Steakhouse · $$$ · El Cajon
American Express Gold Card + inKind
inKind20%Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8x+8 more
17 restaurants in El Cajon, CA that earn more on your cards
14 dining programs and card perks like Resy credits apply across El Cajon, CA. Pick your cards to see what each restaurant earns you.
17 restaurants
Beef 'N Bun
up to12%Burgers · $$ · El Cajon
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+10 moreBuckboards BBQ & Brew
up to12%Ribs · $$ · El Cajon
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+10 moreGrand Ole BBQ Flinn Springs
up to12%Ribs · $$ · El Cajon
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+10 moreHacienda's Mexican Food
up to12%Latin · $$ · Cajon Heights
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+10 moreJuice Time & Papa Kanafa
up to12%Dessert/Bakery · $$ · Jamacha Junction
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+10 moreTaco Azul
up to12%Mexican · $$ · El Cajon
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+10 moreMexican · $$ · El Cajon
American Express Gold Card + Rakuten Dining
Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+9 moreBadas Burgers
up to12%American · $$ · El Cajon
American Express Gold Card + Rakuten Dining
Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+9 moreMaria’s Coffee Shop
up to12%Mexican · $$ · El Cajon
American Express Gold Card + Rakuten Dining
Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+9 moreQue Tortas
up to12%Mexican · $$ · El Cajon
American Express Gold Card + Rakuten Dining
Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+9 moreThe Habibi Sweets
up to12%Dessert/Bakery · El Cajon
American Express Gold Card + Rakuten Dining
Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+9 moreTea Monks - El Cajon
up to8%Bubble Tea Shop · $ · El Cajon
American Express Gold Card + Bilt Dining
Bilt Dining1xTyne Coffee Co.
up to8%American · $$ · El Cajon
American Express Gold Card + Bilt Dining
Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+9 more
- Restaurants
- 17
- Neighborhoods
- 3
- Cuisines
- 15
- Dining programs
- 14
- With a card perk
- 0
The 3 best cards to bring to dinner in El Cajon
Ranked by what each card earns across this city's restaurants at our point valuations, counting the dining program that pays most at each one. Card credits aren't counted. AAdvantage Dining (13 restaurants) and TrueBlue Dining (13) are the most widespread dining programs here, out of 17 restaurants. American Express Gold Card tops the list here on its own dining rate — ≈$6.00 on a $100 dinner before any program.
American Express Gold Card
$325 annual fee
≈$6.00 on a $100 dinner
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Chase Sapphire Reserve
$795 annual fee
≈$5.40 on a $100 dinner
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Chase Sapphire Preferred Card
$95 annual fee
≈$5.40 on a $100 dinner
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14 dining programs that pay in El Cajon
Dining programs pay on top of your card. Join one, link a card, and every meal at a participating restaurant earns twice.
- AAdvantage Dining13 restaurants1–5 miles per $1
- TrueBlue Dining13 restaurants1–3 points per $1
- Eat Around Town13 restaurants4–6 points per $1
- SkyMiles Dining13 restaurants0.5–5 miles per $1
- MileagePlus Dining13 restaurants0.5–5 miles per $1
- Rapid Rewards Dining13 restaurants0.5–3 points per $1
- Atmos Rewards Dining13 restaurants0.5–5 points per $1
- Hilton Honors Dining13 restaurants2–8 points per $1
- IHG Dine & Earn13 restaurants1–8 points per $1
- Dine Out with Wyndham13 restaurants1–5 points per $1
- Bilt Dining13 restaurants1 point per $1
- Rakuten Dining12 restaurants5% back
- Upside9 restaurantsUp to 21% back
- inKind1 restaurant20% back
15 cuisines in El Cajon
3 neighborhoods in El Cajon
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