Kid-Friendly Dining Guide Announces Platinum Plate Award Winners

The Kid-Friendly Dining Guide, MyKidsPlate.com, announces the winners of their annual Platinum Plate Awards contest.

 And the winner is…

Orlando, FL (June 11, 2010) – MyKidsPlate.com is the kid-friendly dining authority listing restaurants that are kid-friendly and teaching restaurants how to better serve families with kids. The results of the annual Platinum Plate Awards have been announced naming chains and independents as award winners across 12 categories. 

The nomination process began in January, 2010. Consumers were invited to nominate their favorites and restaurants were encouraged to nominate themselves.

 “The Platinum Plate Awards are distinguished by a combination of consumer’s votes and kid-friendly restaurant expertise. In this day and age, restaurants should be doing more and the ones that do should be recognized,” said Julie Casey, The Restaurant Mom and founder of MyKidsPlate.com.

 The 2010 MKP Platinum Plate Award Winners are:

CATEGORY                                                             

Best Kid-Friendly, Large Chain                      Nominees:  Applebees, Denny’s, IHOP, Pizza Hut              Winner: Denny’s 

Best Kid-Friendly, Medium Chain                 Nominees:   BJ’s Restaurant & Brewhouse, Mimi’s Café, California Pizza Kitchen, Texas Roadhouse                        Winner:  Mimi’s Cafe   www.mimiscafe.com

Best Kid-Friendly Small/Regional                    Nominees: Bubba Gump Shrimp Co.,  California Tortilla, Quaker Steak & Lube, Tumbleweed Southwest Grill               Winner:  Bubba Gump Shrimp Co.       www.bubbagump.com

Best Kid-Friendly Independent                        Nominees: Clyde’s, The Flying Pizza Company, Scotty’s Brewhouse                Winner: Scotty’s Brewhouse   www.scottysbrewhouse.com

Best Kids’ Menu (Food)                                Nominees: 5 & Diner, Genghis Grill, Hard Rock Cafe, Iron Hill Brewery         Winner: Iron Hill Brewery    www.ironhillbrewery.com

Most Kid-Friendly Amenities                           Nominees: Chick-Fil-A, Cool-de-Sac, Family Grounds Cafe      Winner: Cool-de-Sac    www.cool-de-sac.com

Best Kid-Friendly Community Partner             Winner: California Pizza Kitchen, Irvine   www.cpk.com

Best Family Value                                    Nominees: Bob Evans, Denny’s, Subway       Winner: Bob Evans   www.bobevans.com

Best Kids’ Activities, Younger Kids            Nominees: Big Boy Restaurants, Miller’s Ale House, O’Charley’s,  Steak-n-Shake,    Winner: Miller’s Ale House    www.millersalehouse.com

Best Kids’ Activities, Older Kids                     Nominees: Buffalo Wild Wings, Rainforest Cafe, BJ’s Restaurant & Brewhouse    Winner: BJ’s Restaurant & Brewhouse   www.bjsrestaurants.com

Healthiest Kids’ Menu, Independent               Winner: Green Day Café    www.greendaycafe.com

Healthiest Kids’ Menu, Chain                        Nominees: Boston Market, Panera,  Subway   Winner: Subway www.subway.com

Best Kid-Friendly Service      Winner: The Flying Pizza Company  www.theflyingpizzacompany.com

Best Grown Ups Night Out, Independent   Nominees: 1492 Tapas Bar, JiRaffe, Park Plaza Gardens, Sabor Latin Bistro      Winner: Sabor Latin Bistro    www.saborlatinbistro.com

Best Grown Ups Night Out, Chain       Nominees:  Seasons 52, Taverna Opa, The Melting Pot                  Winner: The Melting Pot     www.meltingpot.com

The Platinum Plate Awards are an honor for a restaurant to be awarded. Families with kids make up a large portion of the population and the restaurants that recognize this market segment should be rewarded for their accomplishments.

MyKidsPlate.com is the industry leader in kid-friendly dining. Conducting research since 2007, MKP has identified what is important to parents when they take kids out to eat. Restaurants are listed on MyKidsPlate.com and The Restaurant Mom teaches restaurants how to increase revenues through repeat visits and higher check averages with this segment.