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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Restaurants and other things my Chicago tween likes:

Pequod's in Lincoln Park for deep dish (Lou Malnati's is a chain and is second to Pequods IMHO)
Yolk for breakfast
Benihana at Water Tower
Scooter's Frozen Custard in Lakeview
Summer House Santa Monica
Frasca in Lakeview
Tuco and Blondie in Lakeview 
(Wrigleyville is part of Lakeview)
There are many street festivals in neighborhoods that are fun for kids every weekend in Chicago (live music, food, beer, etc)
Mine does not love the architectural boat tour, has been twice for field trips. You could look into renting one of these donut or retro boats, we did this and it was fun. They go maximum of 4 mph or something like that so hard ot crash (https://www.chicagoelectricboats.com/)
Sea dog or Tall Ship Windy from Navy Pier
Navy Pier Ferris Wheel
Go to the beach - Foster Avenue or Olive Beach (downtown) 
Ride bikes along the lakefront 
Cubs game at Wrigley
Sloomoo Institute
Field, MSI (currently has a James Bond exhibit), Shedd, Adler Planetarium
Walking on the lakefront path around the Shedd
Kayaking on the lake
Maggie Daley Park and Millenium Park - bring a bathing suit for the Crown Fountain!

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These are some questionable dining suggestions. Yolk is a chain. And also Benihana? That's like going to Cheesecake Factory. Nothing special about it and another chain.[/quote]

I didn’t say I liked them, I said my kid liked them. She doesn’t know it’s a chain, she knows Yolk has s’mores pancakes. BeAnother restaurant she likes Ed Debevics. I’m sure someone will pop on to say it’s not as good as the original location, it’s designed for kids.[/quote]

Come on. Do you want people to have a favorable impression of food in Chicago? Kids also like McDonalds. There are places that can be good for both kids and adults. People from out of town want to try local favorites not food they can get anywhere.[/quote]

For sure. But the options along Michigan Avenue/downtown that are walkable are mostly chains or in hotels. I say this as a person who worked for a decade at Northwestern hospital so was down there every day and bought lunch frequnetly. Personally, I think Doc B's is decent but my kid would rather go to Yolk. Chicago's best restaurants are in the neighborhoods. I guess I'm assuming the OP and family will mostly be downtown/Michigan Avenue.

Even around Millennium Park - what are the kid-friendly non-chain options? Hot Woks, which is a local chain, and the Gage, which my kid loves but I'm not sure every kid would (no kid menu, for one). It's Shake Shack, Cane's, etc.

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The kids are 8-10, not 3-5. They don't need specific kid friendly options. They could go to one of the many Italian beef joints around there, head up to Lincoln Park for meals, there are always options other than Subway for sandwiches or Sbarro for pizza because some kid likes it. I'm not local anymore so I don't have current suggestions. I'm going in a few months and am following this for suggestions, and was disappointed to read those.[/quote]

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