We often see more babies/kids than adults at Austin Grill in Alexandria. The waitstaff is awesome with kids.

Anonymous wrote:How about the Cheesecake Factory? I was there on Friday, and the place was packed with babies, toddlers, preschoolers. It's kind of loud, so I think that's why families like it.

Cheesecake Factory now has a separate kids menu with quite a few items.

Austin Grill
Rio Grande
PieTanza(Arlngton,Falls Church)
Any of the Great American Restaurants
Clyde's
Guapos
PF Changs
Tara Thai

Central
Fogo de Chao
Brasserie Beck
Potenza
CityZen

We love Nam Viet in cleveland Park, and also Indique Heights in Friendship Heights.

Mon Ami Gabi in Bethesda has a kids menu but they don't advertise it. We go to Cactus Cantina WAY too often!

Anonymous wrote:Central
Fogo de Chao
Brasserie Beck
Potenza
CityZen

really? i have to say i'd be pretty pissy if i was around an unruly kid at cityzen or most of the others listed. and the odds are good that at some point in a 2+hour meal a kid would get unruly. in other words, might be fine for you to take your kid, but not necessarily fair to the waitstaff or other customers if you do.

In Arlington/Alexandria, a mix of "nicer" and more casual places:

Rustico
Bankok 54
Just about any of the Pho places (I do Pho 75)
Cafe Asia
Taqueria Poblano
Minh's
Faccia Luna
Boulevard Woodgrill
Mark's Duck House
Matuba
Rocklands BBQ
Del Merei Grill
Cafe Pizzaiolo
Ray's the Steaks

I love Ray's, but don't think I'd take my toddler daughter there - the tables are really close together and I'd be worried about her trying to snag food off other diners' plates.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Central
Fogo de Chao
Brasserie Beck
Potenza
CityZen

really? i have to say i'd be pretty pissy if i was around an unruly kid at cityzen or most of the others listed. and the odds are good that at some point in a 2+hour meal a kid would get unruly. in other words, might be fine for you to take your kid, but not necessarily fair to the waitstaff or other customers if you do.

I assume this list is a joke. I've been to Brasserie Beck many times and never seen a young kid there. Occasionally there will be HS age kids there. And who could afford to take a kid to CityZen?

Anonymous wrote:
Central
Fogo de Chao
Brasserie Beck
Potenza
CityZen

really? i have to say i'd be pretty pissy if i was around an unruly kid at cityzen or most of the others listed. and the odds are good that at some point in a 2+hour meal a kid would get unruly. in other words, might be fine for you to take your kid, but not necessarily fair to the waitstaff or other customers if you do.

I was going to write the same thing as you, 17:36. They are good restaurants, but definitely NOT what I would call kid-friendly.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
Central
Fogo de Chao
Brasserie Beck
Potenza
CityZen

really? i have to say i'd be pretty pissy if i was around an unruly kid at cityzen or most of the others listed. and the odds are good that at some point in a 2+hour meal a kid would get unruly. in other words, might be fine for you to take your kid, but not necessarily fair to the waitstaff or other customers if you do.

I was going to write the same thing as you, 17:36. They are good restaurants, but definitely NOT what I would call kid-friendly.

I'm the one that posted the original list. I have a 2 month old that I regularly bring to these places in a stroller/car seat. Never once have I had a problem. I always make reservations in advance and tell them that I will be bringing a stroller. Each one of the places has gone out of their way to accommodate us, and it's always been fine. Our child always sleeps through the meals, so I don't see a problem.

Fair enough. But do you think they would welcome or be appropriate for a 3- or 5-year-old?

I don't think it is rude to take a sleeping baby, in a car seat, into a nice place, but I think it is really rude to bring a stroller into a restaurant - it just gets in everyone's way. Leave the stroller in the car and carry the car seat in and put it on the ground or in the booth next to you. It is not that hard to find a place to set it that is safe and out of the way, like next to a wall.

Sorry, but strollers in restaurants are one of my pet peeves.

Anonymous wrote:We often see more babies/kids than adults at Austin Grill in Alexandria. The waitstaff is awesome with kids.

While I agree that Austin Grill is very kid-friendly, I find the food to be average. It is not on my destination list of places to go for good Tex-Mex-is the one in Arlington better than the one in Bethesda food-wise?