We came here for our cousin's 4th birthday party at 11am on a Sunday. The place was pretty empty, which was great for the kids. They all had a wonderful time. A huge shoutout to our party host, Jesus!! He was fantastic! He checked on us throughout the party and always had a big smile on his face. He made our experience even better!! Thank you Jesus! read more

If I can give them a 0 I would the worst Custer service and they take for ever to take your order. The food is discussing and the services and it's always dirt read more

The place is overpriced and overrated. The jungle gym play area is not free. You have to pay for special socks (that is what the attendant said) to enter. The socks were $10 for each kid. Someone else in another post stated she paid $12. The pizza is not great. The only thing that was good is the young man who was assigned to the birthday party. I could go on and on. Definitely disappointing. read more

Wtf is wrong with this place. They take my money for garbage tickets but when the kids try to get a "ring" the lady says she can't "sell" those because they are for display only. There's over 100 of these $.1cent pieces of garbage. Take them out the kids display window. Why would you show kids a toy you have hundreds of but not be able to get them. This place has gone down hill since Covid and will be closing soon. It's obvious. I paid over $100 to not be able to get a $.1 cent ring. Yes this seems stupid, just as stupid as having hundred of rings in front of kids to not be able to win. So stupid a policy. read more

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Chucky Cheese has been a staple of the American household with children for decades. It a pale mirror of its former self. If you are looking to entertain children under 5 they have a limited number of games or activities. And by activities, the only option is a trampoline for small kids. Half of the games are geared toward teens or young adults. A few we either not in operation or did not work as they should. My recollection of the cuisine was a pretty low bar in the past but surprisingly food was improved. Service was okay. Parking was adequate. Cost not ideal but it is what it is. read more

Came for my grand daughter's birthday party last Sunday. Every employee (except one young lady) I saw or spoke to DID NOT look happy, didn't smile, seemed bothered to be working. That sets the tone for this place. It usually comes from the manager or persons in charge. If they aren't happy, the workers aren't either which rubs onto us Yelpers leaving poor reviews. It's suppose to be a fun happy! Upon entering I waited at the front gate for ten minutes before I let myself and a few others in. Customers deserve better welcoming than that. I did make eye contact with the girls at the registers but they just quickly turned away. Then I thought they must be short staffed today. The kids enjoyed playing games. Just note the points for the prizes are ridiculously high. Come on. This place is for kids to have fun. Lower the points system. The items to choose from are cheap trinkets. Let the kids leave with something. The pizza was served nice and hot with crispy crust. It was like those thin frozen pizzas you buy in the markets frozen section but with more cheese. I enjoyed it and so did the kids. The videos shown to the kids were TERRIBLE!! The speakers were distorted and the volume turned down We could not hear what was being said. When the Main entertainment Mouse/Rat star arrived, he slowly walked into the place where the kids were told to stand. Wasn't an energetic Rat! Lol. He just moved his hips side to side when he was suppose to be the life of the party. Please, next party, give the Rat some caffeine prior to coming out to entertain the kids. I thought his purpose was to get the kids dancing and singing . Maybe he was never instructed on his role and was doing his best. At least he was there interacting with the kids. It's probably hard to see out of that mask and is being careful not to accidentally run into people. The young lady helping him was very young and very helpful. She was doing every job there. Serving pizza. Cutting cake. Dancing with the rat. Cleaning. The cost of the party was $450 10 kids with their parents About $45 per child - pizza soda tokens gift bag with three items inside and paper rat ears Easier and Cheaper than a house party! read more

Safety zero stars! Since I was young I always remember CEC being the safest place to take your kids. Last night I took my neice and my husbands never been so he just walks in with our neice in his arms. No one is at the check in stand. I stopped him and said no we have to get a stamp and the lady at the register said oh no it's ok. We waited in line and I asked do you not give stamps anymore? She said we do but we are too busy right now. So I'm thinking to myself so I can walk out with any kid and you won't know and anyone can walk out with mine. Hugely disappointing! Especially given todays day and age. read more

Every time I come to this place it seems to get worse every time. Waited in line for about 10 minutes too purchase a ticket card the prices are ridiculous!!! not to mention the new jumping area $12 for a pair of socks just for the kids to play. My little brother was waiting at the prize/ticket area I seen him standing there for about 15 minutes until I got up and asked the cashier to get some help! Her response was " I am the only one working up here" rolling her eyes not to mention there when there's about 8 other employees walking back and forth from the kitchen area ignoring customers. Again I go to the prize area to turn in my card as I'm standing there an employee and a manager are both talking to a customer when the manager named Courtney is done with the customer I ask her for help she looked at me putting her headphone back in her ear and walks to the back.. Cheap prizes for the amount of money we pay this place needs new management. read more

Great place to bring the little ones, super kid friendly environment with lots of distractions to keep kids occupied. the pizza was good, just as I remembered it S a kid. The service was good, the food came out quick and the waitress was nice, but clearly not the place they wanted to be on a Saturday. read more

Pizza is still the same as it has been. Seems to be not as busy. Cold at the back tables, bring extra layers read more

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Service is terrible!! There's a bunch of workers walking around but they "can't help you". Manager will help one person then walk away. Make you wait 10 min at the counter for someone to help you. read more

So I went here to support a friend who's second grader was having a bday. This place is SUPER SMALL compared to the other Chuck E. Cheese's locations here in Norcal. The bathrooms looked like they had not been clean in five hours or so (tampons etc. hanging out everywhere, toilet paper on the floor, no one had cleaned out the paper towels/ emptied the trash). Yes this place is for small children, which is why the clean factor is so crucial. The pizza wasn't half bad-- they ran out of ice and it took forever for someone to refill the soda dispenser (ice and also the lemonade)... their ice tea tasted like it had been chilling there since the Ice Age. What grossed me out the most was when looking at the prizes with students, my girlfriends and I saw where they store their salad: to the right of the employee entrance, on the floor NOT REFRIGERATED and underneath some balloons below a helium tank... talk about filthy!! Just as my friends gave me the "thank god we didn't get salad face" someone came out from the kitchen and refilled the pasta-- which looked limp and it was very apparent it had been sitting out in excess water for a minute.... that was enough to kill our appetites. Anyways- the bday party was fun... but this place is a dump. If a health inspector came through they would be mortified. read more

Took my Godson out to celebrate his potty training. Called it his "poop party." My friend lives in Soledad and we live in the San Mateo area. This was the best Chuck-E-Cheese so my friend didn't have to drive out to San Jose. I grew up going to the, I have to say the best CEC in San Jose. It's 2 stories tall. I think there isn't anything compared to that location? The Salinas spot is for sure a lot smaller, but the city isn't that big. You have to think about what is your need? We were able to find a table. Ordered the 2 pizza with 4 sodas, upgraded 10 tokens. Spent like $80? We fed 4 adults, and 3 kids. The good thing is the games required only 1 token. Some of the games work and other's didn't. My biggest issue was that darn mechanical horse the kids like to ride. There is always a line for that sucker. But I found that this little blond girl was hogging the crap out of it, while these sad little kids kept waiting. There needs to be some adult management from the parents on that end. Other than that, the kids had a blast. read more

You know you're getting old when you have lost all feeling for CEC. Seeing giant rodents, bratty children, and miserable work slaves just doesn't do it for me like it used to. Dumpy place, nasty bathrooms, and no fun code yellow/browns are called over the PA because there's no ball pit. I wouldn't be surprised if you caught some H1N1 or Foodborne Illness either. read more

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Ok yeah, we all know what to expect with a Chuck E Cheese. Cheap games that barely work, some totally broken, "ok" pizza, and prices that are probably a little more than you want to spend. I just want to take a moment to commend the staff though. Every customer service employee I come in contact with these days usually has zero interest in talking to me, much less going out of their way to help me. In one evening here one staff member spent like 10 full minutes talking to my kids about dinosaurs, the guy on cleaning duty was sanitizing surfaces like he was in a race, and replaced my drink cup my kid lost without me even asking, and for the prizes at the end they hooked my kids up with something they really wanted even though we didn't have enough "tokens." My toddlers had a great time thanks to some quality people and we will return! read more

I knew this place was bad they made it work most of the machine's were down they elso screw me over by not giving credit for the time lost because they were they were closed in there words the said nothing we can do about it. If you want to go to a arcade go round one there way better and more fun read more

This place has actually been better than before. They vamped up the whole place and looks so muchh better and more appealing, rather than looking so ratchet and ghetto. My kid actually enjoyed it as there were new arcade games. Food it still the same and wht not. The only thing that grosses me out, is how stinky the bathroom is. The upkeep is so low given the volume of people that actually uses it on a daily basis. Also, as you walk down the hallway to the bathroom, it always smells like someone had thrown up on the carpet. Which doesnt surprise me at all but hust means that their carpet is nasty. Although the place looks better and the kids actually are enjoying, it still needs a lot of work read more

Chuck E. Cheese - The irony of the sign. Its say cleaner and yet their bathroom stalls are nasty and stinky. Seems like no one keeps up with the cleanliness - Pizza Near Me - Salinas, California

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This place has become a DUMP! Half the machines take a token (now a debit against a pre-paid card, and don't work. The others don't pay out any tickets! When you try to get the machines fixed there is no maintenence person on duty! The employees are RUDE!!! A chubby girl on a skateboard, arriving to work didn't even hold the door for me and my son after cutting in front of us. When I asked for help with machines that didn't work, a manager had to help because maintenence wasn't available. This manager then proceeded to scold us because we didn't notice a very small "out of order" sign that was upside down on one of the machines my son had already wasted credits on. In short, don't bring your kids here. It's a ripoff and a big disappointment to your children. read more

Hadn't been to a Chuck E Cheese in a few years. I understand restaurants are trying to get back on there feet again but this experience was way less than we'd hoped for. 35.00 for pizza that's just a step up from frozen, 4 cheesy bread sticks and 2 soda's and that didn't even include token's.... another 15.00 dollar's for game token's. Went up to the counter to redeem points and literally had to wait almost half an hour. Overpriced and under staffed. read more

A fun place for the kids and wonderful pizza also. Always entertaining and a super place to take the kids. read more

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I came here on wensday to celebrate my nephews 3rd birthday.. ordered 2 large pizzas and a side of wings , everything seemed to be going fine. Until I got home 2 hours after I started feeling sick, I threw up all night .. I knew I had gotten sick from sometime I ate . I'm sure i got sick from the pizza I spent all day in the ER last night due to food contamination . Not fun at all worst experience ever!! ;( read more

Came here for a kiddie birthday party. Jonathan was our coordinator. He was highly energetic, funny and very efficient. We had pizzas, veggie platter and wings. There were some games that were not working but overall when an attendant was needed they came pretty fast. They gave us some extra coins for the inconvenience. Location is small, people not celebrating a reserved birthday party was in line to get in. Maybe it's because it was raining and parents could not take their kids to the park, so a fun activity would be Chuck E. Cheese! Overall great service. Always nice seeing kids leave with a smile. read more

Chuck E Cheese is Chuck E Cheese in any city you visit. A bunch of kids running around all over the place high on sugary soda, cotton candy and not even touching the pizza. Its funny to hear people complaining over kids running around...ITS A KIDS VIRTUAL PLAYGROUND! That's like complaining about kids running around at the park ( you can't )....its no different other than the noise being contained in one enclosed area. Where else are you going to find games that take 1 token ?? What is hilarious is that someone complaining about the sketchiness of people at the "Salinas" CEC? Gimme a break, excuse us for not being to your standards. If you don't like Salinas, don't bring your kids here. But thanks for supporting the Salinas big box businesses while our kids are at school. Staff is helpful, yet stressed due to obvious understaffed schedule. Ill give them a star for effort. Another star for Barbara, who offered me their personal coffee because my tumbler ran out and I was kidding around for coffee. A very nice gesture indeed. As for the Pizza, it came hot and ready....yes, pun intended. Kids can't tell the difference and will give it 10 stars, adults will compare it to Casa Sorrento's, pizza factory and Gianni's and give it 1-1.5 stars. The salad bar was completely stocked with the essentials, nothing out of the ordinary and nothing to complain about...another star. It was a summer Monday afternoon when i brought my kids and about an estimated 50 people inside. Tables were clean, young lady in the front checked hand stamps, bathroom was clean, soda machines were clean, table was NOT sticky and majority, at sight, was clean. Maintenance worker for the games constantly walked around making sure games worked okay and giving away tickets. It was air conditioned and had WiFi. I ain't complaining. Rant: To those who watch the media believing that Salinas is SO SCARY and such a warzone....who are you comparing Salinas with? There are scumbags everywhere you go... that's inevitable. read more

Really enjoyed going to Chuck E. Cheese yesterday with the kids. Wasn't so packed. The employees were in a good mood and they all did their job and made sure everyone got a good experience. Chuck also came out and danced with the kids. We ordered pizza and we didn't have to wait too long. All in a I want to thank the staff that made yesterday a awesome experience. Thank you! read more

I always give 4 or 5 stars, but this place is so crowded and don't have enough staff to serve. The worst ever experience ! read more

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Had my daughter's birthday party here on a Sunday, it was not very packed at 1:30,but by 3was getting very packed. The new packages are okay, you get a super person cape and a trip to the ticket blaster. The party host we had was not very kid friendly. No real emotion and was beginning to wonder why she had a job that dealt with so many kids. Billy is the manager and did a great job. He was very good at getting the kids involved when they were singing the birthday song. Just as a FYI pizza slices are small, so be prepared to feed the kids shortly after party. Also when the two hours are up they only give a table for four to move to. That was a little hard with 16 kids and 22 adults. read more

Came to chuck e cheese on Mothers Day.... Tried to have good time because my kids love this place but in San Jose. However here in Salinas , some of the games did not work and it's dissapointimg for the kids..... Then an employee by the name of SHANIYEA Or something at the prize counter is extremely poor customer service oriented. I watched as the Hispanic speaking parents tried talking to her exchanging tickets for prizes and she was NOTHING but Rude and impatient. Things can be overwhelming, if you can't put on a fake smile then LOOK FOR A NEW JOB. However Barbara was AWSOME!!! read more

Worst experience at a Chuck E. Cheese's ever. First off, when we walked in the smell was so rancid I wanted to leave but my kids insisted on playing so I decided to tough it out and eventually managed to ignore it. Then when my oldest son was playing the Alley Roll game he hit the biggest numbers over three times but absolutely no tickets were dispensed. I went to speak with an employee about it and they said they would send someone over but they never did. This happened with about 90% of the games my kids played with but eventually they did send someone over but he supplied us with a meager 30 tickets per child (60 tickets total). When the kids finally went to choose prizes they didn't have a prize in the color that my toddler requested because the prizes they have shown are 'just for display'. We waited almost 20minutes at the prize counter before anyone helped us. When I went to use the restroom it smelled even worse than the play area and the only open stall had a piece of toilet paper with feces on it on top of the toilet paper dispenser--I left without using the restroom. AVOID THIS PLACE AT ALL COSTS!! Luckily, we live in Sacramento so avoiding this place won't be an issue and our Chuck E. Cheese's is a million times better. read more

I normally go to the Dublin or Concord locations. We were coming home from a long car trip and saw this location and decided it was a good place to let my daughter run around before going in the car again. I used a coupon, which I do all the time at the other two locations and I was given three child sized drink cups. I told the guy I normally get regular sized cups and was told these were the cups with the coupons. Again I said I've been coming to Chuck E Cheese for two years now with my daughter and I always got normal sized cups. He just shrugged his shoulders and walked away. The benches all have lost there springs. As I sat down my neck was at the table line. I also didn't like that the lady at the salad bar was following me and if I didn't put the spoon back where she wanted it she would grab it set it down somewhere else. The place was clean and not crowded but we were there on a Monday at noonish. read more

High 5 to Ruben our server you were great! In here last week for my boys 12 year Birthday it's a kids dream and we all had a great time. Food was good, service was great (thanks Ruben) and the games were fun. read more

Come here on a weekday if you can. The kids will have the whole place to themselves! My niece and nephew had a great time never having to wait for any games. read more

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The only reason I would give a second star is because my kids do have fun even if the place is an adult NIGHTMARE. Waited forever in the lines as kids and adults alike cut right in front of us. The " manager" was at the register and when I asked why she would let people cut in line she made a BS excuse. My kids can get one or two visits here a year because any more would drive me insane. Lets not even talk about the horrible food. Makes me wish I had no taste buds for real.....Friends ask " Hey what did you get at Chuck E. CHEESE?" DIARRHEA...thats what I got! read more

If I had to give negative stars I would, the place was closed due to a power shortage. Chuck e cheese is a joke.

Still disgusting! Came here for a birthday party... there trash literally everywhere!!!! It's almost like when the tables are being "cleaned" they just wiped everything down and let it fall to the ground. This place is so NOT sanitary! Who is the manager?! Like seriously.... MANAGE the place!! -0 read more

Let's see; I came in on a Sunday at 4pm. Here's my experience; 1/3 of the games were down, 1/3 no longer had tickets dispensing and the other 1/3 that were working had kids hogging the machine. Even the kiddie rides were down and limited to a 1/3 of the actual available ones. My 1 year was limited to about 3 rides that we kept alternating so he wouldn't get bored. Super disappointed in this location in regards to the way things are ran. The tv kept saying Chuck e' was on his way out every 30 mins only to have no one show up through the door. What a joke, only good thing was the food. The pizza and churros came out fresh and good so it was not a totally bad experience. read more

Where do I begin to explain the nightmare that was my nieces 7th B-day party....this was set up weeks in advance to have the party table, game cards, and pizza's, specifically 1 gluten free pizza for....you guessed it, the person with a gluten allergy. No confirmation email was sent, nor any kind of an attempt at a phone call was made by the store. Which prompted the mom to call what she thought was the store, but was instead just a generic call center in Iowa. And they did nothing to help as well. So, we arrive at C. C, with children in tow. And get to a B-day table that has the girls name misspelled. We sit down, expecting food to start coming out, and game cards to be supplied for the children. Chucky Cheese had totally screwed up her order, no game cards had been prepared yet, and they were sold out of gluten free pizza's. It wasn't until we finally got to talk to an actual manager that they got 50% off the bill....which at that point, I felt should have been free. I will NEVER come back to this, or any Chucky Cheese again. Parents, it's time to start renting out park benches or going to trampoline parks. read more

Came here expecting an old dirty Chuck E. Cheese and was very surprised at how clean it was, and also how helpful the staff is. Kids enjoyed it greatly and got a hell of a discount at the door! read more

What is the the point of PREORDERING pizzas when they aren't even ready until the other regular ordered pizzas arrive. Inconvenient for guests who just drove 3 hrs to get there. The reserved spot was for 2 hours and just waiting for the pizzas took 45mins. No one even gave us drink cups until my disabled aunt went up to the front to complain. Does anyone there even know of the thing called "customer service"? CEC used to be fun back in the 90s but now there's just 1 host next to Chuck who is barely enthused as the Clear Eyes guy. #Disappointed read more

When I was younger I played forever in Chuck E Cheese. I hadn't been in one in forever. Needless to say, we got my 3 year old VERY excited to go and then we got there and saw there's no more structures, it's just a big, kid casino. It was so disappointing! He kept asking when we were going to get to play on their playground. There's not much for a little one to do and my 1 year old was bored senseless. My husband even said if they would have had some sort of play structure, we would go back, but won't since there's nothing to play on. So sad! read more

No play structures! Now it's nothing but a run of the mill arcade. Nothing special anymore. Would have given it 1 star, but it was pretty clean for a Chucky Cheese. read more