"Original Joe’s has been a family-run operation since it opened in the 1930s, and they’ve done a great job in ensuring other families feel welcome at the Italian North Beach restaurant as well. Roomy leather booths and perfect-for-a-big-group tables make it easy to sneak in a high chair or to give a moody preteen their space to sulk. Solid steak, seafood, pasta, and burgers all in stomach-stretching portion sizes ensure kids and adults will have something they’ll want to eat and likely take some home for seconds." - julia chen 1, patrick wong