We love to go out to dinner.  I really enjoy cooking, but my husband is an out-do-dinner guy and we go out once/week.  I am so tired of the usual chain restaurants and would love to find some nice options that are locally owned, and are family friendly.

Any suggestions?

We used to do lunch a lot, when the kids were younger.  Nice places, but at lunch (on a weekend) and they didn't seem to mind.

My book group had our Christmas gathering at Legends, on the North Side.  There were families there, and the menu was totally yummy.  You should try it.

Though I haven't been in these restaurants for quite a few years (I lived out of the area for most of the past 10 years) have you tried Peters Place on Washington Pike in Kirwan Heights/Bridgeville, Carbonara's on Mt. Lebanon Blvd in Mt. Lebanon or Wright's Seafood in Heidelberg?  I used to see families in there and don't remember there ever being a problem.  Wright's and Peter's Place are more expensive than Carbonara's.  My kids just turned 3 and 4 and we too are looking forward to being able to eat out more often.