What are your travel plans this month?  Spring break, family vacation, work engagements, whatever the reason for hitting the road, if you’re going to be picking up food on the run or dining out, stretch your dollars by taking a bite out of these restaurant discounts.

Applebee’s

Guarantee 9% savings on your lunch or dinner on the run with discount Applebee’s gift cards.  A perfect solution for brown bag lunch meetings or for hosting a meeting, get Applebee’s on the run with ‘Carside To Go’.  Just call and order your favorite Applebee’s appetizer, entree, burger, sandwich, and dessert and then pull into the Applebee’s parking lot and have the meal delivered directly to your car.  Heading home?  Pick up food for the kids too with Applebee’s Kid’s Chicken Tenders, Kid’s Grilled Cheese Sandwich, Kraft Macaroni & Cheese, or a Mini Cheeseburger.  There are also lighter and delicious menu options including Weight Watchers and Under 550 dishes. If you choose to dine in, save money by paying for your meal and your server’s tip with your discount Applebee’s gift card.

Savings Stacker: Use this $5 off $25 or more or 2 lunches for $10 Applebee’s coupon (expires 3/31/12) with your discount Applebee’s gift card to pay even less to let someone else do the cooking.

California Pizza Kitchen

Save time and money and get great food by ordering California Pizza Kitchen (CPK) online and paying with discount CPK gift cards.  Complete with photos for many dishes, CPK’s online menu (click “Order Online” in the top right corner) also includes several options for children including Kids Original BBQ Pizza, Kids Fusilli Alfredo, and Kids Fresh Fruit.   Are you traveling by plane soon?  Save 13% on California Pizza Kitchen at many airport locations with discount California Pizza Kitchen gift cards.  Check to see if a California Pizza Kitchen is in your travel path here.

Savings Stacker:  Get an additional $5 off a $15 purchase by joining CPK’s eclub.

Outback Steakhouse

Order Outback Steakhouse online and have food delivered to your car for 10% less with Curbside Take-Away and discount Outback Restaurant Brands gift cards.  Hate trying to remember details from a few weeks or month ago?  When you order from Outback Steakhouse online, you can reorder a previous order or create an order for a future date.  I’m so glad someone is going to help me remember the details for everyone in my family!

Carrabba’s Italian Grill

Who can feel guilty eating quality Italian food for 10% less?  Start your meal with handmade Italian recipes like Calamari then savor the flavor of Carrabba’s new Lobster Macaroni & Cheese.  My favorite way to end a meal at Carrabba’s is with their tiramisu.  Pressed for time to dine in and enjoy fresh Italian food at Carrabba’s?  Complete your Carrabba’s order online and Carrabba’s will bring dinner right to your car – pronto!

Discount Outback Restaurant Brands gift cards can also be redeem at Roy’s, Bonefish Grill, and Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar

Gift Card Insiders know that Outback Steakhouse is part of a group of restaurants called “OSI Partner Restaurants”. They include:

Outback Steakhouse |  Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse & Winebar |  Bonefish Grill |  Carrabba’s Italian Grill |  Roy’s

Extra value alert! Gift cards that are good for more than one store or restaurant offer flexibility to those you give them to. With OSI Partner Restaurants, there are five popular chain restaurants you can visit with a gift card branded from any of the restaurants in the group. And while you might be familiar with only one of these restaurants, we’ll give you the skinny on the whole lot of them right here.

The most easily obtained gift card seems to be the Outback Steakhouse gift card, thanks to the chain’s many locations. OSI Restaurant Partners Gift Cards are valid in the United States, Guam and Puerto Rico. The group does not offer egift cards at this time. Remember, you can always check the balance on your OSI gift cards when you are at the restaurant.

The Scoop on OSI Partner Restaurants Gift Cards

Outback Steakhouse: The full-service, fairly casual restaurant known for its fresh fare as well as its trademark steaks has locations across the country, including Hawaii and Alaska. Check the Outback Steakhouse restaurant locator for one near you. Purchase discount Outback Steakhouse Gift Cards on Plastic Jungle >>

Outback Steakhouse Gift Card Balance Check

Online: Use Outback Steakhouse’s online tool to check the balance on your Outback Steakhouse Gift Card

Phone: Call customer service at 1-800-242-5353 to check your balance. Make sure to have your Outback Steakhouse Gift Card in front of you when you call.

Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse & Winebar: Here’s an upscale dining choice, with a large wine list and a staff who can help you choose the right wine pairing with your meal –appetizers through dessert. Fleming’s has about 70 locations across the US – check the Fleming’s restaurant locator for one near you. Purchase discount Fleming’s Steakhouse Gift Cards on Plastic Jungle >>

Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse Gift Card Balance Check

Online: Use Fleming’s Steakhouse’s online tool to check the balance on your Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse Gift Card

Phone: Call customer service toll-free at 1-877-969-3774 (M-F, 7:00 am – 4:00 pm Pacific) to check your balance. Make sure to have your Fleming’s Gift Card in front of you when you call.

Bonefish Grill: BFG’s motto is “Don’t let today get away”, which reflects the fun in the full-service restaurant’s chef-driven menu, full bar, and frequent live music offerings. Bonefish Grill restaurants seem to be centered around the eastern US and especially Florida (which reflects well on their ability to offer quality seafood); check the Bonefish Grill restaurant locator on the home page of their website. Purchase discount Bonefish Grill Gift Cards on Plastic Jungle >>

Bonefish Grill Gift Card Balance Check

Online: Use Bonefish Grill’s online tool to check the balance on your Bonefish Grill Gift Card

Phone: Call customer service toll-free at 1-800-242-5353. Make sure to have your Bonefish Gift Card in front of you when you call. The gift card number is the first 19 numbers on the gift card. Do not include the extra 4 digits in the corner of your gift card.

Carrabba’s Italian Grill: The founders of Carrabba’s are “real eaters”, which should tell you that they know how to please a palate with best Italian-American food in a convivial atmosphere. They are located in about 30 states across the US; check the Carraba’s restaurant locator for one near you.

Carrabba’s Gift Card Balance Check

Online: Use Carraba’s online tool to check the balance on your Carrabba’s Gift Card

Phone: Call customer service toll-free at 1-800-242-5353. Make sure to have your Bonefish Gift Card in front of you when you call. The gift card number is the first 19 numbers on the gift card. Do not include the extra 4 digits in the corner of your gift card.

Roy’s: Here find “Hawaiian Fusion” cuisine in a fine dining atmosphere – and if it’s Aloha you’re after, this is where to find it with pan-Asian flavors plus American influence and a lovely selection of signature cocktails. There are only about 30 Roy’s restaurants in the US; check the Roy’s restaurant locator for one near you. Purchase discounted Roy’s Hawaiian Fusion Restaurant Gift Cards on Plastic Jungle >>

Roy’s Restaurant Gift Card Balance Check

Online: Use Roy’s online tool to check the balance on your Roy’s Gift Card

Phone: Call customer service toll-free at 1-800-242-5353. Make sure to have your Roy’s Gift Card in front of you when you call. The gift card number is the first 19 numbers on the gift card. Do not include the extra 4 digits in the corner of your gift card.

Selling or Exchanging Gift Cards Once you’ve acquired your gift card balance for Outback Steakhouse, Fleming’s, Carrabba’s, Bonefish Grill, or Roy’s, you can sell or exchange your gift card to Plastic Jungle. At Plastic Jungle, you can also trade your gift card for an Amazon.com Gift Card and even fund your PayPal account.

To know how much your Outback Steakhouse, Fleming’s, Carrabba’s, Bonefish Grill, or Roy’s Gift Card is worth in exchange on Plastic Jungle, on the main page, click “Sell Gift Cards” at the top of the page. Look up “Outback Steakhouse”, enter the gift card balance you’ve just acquired, and you’ll see instantly what your gift card balance is worth in cash or trade.

Check other Plastic Jungle blog posts for the same “Check Your Gift Card Balance” information for other stores, including Sears, Land’s End, Macy’s, Best Buy, Lowe’s, and more.