9 Fun Restaurants for Kids Around Dallas

Hat Creek Burger Company is a family‑friendly fast‑casual burger chain known for using all‑natural, never‑frozen beef. They have playgrounds for the kids, happy hours for the parents, and something for everyone - even the pickiest of eaters.

Family-run Babe's specializes in serving a casual homestyle dinner that the whole family can enjoy together, with fried favorites as well as healthier options. Each restaurant has its own fun history and decor, and the Frisco location has a real fire truck and giant tractor parked outside. Waiter-led games and dances punctuate a typical meal.

Ford's Garage in Plano is themed after a 1920s service station, and car-loving kids will dig checking out the vintage Ford vehicles and memorabilia. Gourmet burgers, comfort food and lighter fare are on the menu, as well as a selection of craft beer.

Magic Time Machine is a fun, family-friendly restaurant with locations in San Antonio and Dallas, known for its imaginative, themed dining experience. Kids and adults alike enjoy the wacky seating areas—like a pirate ship or space capsule—and servers dressed as favorite characters from movies and cartoons. The menu features crowd-pleasers like prime rib, steaks, and seafood, along with big group meals perfect for celebrations.

This 50's themed restaurant in Oak Lawn will have you craving the good old days! Stop in for delicious classics like a patty cake melt, meatloaf, or onion rings, or give breakfast a try, which is served all day. They've been around for over 30 years and are one of the busiest restaurants on the block!

Take a trip back to the 11th century at Medieval Times! At this family (or date night) dinner theater, you'll enjoy a "hands-on" delicious feast from this time and enjoy watching knights on horses, staged medieval games, sword-fighting, jousting and much more. This whole experience will leave you wondering whether this is real life or a fairy tale!

Encore Family Karaoke has served good food, good drinks, and good fun for more than a decade in Dallas’ Koreatown.

The Rainforest Cafe is a perfect throwback for any 90s kid, and you'll love sharing the experience with your children! This rainforest-themed restaurant is decorated with large trees, a bar the shape of a giant mushroom, and costumed characters and animatronic animals like treefrogs and crocodiles!

In this saloon-style restaurant, you won't forget that you're in the Fort Worth Stockyards! Western art, antlers, and and dark wood surround you in this steakhouse, giving you the feeling of a Western ranch. Opened by descendants of the Hunter brothers, who owned the real H3 Ranch in the 1800s, there is a lot of history here to discover!