re: Thoughts on bringing in food to another establishment...

How many of you have kids?

I can tell you from experience that you can almost never satisfy small children at the same restaurant that you would like to eat.

While I would never personally bring Burger King bags into a restaurant with servers/waiters, I can somewhat see the parents point of view. I'm sure this particular couple knows their children well and while their tactics aggravated you, they may have made your dining experience tolerable by satisfying their childern with Burger King enstead of forcing them to eat from the buffet. Sometimes its just easier to get them what they like instead of forcing them to all eat the same thing.

I would suggest to those people who have to satisfy small children, but do not want McDonalds or Burger King to just go to the mall food court. They should be able to satisfy everyone there.

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Sometimes its just easier to get them what they like instead of forcing them to all eat the same thing.

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That's the point though. If you bring kids with you out to eat, eat at a place where EVERYONE can eat. Or don't go out to eat.

If the kids only eat BK then the parents should eat friggin' BK.

Like I said, I hate Piccadilly but I eat it because they have food we can feed our children.

The places we eat at have food that our kids will eat. If they don't, like at a sushi place for instance, we either don't go there or our kids don't go.

When my kids were young, we ate fast food very seldom and used it as a treat when they did something really good (grades, etc).

They at 15 and 11 now so we don't have those problems any more.

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I think it is in poor taste to bring in food from another place

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I agree. But like I said, it doesn't bother me and besides, when people do this, it gives my wife someone to talk about.

I'm just gald my kids are old enough that we don't have to worry about that anymore. The problem now is that they both eat like adults so dinner out without drinks now costs a minimum of $80.00 instead of $40.00.

Having two kids, I honestly don't have a problem with it as long as they don't eat anything from the place. Not tacky and I'm sure the people at the Chinese place are happy to have two paying customers as opposed to 0! Get a life, it's not a Rest August or similar.

That being said, I go where I can find something for my kids to eat b/c I'm not stopping at another place to get something.

Dont let your kids get that damn picky.

I agree with the poster who said that the parents should've either eaten somewhere where the whole family could eat, get takeout from the buffett, or feed the children beforehand and let them snack on fruit at the buffett (this option is a good compromise).

I won't lie, I was an incredibly picky eater as a child. I hated beef, burgers, tacos, etc. and would only consume fruit, veggies, and Mickey D's chicken nuggets. However, I never made a fuss at restaurants and was usually content with coloring the paper drawings that come with the menu. Kids' tastebuds change as they get older/are exposed to different foods. By the time they're 10/11, they're more open-minded and are willing to try a variety of food. For instance, I no longer consume chicken nuggets (I'm a college student now), and I tend to opt for healthier foods, such as salads with dressing on the sides, dishes that have tons of veggies, etc. I try not to consume any fried food at all.