Smörgås Chef at Scandinavia House

The central kitchen cranks out 100,000 Swedish meatballs each month, a sign that the mini-chain takes its köttbullar quite seriously. The signature dish, served with lingonberry jam, features prominently on the regular menu as well as the $9 children's menu (for those under age 13). Other entrées include "under the sea soup"—or seafood bisque—plus smoked salmon and scrambled eggs, baked chicken fingers and a burger. Each comes with mashed potatoes or a salad, lingonberry juice or milk, plus a slender vanilla waffle with strawberries and cream for a sweet finish. Parents, meanwhile, can address more adult concerns, such as the great gravlax-versus-smoked-salmon debate.