As much as I attempt and enjoy cooking homemade meals for my family, there are plenty of days when we need a break from the kitchen. Whether it has been a long week, we have already eaten all of our typical favorites, or the day has just been too busy to stop for a breath, sometimes packing the kids in the car and heading to a restaurant is a welcome respite for all of us.
However, as all parents know, just selecting a restaurant can be a challenge, as it needs to combine the right food, atmosphere and service to ensure that the experience ends up positive... and not one of those times that we all dread.
At the same time, no one wants to spend an arm and a leg on a single meal, so along with picking a location, we often find ourselves researching for deals, specials and coupons before leaving so we know that the trip won't end up too expensive.
Fortunately, the process of going out to eat has been made much more convenient thanks to the introduction of Out to Eat with Kids.
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I appreciate that Out to Eat with Kids makes it so easy to find information, as we all know that when you're planning where to eat, there is no time to waste with hungry kids around. Instead of spending time doing search after search, just visit OutToEatWithKids.com and enter in your zip code and the day of the week to find a selection of FREE or reduced-price kids' meals at local restaurants.
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Our favorite restaurant as a family is Chili's!
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The Olive Garden is our family's favorite!
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We love Macaroni Grill
ReplyDeleteWe love to go to a great local family restaurant called Chips.
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We love Texas Roadhouse!
ReplyDeleteRight now its Pizza Hut. My son chooses it every time.
ReplyDeleteOur favorite resturant is Mrfijis, a habachi resturant about 40 min. from us, if we are staying local than it is definitely Chili's!
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We love Chili's!!
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Olive Garden is one of our favorites
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We enjoy eating at Ruby Tuesdays
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Zaxby's!
ReplyDeletewe're big fans of outback
ReplyDeleteHi! :) We like a few places, but arguably, the two we end up at the most is the Olive Garden and Red Lobster. (Gotta be their respective breads... LOL) :)
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I have two young boys, so the current favorite is Chucky E Cheese!
ReplyDeleteI would say Red Lobster.
ReplyDeletewe love outback & tgifriday's!
ReplyDeleteApplebee's I love the two for $20
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jbmthill
Our favorite is Red Robin
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My family's favorite restaurant that we used to go to was called Po' Folks, and there are only a few left!
ReplyDeletethere is an italian place near us.. PASTA BELLA that is awesome.. or o'charleys (but that is just because they are close...) my husband will eat ANYWHERE that serves steak :)
ReplyDeleteOlive Garden.
ReplyDeleteMy family and I love Applebee's and some of our local pizza places
ReplyDeleteWE don't often eat out, but my son LOVES Red Robin's Burgers so we go there a few times a year!
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We love a local restaurnat called The Homestead.
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ReplyDeleteWe have a local owned diner, called the sanford inn.
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We love O'Charley's and Olive Garden.
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love applebees
ReplyDeleteWe love Applebees and some local places!
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ReplyDeleteit really depends on my mood but I do love applebees!
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ReplyDeleteCracker Barrel - hands down!
ReplyDeleteThere is this little local restaurant that we go to called The Haven which is great! But we also like places like Applebee's!
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We like outback right now
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My kids favorite is Chuck E Cheese, but as a whole we love applebee's and outback
ReplyDeleteLonghorn Steak House is our fav
ReplyDeleteWe love to eat at lalos Mexican.
ReplyDeleteApplebee's is actually our favorite! We ate there a couple hours before we got engaged and we also ate there a week before that! We love the 2 for $20!
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Cracker Barrell! thanks!
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We like Chili's, O'Charleys, and Applebees. julierupert@gmail.com
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Currently a nearby Italian restaurant called Pettis!
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We love Red Lobster. It's so far away though, so we rarely get to go.
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If it was up to me, my fav is Fat Boy's, a local BBQ restaurant we have it town.. As a family we most enjoy going to Chili's
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Applebee's is our favorite.
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JJs2468@aol.com
Actuyally it's Applebees, that's why I am entering....lol
ReplyDeleteLove Theodora's which is a local Greek Restaurant
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ReplyDeleteRed Robin is definitely our favorite!
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We like Ruby Tuesday and Fuddruckers. Thanks for the chance to win!
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We love Babe's chicken!
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Chili's, Jimmy Johns, and Applebees!
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Red Lobster! :)
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Maggiano's, La Fondue, and Kyoto Palace...I live in Silicon Valley so it's so hard to choose
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We like Cheddar's.
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We love Salt Grass Steak House and Olive Garden.
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ReplyDeleteour familys favorite would be olive garden.
ReplyDeleteOur favorite is a local Mexican restaurant.. Ben Villars. chefl@swbell.net
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We love Red Robin!! Yum!!!
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TGI Fridays
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On the Border
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We like Zoe's Kitchen
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ReplyDeleteOur favorite restaurant is the Golden Wok. :) Thanks so much!
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We like Chili's, Applebees and a little local restaurant called O's Family Kitchen.
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ReplyDeleteA local restaurant called The Cellar. Love to go there.
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we like carrabbas
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We like Olive Garden with the endless soup and salad and breadsticks for lunch. We dip the breadsticks in marinara asked for on the side and have a relatively big and filling lunch.
ReplyDeleteA new Red Robin opened up at the mall, love their burgers
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ReplyDeleteWe like IHOP and Chen's
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ReplyDeleteWe love the Olive Garden. Their Salads are so good!
ReplyDeletewe all love Sushi Brookers, but its far so we don't get there much. (Nancy Partin)
ReplyDeleteOur favorite places are Carriage Crossing in Yoder KS (an Amish restaurant, great pie) and Jimmy's Diner in Wichita. Best milkshakes and egg creams ever.
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my family loves burger king...I'm serious.
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Our family loves Outback for a special treat.
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We love Cracker Barrel.
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We love Cracker Barrel.
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Our favorite is Wild West, a local Mexican and Steak House.
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gosh, so many, Ruby Tuesday, Applebees or Outback
ReplyDeleteI guess we go to Applebee's the most :) So I guess that wins :) LOL
ReplyDeleteMy family Loves Asian food so we go to a local family Asian restaurant called four seasons!
ReplyDeleteMy oldest loves Ruby Tuesdays and my youngest Cici's. Thanks for the opportunity.
ReplyDeleteMy hubby loves Applebees and Olive Garden. I'm partial to Chili's.
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ReplyDeleteOur favorite is a cafe called Fuel because they have superhuge superhealthy veggie burgers. Thanks!
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We love the local Chinese buffet
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We love Olive Garden!
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Olive garden is a favorite!
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Next to our local Lino's we like Outback
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East Garden, William Ho's and/or Red Lobster!
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My kids love to eat at IHOP.
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We like Olive Garden
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I like Bob Evans
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dennny's restaurant
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It would have to be Summer Palace- our favorite (local) Chinese restaurant!
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I like Olive Garden because they have yummy breadsticks.
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Alyce Poalillo
My favorite family restaurant is Olive Garden!
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As far as chain restaurants we like Applebee's and Chili's.
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We enjoy going to IHOP as you can have breakfast any time of the day.
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Applebee's has the best steak! Yummy! (and mashed potatoes n winter mix veggies).
ReplyDeleteWhen we ALL go out, including the kids- we LOVE a buffet. We have a Chinese Buffet and an Old Country Buffet here. The kids can choose the things they like, that way.
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We have several excellent local restaurants. As far as national chins go, I like Carabba's.
ReplyDeleteOur favorite is a small local chain, Mi Familia.
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We love Buffalo Wild Wings.
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Texas Steakhouse...
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we love the cheesecake factory
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My son loves Golden Corral, but his mama would almost rather eat gum off the sidewalk! I like a local fish house. Charlottewinters@cox.net
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We like to go to Chili's. Thanks.
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really like tgifridays
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