Sunday we spent the day at this “restaurant” called Andres Carne De Res. Restaurant is not exactly the right word for this compound. For my NYC friends, Andres is sort of like a combination of Jekyll and Hydes (with weird, live, characters socializing with the patrons), Chucky Cheese (think LOTS of activities for kids), and as my brother Mike calls it, Sanford and Son (think Junkyard). Check out their URL
http://www.andrescarnederes.com/index.html
The “place” sits about 1000 or more people, is systematically decorated with junk, and has tons of activities for the kids. When you enter Andres, they put numbered wristbands around each kid that correspond to numbers on a band that one parent wears. That way, no kid can leave the “compound” without their appropriate parent. They have security checking you when you leave.
Somehow, as the only non-parent in our party, I got the “golden bracelet” and the kids could only leave with me. MIRACULOUSLY, the parents didn’t take advantage of the situation and leave me stranded with 4 kids. Once seated, they pin a name tag on each kid which also has the name of the table the kid is seated at. Then – all the kids go run off and play with all the organized and supervised activities (including but not limited to: face-painting, puppet shows, jewelry making, pizza making, word working, etc.) while the grownups eat, drink, and relax without worrying about their kids. We spent ALL DAY there!
Cuisine – well, they had yummy fresh fruit juices served in coconut shells and MEAT. The “main course” had 5 different types of meat. Below, my brother and I prepare to dig in.
My favorite part (and hopefully, the favorite of my friend Ginny, the dentist) was that the bathrooms are stocked with floss! After all that meat, you need it. I seriously flossed my teeth standing next to some guy who was doing the same!
http://www.andrescarnederes.com/index.html
The “place” sits about 1000 or more people, is systematically decorated with junk, and has tons of activities for the kids. When you enter Andres, they put numbered wristbands around each kid that correspond to numbers on a band that one parent wears. That way, no kid can leave the “compound” without their appropriate parent. They have security checking you when you leave.
Somehow, as the only non-parent in our party, I got the “golden bracelet” and the kids could only leave with me. MIRACULOUSLY, the parents didn’t take advantage of the situation and leave me stranded with 4 kids. Once seated, they pin a name tag on each kid which also has the name of the table the kid is seated at. Then – all the kids go run off and play with all the organized and supervised activities (including but not limited to: face-painting, puppet shows, jewelry making, pizza making, word working, etc.) while the grownups eat, drink, and relax without worrying about their kids. We spent ALL DAY there!
Cuisine – well, they had yummy fresh fruit juices served in coconut shells and MEAT. The “main course” had 5 different types of meat. Below, my brother and I prepare to dig in.
My favorite part (and hopefully, the favorite of my friend Ginny, the dentist) was that the bathrooms are stocked with floss! After all that meat, you need it. I seriously flossed my teeth standing next to some guy who was doing the same!
1 comment:
malia, your commitment to dental hygiene has always been superior, even while on vacation. i salute you.
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