FAMILY-FRIENDLY DINING
84 SARASOTA SCENE | MAY 2019
on the town
By Rick Dakan
Just because you’re heading out to eat with your kids
doesn’t mean you always have to settle for lowest common
denominator fast food and chain restaurants. Sarasota is
brimming with other options, places where parents and
children alike can enjoy both the food and the atmosphere
while eating better, locally made cuisine. Here are some of
my favorite eateries for all ages, places where kids can be kids
(picky eating, running around and playing, maybe even making a
bit of a mess) and parents can be adults (eat something legitimately
good, maybe accompanied by a nice adult beverage).
Daily Bird
1534 State Street
Downtown Sarasota
(941) 306-3103
Mon to Sat: 11AM – 9PM
Sun: Closed
Brand new to downtown, Daily Bird offers a deep dive into a favorite
for many families: fried chicken. Okay, yes, they have grilled chicken
too, and it’s tasty for those who are a little more health conscious
than your average kid, but for me the star of the show is the fried
chicken, which can be had in multiple forms. The juicy, crispy, chicken
combinations (I like the Korean barbeque). For kids (and adults)
there are chicken bits, somewhere between tenders and nuggets in
size, with a variety of dipping sauces. Unlike other big brand, massproduced
chicken sandwich slingers, Daily Bird uses Springer Mountain
Farms chickens, which they point out “…have higher standards than
organic. Fed American-grown corn with added vitamins and minerals that’s
pesticide-free. No steroids, antibiotics, hormones, or animal by-products.”
The Overton
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