It's also a great time to think about buying yourself the gift card & also getting the bonus.
We do this a lot... just for our favourite places. IHOP, and other staples that we frequent. We'll buy the gift card, get the bonus, and then go and use the gift card AND the bonus for our meal. Saves us a little money, since we would have spent the gift card amount on the meal anyway, but buying the meal doesn't get you the free bonus!