5 Kansas City, MO Restaurants Your Kids will Love

Unless it’s fast food, finding a place to eat with the kids is something families usually struggle with. But in Kansas City, MO, it isn’t hard at all. From railroad-themed restaurants to colorful ice cream parlors, here are 5 restaurants your kids will love:

1. Fritz’s Railroad Restaurant
   250 N. 18th Street, Kansas City, MO

   This railroad-themed restaurant has been serving delicious American staples since 1954. Kids will love that orders are placed by phone and food is delivered via an overhead train. There are even paper engineer hats they can get to wear.

   Stop by for breakfast for mouthwatering stacks of pancakes and Texas-style French toast. For lunch or dinner, the double-patty Gen Dare burger and hearty grilled chicken sandwich are sure to fill little – and big – tummies.

2. Crayola Café
   2450 Grand Boulevard, Kansas City, MO

   It’s hard to miss this colorful eatery in the Crown Center shopping mall. But Crayola Café is more than just an eye-catching sight – check out the varied selections on their menu and you’ll see why families keep coming back for more. With crispy chicken tenders, melt-in-your-mouth grilled cheese toast, and scrumptious cheeseburgers, this café doesn’t hold back on their kids’ meals. Moms and dads, meanwhile, can try the chicken cordon bleu mac or their signature Crayola Burger.

3. Spin! Pizza
   4950 Main Street, Kansas City, MO

   While there are many good pizza places in Kansas City, few can match the delicious gourmet pizza of Spin! Pizza. Using only the freshest ingredients, this pizzeria always serves their pies fresh out of the oven. Popular varieties include pesto chicken, five-cheese, sausage and apple, and spinach & prosciutto. You can also make your own pizza with your favorite toppings, select from vegan and gluten-free options, and sample their famous salads. Adults can enjoy wine with their meals while a giant scoop of creamy gelato will leave the kids swooning.

4. Kate’s Kitchen
   8002 N Oak Trafficway, Kansas City, MO

   Stop by Kate’s Kitchen for hearty servings of timeless breakfast and lunch favorites. If you’re dropping by for breakfast, their three-egg omelets and chicken fried chicken and eggs are sure to get you fueled up for the day. On weekends, bring the kids along for a lunch of filling sandwiches, delectable salads, and their ever-popular hand-breaded chicken Top off your meal with a fruit pie or chocolate cream pie and you’ll be wondering why you hadn’t dropped by sooner. This family-owned restaurant prides itself on its warm and accommodating service. No matter how busy they get, you can always expect a friendly smile to go with your delicious meal.

5. Betty Rae’s Ice Cream
   7140 Wornall Road, Kansas City, MO

   Betty’s Rae’s Ice Cream serves some of the most boldly creative flavors you’ll ever taste. Get ready to be blown away by a unique combination of flavors like goat cheese and fire-roasted hatch chilies. For something more adult sample their signature boozy shake – two shots of alcohol blended with delicious ice cream. Kids won’t be left out either, with ice-cream sandwiches they’ll love and ever-popular flavors like strawberry and cookies & cream.

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