inKind is a startup that provides restaurants financing in exchange for “food and beverage credit”. Retail consumers can use inKind to pay their food bill at participating restaurants through the app and get 20% back in “inKind Cash” credit on their bills. They say over 4,000 restaurants are in their network, mostly nicer local spots, but some chains like California Pizza Kitchen are also included (which is a favorite for our family).
The good thing is that you don't have to let the server know ahead of time, or anything awkward like using a coupon. You just get the check and then use the inKind app to pay. All the restaurants use the same backend software, so you just need a number from the top of the paper bill. Within the inKind app, you can link your existing rewards credit card and also earn those rewards on your net cost (will still code as dining). inKind works primarily for dine-in, but some restaurants do allow take-out. You are supposed to order the takeout from within the inKind app.
Start-ups mean promotions to encourage fast growth, so here are two current promos that you can get:
- New customers should first open via a referral offer link (that's mine, thanks if you use it!) and you will get $25 off $50+ order. Expires in 30 days after activation.
- After that, existing customers should visit this separate offer link and also get $25 off $25+ on another order. Expires soon on 7/31/25. You can get both. Found via Doctor of Credit.
YMMV Stacking idea: California Pizza Kitchen is part of the inKind network, and they have been running a promotion this summer called CPK Pizza Packs, where you can get 4 CPK pizzas for $40 (or 2 for $25) for take-out. Depending on the specific location, this works on take-and-bake and/or already baked pizzas, and we've already gotten it multiple times in the last couple of months. Even on its own, $10 for a CPK pizza is a great deal.
Now, I can't guarantee this will work for you, but you may be able to stack these offers by paying for your CPK take-out order with inKind when you pick up the order. (Be sure order directly from CPK.com or over the phone, not another app like Doordash or Grubhub.) The place we go to just has a separate take-out counter and the default check that comes from them should work with inKind. If not, tell them you want to pay with inKind and they should be able to generate the right check with the number on top. Make sure you meet the minimum purchase amount by adding a few items if needed.
