Chenery Park Restaurant
www.chenerypark.com
683 Chenery Street, San Francisco, 94131, Map it here
415-337-8537
Neighborhood: Glen Park
Cost: Kid’s Menu – $3+; Adult’s menu $15+
Dad Marcel, Mom Jen and 'lil Lena toast to a family night out at the CP.
Ummm, can you say dinner out with your kids in a grown up establishment surrounded by your fellow parent peers? Why… Chenery Park Restaurant has done it, so you can eat your heart out parents and kids! By the time I heard the buzz about this restaurant, my daughter was already one year old (how we needed this sooner)… so to play catch up, we now make this a regular evening out and we recommend you do the same.
Owners Richard Rosen, Gaines Dobbins, John Bedard and Joseph Kowal and their fantastic, attentive, patient staff deserve a medal for starting such a great tradition (and at the very least deserve our generous tips!). Every Tuesday night starting at 5:30, they convert the entire upper level to a kid friendly safe haven where kids can be kids, run around and socialize and climb stairs, while adults can be adults and eat a real meal in a real restaurant, not from your average kid friendly joint like chain restaurants and quick eats. The food is very tasty, the surroundings are clean, the décor is nice and homey. All in all, you almost feel like you’re going out on a (pre kid) date with your honey . . . almost.
The staff is extremely sensitive– one cute waitress even assured me, “Relax that this night is for you” as I shushed my child who strayed too far from our table and began disturbing other (non-parent) diners.
The CP takes reservations, so make one if you have a good sized group coming or you want to be assured a table. The CP looks after you – they even let you know as you exit that you if you leave anything behind (a sock, a toy, a book . . . ) they will call you.
The CP on Tuesdays is one of our Kid Friendliest picks for dinner in town.
If you are looking for some before dinner activities, the small business district of Glen Park is perfect for strolling with little ones. Discover the bookstore Bird and Beckett (653 Chenery Street next to Chenery Park), Perch (654 Chenery St.) for unique adult and tot gifts , various coffee shops and a newly remodeled public library (on Diamond Street). For some high end marketing try Canyon Market at 2815 Diamond Street (see photo below). And for an after dinner sweet, stop by Eggettes (2810 Diamond Street) for some delicious and interesting light waffle-like treats served in their comfy and ultra kid friendly environment.
