Urbanspoon: Most Popular Family Restaurants List Contains Three Orlando Spots

By Ken Storey

June 8, 2013: Post has been rewritten with links, photos and new text.

Urbanspoon, a restaurant website and app, released a new list of America’s most popular family-friendly restaurants on June 3, 2013. Using criteria such as nice atmosphere, diverse menu, and family friendliness, the list uses  positive reviews from professional food critics, bloggers and the Urbanspoon app. 

Three Orlando restaurants made the list: 

4 Rivers Smokehousethree locations

Ethos Vegan Kitchen, one location

Yellow Dog Eats, one location








When we were reading the list ourselves, we wondered why the list only shows one location for some of the multiple-location restaurants. To us, the list seems to be based more on a chain's location than amenities for families. See examples below:


The only state Fogo De Chao appears in on the list is Minnesota. The chain has 18 locations, including the one in Orlando (8282 International Drive, Orlando).


Miami only has one officially listed restaurant: I Love Tacos Taqueria. One restaurant? For Miami?


The only state Shake Shack appears in on the list is New York. The chain has over twelve locations, including one on Miami's Lincoln Road. Shake Shack is also rumored to be coming to Downtown Disney here in Orlando. 

California staple In & Out Burger is listed as one of Las Vegas’ restaurants, with no mention of them under California. 






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