Patch Picks: Five Family-Friendly Restaurants

Every Thursday, Patch will run a weekly feature called Patch Picks, highlighting editor and reader picks of great local businesses, destinations, services, organizations, ways to spend a day off, and more.  

You’ll find useful lists to help you, your family, friends, and significant others find the best places for everything from Sunday brunch to New Year’s Eve celebrations, pumpkin patches, date night destinations, florists, girlfriend nights out, kids party places, parks and more.

For this week, we're looking at places to eat that will keep both parents and kids happy.

, 1264 State St.

The restaurant has an extensive kid’s menu, including chocolate chip pancakes and crepes, French toast, eggs and bacon, and even burgers, corn dogs and chicken fingers.

, 12371 S. Derby Road

Kids can choose from a variety of meals, including a mini cheddar burger, mac n’ cheese, chicken tenders and even peanut butter and jelly served on lightly toasted sourdough. Kid’s menu items come with a choice of tater tots, fries, carrots and celery or apple wedges.

, 1015 State St.

The restaurant is attached to a bowling alley. Slices of cheesy pizza and a game of bowling seem like a winning combination for kids.

, 1035 State St.

The restaurant is famous for its fries and milkshakes. “The butter garlic fries are a Lemont institution,” said one patron. There is also a children’s menu. In a hurry to get your kids to soccer practice or a piano recital? The drive-thru is open late.

, 319 Front St.

The kid’s menu includes mini-quesadillas, tacos and burritos. Kids can also create their own Mexican style mini-pizza on a flour tortilla.