OpenTable Diners Name Top 100 Kid-Friendly Restaurants

California Takes Best State for Kid-Friendly Dining; Illinois, Massachusetts, Minnesota and New York Great for Families and Little Foodies

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Jun 28, 2011, 11:04 ET

SAN FRANCISCO, June 28, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- School is out for summer, and OpenTable, Inc. (NASDAQ: OPEN; www.opentable.com), a leading provider of free, real-time online restaurant reservations for diners and reservation and guest management solutions for restaurants, is celebrating by announcing the 100 winners of its Diners' Choice Awards for Kid-Friendly Restaurants in the United States. The list of winners is derived from more than ten million reviews submitted by OpenTable diners for more than 12,000 restaurants in all 50 states and the District of Columbia.

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The state of California boasts 26 winning spots on the list, including 13 in the San Francisco vicinity alone -- a boon for Bay Area babies and their parents. The Midwest is also best, with Illinois and Minnesota claiming 12 spots each. Massachusetts and New York earned 11 and 12 nods, respectively. Other stand-out states include Pennsylvania and Ohio, as well as Washington D.C. Winners also represented Arizona, Georgia, Hawaii, New Jersey, and Rhode Island, among others. Italian fare proved popular with families, with a strong showing from Buca de Beppo restaurants as well as Manhattan favorites Carmine's 91st Street and Carmine's Midtown, as well as several others.

"When you're dining out with kids, you really want to find a restaurant that has something for everyone at the table – a cool cocktail and fine food for the adults, a menu that appeals to young diners, and friendly service," says Caroline Potter, OpenTable's Chief Dining Officer. "The good news is that there are 100 restaurants – and, let's face it, many, many more – where families can enjoy all of that. From the fun of upscale barbecue restaurants and Japanese steakhouses to the comforts of new and classic Italian cuisine, these winning restaurants make it easier than ever for families to find a spot sure to please diners of every age."

Based on feedback collected from OpenTable diners between June 2010 and May 2011, the following 50 restaurants, listed in alphabetical order, received the highest scores from OpenTable diners. For more information about this list, please visit http://www.opentable.com/kids.

5 Napkin Burger - New York, New York

The American Sector @ The National WWII Museum - New Orleans, Louisiana

Aquarium Restaurant – Denver, Colorado

Axel's Bonfire – Blaine, Minnesota

Axel's Bonfire – Savage, Minnesota

Axel's Bonfire – Woodbury, Minnesota

Big Bowl – Lincolnshire, Illinois

Big Bowl - Reston, Virginia

Black Angus Steakhouse-Blossom Hill – San Jose, California

Black Angus Steakhouse-Dublin – Dublin, California

Boca Chica Restaurant - St. Paul, Minnesota

The Brooklyn Diner Times Square – New York, New York

Buca di Beppo – Brea, California

Buca di Beppo – Burnsville, Minnesota

Buca di Beppo – Campbell, California

Buca di Beppo - Chicago, Illinois

Buca di Beppo – Claremont, California

Buca di Beppo - Eden Prairie, Minnesota

Buca di Beppo - Orlando, Florida

Buca di Beppo – Indianapolis, Indiana

Buca di Beppo – Irvine, California

Buca di Beppo – Lexington, Massachusetts

Buca di Beppo – Lombard, Illinois

Buca di Beppo - Maple Grove, Minnesota

Buca di Beppo – Minneapolis, St. Paul (Downtown/Uptown)

Buca di Beppo - Orland Park, Illinois

Buca di Beppo - Palo Alto, California

Buca di Beppo – Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Buca di Beppo – Sacramento, California

Buca di Beppo - San Francisco, California

Buca di Beppo - San Jose, California

Buca di Beppo – Seekonk, Boston, Massachusetts

Buca di Beppo – Shrewsbury, Massachusetts

Buca di Beppo - St. Paul, Minnesota

Buca di Beppo - Universal City, California

Buca di Beppo – Wheeling, Illinois

Buca di Beppo – Worthington, Ohio

Burger Jones – Calhoun, Minnesota

Carmine's - 91st Street, New York, New York

Carmine's Midtown – New York, New York

Cioppino's On The Wharf – San Francisco, California

Clyde's of Chevy Chase – Washington, D.C.

D.B.A. Barbecue – Atlanta, Georgia

Dee's – Forest Hills, New York

Dinosaur Bar B Que – New York, New York

Dish Mill Valley – Mill Valley, California

Durgin Park - Boston, Massachusetts

El Cholo Cafe - Pasadena, California

F. McLintocks Saloon & Dining House - Pismo Beach, California

Fenicci's of Hershey - Hershey, Pennsylvania

Fire + Ice - Boston, Massachusetts

Fire + Ice - Cambridge, Massachusetts

Fire + Ice Grill + Bar - Anaheim, California

Fire + Ice - Providence, Rhode Island

Good Earth Edina - Edina, Minnesota

Graziano's – Chicago, Chicago, Illinois

Guadalajara Grill - Tucson, Arizona

Gus's BBQ – South Pasadena, California

Harry Caray's Tavern - Chicago, Illinois

Hill Country Barbecue Market - Washington, D.C.

Houlihan's Restaurant - Park Ridge, Illinois

House of Japan – Dublin, Ohio

House of Japan – Columbus, Ohio

K'ya Street Fare – Anaheim, California

Kyoto Palace Restaurant – Campbell, California

L. Woods Tap and Pine Lodge – Chicago, Illinois

Landmarc [At the Time Warner Center] – New York, New York

Maggiano's – Bellevue, Washington

Maggiano's – Hackensack, New Jersey

Max Brenner - Las Vegas, Nevada

Max Brenner – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Max Brenner - Union Square – New York, New York

Mity Nice Grill – Chicago, Illinois

Mozza Mia - Edina, Minnesota

Ninja – New York, New York

Not Your Average Joe's – Watertown, Massachusetts

Not Your Average Joe's - Westborough, Massachusetts

Pacific Catch - Sunset District – San Francisco, California

Papa Razzi – Wellesley, Massachusetts

Paradise Cove Beach Cafe – Malibu, California

Park Chalet – San Francisco, California

Percy Street Barbecue – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

The Pirates' House - Savannah, Georgia

The Prickly Pear Cantina – Danville, California

Proud Bird – Los Angeles, California

R J Grunt's – Chicago, Illinois

Raglan Road Irish Pub – Lake Buena Vista, Florida

Rawhide Steakhouse at Wild Horse Pass – Chandler, Arizona

Rizzuto's Wood-Fired Kitchen & Bar – Westport, Connecticut

Rye Grill and Bar – Rye, New York

Sambuca – New York, New York

Sam's Chowder House – Half Moon Bay, California

Scoozi – Chicago, Illinois

Summer Shack – Boston, Massachusetts

Summer Shack - Cambridge, Massachusetts

Ted's Bulletin – Washington, D.C.

The Twisted Fork – Raleigh, North Carolina

Virgil's – New York, New York

Waikiki Starlight Luau – Honolulu, Hawaii

Yankee Pier – Larkspur, California

Diners can also find additional information on the Diners' Choice Awards for the Best Kid-Friendly Restaurants in the US by visiting the OpenTable "Dining Check" blog at http://blog.opentable.com.

About OpenTable Reviews Program

Originally launched in November 2008, the OpenTable Reviews program (http://reviews.opentable.com) helps diners find restaurants that best fits their dining occasions. Diners who recently honored an OpenTable reservation can quickly and easily submit feedback for that restaurant via an online form and access reviews for thousands of OpenTable restaurant partners across the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom. The OpenTable Reviews program has generated more than 10 million reviews by verified diners, establishing OpenTable.com as one of the largest and most trusted sources for restaurant reviews.

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 20,000 restaurant customers, and, since its inception in 1998, has seated more than 200 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. OpenTable also owns and operates toptable.com, a leading restaurant reservation site in the United Kingdom.