Anonymous
Post 10/19/2014 13:53     Subject: Good restaurant with kids Gaithersburg/Bethesda -ish?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Dear God, don't go to the Rio.

If you want to stay in that area, try Coastal Flats in Downtown Crown.


What's wrong with Rio? I think it's a great place for families/kids. IT would also be a fantastic place for the visiting kids that age to explore and have a blast.



p.s., don't feed the ducks bread - it makes them sick, and too much uneaten brea will create algae issues in the lake. just buy a handful of food from the machine. same experience, no harm!



Because the food is lousy at Rio. From Guapos to CPK to Copper Canyon to Uncle Julio's and everything in between, the food is lousy.

Copper Canyon doesn't even have a printer kids menu--they recite it to you.

The places are loud and frenetic and not geared toward conversation.
Anonymous
Post 10/17/2014 22:00     Subject: Good restaurant with kids Gaithersburg/Bethesda -ish?
Anonymous wrote:Dear God, don't go to the Rio.

If you want to stay in that area, try Coastal Flats in Downtown Crown.


What's wrong with Rio? I think it's a great place for families/kids. IT would also be a fantastic place for the visiting kids that age to explore and have a blast.



p.s., don't feed the ducks bread - it makes them sick, and too much uneaten brea will create algae issues in the lake. just buy a handful of food from the machine. same experience, no harm!

Anonymous
Post 10/17/2014 12:57     Subject: Good restaurant with kids Gaithersburg/Bethesda -ish?
Anonymous wrote:Dear God, don't go to the Rio.

If you want to stay in that area, try Coastal Flats in Downtown Crown.


Downtown Crown is right across the street from Rio. But yes, there's a Coastal Flats there. Downtown Crown isn't any "classier" than Rio and is still under construction.
Anonymous
Post 10/17/2014 10:51     Subject: Re:Good restaurant with kids Gaithersburg/Bethesda -ish?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Get some rolls or something from dinner and let the 8 and 2 year old feed the fish in the pond.


@ the Rio


Do people still do this type of thing? Doesn't everyone know it is bad for fish? Or do they just not care?


They probably don't care...there are signs posted around the lake not to feed the ducks/geese/fish, and they have machines that dispense feed for a quarter.


Oh Lord...
Anonymous
Post 10/17/2014 10:46     Subject: Re:Good restaurant with kids Gaithersburg/Bethesda -ish?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Get some rolls or something from dinner and let the 8 and 2 year old feed the fish in the pond.


@ the Rio


Do people still do this type of thing? Doesn't everyone know it is bad for fish? Or do they just not care?


They probably don't care...there are signs posted around the lake not to feed the ducks/geese/fish, and they have machines that dispense feed for a quarter.
Anonymous
Post 10/17/2014 10:33     Subject: Re:Good restaurant with kids Gaithersburg/Bethesda -ish?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Get some rolls or something from dinner and let the 8 and 2 year old feed the fish in the pond.


@ the Rio


Do people still do this type of thing? Doesn't everyone know it is bad for fish? Or do they just not care?
Anonymous
Post 10/17/2014 10:31     Subject: Good restaurant with kids Gaithersburg/Bethesda -ish?
Absolutely RIO with kids. Tons of places to choose from (bunch of brand new places across the street at the Crown now too), very kid friendly. Also Fri night should still have band playing in plaza area near Guapo's
Anonymous
Post 10/17/2014 10:14     Subject: Good restaurant with kids Gaithersburg/Bethesda -ish?
Anonymous wrote:Founding Farmers in Rockville


This is my kid's favorite, too. Definitely get a reservation, and aim for the earlier side.
Anonymous
Post 10/17/2014 08:27     Subject: Re:Good restaurant with kids Gaithersburg/Bethesda -ish?
Anonymous wrote:Get some rolls or something from dinner and let the 8 and 2 year old feed the fish in the pond.


@ the Rio
Anonymous
Post 10/17/2014 08:26     Subject: Re:Good restaurant with kids Gaithersburg/Bethesda -ish?
Get some rolls or something from dinner and let the 8 and 2 year old feed the fish in the pond.
Anonymous
Post 10/17/2014 08:24     Subject: Good restaurant with kids Gaithersburg/Bethesda -ish?
Dear God, don't go to the Rio.

If you want to stay in that area, try Coastal Flats in Downtown Crown.
Anonymous
Post 10/17/2014 07:55     Subject: Good restaurant with kids Gaithersburg/Bethesda -ish?
There's Guapos and Cafe Deluxe in Bethesda too, fwiw
Anonymous
Post 10/17/2014 07:50     Subject: Good restaurant with kids Gaithersburg/Bethesda -ish?
Anonymous wrote:Is Rio a specific restaurant or a plaza with several different places?


There's 3 Marriott hotels, huge movie theator , lots of restaurants , a lake with paths/bridges/carousel/paddle boats. It's all outside with boulevards stores (dicks / target / south moon under/ charming Charlie's, joes a bank, Francesca's , loft , Barnes and Nobel .).

http://www.riowashingtonian.com/map
Anonymous
Post 10/17/2014 06:06     Subject: Good restaurant with kids Gaithersburg/Bethesda -ish?
Founding Farmers in Rockville
Anonymous
Post 10/16/2014 23:00     Subject: Re:Good restaurant with kids Gaithersburg/Bethesda -ish?
If you can get a table, Guapos is the best of the bunch at Rio. It's loud, which works great with a toddler.