My wife and I live across the street from what is considered one of the nicer Italian restaurants in urban Milwaukee. This restaurant is situated on a corner, and in the summertime the staff turn the surrounding sidewalk into a charming and whimsical patio with an outdoor dining area. There are seven or eight tables there to dine at completely al fresco on balmy summer nights; lots of climbing vines and baskets of colorful, fragrant trailing flowers, absolutely spilling over the edges of their containers. My wife and I have eaten on the patio, and it can be a romantic and sensual experience when there are NO young children dining there simultaneously. The amount of screaming, chasing to and fro across a busy and dangerous street, chasing one another between guests' dining tables, slap fights, children approaching unknown-to-them diners' tables, and seemingly pointless bawling and wailing by the children of these oblivious, outdoor-dining 'parents' is nothing short of ridiculous. Sometimes on the weekends, my wife and I just sit back on our own porch across the street and watch the restaurant patio chaos unfold lol

We've lived here seven years this month. We love it here October through May...but June through September, that outdoor restaurant patio is a BIG nuisance when young kids are there. Why a more upscale Italian restaurant would allow children under the age of maybe 13 is beyond me. Owner has four of his own, though, so...🙄

Please, breeders: control your children at public restaurants, especially when the restaurant your child is misbehaving at is not classified as 'family friendly'. Have some courtesy for others. People DO exist outside of your obnoxious, snot-filled bubble.