Family Chain Restaurants in the USA
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In the USA, there are many family restaurant chains offering a typical American menu as well as a cheap and nice children's menu with various activities. The menu is served with colored pencils to keep the children occupied with drawing, coloring, and solving puzzles until the food is ready.
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Family Restaurants
The names of most of these chains end with the letter "S",
For example: DENNY’S, SHONEY’S, PERKINS, FRIENDLYS (known for its ice cream).
recommended family chains include:
APPLEBEE’S
and CHILI’S GRILL & BAR, which specializes in American and Mexican food.
Restaurants in the United States where the meal is an experience
These are restaurants where the atmosphere, design, and entertainment during the meal are no less important than the quality of the food.
Read about these restaurants in the article: Ten restaurant chains in the United States where the meal is an experience
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Dinner Shows:
Another type of special meal, very suitable for children, which can be found mainly in the heart of tourist areas (such as Orlando, Los Angeles, Toronto, etc.) is a dinner show: Dinner Show. In these shows, in addition to dining, guests are quite active spectators. Examples of such meals include Medieval style with knights or a meal with a pirate show.
Steakhouses
Americans love steaks very much. Therefore, you will find a Steakhouse on every corner.
The most recommended chain in my opinion is Texas Roadhouse, which has more than 200 branches in 39 states. Before the meal, you will receive warm and sweet rolls with a wonderful taste.
Another recommended steakhouse chain is LongHorn Steakhouse, with over 350 branches in many states in the USA, mainly in the eastern part.
Another good steakhouse chain: Outback Steakhouse:
Italian Food
Fans of Italian restaurants will also celebrate in the USA. The recommended large chains specializing in Italian food are:
CARRABBA'S, California Pizza Kitchen, Olive Garden, Old Spaghetti Factory
Another popular type of restaurant in the USA is the "Buffet", in the "all-you-can-eat" style. Try to avoid a common Israeli habit of taking "supplies for the road" with you; this is not acceptable in the USA and Americans will view it very unfavorably.
Popular "All You Can Eat" Chains:
Soup Exchange - more than 60 items at the salad bar, soups, pastries, vegetables, meat buffet (dinner only), and of course desserts and ice cream.
Home Town Buffet - very similar to the description of the previous chain. More emphasis on the meat buffet.
Souplantation and Sweet Tomatoes - two high-quality sister chains specializing in salads, soups, and pastries. Non-meat chains. Highly recommended.
In many restaurants, alongside the regular menu, there is also an all-you-can-eat buffet and you can choose one or combine the two.
Among the more famous chains:
Ponderosa, Bonanza (mainly in the Eastern USA), and Sizzler (mainly in the Western USA), which specialize mainly in steaks and salad bars. Also, in many ethnic restaurants (Chinese, Indian, etc.) there are all-you-can-eat buffets.
In most of the buffets mentioned above, there is a significant discount for children, according to their age. Children under the age of five pay only a symbolic amount.