual at the newish Mission spot Pollo Campero (2740 Mission St.), or as we like to call it, the Best Juicy Guatemalan Fried Chicken, Evah! Pollo Campero is rolling a freebie leg OR thigh between 10 a.m. and 10 p.m. on April 9. We're thinking that this free offer may or may not be in response to the major Tuesday draw at nearby Popeye's Louisiana Chicken: where $1.29 nabs one leg and one thigh pieces of chicken all day, every Tuesday.

See also: Top 10 Best Places for Fried Chicken in San Francisco

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Except for vegans and the poor souls allergic to hazelnuts, we don't know anyone who doesn't absolutely love Nutella, that decadent, nutty, creamy spread that makes you feel vaguely European every time you eat it on toast. And guess what! In honor of a PR campaign called the Nutella Breakfast Tour, a special truck is coming to San Francisco next week to pass out free samples of Nutella as well as swag like t-shirts.

See also:
- SFoodie's 50 Favorite Dishes of 2012, No. 40: Black Jet Baking Co.'s Nutella-Hazelnut Hand Pie

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Where: The Pork Store Cafe
When: November 14th-November 21st
What: Free bacon.
Why: Free bacon.
The rundown: Attention all cured meat enthusiasts, salt lovers, and non-calorie conscious individuals: free bacon is on your horizon. Yes, a side of gratis bacon will be given at The Pork Store Cafe to anyone mentioning the phrase "The Food is Bad and the Service is Slow" with their order.

See Also:
Bacon Bacon's Kitchen: 7 Reasons Why I'm Not Vegetarian
Food Truck Bite of the Week:Bacon Burger at Bacon Bacon
Keep Your Bacon Out of My Cocktail

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Instead of merely announcing its new burger menu, Burritt Room + Tavern is giving away free burgers to the first 50 people who 'like' the restaurant's Facebook post about it tomorrow at 10 a.m. So if you've got some time to kill at your computer in the morning, hey, free burger.

You can find the restaurant's Facebook page here.

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Hot Sauce and Panko's Belgian waffle.

Hot Sauce and Panko, a stop for bottled sauces and fried chicken in the Richmond District, offers a freebie with purchase and download every Thursday.

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Hot Sauce and Panko has an extensive collection of bottles for sale.

The download: Get SpotOn, an app that helps you collect customer rewards on your phone. The purchase: Order a five or eight-piece box of wings (flavors include bulgogi, 10 spice, and herb-crusted panko). The freebie: One Belgian waffle with whipped cream and butter (actual value: $1.99).

The shop is also throwing up a middle finger to Chick-Fil-A with new menu items such as a chicken kara-age sandwich and chicken satay wings with peanut sauce.

What: Three words: free cone day. 

Where: Local Ben & Jerry's Scoop Shops

When: Tuesday April 3, noon to 8:00 p.m.

Cost: Once you get to the front of line-- if you get to the front of the line-- the cone is free.

The Rundown: Ben & Jerry's will be handing out free ice cream to all those who make it to the front of its long lines to claim a free scoop on a cone.

Try one of the newest flavors such as Chocolate Nougat Crunch, Greek Yogurt, and Rasperry Chocolate Chunk Greek Yogurt. The Huffington Post says the Greek Yogurt flavors are "pretty good." 

Freebies also include all of the flavors in the Scoop Shops, including classics like Cherry Garcia or the marshmallowy chocolate swirls of Phish Food.  

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What: Open House/Par-tay

Where: Txoko

When: Wed., January 11, 6-8 p.m.

Cost: Free with RSVP

The rundown: Txoko co-owners Ryan Maxey and Chef Ian Begg are hosting a party and we're all invited. Deal? Deal!

We'll enjoy complementary bites, St. George drink specials, and groovin' beats by DJ Jon from Sweater Funk. The evening will feature cocktails such as The Self Starter, The 20/20 Collins, and The Yuzu Smash. We have no idea what any of those are, but we're sure they're delicious. We're also pretty sure you'll find our Lou Bustamante at the bar swilling a few. What? It's for work!

It's free to attend but you must RSVP. Have fun!

What: 1,000 free burritos

Where: Pancho Villa Taqueria

When: Mon.-Wed., November 21-23

Cost: Free

The rundown: Thanksgiving comes early to the Mission this year, as the folks at Heard About are offering free burritos to the first 1,000 people who sign up for the food-related social media site.

Keeping with the holiday spirit, redeemers are encouraged to donate to the SF Food Bank to help fight hunger. Donations will be collected on-site all three days of the promotion -- and Visa will match every donation, dollar for dollar. Get a free burrito, help those in need, and make Visa do something decent. It's really win/win/win.