Family Restaurants in Boulder, Colorado

Snarf's

• With a name like Snarf's, how can this not be a place kids would love? The menu consists primarily of sandwiches with standards like roast beef, BLT, meatball and ham and cheese, and specialty sandwiches like prime rib and provolone, eggplant parmesan and smoke brisket BBQ. A few salads are offered, as well. Standard sides like potato salad, cole slaw and macaroni salad round out the offerings. The "Snarflettes" menu offers grilled cheese, PB and J, Peanut Butter, Banana and Honey and a hot dog, with chocolate milk, sodas, shakes and malts. Brownies, cookies and ice cream are available for those who clean their plate.

  Snarf's
  1087 14th Street
  (303) 444-7714

  2128 Pearl Street
  (303) 444-7766

  5340 Arapahoe
  (303) 444-3404

  www.eatsnarfs.com

Beau Jo's Pizza

• If there is one thing kids love that adults crave, too, it's pizza. Beau Jo's Pizza is the place to take the family for its pizza fix in Boulder. For the grown-ups, appetizers include stuffed mushrooms and artichoke and spinach dip, while the kids can munch on honey cheese bread or nachos. There is an all-you-can-eat soup and salad bar, sandwich menu, calzones, pastas and miner's skillets, filled with dishes like lasagna or meatball, sausage, pizza sauce and cheese. Pizzas are served as Mountain Pies (thick crust) or Prairie Pies (thin) in almost endless combinations. The online menu gives nutrition information, and there is even an extensive gluten-free menu. A children's menu offers pizza, chicken nuggets, mac and cheese and mini corn dogs.

  Beau Jo's Pizza
  2690 Baseline Road
  (303) 554-5312
  beaujos.com

Foolish Craig's Café

• For an incredible breakfast experience, look no further than Foolish Craig's Café. Known for its crepes, diners will find a huge selection of morning favorites: made-to-order omelets and crepes (less than $10), French toast, breakfast burritos, eggs Benedict and more. Lunch offers a large selection of sandwiches ($7 to $9), soups and salads, and the aforementioned breakfast menu (until 5 p.m.). Dinner offers plenty of grown up options (Fresh Pear Apple Salad appetizer, almond Crusted Brie Stuffed Salmon, Chicken Duxelle Crepe), as well as burgers and sandwiches for the kids. Foolish Craig's has vegetarian and Vegan items and an extensive beer and wine list and offers a colorful, artsy décor.

  (303) 247-9383
  1611 Pearl Street
  foolishcraigs.com