Nick Cannon had his hands full with his kids Tuesday … taking them to dinner at a famous Los Angeles hot spot — though he couldn’t manage to get his whole brood together.

The actor and rapper was spotted leaving Craig’s — a well-known joint in West Hollywood — with five of his children … several pizza boxes tucked under his arm and a bag in hand.

Unclear if the crew ate at the restaurant or if Cannon just took everyone to quickly pick up takeout … but, either way, it seems Cannon was on full dad duty.

As you know … Nick is the father of 12 kids — his son Zen passed away in 2021 when he was just 5 months old — and he’s talked quite a bit about his active parenting.

He once revealed he’s like Santa Claus on Christmas Day … bouncing around between houses, with gifts in tow, to see all of his children.