SAN FRANCISCO, July 29, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Parents who love restaurants can still enjoy great meals when dining with kids. OpenTable, Inc. (Nasdaq:OPEN) (http://www.opentable.com/">www.opentable.com), a leading provider of free online reservations for diners and guest management systems for restaurants, today announced the national winners of its second annual Diners' Choice awards for restaurants its diners deemed the most kid-friendly. The list of winning restaurants is derived from more than five million reviews submitted by OpenTable diners for more than 12,000 restaurants in all 50 states and the District of Columbia.
"Dining out has definitely become a family affair, and as the restaurants on this list indicate, kid-friendly dining can be upscale. You're no longer limited to low-end fare when you've got little ones in tow," said Caroline Potter, Chief Dining Officer, OpenTable. "In fact, this list proves that it's easier than ever to enjoy fine food in an atmosphere that's welcoming to diners of all ages."
Based on feedback collected from OpenTable diners between August 2009 and July 2010, the following 50 restaurants, listed in alphabetical order, received the highest scores from OpenTable diners, indicating that they were considered among the top restaurants for kid-friendly dining. For more information about this list, please visit http://www.opentable.com/kids.
The 2010 Winners of OpenTable's Most Kid-Friendly Restaurant Awards
- 5 Napkin Burger 84 – New York, NY
- 94th Aero Squadron – Van Nuys, CA
- America – Washington, DC
- Aquarium Restaurant – Denver, CO
- Black Angus Steakhouse, Blossom Hill – San Jose, CA
- Black Angus Steakhouse, Dublin – Dublin, CA
- Black Angus Steakhouse, Sunnyvale – Sunnyvale, CA
- Boathouse Forest Park – St. Louis, MO
- Boca Chica Restaurant – St. Paul, MN
- Buca di Beppo – San Francisco, CA
- Carmine's 91st Street – New York, NY
- Durgin Park – Boston, MA
- El Cholo Cafe – Pasadena, CA
- Gabriela's – New York, NY
- Gus's BBQ – South Pasadena, CA
- Heartland Brewery Chophouse – New York, NY
- Henry's Restaurant – New York, NY
- Hill Country– New York, NY
- House of Japan – Dublin, OH
- House of Japan – Columbus, OH
- Kyoto Palace Restaurant – Campbell, CA
- L. Woods Tap and Pine Lodge – Lincolnwood, IL
- Landmarc – New York, NY
- Maggiano's Little Italy – Bellevue, WA
- Maggiano's Little Italy – Hackensack, NJ
- Max Brenner, Philadelphia – Philadelphia, PA
- Mity Nice Grill – Chicago, IL
- Miyama Japanese Steak House and Sushi Bar – Lone Tree, CO
- Ninja – New York, NY
- Pacific Catch, Sunset District – San Francisco, CA
- Paradise Cove Beach Cafe – Malibu, CA
- Park Chalet – San Francisco, CA
- Rawhide Steakhouse at Wild Horse Pass – Chandler, AZ
- Rye Grill and Bar – Rye, NY
- Sambuca – New York, NY
- Summer Shack – Boston, MA
- Summer Shack Cambridge – Cambridge, MA
- Summer Shack Hingham – Hingham, MA
- Sweet Lorraine's at Peddlers Village – Lahaska, PA
- Sweetie Pie Restaurant – New York, NY
- The American Sector @ The National WW II Museum – New Orleans, LA
- The Farm of Beverly Hills (The Grove) – Los Angeles, CA
- The Pirates' House – Savannah, GA
- The Ranch House – Honolulu, HI
- Tony's Di Napoli – New York, NY
- Tribeca Tavern – Cary, NC
- Virgil's – New York, NY
- Yankee Pier – Larkspur, CA
- Zapatista, Northbrook – Northbrook, IL
- Zingerman's Roadhouse– Ann Arbor, MI
For more information on kid-friendly dining, please visit Potter's "Dining Check" blog on OpenTable at http://blog.opentable.com.
About OpenTable, Inc.
OpenTable is a leading provider of free, real-time online restaurant reservations for diners and reservation and guest management solutions for restaurants. The OpenTable network delivers the convenience of online restaurant reservations to diners and the operational benefits of a computerized reservation book to restaurants. OpenTable has more than 13,000 restaurant customers, and since its inception in 1998, has seated more than 150 million diners around the world. The company is headquartered in San Francisco, California, and the OpenTable service is available throughout the United States, as well as in Canada, Germany, Japan, Mexico, and the United Kingdom.
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