Great Places for Kids to Eat in Pikeville, Kentucky

Shelia West
Restaurants that cater to children usually have no shortage of customers. As places like McDonalds, Chuck E Cheese, and other kid-friendly restaurants rake in the money, other restaurants attempt to pull customers in by offering kid menus and special prices.

Gatti Town, located at 274 Cassidy Boulevard, in Pikeville, Kentucky, is a great example of a kid friendly place to eat. If you have any trouble finding Gatti Town, just look for the area Walmart. Gatti Town is located between Walmart and Lowe's Home Improvement Center. This great pizza type restaurant and game center is oriented toward children, but has a menu that is sure to please adults as well as kids. It features not only pizza, but spaghetti, macaroni and cheese, as well as cinnamon sticks and dutch apple desserts. Not only will everyone appreciate the great food, they will also love the video games, skee ball, and big screen televisions. The menu starts at $7.99 for kids fifteen up to sixty, and comes down for kids over sixty or under fifteen. In fact, kids under two years of age can eat for free.

Of course, McDonalds has to be included in the kid friendly restaurants. McDonalds has kids' menus, kids' free toys with the famous Happy Meals, and play rooms at select restaurants. The McDonalds located at 3683 North Mayo Trail in Pikeville, Kentucky, is one of the PlaPlaces that McDonalds features. To get directions to this particular McDonalds, go to www.mcdonalds.com and type in 41501 as the area code. Look for the address of U.S. Route 23. This McDonalds is located close to Kmart and Big Lots.

Wendy's Restaurant is another great place for kids to eat. It features kid specialties such as the Jr Whopper Cheeseburger and the delicious Frosty. Wendy's in Pikeville is located on U.S. Route 23 across from Kmart. While they don't have a game room, they do have toys and family type cds available with their kids' meals. To get directions to this particular Wendy's, simply type in www.wendys.com and look for the Find a Wendy's button at the top right hand side of the screen.

Dairy Queen is another kid friendly type restaurant with its famous hotdogs and ice cream varieties. The ice cream cake has become a favorite among children of all ages. Dairy Queen of Pikeville is located at 450 South Mayo Trail.

Applebee's has to be included in the list of favorite restaurants for adults and kids. Kids can get their own special sized portions of chicken fingers or a mini cheeseburger with fries or even applesauce. For dessert, an Oreo cookie shake or sundae is just plain delicious. The atmosphere is always family oriented with kids receiving a Family Activity Book to help keep them entertained until their food arrives. To find Applebee's near Pikeville, simply look for Walmart and Lowe's. The exact address is 172 Cassidy Boulevard in Pikeville, Kentucky. If you need directions, go to www.applebees.com and look for locations.

All these great restaurants are kid friendly and offer special kids' menus. While not all have special areas for playing, most do offer some type of entertainment for the youngsters to occupy themselves with. Try one of these kid friendly restaurants the next time you take the kids out for a fun and delicious meal.

Published by Shelia West

I am the mother of two wonderful young adults and the grandmother of one highly intelligent and well mannered young man. (No bragging, just facts). Writing and reading have always been a source of enjoyment...  View profile

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