Raising Lexington
Raising Lexington: Kids At the Table?
Dining out can be fun for everyone including children, so why are some restaurants banning them?
I love eating out and have been doing it since I was a small child. My parents took me and my three older brothers out to family-style and higher end restaurants here and in Europe our whole lives. I have fond memories of these times and decided it was something I wanted to be able to do with my kids, as well. So, when I started hearing about McDain’s restaurant in Monroeville, Penn., banning children under 6-years-old, I was curious. What would push a business owner to ban a segment of their community? Isn’t there a way for restaurant owners to make all of their guests happy without going to the extreme measure of banning certain people? I think there is. And I think it is a combination of efforts on the parts of the restaurant and the …
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Audra Myerberg
3:21 pm on Monday, August 1, 2011
Well said Denise. I don't bring my kids on First Class yet but will once my youngest gets a few more years older....theater I can understand too and most films are fit for kids anyway. more ›