40+ Kid-Friendly Restaurants and Breweries
Family-friendly restaurants and breweries you can bring your kids to.
What makes a restaurant kid-friendly? No doubt a kids menu is a must. Even better if the kids menu comes with crayons to color with that can keep them entertained while they wait for their food.
But this list of restaurants and breweries is more than that. These restaurants include places that have an extra little something that make them unique and entertaining for kids. Read on below to find out what they are!
Let a model train deliver your food.
Photo via 2toots.com
You don’t have to be a train lover to get a kick out of these restaurants. You order at the counter and when your food is ready, it gets delivered to you on a model train. Our kids love watching and anxiously awaiting for it come around to them! We are all fortunate to have many of these restaurants around Chicagoland.
The Choo Choo
600 Lee St
Des Plaines IL 60016
2Toots Train Whistle Grill
2 locations!
450 N Main St, Glen Ellyn IL 60137
203 S Main St, Bartlett IL 60103
The Junction Diner
7401 Madison St
Forest Park IL 60130
Windhill Pancake Parlor
3307 W Elm St
McHenry IL 60050
Eat inside an old train car at Chessie’s Restaurant.
Chessie’s Restaurant
200 Applebee Street
Barrington IL 60010
Photo via chessiesbarrington.com
Speaking of train-themed restaurants, Chessie’s is a very unique dining option for kids, because it was built around an original train station and has the option to dine inside an old train car.
Watch a plane take off and land while you eat.
Photo of Pilot Pete’s via facebook.com
If you have any plane-lovers in the family, dining at these restaurants is an absolute must. Both are part of an airport and offer panoramic views to watch planes take off and land while you’re in the restaurant.
Pilot Pete’s
Schaumburg Regional Airport
905 W Irving Park Rd
Schaumburg IL 60193
Charlie’s Restaurant
Chicago Bolingbrook International Airport
130 Clow International Pkwy
Bolingbrook IL 60490
Drink a beer [or more] while your kids play.
Photo of Buffalo Creek Brewing via lakecountynewsdispatch.com
Sometimes you really just need to sit back and relax with a beer while the kids run wild… and there is absolutely nothing wrong with that! These kid-friendly breweries have board games, an arcade or other types of entertainment to keep your kids happy while you take that drink or two. Be sure to check which places serve food vs which ones you can have food delivered to.
Noon Whistle Brewing
800 E Roosevelt Rd
Lombard IL 60148
Elmhurst Brewing Company
171 N Addison Ave
Elmhurst IL 60126
Bubblehouse Brewing Company
2121 Ogden Ave, Unit A
Lisle IL 60532
Tonality Brewing Company
169 N Seymour Ave
Mundelein IL 60060
Kid-Friendly Beer Gardens
Marz Community Brewing Company
3630 S Iron St
Chicago IL 60609
Church Street Brewing Company
1480 Industrial Dr, Unit C
Itasca IL 60143
Hideaway Brew Garden
5510 Prairie Stone Pkwy
Hoffman Estates IL 60192
Wolfden Brewing Company
112 W Lake St
Bloomingdale IL 60108
Hawthorn’s Backyard
1200 W Hawthorne Ln
West Chicago IL 60185
302 Wheaton
302 W Front St
Wheaton IL 60187
Two Brothers Roundhouse
205 N Broadway
Aurora IL 60505
Sideouts Sports Tavern
4018 W Roberts Rd
Island Lake IL 60042
Captain's Quarters
38283 N Bolton Pl
Antioch IL 60002
Buffalo Creek Brewing
360 Historical Ln
Long Grove IL 60047
Bring the sand toys and enjoy the scenery.
Photo of Lindy’s Landing via facebook.com
In addition to enjoying your meal on a beautiful lake, these restaurants have a sand area that’s perfect for your kids to play in. So bring some sand toys and let them keep busy by the water.
Lindy’s Landing
115 Park St
Wauconda IL 60084
Jesse Oaks Food & Drink
18490 W Old Gages Lake Rd
Gages Lake IL 60030
Play in the playroom and make your own pizza at Barone’s of Glen Ellyn.
Barone’s of Glen Ellyn
475 Pennsylvania Ave
Glen Ellyn IL 60137
Photo via bpizza.com
A delicious pizza joint where kids can make their own pizza any day! The staff will roll out the dough and then bring out sauce, cheese and ingredients to the table for the kids to put together. While they wait for their pizza to bake, they can go in the playroom that has toys and video games. Each child will also get a Kids Bag full of crayons and other little goodies.
Eat your meal surrounded by the rainforest at the Rainforest Cafe.
Rainforest Cafe
6170 W Grand Ave
Gurnee IL 60031
Photo via rainforestcafe.com
Your kids will love the atmosphere at this place, with the sights and sounds of the rainforest all around you and even a tropical “thunderstorm” that happens after 22 mins.
Your hooman kids and fur kids will love coming to the Dawg Park.
Dawg Park
2 locations!
1839 Tower Dr, Glenview IL 60026
100 W Higgins Rd, Ste L60, South Barrington IL 60010
Photo via dawgparkgrill.com
This dog-friendly restaurant has an indoor play area with turf for your fur kids to enjoy. But your kids will love it just as much with the giant Connect Four and giant Jenga games.
Let a robot bring out your food at Station 51.
Station 51 Truck Company Bar & Grill
883 Main St
Antioch IL 60002
Built to resemble that of a real fire station - along with real memorabilia - this restaurant has an added special service of a robot that brings out your food. Word on the street is [although, I did not confirm myself], the robot will also since Happy Birthday when it’s your special day!
Play with dough at Slyce.
SLYCE Coal Fired Pizza Company
4 locations!
5500 N River Rd, Rosemont IL 60018
254 Green Bay Rd, Highwood IL 60040
913 N Milwaukee Ave, Vernon Hills IL 60048
127 North Main St, Wauconda IL 60084
Photo via slycecoalfiredpizza.com
Slyce also has a robot that brings out your food [at the Vernon Hills location], but the more unique aspect of this restaurant is that kids will receive uncooked dough to play with while they wait for their food. My kids love it because it’s different than the usual coloring sheets and it’s like playing with Play-Doh!
Be entertained by the chef’s cooking artistry at a hibachi restaurant.
Photo of Benihana via herfavfood.com
It’s truly amazing what these chefs can do at a hibachi restaurant. The kids will love the entertainment just as much as the adults will. They’ll get a kick out of seeing their food cooked right in front of them.
Tsukasa of Tokyo
2 locations!
561 N Milwaukee Ave, Vernon Hills IL 60061
20505 N Rand Rd Ste 214, Kildeer IL 60047
Hanakawa Japanese Steak & Sushi Bar
411 S Milwaukee Ave
Libertyville IL 60048
Benihana
4 locations!
875 N Michigan Ave, Chicago IL 60611
747 E Butterfield Rd, Lombard IL 60148
1200 E Higgins Rd, Schaumburg IL 60173
150 N Milwaukee Ave, Wheeling IL 60090
Ron of Japan
230 E Ontario St
Chicago IL 60611
Tokyo Steak House
800 Illinois Rte 59
Bartlett IL 60103
Kobe Japanese Restaurant
783 IL-22
Lake Zurich IL 60047
Rokbonki Japanese Steakhouse
876 W Dundee Rd
Arlington Heights IL 60004
Hibachi Grill Asian Buffet
101 Busse Rd
Elk Grove Village IL 60007
Aodake Sushi and Hibachi
2129 75th St
Darien IL 60561
Shogun Japanese Steakhouse Naperville
596 Illinois Rte 59
Naperville IL 60540
Watch your food go around in circles at a rotary sushi bar.
My kids love watching the sushi rolls go around on the rotary belt. It’s something so simple, yet different enough to keep them entertained. And don’t worry if your kids don’t like raw fish- surely there are other things on the menu they might like!
Rotary Sushi
3 locations!
3219 N Broadway St, Chicago IL 60657
2131 S Archer Ave, Chicago IL 60616
4430 Fox Valley Center Dr #106, Aurora IL 60504
Sushi Station
2 locations!
1641 Algonquin Rd, Rolling Meadows IL 60008
2486 N Randall Rd, Elgin IL 60123
Kura Sushi
4 locations!
9741 Skokie Blvd, Skokie IL 60077
1719 E Golf Rd, Schaumburg IL 60173
1755 22nd St, Unit C, Oak Brook IL 60523
1211 E Ogden Ave, Ste 101, Naperville IL 60563
Taste of Tokyo
159-163 McHenry Rd
Buffalo Grove IL 60089
Step it up a notch and pair your dinner with an activity or theater entertainment.
Photo via medievaltimes.com
Why be stuck to a boring table the entire time during dinner? Try out a restaurant that has activities, games or show entertainment to it.
Pinstripes Bowling & Bocce
4 locations!
435 E Illinois St, Chicago IL 60611
7 Oakbrook Center, Oak Brook IL 60523
1150 Willow Rd, Northbrook IL 60062
100 W Higgins Rd, South Barrington IL 60010
Enterrium
2 Woodfield Mall, Unit A
Schaumburg IL 60173
Tiki Terrace
1591 Lee St
Des Plaines IL 60018
Dave & Busters
5 locations!
9870 Berwyn Ave, Rosemont IL 60018
1155 N Swift Rd, Addison IL 60101
601 N Martingale Rd, Schaumburg IL 60173
424 Hawthorn Ctr, Vernon Hills IL 60061
49 Orland Square Dr, Orland Park IL 60462
Medieval Times Dinner & Tournament
2001 N Roselle Rd
Schaumburg IL 60195
What restaurants do you like to bring your kids to? Let me know in the comments!
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