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Best Virginia Suburbs (DC) Kid-Friendly Restaurants


For restaurants' pint-size patrons, chicken fingers dipped in marinara can't taste any better than when there's butcher paper lining the table and a glass of crayons to color with. When the dough and toppings are put directly in your child's hands, pizza becomes an interactive sport. Okay, not all restaurants have to offer entertainment in this form or the extreme---television, clowns and video games---to keep the youngsters happy. A warm waitstaff, a kitchen open to the flexible whims of a child's palate and a room of diners tolerable of tantrums all add up to a winning formula for feeding your children outside of the home. Take a look at our kid-friendly restaurants in Virginia Suburbs (DC) that can please both big and little diners.

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Amphora's Diner Deluxe American
12/20
1151 Elden St.
Herndon, VA 20170
703-925-0900 | Menu
Family-style meals 24/7. More...

Anita's Mexican Food Mexican
12/20
10880 Lee Hwy.
Fairfax, VA 22030
703-385-2965 | Menu
Fairfax outpost of a popular Mexican chain with generous portion sizes More...

Austin Grill Tex-Mex
12/20
8430-A Old Keene Mill Rd.
W. Springfield, VA 22152
703-644-3111 | Menu
Taste the wide, open flavors of Texas on your plate More...

Blue Iguana Restaurant & Bar Contemporary
13/20
Fair Lakes Shopping Center
12727 Shoppes Lane
Fairfax, VA 22033
703-502-8108 | Menu
Destination for interesting food and creative cooking in a casual atmosphere. More...

Blue Ridge Grill American
12/20
955 Edward's Ferry Rd.
Leesburg, VA 20176
703-669-5505 | Menu
Family-friendly American eats, from burgers and fries to apple-walnut cobbler. More...

Cafe Deluxe American
13/20
1800 International Dr.
Vienna, VA 22102
703-761-0600 | Menu
This friendly café is geared to casual eating, convivial socializing and comfort-food eats at family-affordable prices. More...

Clyde's of Reston American
13/20
11905 Market St.
Reston, VA 20190
703-787-6601 | Menu
Perennially popular bar scene; seasonal and standard American dishes. More...

Clyde’s Willow Creek Farm American
14/20
42920 Broadlands Blvd.
Broadlands, VA 20148
571-209-1200 | Menu
A stylish farmhouse re-creation in keeping with the Clyde's tradition. More...

Copper Canyon Grill Contemporary
13/20
Centreville Sq. I
5815 Trinity Pkwy.
Centreville, VA 20120
703-830-6600 | Menu
Centreville restaurant for dishes from tortilla soup to fresh fish and ribs. More...

Elevation Burger Burgers
Quick Bite
442 S. Washington St.
Falls Church, VA 22046
703-237-4343 | Menu
One of the best burgers in town! More...

Evening Star Cafe American
14/20
2000 Mount Vernon Ave.
Alexandria, VA 22301
703-549-5051 | Menu
The quintessential restaurant-gathering place for contemporary American cooking. More...

Maggiano's Little Italy Italian
12/20
Dining Room at Maggiano Tysons Galleria
2001 International Dr.
McLean, VA 22102
703-356-9000 | Menu
Maggiano's serves good-value, robust Southern Italian food in bountiful portions. More...

Mike's American Grill American
13/20
6210 Backlick Rd.
Springfield, VA 22150
703-644-7100 | Menu
It's a mainstream American dream: big portions, basic flavors. More...

Not Your Average Joes American
12/20
Lansdowne Town Center
19307 Promenade Dr.
Leesburg, VA 20176
571-333-5637 | Menu
A happening place for young suburban couples and more. More...

P. J. Skidoo's, The American Way American
12/20
9908 Lee Hwy.
Fairfax, VA 22030
703-591-4516 | Menu
Casual American bar food. More...

Picante! The Real Taco Tex-Mex
12/20
14511-B Lee Jackson Memorial Hwy.
Chantilly, VA 20151
703-222-2323 | Menu
Zesty flavors and non-traditional offerings More...

Red Hot & Blue Barbecue
Quick Bite
1600 Wilson Blvd.
Arlington, VA 22209
703-276-RIBS
Ribs cooked wet or dry, Memphis-style background rhythm ’n blues music, and banana pudding. More...

Rocklands Barbeque & Grilling Company Barbecue
Quick Bite
Stonewall Jackson Building
25 S. Quaker Ln.
Alexandria, VA 22314
703-778-9663 | Menu
Smoky ribs in whole, half or quarter slabs and several interesting sides. More...

Rocklands Barbeque & Grilling Company Barbecue
Quick Bite
3471 Washington Blvd.
Arlington, VA 22201
703-528-9663 | Menu
Some of the best barbecue around, to eat in or take out. More...

Sweetwater Tavern Brewpub
Quick Bite
3066 Gatehouse Plaza
Falls Church, VA 22042
703-645-8100 | Menu
You might have to choose between salads and entrées because both are big at this Falls Church establishment More...

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