OpenTable Announces Top 75 Kid-Friendly Restaurants Across United States

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If you are still trying to figure out plans for Father’s Day or summer vacation, OpenTable has some answers for you. OpenTable is the leading provider for free and real-time online restaurant reservations for diners and reservation and guest management solutions for restaurants. As part of  their program they have recently announced the 2012 Diners’ Choice Award winners for the Top 75 Kid-Friendly Restaurants in the United States.  These awards reflect the combined opinions of nearly 5 million reviews submitted by verified OpenTable diners for more than 15,000 restaurants in all 50 states and the District of Columbia.

Winners of the list were spread across 21 states. Restaurants in California excelled the most at pleasing kids with 22 winners coming from the state.

Massachusetts and New York both had 8 honorees. Illinois had 5 winners, four in Hawaii, and three each in Florida, Minnesota, and Ohio. 2 winners came from Georgia, Pennsylvania, Texas, and Washington. Other winning states included Alaska, Arizona, Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, New Mexico, South Carolina, and Virginia.

Caroline Potter, OpenTable’s Chief Dining Officer said:

“These winning restaurants are creating a child- and family-friendly dining experience that has more to do with food and fun than merely price and portion size. They offer inventive menus that can satisfy any child, from those with picky palates to adventurous young eaters – as well as mom and dad. With cool cocktails for the adults and delectable desserts sure to please everyone at the table, the best kid-friendly restaurants are making dining out more popular than The Hunger Games.”

The Diners’ Choice Awards for the Top 75 Kid-Friendly Restaurants generated their results from nearly five million reviews collected between June 1st 2011 and May 31st, 2012. To be included for consideration, restaurants had to comply with a minimum number of reviews. They were then scores and sorted according the percentage of qualifying reviews with an emphasis on the “Kid-friendly” feature.

You can see the full list of the winning restaurants below:

• Aquarium Restaurant – Denver, Colorado
• Benihana – Encino, California
• The Brooklyn Diner Times Square – New York, New York
• Buca di Beppo – 25 Winning Locations Nationwide
• Burger Jones – Burnsville, Minnesota
• Burger Jones – Minneapolis, Minnesota
• Café Pesto – Kawaihae, Hawaii
• Crown & Crumpet – San Francisco, California
• Deerfield – Newark, Delaware
• Dee’s – Forest Hills, New York
• F. McLintocks Saloon & Dining House – Pismo Beach, California
• Genji Japanese Steakhouse – Dublin, Ohio
• Graziano’s – Niles, Illinois
• House of Japan – Dublin, Ohio
• House of Japan – Polaris, Ohio
• The Kitchen at Hard Rock Hotel – Orlando, Florida
• Kyoto Palace Restaurant – Campbell, California
• Landmarc at the Time Warner Center – New York, New York
• Margaritaville at Universal Orlando Citywalk – Orlando, Florida
• Marleys Island Grille – Hilton Head, South Carolina
• Max Brenner – New York, New York
• Max Brenner – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• Mikado at Desert Springs JW Marriott – Palm Desert, California
• Miyama Japanese Steak House and Sushi Bar – Lone Tree, Colorado
• Mythos at Universal’s Islands of Adventure – Orlando, Florida
• NINJA NEW YORK – New York, New York
• Not Your Average Joe’s – Acton, Massachusetts
• Not Your Average Joe’s – Arlington, Massachusetts
• Not Your Average Joe’s – Beverly, Massachusetts
• Not Your Average Joe’s – Lansdowne, Massachusetts
• Not Your Average Joe’s – Needham, Massachusetts
• Not Your Average Joe’s – Norwell, Massachusetts
• Oceanarium – Honolulu, Hawaii
• Pagoda Floating Restaurant –Honolulu, Hawaii
• Paradise Cove Beach Café – Malibu, California
• The Pirates’ House – Savannah, Georgia
• The Prickly Pear Cantina – Danville, California
• R J Grunt’s – Chicago, Illinois
• Rawhide Steakhouse at Wild Horse Pass – Chandler, Arizona
• Riptide – Mission Viejo, California
• Rizzuto’s Restaurant and Bar – Westport, Connecticut
• Rosebud Italian Country House and Pizzeria – Deerfield, Illinois
• Rye Grill and Bar – Rye, New York
• Sarabeth’s TriBeCa – New York, New York
• Snow City Café – Anchorage, Alaska
• Summer Shack – Boston, Massachusetts
• Summer Shack – Cambridge, Massachusetts
• Summer Shack – Dedham, Massachusetts
• Table 24 – Orinda, California
• Virgil’s – New York, New York
• Yankee Pier – Larkspur, California

Diners can also read more about the Diners’ Choice Awards for the Top 75 Kid-Friendly restaurants in  the U.S. by visiting OpenTable Chief Dining Officer Caroline Potter’s “Dining Check” blog.

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