If you are like us, every Friday night you sit in the car in the driveway trying to decide where to go out to eat. Our conversations usually starts like this, "Do we want to sit down or drive through?" or "What did you have for lunch this week?" Generally, we leave it up to Braden to decide. So, last night I decided to go to one of our newer favorite places, and we invited Rusty's parents and my parents to come along. We had great food, two very tired (one fell asleep) boys and a fabulous dessert. So I thought to myself, I should put together a list of places I like to go, because we a famous for introducing new places to our families. So here goes:Favorite Sandwich places:
Favorite Mexican
Favorite Pizza Places
Favorite Chinese
Favorite Eateries (variety of foods)
Sautee
Favorite Burger Places
Just for Desserts
Coldstone Creamery
Golden Spoon
So in addition to "Curb Side" to go, almost every restaurant these days will let you place your order online and tons of places deliver. My favorite places to take the kids to eat include:
1. Jason's Deli, where they get free dum-dum's and there is a free soft serve machine (it helps to entice them to eat a good meal). Plus they feature an organic menu, which is a nice change.
2. Boston's, this place has a great kids menu and they even bring around a treasure chest with toys in it for the kids to pick from, oh, and their meal comes with a cookie.
3. BJ's, the menu for kids is good, but get them the pizza. It is so yummy- and there should be enough for you to get a bite too! And you have to {try} to save room for the dessert Pizooki's, they are ooey gooey goodness... If you feel a little crazy, try the pizooki platter.
4. Picnic Company, they have a kids PB&J and they even cut off the crust, plus the yummy homemade brownies, cookies and rice crispy treats.
5. In N Out, although they don't have a kids menu, the burgers aren't so big a kid couldn't eat one. Order it without the spread, or get a grilled cheese (yep they do that too) and don't forget to get some stickers and ask for a paper hat, it should buy you a few minutes of entertainment...
Now I know a lot of these yummy establishments are local only, but many of them (Boston's, Jason's Deli and BJ's) have locations in tons of other states! Try it, you'll like it! And finally, my last food hint... Check your local Chic-Fil-A's for their Monday night promotions. We visit the one at Power/Ray, and every Monday night they have a special where with every combo meal you buy, you get a kids meal free. And, as if that weren't good enough, they always have some sort of activity. We have been there for a balloon maker, the fire department came, bounce houses, free ice cream, trains on display.. oh, the list goes on and on. They usually have a calendar for the month and it's all free! So tonight, if you can't decide where to go, I hope I left you with some Food for Thought. Gee, I am funny...
If I have forgotten any places, and I am sure I have, leave a comment.
Where is your favorite place to go???
And Kelcie, this is what was left of our Pizooki Platter, where were you when we needed you!!!
