Pauline's Pizza
Pauline's Pizza has been called the, "true California pizza territory," by the "San Francisco Weekly." Families will enjoy making their own pizza with a variety of vegetables and sauces that come from local gardens. Pauline's Pizza offers a family-style garden salad that includes breadsticks. Every night at Pauline's a nightly special is offered. The casual, white tablecloth restaurant is large enough for for any size family or group. After dinner, guests might want to take a stroll through the Golden Gate Park, four miles away, where views of the bay and the famous Golden Gate Bridge can be seen.
Pauline's Pizza
260 Valencia
San Francisco, CA 94103
(415) 552-2050
paulinespizza.com
Ton Kiang Restaurant
After a morning hike at Muir Woods, 13 miles away, visitors may enjoy a Hakka and Chinese cuisine at the Ton Kiang Restaurant. Named after a small area in the Guangdong Providence in northern China, the Ton Kiang Restaurant offers a variety of dishes. The menu includes Dim Sum and appetizers, such pot stickers, main dishes of kung pao chicken and Mongolian-style beef and clay pots, also known as casseroles, of seafood and onion chicken. Ton Kiang Restaurant has both round tables and booths. It's casual layout, history of the Hakka and variety of dishes makes this a family-friendly restaurant. According to KTVU, Ton Kiang, "is a great place to take the kids." For seven years, the restaurant has been a Top 100 Bay Area Restaurant, by the "San Francisco Chronicle."
Ton Kiang Restaurant
5821 Geary Blvd.
San Francisco, CA 94121
(415) 752-4440
tonkiang.net
Rainforest Cafe
The Rainforest Cafe makes both children and adults feel like they are deep in the rain forests of South America. From the raucous coming from the monkeys, to the thunderstorms every 10 minutes and jungle music playing in the background, the Rainforest Cafe is a family restaurant for all types of ages. The menu ranges from burgers and fries to pizza and coconut shrimp. Diners can divulge in a volcanic chocolate desert while a round aquarium of tropical fish swim by. They can also stop by the gift shop and purchase a souvenir so they can always remember their lunch or dinner at the Rainforest Cafe. After the meal, guests can rent some bikes and take the ferry over to Angel Island, 16 miles away. The island is a popular tourist destination and includes many biking and walking paths.
Rainforest Cafe
145 Jefferson Street
San Francisco, CA 94133
(415) 440-5610
rainforestcafe.com