Buffets -- Cheap meals for the whole family. The kids can choose what they like, and there are sometimes make-your-own sundae machines. Section 8 of this chapter reviews all the buffets and notes which ones have reduced prices for kids.

Rainforest Cafe -- This is like eating in the Jungle Book Ride at Disneyland. Animals howl, thunder wails, everywhere there is something to marvel at. There is a decent kids' menu, and they might even learn a little bit about ecology and the environment.

Hard Rock Cafe -- Kids adore this restaurant, which throbs with excitement and is filled with rock memorabilia.

Pink Pony -- This bubble-gum-pink, circus-motif, 24-hour coffee shop at Circus Circus will appeal to kids. Mom and Dad can linger while the kids race upstairs to watch circus acts and play carnival games.

Sherwood Forest Cafe -- Kids love to climb on the lavender dragons fronting this 24-hour coffee shop at Excalibur, and they can also enjoy numerous child-oriented activities while you're on the premises.

Toto's -- This Mexican restaurant that features enormous portions served family-style is a casual place favored by locals.

The Monte Carlo Pub & Brewery -- Despite the "pub" part of the name, this noisy place in the Monte Carlo hotel has many TVs to distract short-attention kids and brooding teenagers, all of whom will like the BBQ, pizza, and chicken fingers. Parents will be pleased with the low prices.

Cypress Street Marketplace -- Caesars Palace's food court (stylish enough to offer real plates and cloth napkins) offers a range of food (from very good hot dogs to wrap sandwiches to Vietnamese noodles) wide enough to ensure bottomless-pit teenagers, picky grade-schoolers and health-conscious parents will all find something that appeals, at affordable prices.