By Nikki Fiedler
Indianapolis offers several restaurants with playgrounds for the kids.
is a thriving city with plenty of restaurants, parks and recreational services. However, if you and the kids are hungry and looking to kill two birds with one stone, try a restaurant that offers both food and entertainment. These inner-city venues offer playgrounds and food to satisfy the needs of both parents and children.
Chuck E. Cheese
Chuck E. Cheese was designed with the child in mind. The restaurant features age appropriate games, rides, prizes, food and entertainment for kids of all ages, and families alike. Kids can play video games, enjoy high-tech simulator rides and Skytubes and kiddie rides for the youngest ones. The venue is part playground, part arcade and part children's theater. You can have a birthday party or private event at the venue as well. On the menu, you can find baked pizzas, wings, sandwiches, hot dogs, fries and a garden fresh salad bar.
Caribbean Cove Indoor Water Park
Caribbean Cove Indoor Water Park Calypso Cafe serves lunch and dinner within the water park. The restaurant serves light foods, sandwiches, Tuscano's Sub sandwiches, Noble Roman's Pizza and Edy's Ice Cream. Calypso is located on the top level of the Caribbean Cove Indoor Water Park. The water park features slides, waterfalls, tubing rivers, giant pools, fountains, spas and arcade games.
Jillans
Jillians offers food, fun and family-style dining in a three-story building that is basically one giant playground in itself. The first floor encompasses 20 large screen TVs where you can watch sporting and media events. The second floor offers over 100 electronic simulation games. Cosmic bowling lanes and pool tables also are available. The restaurant is open for lunch and dinner and stays open late night for those that are 21 and up. The food is reasonably priced with lunch specials including entrees like the mushroom burger, fried chicken salad or BLT wrap. You can find American favorites and specials like artichoke dip, jumbo wings, Southwest cobb salad, white chicken chili, pasta, pizza, burgers, steaks and fish. The restaurant serves beer, wine and drink specialties as well as non-alcoholic beverages. Jillians also caters to function events. It offers daily specials and game and food combination deals as well.
Chick-fil-A
Chick-fil-A specializes in chicken. It offers chicken sandwiches, wraps, soup, salads, waffle fries, breakfast items, shakes and ice cream. The restaurant also does party platters. You can dine-in, drive through or carryout. The inside of the restaurant offers casual dining seating, in an upscale fast food venue. The children's playground is attached to the building and has slides, climbing apparatuses, monkey bars and ball pits to keep young ones entertained.
About the Author:
Nikki Fiedler started writing professionally in 2004. She has been published in "The Vegetarian Journal," "Collegebound," "The Sandspur," "Orlando Style Magazine" and "Rollins Alumni Record." Fiedler graduated from Rollins College in 2008 with a double honors Bachelor of Arts degree in international relations and studio art.
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