12 Family-Friendly Ideas for Dining in Nashville
Written by Margaret Littman
The canon of research that says dining together is good for families is longer than the line of folks waiting to get into Pancake Pantry.
But finding a place to have that family meal out of the house can be stressful. You can rule out places on both ends of the spectrum, from Chuck E. Cheese (too kid-centric) to Lower Broadway (too adult-focused). But finding places where you can have good food, practice dining-out etiquette, try new foods and not bother other patrons who might not be out with kids can feel tricky.
Similarly, if you have a sitter and want to have a date night or a girls’ night, you might want to branch out from your old favorites. Here’s a list of six places to consider when you want the family to eat together — and six others for when you have a sitter.
Dicey's
OK, fine. Pizza doesn’t exactly pop off as a radical idea for a menu item for dinner with the kids. But the Wedgewood Houston restaurant offers more than just a thin-crust slice. The large backyard area has plenty of room to run around. (And the sound of the nearby train is definitely louder than your kids.) There are ample tables with striped umbrellas for dining outside. The menu includes pizza that Dicey’s calls “party cut” (that’s a Chicago-style thin-crust cut in squares instead of triangles), plus salads, sandwiches, wings and plenty of adult beverage choices.