Casual Dining

Casual dining restaurants normally serve moderately priced food in a casual environment. They most likely contain full table service that is performed by a waiter or waitress. Most of these restaurants make at least some attempt to cater to families and children. Some examples of this would include Olive Garden, LongHorn Steakhouse, and Outback.

On this site, you can choose any restaurant by their type, food type,  or by the night kids eat free. You can also search for any restaurant by their name on the right side of the page  More restaurants are being added each day so check back soon if you don’t see one.

Red Robin

Red Robin

Most restaurants have a story in how they started. Those stories generally center around the restaurant or the founder. However, the most interesting part of Red Robin is the origin of its name. The history…

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Famous Dave’s

Famous Dave’s

Dave Anderson grew up in Chicago with love for BBQ instilled in him by his dad who was a Choctaw Indian and loved to smoke BBQ. It was that inspiration and passion that led Anderson…

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Chili’s

Chili’s

Larry Lavine loved burger joints growing up and always dreamed of having one, but it was a chili cook-off that really grabbed his attention. He took creativity in opening the very first location in a…

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Texas Roadhouse

Texas Roadhouse

Kent Taylor had a dream, and he moved to Colorado from Kentucky (by way of North Carolina) to chase it. Some people are passionate about golf, some shopping, Kent was passionate about the state of…

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Maggiano’s Little Italy

Maggiano’s Little Italy

Most restaurants have some form of reasoning behind their name if not named after the founder. Maggiano’s is a little unique in that it was named in memory of someone. It was that part of…

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O’Charley’s

O’Charley’s

How many restaurants are started by a 20 year Marine veteran? I dare say not many. Charley Watkins served his country well. He was a pilot and retired as a Major in the USMC in…

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