Rainforest Cafe   

You'd have to look long and hard to find a Strip-adjacent restaurant as kid-friendly as the Rainforest Cafe. It's unclear if its family attitude is a company policy, given the restaurant's location at the MGM Grand; longtime Vegas visitors may remember that the Grand pulled a 'Wizard of Oz' display out of the casino. But the Cafe has been fortunate to attract some truly nice waiters and a staff eager to serve. The two-story, 500-seat restaurant is decorated in Early Jungle, with dense green foliage on the walls, cascading waterfalls and a spectacular lightning show. Little ones are especially tickled by the presence of animated and stuffed animals throughout the dining area. The menu features typical themed-cafe fare -- burgers, pizzas, pastas and sandwiches -- with appropriately creative names such as Gorillas in the Mist Cheesecake. Check out the gift shop, which is usually as busy as the restaurant.