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    Eight On the Break

    4.0 (32 reviews)
    InexpensivePool Halls, Arcades
    Open 12:00 pm - 1:00 am (Next day)

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    Been coming here as a kid and still visit for the Break Steak. Must try. Best cheesesteak in NJ. Good selection of music (dance, rhythm) racing (initial D) games and pinball. Old school fighters (mvc2, cvs2) and multi game cabinets. Friendly staff always fun coming by here

    I think I posted this before but BREAK STEAKSSSSS
    Krizia D.

    I absolutely love coming to the Break, if not for their game selection then for the food. My boyfriend showed me this place a little more than 3 years ago and now I'm the one usually asking to go. I can't find anywhere else that has a good selection of rhythm games and this place has got some good variety. My go-to game right now is Jubeat and the only other places I've been to that has it are conventions (which are stupid expensive). Some other ones include Technika, Rerave, Pop'N and that darn dj game I never play cause its so hard. Thats excluding all the dance games they have. I'm also a fan of the ever rotating amount of pinball machines, Time Crisis 4 and Initidal D 7 AND 8. They used to have ID 3 until they upgraded and I suppose I was never meant to complete my card but its okay since now I have a NEW card :D What I found surprising when I first started going here was the food. It's amazing. No seriously, I couldn't stop thinking of Break Steaks when I first had one 3 years ago. Since then, they've expanded their menu to Break Shakes and cookies and different flavors of fries, all pretty affordable if you ask me. Oh and can't forget the wiffle icecream. I could hang out at the Break and get by only spending $10 on food and games. Totally worth it and still one of my favorite places to hang out.

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    Jason P.

    This place is great solely because it is one of the last of its kind. There are not too many old school arcades left. Many of what you find now are gaming centers were there are a bunch of consoles and monitors set up where a group of people can play first person shooters. You rarely find good old arcade cabinets anymore. This is truly one of the few arcades left in the area, especially after Chinatown Fair revamped itself in downtown Manhattan. We decided to take a drive there on an early Saturday afternoon. Parking can be a little tight in the area, especially since this is on a main road and on certain days like Saturdays, you find that many people are running their errands. Once we found a meter about 2 blocks away, we were delighted to see that the meters were $0.25 per hour with a 2-hour max. We loaded up for 2 hours and walked in. The front isn't the most appealing with letters missing from the signage, but this is what I liked about it...a tried and true business thats still around. We entered and it was pretty crowded for only having been open for an hour and a half. There were lots of dancing games such as DDR and even a tournament going on that day. There were a few fighting games such as Marvel vs. Capcom 2 and Ultra Street Fighter 4. There were a handful of the older games such as pacman. To the left there is a small area with a bunch of pinball machines. In the back there are three pool tables and finally there is a counter which serves various food items. Most games accepted quarters and varied by game. The older ones such as Pacman were only 1 quarter to play, the fighting games were 2 quarters and the bigger racing (sit down) games were 4 quarters. There was a change machine there which made things convenient. The pool tables were $5 per hour and increased based on the number of players. We had 4 people on a table and the rate was $8 per hour. You retrieve the pool balls at the food counter and surrender an ID (license) to hold it. The pool area was fairly empty with 2 out of the 3 tables being available during the entire time we were there. The food counter was great. The guy was very helpful and friendly. They had a few items to choose from and the prices were very reasonable (their famous Break Steak - $5, chicken finger/tenders - $4.50, french fries - $1.75.) They also also have a few drink items including slushies/icees. I do not think there were any alcoholic drinks available. This place is great and I do wish I lived closer. (We drove about an hour to get there) Keep in mind that this place does get very crowded. Lot of teenagers and younger people (though not many little kids) especially on a Saturday. I can only imagine the after school crowd during the week. I highly recommend this place to anyone that is into gaming. I would love to return especially if there are any fighting game tournaments.

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    Love this place it's the only old school place left, food is actually good and really inexpensive

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    Cool place, even better lunch buy cheesesteak fries & drink (under $5) damn tasty too. Don't let the exterior fool you

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