When the kids are hungry, any wait for food is interminable, unpleasant, and potentially embarrassing. Hence the proliferation of juvenile fast food joints. But when you forget to make a reservation and still want to go out for good food, grab the kids and head for East Side Cafe. The wait could be a while at this popular eatery, but the longer, the better. It gives kids, big and little, a chance to explore the cool, leafy teepees, chase butterflies (nets are for sale in the Cafe's shop, Pitchforks and Tablespoons), and generally stop to smell the flowers and herbs in the very garden that provides the makings for East Side's fabulous food.
