Favorite restaurant to take LO?

cphillips1021 · October 2010

We live in a large metropolitan area but when we go out to eat, we go to the same places over and over - where are your favorite places to take LO (acceptably healthy food choices, atmosphere, etc)? We go to Noodles & Co., Panera Bread, rinse, repeat. . .. Thanks!

katiekate1974 · October 2010

A go to for us is Border Cafe, but I think it's just a regional chain. The food is fresh and hot, the service is fast, and there is lots of ambiance to keep him occupied. Oh and, of course, plenty of salsa for my spice loving kid! And a bonus? All three of us eat for under $25, including tip!

jersangl · October 2010

I havent tried it yet, but I think it would be fun to go to Friendlys. It's mostly kids there, and fun foods.

cphillips1021 · October 2010

katiekate1974:
A go to for us is Border Cafe, but I think it's just a regional chain. The food is fresh and hot, the service is fast, and there is lots of ambiance to keep him occupied. Oh and, of course, plenty of salsa for my spice loving kid! And a bonus? All three of us eat for under $25, including tip!

..This sounds great! I wish we had them in DC. DD loves this type of food - the tex-mex restaurants near us are so, so crowded!

cphillips1021 · October 2010

jersangl:
I havent tried it yet, but I think it would be fun to go to Friendlys. It's mostly kids there, and fun foods.

Ooh, we'll try this soon!

mrs.jimbob squarepants · October 2010

Panera and Chick-fil-A are our faves....noise and mess friendly!

melrrr · October 2010

Our favorites? Local places! I didn't do chains before kids.

ETA: yeah, I realize that's not super helpful, but check around with other local parents, mom's groups, and get some ideas for some local restaurants. Here in houston we have every chain imaginable, but there are so many great local places (and some local chains) that are great for kids. I"m sure your area is the same!

Moon_Safari · October 2010

The only place my son enjoys and is well behaved is at a local diner/sports bar. There are lots of mirrors, neon lights, TVs and on the weekend they have a balloon guy. Anywhere else he's a bear.

MrsSweetpeaMagee · October 2010

The chain that we found to be the best to take our boys to is Longhorn... they have a good kids menu, the tables are big enough to accommodate two high chairs and the service is great at our local Longhorn... but we eat at a lot of local places too especially in the summer when we live at camp... Sunday mornings we go to this little diner and it is great.