Comments on: The travesty of “The Kids Menu” http://sarestaurantreview.wordpress.com/2007/11/29/the-travesty-of-the-kids-menu/ Thoughts on food, restaurant reviews, and recipes. Sat, 19 Jul 2008 09:17:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU By: Andrea http://sarestaurantreview.wordpress.com/2007/11/29/the-travesty-of-the-kids-menu/#comment-213 Andrea Sun, 09 Mar 2008 01:49:41 +0000 http://sarestaurantreview.wordpress.com/2007/11/29/the-travesty-of-the-kids-menu/#comment-213 /children have extremely sensitive palates...if a child were to know the name of all ingredients including spices....they would be able to identify each ingredient in any given dish. That sensitive sense of taste is probably why they don't like spicey foods and foods that are heavily seasoned. I think as children grow into adults they abusedtheir taste buds over and over with things like MSG, cigarettes, coffee....etc....Adults may have a mature and seasoned sense of taste yet, most of the time they can't identify what it was exactly in the dish that they liked so much...outside of the stronger flavors that stand out. /children have extremely sensitive palates…if a child were to know the name of all ingredients including spices….they would be able to identify each ingredient in any given dish. That sensitive sense of taste is probably why they don’t like spicey foods and foods that are heavily seasoned. I think as children grow into adults they abusedtheir taste buds over and over with things like MSG, cigarettes, coffee….etc….Adults may have a mature and seasoned sense of taste yet, most of the time they can’t identify what it was exactly in the dish that they liked so much…outside of the stronger flavors that stand out.

]]> By: Anchovies - kids just love them! « The Dish on Food http://sarestaurantreview.wordpress.com/2007/11/29/the-travesty-of-the-kids-menu/#comment-70 Anchovies - kids just love them! « The Dish on Food Wed, 19 Dec 2007 18:29:47 +0000 http://sarestaurantreview.wordpress.com/2007/11/29/the-travesty-of-the-kids-menu/#comment-70 [...] we fought, toothpick-a-toothpick for the last ones. This is a great example to show that when we don’t patronize our children and assume what they will or will not like, they will actually surprise [...] [...] we fought, toothpick-a-toothpick for the last ones. This is a great example to show that when we don’t patronize our children and assume what they will or will not like, they will actually surprise [...]

]]> By: Fish Tacos at La Bodega « Bryan & College Station, Texas http://sarestaurantreview.wordpress.com/2007/11/29/the-travesty-of-the-kids-menu/#comment-54 Fish Tacos at La Bodega « Bryan & College Station, Texas Sat, 08 Dec 2007 02:07:36 +0000 http://sarestaurantreview.wordpress.com/2007/11/29/the-travesty-of-the-kids-menu/#comment-54 [...] By the way, I did feel like my kids were a little out of place there, not sure why, but there it is. (actually, I don’t think they even have a kids menu) [...] [...] By the way, I did feel like my kids were a little out of place there, not sure why, but there it is. (actually, I don’t think they even have a kids menu) [...]

]]> By: ieat http://sarestaurantreview.wordpress.com/2007/11/29/the-travesty-of-the-kids-menu/#comment-43 ieat Mon, 03 Dec 2007 22:17:00 +0000 http://sarestaurantreview.wordpress.com/2007/11/29/the-travesty-of-the-kids-menu/#comment-43 Jimmy - thanks for the feedback. Could you be a little more specific about the type of food business you are in? Please excuse my facetious question here, but do the kid's selections make sense with the rest of the menu or have you added a line of inferior food items completely unrelated to the "adult food?" Jimmy - thanks for the feedback. Could you be a little more specific about the type of food business you are in? Please excuse my facetious question here, but do the kid’s selections make sense with the rest of the menu or have you added a line of inferior food items completely unrelated to the “adult food?”

]]> By: JIMMY K http://sarestaurantreview.wordpress.com/2007/11/29/the-travesty-of-the-kids-menu/#comment-42 JIMMY K Mon, 03 Dec 2007 22:05:07 +0000 http://sarestaurantreview.wordpress.com/2007/11/29/the-travesty-of-the-kids-menu/#comment-42 I own a small chain of fast food restaurants and I actually expanded my kids menu to 10 items. I cover almost all sections. It's working like a charm. I own a small chain of fast food restaurants and I actually expanded my kids menu to 10 items. I cover almost all sections. It’s working like a charm.

]]> By: ieat http://sarestaurantreview.wordpress.com/2007/11/29/the-travesty-of-the-kids-menu/#comment-41 ieat Mon, 03 Dec 2007 00:49:37 +0000 http://sarestaurantreview.wordpress.com/2007/11/29/the-travesty-of-the-kids-menu/#comment-41 Eileen - great to hear from a restauranteur and your success with the kids. Interesting take on feeding the kids first and I'm wondering if anyone else has experience with this pattern? What are some of the weirdest things you've seen kids enjoy eating? You may not be from SA, but have you seen my post on Beto's? As a fellow Boricua I'd like to see your continued feedback here. Thanks! Eileen - great to hear from a restauranteur and your success with the kids. Interesting take on feeding the kids first and I’m wondering if anyone else has experience with this pattern? What are some of the weirdest things you’ve seen kids enjoy eating? You may not be from SA, but have you seen my post on Beto’s? As a fellow Boricua I’d like to see your continued feedback here. Thanks!

]]> By: eileen jimenez http://sarestaurantreview.wordpress.com/2007/11/29/the-travesty-of-the-kids-menu/#comment-40 eileen jimenez Sun, 02 Dec 2007 22:33:16 +0000 http://sarestaurantreview.wordpress.com/2007/11/29/the-travesty-of-the-kids-menu/#comment-40 I had an Italian restaurant for 17 years in San Juan, and part of my success was the way we treated kids. We had no kids' menu, bur we served 1/2 portions for them. The kids were served first, and the they could help themselves to a wood wine case full of toys, decks of cards, or coloring books and crayolas after they ate. That way, parents and friends could eat at peace, and everybody was happy. We had a BIG crowd of regulars every week!!! EJimenez, San Juan, P.R. I had an Italian restaurant for 17 years in San Juan, and part of my success was the way we treated kids. We had no kids’ menu, bur we served 1/2 portions for them. The kids were served first, and the they could help themselves to a wood wine case full of toys, decks of cards, or coloring books and crayolas after they ate.
That way, parents and friends could eat at peace, and everybody was happy.
We had a BIG crowd of regulars every week!!!
EJimenez, San Juan, P.R.

]]> By: Dustin http://sarestaurantreview.wordpress.com/2007/11/29/the-travesty-of-the-kids-menu/#comment-39 Dustin Sun, 02 Dec 2007 14:09:10 +0000 http://sarestaurantreview.wordpress.com/2007/11/29/the-travesty-of-the-kids-menu/#comment-39 This article made me laugh. It's dead on. Quite honestly, I think that this attitude that food establishment's have is a small reflection of how the rest of our society views children. There is a general "kids don't know the difference" mentality. Kids are unbelievable. The ability that they have to discern, soak up, retain, and recall is far beyond what they give them credit for. Good article. Dustin... This article made me laugh. It’s dead on.

Quite honestly, I think that this attitude that food establishment’s have is a small reflection of how the rest of our society views children. There is a general “kids don’t know the difference” mentality. Kids are unbelievable. The ability that they have to discern, soak up, retain, and recall is far beyond what they give them credit for.

Good article.

Dustin…

]]> By: ieat http://sarestaurantreview.wordpress.com/2007/11/29/the-travesty-of-the-kids-menu/#comment-37 ieat Sat, 01 Dec 2007 19:55:44 +0000 http://sarestaurantreview.wordpress.com/2007/11/29/the-travesty-of-the-kids-menu/#comment-37 Just to clarify, we don't make our kids eat what they don't like, but we do urge them strongly to try new things. Most of the time they like it. Sometimes they say "It's okay, but I'm not big on it." It is rare that they actually do not like something. BTW, my kids are 5, 7, and 9. Its amazing how acute their observations are about food flavor. Just to clarify, we don’t make our kids eat what they don’t like, but we do urge them strongly to try new things. Most of the time they like it. Sometimes they say “It’s okay, but I’m not big on it.” It is rare that they actually do not like something. BTW, my kids are 5, 7, and 9. Its amazing how acute their observations are about food flavor.

]]> By: Grace http://sarestaurantreview.wordpress.com/2007/11/29/the-travesty-of-the-kids-menu/#comment-35 Grace Sat, 01 Dec 2007 08:42:55 +0000 http://sarestaurantreview.wordpress.com/2007/11/29/the-travesty-of-the-kids-menu/#comment-35 Hell YEA! Over here we have Fridays which offered a smaller portion size at one point in time on their regular menu items, why can't they do the same for the kids. I have no problem letting my daughter get a "real" meal when we go out. She likes pretty much everything. Its awesome to hear someone else say- eat what I make or don't eat. I get strange looks for saying this. Not like I give a rats behind. My child is not the picky eater. Hell YEA!
Over here we have Fridays which offered a smaller portion size at one point in time on their regular menu items, why can’t they do the same for the kids. I have no problem letting my daughter get a “real” meal when we go out. She likes pretty much everything.

Its awesome to hear someone else say- eat what I make or don’t eat. I get strange looks for saying this. Not like I give a rats behind. My child is not the picky eater.

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