Chains are normally a priori disqualified from a listing in this book, but a few extenuating circumstances speak out in favor of the Factory: It's a smallish, Canadian chain; it has a great location in the Gastown heritage district; and a recent dinner out with a 5-year-old food fascist (my nephew, of whom I am otherwise extremely fond) convinced me of the need for a place where both adults and the unreasonably unadventurous people we call children can sit and break bread together. The Factory fits the bill perfectly. For children, the kids' menu offers a selection of half-size, half-price pasta dishes, including that ultra-bland stand-by favorite: spaghetti and meatballs. For the older and more adventurous, there are more complicated pastas with clam sauce or alfredo sauce as well as non-pasta dishes including veal and penne and steak. A small list of wines is on offer, as well as beer and chocolate milk.
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