The 10 Best Family Restaurants

Hungry for More? The Runners Up

These other restaurant chains -- runners-up in our ranking -- are also worth a visit.

11. Cici's Pizza This buffet restaurant offers great value (kids eat for $3 or less, babies and toddlers for free) and good-quality food, including 16 kinds of pizza and a salad bar.

12. Texas Roadhouse At some locations, kids get their meal -- with sides like green beans -- served in a cowboy hat.

13. Ted's Montana Grill All menu items, including the children's salmon, meat loaf, and "mac 'n' cheez" are made from scratch using local ingredients when possible.

14. Joe's Crab Shack The snow-crab legs and crab-shaped Rice Krispies Treat are fun, but the draw is the playground.

15. California Pizza Kitchen Yep, kids love the pizza. But mac 'n' cheese with edamame, pasta tossed in olive oil, and a big salad topped with Goldfish crackers are also yummy.

16. Chevy's Fresh Mex Bean-and-cheese burritos, tacos, and flautas will have your niños saying olé.

17. Olive Garden Kids can have their mac 'n' cheese or spaghetti and tomato sauce made with whole wheat linguine.

18. IHOP Five kids' items -- like the tilapia and Create-A-Face pancake with fruit -- are noted as healthy choices.

19. Roy's A three-course kids' menu has some adventurous choices like veggie crudites, salmon, and shrimp tempura.

20. Ruby's Diner Although its kids' menu is in the shape of a classic car that kids can pop together, choices like organic milk, turkey burgers, and grilled chicken -- are totally mod.

21. Bertucci's At most locations, kids get pizza dough to play with while they're waiting for their own pie to come.

22. Sonny's Real Pit BAR-B-Q Pulled pork, ribs, and smoked turkey are among the selections for kids.

23. Applebee's Although the kids' entrees are typical, the chain offers broccoli, celery with dip, or applesauce as a side.

24. Romano's Macaroni Grill Children can color on the paper table cover before their meal arrives.

25. Ruby Tuesday Pasta with marinara sauce and grilled chicken with broccoli are great choices from the kids' menu.

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