Where can a family go to eat and not be bombarded by the news or distracting screens pulling us away from a nice family dinner?
Initially, I could only come up with 2 ideas: Ruby's Diner and Islands (but Islands doesn't really count because there are screens - but at least it's not the news). So I asked the question on the Facebook. Here's what you said, plus a few more I thought up!
Family Restaurants in South OC
- Fresh Brother's Pizza (Laguna Niguel)
- Skimmers Panini Grill (Mission Viejo)
Family Restaurants in Central OC
- The Crab Cooker (Tustin and Newport Beach)
- Rutabegorz (Fullerton, Orange, and Tustin)
- Greenleaf Gourmet Chop Shop (Costa Mesa)
- Pieology (Irvine Spectrum and Westminster)
- Tender Greens (Irvine Spectrum and UC Irvine)
- Joe's Crab Shack (Garden Grove - playground outside!)
- Old Spaghetti Factory (Newport Beach and Fullerton)
- Stonefire Grill (Brea, Irvine, and Fountain Valley)
- IKEA Food (Costa Mesa)
Family Restaurants in North OC
- Green Tomato Grill (Brea, Orange, and Huntington Beach)
- Blue Agave Southwestern Grill (Yorba Linda)
Multiple locations
- Moulin Bistro (Newport Beach, Costa Mesa, Laguna Beach, Dana Point, San Clemente)
- Cafe Rio (Costa Mesa, Lake Forest, Tustin, Irvine, Aliso Viejo, San Clemente, Huntington Beach)
- Outdoors at Food Courts (think Irvine Spectrum, The District at Tustin Legacy, The Marketplace in Irvine/Tustin, and Foothill Ranch Towne Center, Rodeo39 Food Hall, Mess Hall Market Tustin)
Chains
- Raising Cane's
- Ruby's Diner
- The Habit Burger Grill
- Farmer Boys
- Chipotle Mexican Grill
- Corner Bakery
- Pei Wei (Tustin)
- Veggie Grill
- Native Foods Cafe (Costa Mesa)
Worth a Mention
- Islands - TVs with extreme sports only and no commercials
- California Pizza Kitchen - TVs at the counter
If you think of any more, please email me at play@funorangecountyparks.com!
