Hat Creek boasts something they coined called “burger patios” – indoor/outdoor spaces where parents can grab a beer and the littles can romp on a playground, typically anchored by an impressive red tube slide that shovels scoopfuls of children out onto the fake turf like bulk Sour Patch Kids at a candy shop. According to an expert playground tester: "I like that the slide goes super high and it moves fast." Burn denim, kid.
Finalists: Home Slice Pizza, Meanwhile Brewing Co., Phil’s Icehouse, Waterloo Ice House
