Casual, Family Friendly Spots to Eat in Raleigh, North Carolina

After recently gushing on Instagram Stories about a burger place my family and I went to last weekend, I thought it was time to share a post about our favorite casual places to eat as a family in the area.

We don’t eat out much, but when we do we keep it pretty casual!

Smashed Burger – gets busy over the weekend, like most places, so I’d recommend a reservation. They make – wait for it – amazing smash burgers, which are the really thin patties, with a creative menu of different burger styles. The kids menu is decent as well!

Cristo’s Bistro – an unassuming Italian spot at the end of a grocery store strip mall that makes the best Grandma’s pizza!

Gonza – great Mexican food, fantastic margaritas, and the location near us is situated near a park so it’s a great spot to choose on a nice day to allow the kids to kill time on the park while we wait for our food.

Bocci Trattoria & Pizzeria – another great local Italian spot that makes great pizza and Stromboli’s!

Torchy’s Tacos – we only ate here once, but the kids tend to crush some queso and enjoyed their quesadillas!

We sometimes eat at Mod or Blaze pizza, as well as Shake Shack!