We do not go out to eat often anymore, because of our oldest daughter. Not quite out of her “terrible twos”, she refuses to eat most foods and will not sit at the table long before demanding to explore the restaurant. Today, however, we were pleasantly surprised. We found a restaurant where she liked the food and was happy to sit with us for the entire meal. It was Cosi restaurant. They have pretty good kids menu with meal combos priced at $4.99 and structured to limit calories to a reasonable level. Our daughter was very happy with her pizza, baby carrots, chocolate chip cookie and milk. Apparently, Parents magazine ranked Cosi number 1 among its Top Best Fast-Casual Restaurants for 2009. In my book, the ranking was well placed and worth it.
My personal favorite was the roast beef sandwich and bread pudding. I look forward to going back there again very soon!