Don't move to TX. THere are no restaurants that are free of kids. Even the priciest, fanciest......everyone brings the kids. We lived there for 11 years and never got used to it.
Well, I live in Texas, and the restaurant with the fancy-schmancy Sunday brunch mentioned in my earlier thread was in the metroplex. But, you're right......it is near impossible to find a restaurant without kids. My husband and I have actually requested the "smoking" section before if we wanted to have a "romantic" dinner.
I have noticed alot more unruley, ill behaved kids with oblivious parents here in S. Florida than I ever noticed in Texas. FWIW this is a very upscale area. But people seem to bring their small children to the most inappropriate places. I think if they can bring their wild kids I should be able to bring my two well behaved golden retrievers! Alas, it is not so!
susie
Sad, but true. My experiences in Texas have been the same. The only exceptions seem to be the bar and grill places where the food is mediocre, but the drinks are stiff.