BEST RESTAURANT WHERE KIDS EAT FREE

Charlie Parker’s Diner

100 North Street, 241-2104 One of Springfield’s most well-known restaurants (featured on many shows like “Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives”) is also home to one of its best-kept secrets – kids eat free! Mike and Cindy Murphy purchased the famous Quonset hut restaurant in 2009, and their kids’ meals are FREE for kids 3 and under with a paid adult meal. Your little one can pick from French toast and bacon, mac and cheese and applesauce, mouse cake and bacon, and chicken fingers and French fries. And if your kiddo is over 36 months, fear not! The regular price is only $3.25. Runner-up: Steak ’n Shake (weekends only, valid with $8 adult purchase)