Denica's Real Food Kitchen

The Hacienda Crossings family standby with a real kids menu (not an afterthought), a dog-friendly patio, and comfort food across the board - the easy yes when nobody can agree.

Build-your-own stir fry where kids pick their own ingredients and watch it cooked on the giant round grill - picky eaters can't complain about a meal they designed themselves.

East Coast-style thin crust with a standing Tuesday deal: kids eat free with an adult meal from 5pm. Make Tuesday the new pizza night.

A trampoline park with locations in Concord, Fremont, and Dublin.

Dublin's free splash park next to The Wave waterpark: a big, open spray ground for hot Tri-Valley afternoons, with the rest of Emerald Glen's fields and paths around it for drying off.