My kids had a great time. They added a "fun zone" which has a trampoline and tunnels to climb up and through. $15 per child and they can spend all day inside of it. The one thing, there is a height limit, my 9 year old was not pleased, since she is pretty tall for her age. Service was pleasant, place was clean. I got a $30 dining voucher for $20 off of Groupon and a play package and pizza for $55. Pizza was decent, really liked the sweet chilli meatballs, the Brookie was meh. Great deal! Spent about 5 hours there. Kiddos had a good time. read more

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If you have kids it's a must! Kids don't care about food, for adults eat before you go, my kids loved it and now take my grandchildren

My sister threw a party for my nephew here when he turned two this past summer. I have been going to CEC since I was a kid and I'm 38- so it's pretty nostalgic. This one had a special thing to do in the front like for security I liked that. They also had a trampoline area which I thought was great . The Party was efficiently organized and the food was prompt and on time. I didn't like it but hey I'm not two. 5/5 I recommend. read more

Chuck E. Cheese - Pizza Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

Where a kid could have fun, and an adult be a kid again. For all ages I was say starting at 2 years old until your adult age if you could keep up with your child. I appreciate the new safety measures they take when bringing your children's. Prices was pricey for drinks and food. But it's for the kids. Some area needed to be clean which wasn't bad. Once you informed a staff they would clean up right away. A lot of fun new games. Great place to throw a party for your kid. read more

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What a time to be alive for kids lol, trampolines at Chuck E. Cheese!!! I have two 2 year olds, and my family have the time of our lives celebrating my son's birthday.The manager and our party host provided A1 service, very accommodating and attentive. There is an addition charge to use the trampoline but it is so worth it. They have tons of new games for the whole family. They were also very clean, no sticky games. Although the pizza has changed the fun is still the same. I always love this place as a child and am so happy my children can have the same great experience! read more

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The service was outstanding, the managers and workers were beyond attentive. Kids enjoyed the party, party space was spacious. Salad bar was fully equipped. I would definitely recommend as a place to throw a birthday party. read more

An employee here had an attitude problem and when I was filling a plastic cup that I didn't know couldn't be refilled he snatched the cup from my hand throw it out and told me to never refill the cup and when I tried to say sorry he says. "There no sorry just don't do it read more

Chuck E. Cheese - The employee with an attitude problem - Pizza Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

Came by for my nephew's bday party on a recent weekend. The ac was out in the mall except Target. It was literally 90+ degrees and 100% humidity at Chucke cheese. I don't think my cousin got a discount on her kid's party even though the guests were about to pass out and had huge sweat stains on their shirts. To top things off I ended up with a stomach bug too. I think it was from sharing an "adult platter" of finger food with no utensils or serving spoon provided. Everyone was just picking at the food with their fingers. Also it was very awkward to have some other party's guests randomly photobomb when my nephew was taking pictures with Chucke after they sang happy birthday to him. What kind of ratchet stuff is that? Also the parking situation around this chucke cheese is no joke. All in all its way better to do this kid birthday party type of thing in the burbs. read more

More like Chuck-up Ew, Jesus. If you come to Brooklyn and end up eating at Chuck-E-Cheese, you have issues. And not like Julia Michaels but that's just as bad. Brand name advertising has done very well for this franchise, as all of the little kids think it's awesome. You're in Brooklyn for God's sake. Get your kids some proper pizza and don't let them be homogenized like the rest of the country. Wake up people. And yeah I ate here. Blame one of my friends in Brooklyn. Well actually blame her 2 kids. Well no blame her. She pulled those reins ffs. read more

Chuck E. Cheese - When I used to deal I put the E in Chuck E cheese - Pizza Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

I bring my family here on occasion, because my toddler loves the excitement of the occasion, as did I when I was younger - pizza, games, music, lights, prizes, characters...! And to be fair, this one is kept generally clean and accessible for kids. Considering the building and area, it is very safe and we love how they make us take a photo with our kid when entering, to ensure we leave with the same. There aren't a lot of variety in the games, and for sure they are focused on the ticket system, where one can trade them in for prizes. Very few video games that are purely for entertainment. Chuck E. comes out on a regular basis and does a dance routine with the kids - could use some energy but it's good for what it is. The kids enjoy that interaction. The pizza isn't bad to be honest. The salad bar is lacking but could be worse. Of course, prices are crazy but welcome to NYC. The employees have the power to make or break the entire experience. I've been there in the past where a joyful and interactive staff member actually enjoyed their job... and it made the whole experience so much more enjoyable! On our latest visit, most of the employees were approachable at least, even when a game broke down and we had to get help. However, I couldn't find a single one with a smile on his/her face unfortunately. There was one in particular, Savana, that singlehandedly made our visit bad. Not sure if she runs the place or not, but she certainly acted like it, yelling at kids and adults in different areas - the salad bar, the trampoline park, the birthday area, the prize area - never had a good thing to say to anyone and, in fact, was extremely rude to most. Bottom line is the place isn't bad to go with your family, but if only the employees enjoyed their jobs and were encouraged to have pleasant interaction with the visitors, it could be amazing! At the very least, they could pretend to be nice to the kids, as it is a family outing... and if they don't like kids, this is not the place for them! read more

Ehh, not the best of places! I ventured here today, for the first, and more than likely, my last time. A few weeks back I brought my daughter to Target and she wanted to go here, but it was too crowded, so I owed it to her, but after a few minutes, I regretted my decision. You walk in, you and your group will get a stamp on your wrist (it's weird because I couldn't even see the stamp, but whatever). You can then proceed to the line with the food packages (pizza or salad bar) or you can engage in free play and purchase tokens or a refillable card. It's a bunch of games here, most of the games are only 1.8 points, which is relatively inexpensive (+1). The staff is pretty young, but they were responsive and helpful (+1). This is a cost effective place to take your kids for their birthday or merely for a leisure day out. It's a similar premise to Dave & Busters-- games provide you tickets, which you can later turn in for a prize (+1) Now, here comes the negative; what's the worst part is, it's mostly not due to the business itself, but it just destroys the fun-- the people here at this location, are the pits. I couldn't count the amount of kids I saw running wildly without a parent in site, kids misbehaving right in front of parents, who were too busy engaged in conversation to parent their minor child. Kids who play a game fifteen times in a row despite a long line of kids waiting for a game. I had a little girl steal my daughters game, that she was playing, but my daughter said it was ok, but I didn't feel it was acceptable. Another complaint--several of the games didn't work at all, and others, just took your card swipe or coin, but you got nothing in return (-1) This place is a notch up from Kids in Action, that place is dirty, but much more well behaved children. However, I wouldn't bring my daughter here on a regular basis, even though she enjoyed it here, I'll stick with Dave and Busters. read more

If you haven't been to this Chuck E. Cheese in a while, you've got to check it out! It's been completely remodeled with the best arcade games available, a new digital dance floor, and a trampoline! The menu has been upgraded and they now serve Buddy V's Cake Slices! Perfect for families and kids read more

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okay so i went to the bathroom and there was a giant shit in the toilet,when i went to the table there was crumbs,the food was kinda good the pizza tasted like stale dog shit,the service was okay i do not recommend going here. read more

We celebrated our son's 6th birthday here this weekend and the experience was great. Our party slot was for 10am and our hosts Lou and Gabrielle greeted us as soon as we entered. Lou promptly gave me the wristbands for our guests and gave me a quick overview of how the party would proceed. The environment felt safe and not overcrowded. Both the kids and parents enjoyed the cool games, pizza and ice cream . The hosts provided such quality service and handled everything. I'm so grateful that I was able to just focus on enjoying my son's birthday. read more

The Store is Cool and the some workers chill but Today(12/28) I was sitting at the table side closest to what they called the gameroom and I overheard a conversation between one of cast members and what I'm assuming is there boss and I was baffled by how the cast member was being spoken to. I caught him while he was cleaning my table and asked him how he felt about about his work. He says he really enjoys it and you know, every now and again he comes across a less than cooperative person but he didn't mind that cause he knew the implications of working there. But His Tone slightly shifted, almost having a profound level of Sadness and Anger in it.. then he just straight up said he hated his boss- Which I understand full heartedly cause had someone talked to me the way his boss, Loo or Lou(however you spell it) is his name I think, did, I would be overwhelmed in my rage and I wouldn't be able to keep my mouth shut the way this Young Man Did... Later on as I was walking out the restroom, I saw that same young man in tears but stopped himself when he noticed me coming right before I came over to cheer him up some I didn't catch his name, he's a young black male with glasses and he wears a hat... but I hope he is Well Service was fine and the day was all around Well but that manager has got to go. He's a bully and no one should be treating other ppl, especially their employees like that. read more

I visited this location twice, and instantly noticed the changes made due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Upon arrival, instead of stamping the parent/guardian & child to ensure safety, they had us take a photo with our phones that would be checked when it was time to leave. I thought it was clever to incentivize patrons to download the app with 500 free tickets, because our phone's memory is valuable space. I had a bit of a learning curve, trying to figure out how much time of unlimited play that I wanted to purchase based on my son's age and level of attention. So I opted for the safe route and bought an hour at $25 without meals. I felt that it was a bit challenging to navigate the floorplan because there were no age recommendations to help me quickly hone in on the games that were within my child's abilities. Because of the countdown clock on the game card, my son and I were constantly on the move to maximize on our purchase. I thought it would have been helpful to put a limit on the gamecard to ensure that children are not monopolizing specific games. Perhaps you would be placed on a 10-minute timeout on that specific game after two consecutive rounds of play. Additionally, some games like the ones with the coins were a joke. We were unable to earn any tickets from them, because the coins were stuck or went out of bounds. Smh! You can forget about customer service, because there was only one person on the floor and way too many machines to call for assistance. I can only stop the clock on my gamecard and it would have been a waste of time. Despite the hindrances, my son did enjoy the submarine, racecar with Chuck, train, flying plane, raced down the slopes, and trying to guide the ducks in the water. Based on this experience, I think I might fare better at Dave and Buster's even if it means crossing over the bridge. read more

Place is located on the top floor at Atlantic Terminal mall. Once inside it's a hectic scene with running kids yelling and screaming around; adult supervision is nowhere to be found. Stood in line to purchase the Power play card and the stay-in meal combo. Agreed with other Yelpers review; many arcade machines were old, dirty, and broken down. Alerted staffers several times that machines deducted power play minutes without functioning correctly to play the game. Food took a long while to arrive, thought they forgot my table number or just forgot the order completely. My chicken Wings sampler platter did taste pretty good hence my three star review. Chuck E. Cheese mascot did come out a few times to play with the kids and gave out free tickets (that was nice). Speaking of tickets, the redeemable Ticket Muncher machines broke, all of them had error written on it. Had to wait in line with other irate mommies as floor staffs clear out the machines. Bathrooms were kept pretty clean, even with all the kids splashing water everywhere. Overall, an okay experience. The white lighting inside this place makes it look even more dingy and old. read more

Chuck E. Cheese - Wings and breadsticks platter - Pizza Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

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Please DO NOT Eat from the salad bar. I've sat here for over an hour watching the manager dig his hands in the different compartments while using the same gloves and towel to clean the tables and railings and salad bar station. He sat ppl and NEVER changed his gloves. He went to the table across from the salad station got a paper towel to wipe his gloves instead of changing them. Unsanitary conditions can cause serious illness. DONT EAT THE SALAD! read more

We came here for a child's birthday party and while the kids had a great time, I couldn't help noticing as an adult how many things were not working. A great of the machines were not working. You would swipe your card and the points would be deducted. After pressing the button available, nothing would happen and then a single raffle ticket would come out. It was almost as if they knew the machine was broken but let it go on to take people's points and give one raffle ticket as a concession. It also gets very crowded so there is a wait for nearly every game and it is hard to move around because there are people everywhere. There are not enough attendants to come help when the game is down. The birthday party aspect was well done though. read more

The young lady in the front is so sweet , I wish I got her name . Just so kind and patient while we got together the kids and ourselves , the manager at the front was kind as well as the girl who checked the tickets and handed out the prize . A great combo of staff today ! The only and I mean ONLY complaint I have is adding someone to the buffet table since it's a pandemic . I saw a kid go over and pick out the salad bar with his bare hands ! (Mid covid - come onnnnn ) just grabbing out the salad with his hands . That's all , or maybe cutting out the buffet all together for everyone's health and safety at this point . Aside from that , beautiful experience which I did not expect. read more

Good place to bring my nephew and niece in here, they all have fun in here. The reason for 4 stars is the place is dirty, they dont clean it often. Most of the earing tables are dirty and seats as well!! No parent would let his kid eat on thoese kinds of tables!! read more

Chuck E. Cheese - This is what I am talking about! A family was here 3 hours ago and noone has cleaned it after!! - Pizza Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

I've never been one to take my child to Chuck E Cheese, but on Saturday I found myself at Target in Atlantic Avenue Terminal, picking up an order around lunch time. The only way to avoid missing lunch was to go see the third most famous mouse in America, Mr. Cheese himself--Mickey and Minnie take the first two places, right? We actually liked it. The games especially. The timed game passes rock. You pay, you swipe, your kid has a ball. They had a mini basketball court that my future NBA baller only realized existed when I made him use the bathroom.#momlife. But he had fun running around in the very spacious area, going from one cool video driving game to a fair-type shooting game to a rocking boat game that was out of order. We found a few of them displaying that majorly disappointing blinking error message. I felt a little off balance being there because I couldn't see where he was at all times. The fear! There are so many games and structures, and kids and parents and workers selling cotton candy and balloons (had to buy one for $2) and stuff that adds to the hectic experience of Chuck E Cheese. But there was tight security at the front entrance that made me feel a bit more relaxed, once we were leaving of course. The food was OK--especially the bbq chicken wings in the family sampler. My son's pizza looked a little over done but he ate half of it and I "encouraged" him to eat a few of fries on my plate. We'll probably be back a few times or maybe every Saturday. read more

So much better!! They have new games. I alway run into like 4 games that don't work but this time NOPE!! They now have security and more visible management. This really was the best time i had there and so did the kids. Space invaders game is awesome!! read more

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Yeh, I don't understand why everyone is so damn triggered by Chuck E Cheese's. I am a straight up snob, my wife is worse than me, I was expecting something out of deliverance maybe. I was expecting to see toothless meth heads huddled around a trash can fire, I was expecting to see apathetic staff and just like dirt everywhere. And who doesn't love to hear a good news story About a group of parents having a knife fight at their kids birthday party? I was shocked to be happily surprised 1)The place is clean and new looking 2)Staff was actually helpful and friendly. I was expecting to see the glazed over apathetic Mouth breathers that you find at Home Depot but, damn it, there is hope for today's youth 3)The place is large, not crowded and my kid loved it. Sunday at noon, I was expecting a mad house. 4)for 12 dollars my kid played for over and hour on various rides and games. we didn't eat but we noticed several trays of fried things come out of the kitchen. It looked to be on par with an Applebee's or your standard chain restaurant We spent like 1.5 hours there and my 3 year old was Ready to go. One thing I would complain about or critique is the amount of shooting games. But hey, I'm the parent and we didn't play any games where something was shot or murdered or hurt. There was still plenty of interactive games and other stuff to keep his interest. We gave our redemption tickets to some random child and skipped the imported plastic toys and candy. I will be back the next frozen weekend day. read more

I heard there's dedicated parking but I couldn't find it at the time. Located on the top floor of the mini mall, which I must say is a great mini mall equipped with Target and Victoria's Secret, food, Bath and Body and couple other little shops, this Chuck E Cheese is busy with youngsters and parents having a good time. I thought is was fairly clean for this venue and the only tears I saw where from the kiddie's that were told it was time to leave. All the machines and games seemed to be working, service was good as expected, food was delivered within a reasonable time frame and seating wasn't too difficult to find. My recommendation stamp has been placed here. read more

Chuck E. Cheese - Pizza Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

I don't have children but I'm spiritually 12. I went here on a Saturday with some friends celebrating their son's 1st birthday, which is a little too young of an age for this place, I'd say it's best for kids around 4 and up. GET TO THIS PLACE EARLY! It gets really packed on the weekends and trying to get a table was a nightmare. They offer a variety of pizza and chicken on their menu, once ordering you receive a number card for your table and your food is bought to you by a server. There's a drink station where you can get free refills, as well as a paid salad bar. You can also purchase a birthday cake here, same day. The games were pretty decent, there were plenty to choose from like basketball and pink panther. A few of them were adapted from mobile games, like subway surfer and fruit ninja, which I suppose is a sign of the times. An overall decent place to treat your kid to. read more

still one of the greatest places on the east coast for kids to eat . if your going there just for pizza m NY has many better pizza slices , if your going for a great family experience, enjoy ! read more

This place is disgusting. I will never be back here again ! Only tagged along with a friend because her little cousin likes it, but this location is DISGUSTING!!!! read more

Chuck E. Cheese - How often does this get cleaned ? - Pizza Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

This place is very unprofessional. They cheat and don't respect there guests. The manager talks very poorly about there guests. The pizza and cake taste terrible. The games are not up to date and are always broken. Would highly not recommend for parties or to bring kids. read more

I can't believe I never wrote my review on this place. I once celebrated my cousin's party here and thought it was conveniently located since he attends school in Park Slope. A fight ensued and thankfully it didn't involve my family but the 2 adjoining tables and their families. So, what prompted the fight? Wait for it..... One family was taking too long and taking too many photos with Chuck E...yes, you read that correctly. The fight got so out of control that an undercover cop stopped the fight and was reaching for either a gun or something because they wouldnt stop fighting. Apparently they have undercover cops at all times which is a sign that problems happen frequently. I felt terrible for the families because both parties were escorted out and couldn't continue celebrating the birthdays. I rather go to a venue where I pay more money but it's an organized event and also safe for the kids and their parents. read more

It is very boring in Chuck E. Cheese. The tickets don't work anymore. And the cake and pizza are horrible. I was sick for 1 week. I never recommend this place. Also my friends also got sick from the cake and pizza. read more

When I first came here with my kids before they were 5 I found it over-whelming. The kids would run in different directions. The sounds, crowds, and screens were too much and I couldn't wait to get out of there. As they got older I've learned to appreciate Chuck E Cheese for what it is, a glorious time suck that lets you turn off your brain while your kids are in arcade/video game thrall. The kids absolutely love this place. Birthday parties are so so easy. It's formulaic, simple and inexpensive (compared to other party places). Upon entry, kids and adults receive matching stamps which are checked when exiting. This gives me peace of mind as I know the kids can't escape even when out of sight. I've thrown two birthday parties here over the years and both went off without a hitch. The hosts are always on top of things and respond quickly when I need extra bracelets for unexpected guests, extra plates, drinks, big bag to throw all the gifts into etc. Guests come to the party, receive their game play cards, run off to play with their friends, come back for pizza and meeting with the mouse, cake, additional playtime and it's done! My one recommendation is to tell your kids to save their tickets for a "big ticket item" so you can just keep adding to your ticket collection instead of standing in the very long line to exchange your winnings for some plastic garbage. Three plus years of going and we have yet to exchange tickets for a "prize" :) read more

Robin, one of the Managers was incredibly kind and helpful with my order! I was very impressed by her positive attitude and she was so helpful about my questions on my order. read more

Just celebrated my son's birthday party and I must say that I was very impressed. Everything was wonderful. We had a great host, her name was Talia. She was very attentive and always there when we needed her. The pizza was great (plain and pepperoni) also the wings platter of BBQ and buffalo. We got the Super Star package which was $23.99. We also had chocolate and vanilla ice cream and the vanilla cake with icing sprinkles was delicious. Every one had a great time especially the birthday star who got to go in the ticket blaster. I would definitely have another party here. Thanks guys. read more

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Being childless but having a kid (little cousin) thrust on me on my day off of all days was a jarring experience. I had to formulate a plan of action that would rightfully crown me the best cousin in all the land. I haven't been to a CHuck E Cheese in years and never to this location so I felt like a noob as I walked in with child in tow. I was greeted by a nice young lady who asked me if I was there for a party and then asked if we were just there for the gaming or did we plan to eat as well. I was unsure so she stamped us in and informed me that all the tables were reserved. More on that later. My little cousin walks me over to the machine that you use to put money on a plastic card so that the kids can use as currency. It was pretty affordable, $20 can get you a good amount of play time so that was a pleasant surprise. Unfortunately to me the place looks pretty barren,there aren't that many machines or games in my opinion so it got pretty dull quickly watching my cousin look around for the next game to play and going back to the same game or having to wait her turn. The place quickly started to get packed. So the tables that are all reserved? Apparently you cant sit in their precious booths unless you are eating one of their famed pizzas. I did NOT like that, I had to stay on my feet the whole time trying not to lose my cousin in the throng of folks.This was a turn off to me so I spent my money at Buffalo Wild Wings which cost me more but a point had to be made! Pros- Affordable Clean Bathrooms The staff here is VERY nice and pleasant. Their customer service is top notch so I commend whoever does the training. Shout out to the young lady who mans the ticket counter where the young chaps, use their tickets to buy "prizes", she has the patience of a Saint. The stamping of the forearm they do to ensure kids aren't kidnapped is a great idea. Cons- Not many games or activities to me. Ticket counter machines kept breaking down read more

Abject stupidity could be defined as writing a review about Chuck E Cheese's and thrilling the readers with a somber diatribe about how bad the food was. Even more disturbing is a review about Chuck E Cheese's which laments the fact that there are so many kids running around. Hello? This place was created for kids, not adults. If you are going to Chuck E Cheese's without a child you have much larger problems than your e-persona on Yelp so we can just leave it at that. This was not my first trip to Chuck E Cheese's. I have been to a variety of outposts over the years with my kids, all begrudgingly so because I find them all to be dirty on top of dirty. However, there are a million little hands eating food and playing games all day, I can't blame them for it getting dirty, but I can blame for it staying dirty. This Chuck location was pretty clean early on a Saturday morning as I dropped my daughter for a birthday party. I surveyed the machinery and shockingly, almost every game appeared to be working. Again, if you have never been to a Cheese's in another location, usually half of the games are operable at best. If your kids don't enjoy themselves at Chuck E Cheese's, it is probably your fault. It is like a kid not liking bubbles or balloons, it's basically impossible. The lure of spending $20 after $20 to win tickets that turn into a stuffed animal for 1,000 tickets is crystal meth for kids, they just can't get enough. The most important thing about all Chuck E Cheese's and this one as well is that when you enter with your child, you and your child both get the same hand stamp number. You can not leave the place unless your hand and your child's hand matches. So although it is occasionally dirty and unkempt, loud and universally disgusted for its food, it is a classic destination for kids for a couple of hours and it is comparatively safe. Since this one is located within the Atlantic Center Mall, training it here is as simple as it can be. Enjoy, then wash your hands like five times. read more

NEVER AGAIN IN LIFE! Extremely crowded and not enough things for children 4 and under to do. Parents let their children run around unsupervised and then want to scream and disciple the child loudly because they couldn't find them. This made no sense whatsoever. On top of unsupervised children and loud parents my son and myself were literally followed around the game section by a group of three little boys. First they asked me for my tokens. Of course I told them no. So instead of them asking their parents for money they followed us and waited for us to play a game then jumped in and tried to play with us. I didn't mind at first but drew the line at the basketball game (there was only two basketball and four kids trying to share which meant my son got bumped out of his own game). The place isn't that clean, the food is overly expensive, the wait for the food is ridiculously long and the prizes are horrible. We stayed for about one hour and left. Next time I'd rather take my son to the ball pit at McDonald's playhouse before I come back to Chuck E Cheese. Overall: Never again! read more

Hide yo wife! Hide yo kids! This place is for the rats and I don't mean the big scary mascot. I have nephews and lots of little cousins around so I've had a go a few times at this establishment, though admittedly, it's been in the burbs. I went with my cousin and her son to celebrate his belated birthday and we thought it would be perfect since we also needed to go to my favorite place in the world (Target) after a few hours of unlimited, sensory overload fun. Pro: You automatically get a table when you purchase food Con: The food took over a half hour to arrive Pro: The salad bar was half decent and apparently people like to use cheddar goldfish as croutons. Con: Fries were really cold when they came out Pro: They use some sort of system to stamp a number on your hand so you can't steal people's kids Con: There were no children worthy of kidnapping. There were a good group of little tyrants running around and I even heard a few drop the F bomb like it was nobodies business Pro: Bathroom is kid friendly. They have small toilets for the little people Con: Not that helpful to have these little toilets when there are doors missing Pro: Good number of trash receptacles Con: So why was there a mound of chicken wing bones and pizza crust on the floor? Pro: Going with a 2 year old means that you don't have to purchase a lot of tokens and when they run out you can still take him to games and he thinks he's playing. Con: There is something morally wrong about conning a 2 year old. read more

When I'm in Brooklyn and I have a hankering to get my Skee-Ball skills on, I head on over to Chuck E. Cheese. This place has pretty much every kind of game you can think of: pinball machines, skee ball, NASCAR racing games, basketball shooting games, a video version of "Deal or No Deal" and of course Whac-A-Mole. You know: Whac-A-Mole, where you have to use a mallet to hit the head of moles that come out of the various holes. The perfect game to play when you're pissed off at the little kid who cut you off at the Simpsons video game and you need to take your aggression out. I only give it three stars because, on the day I went, there was no mallet for Whac-A-Mole so I had to use my hand, which was hurting afterwards. Also, the air conditioner wasn't working by the video game section so we were literally steaming. The main thing you have to put up with are the little witches....i mean children who are running around the joint. Sure, it's a little funny when they're watching me hit stage 20 of Galaxian but it's even funnier when I'm pushing them out of the way so I can redeem my tickets for a prize. read more

As much as I adore Ryan's review, I have to point out that he did take me on a date here... To his credit, Atlantic center doesn't have many food options unless you want to contend with the thugs in Mickey D's. I have to admit that the games are fun and it's nice to revert back to childhood for a bit and donate the prize tickets to children. If I knew any kids in the area, I would definitely take them here for an afternoon of entertainment, but I would feed them before because the food prices are RIDICULOUS. The salad bar is okay and the cheapest thing on the menu because 1) what kid wants the salad bar and 2) you can get as much as you want. Chuck E. Cheese himself is pretty horrifying, but as long as you can avoid looking at the multiple TV monitors showing the music videos that accompany the Chuck E Cheese versions of pop songs such as "Like a Virgin," you'll be fine. Sadly, we weren't the only people there unaccompanied by minors. We were just spending the couple tokens we got with our food, but apparently people over the age of 18 actually go there solely for entertainment purposes. read more