As a PUBLIC PARK DISTRICT, the amount of non ADA compliant areas was astonishing! If I had a hard…read moretime getting a stroller through, a person in a wheelchair does NOT have access. I don't know how you do not have equal access in the year 2022. That's a lawsuit waiting to happen FYI. DO BETTER! TRY HARDER! Go somewhere else if you need accessibility, this park district only thought of "same abled" people. Other park districts have thought of you, I promise!

Great deal for mini golf. This course doesn't have the most spectacular decorations or design, but…read moreit's fairly large and separated -- with plenty of obstacles and things to do over 18 holes. The holes are well labeled and there were no issues that I noticed which would detract from the experience. The staff was also friendly and served guests quickly. Parking was not difficult at all in the large lot.

I'm in a few park and playground social media groups, and the park at the Des Plaines Park District…read moreAdministrative Center has come up a time or two as being particularly good. I decided we should finally go check it out. If you're coming here for the playground, don't make the boneheaded mistake I did: Stopping at the Iroquois Community School, which is right off Touhy and when I saw the school's playground I thought we were at our destination. You will be sorely disappointed if you stop at the wrong one. If you make your way here via Birch Street, you'll go all the way to the end of the street, turn left, and find the park on the other side of the building; if you take Maple Street to get here, drive down toward the barricade dividing the street and you won't be able to miss it on your right. With all that out of the way, this is a fantastic park. When we left the school playyard, something just seemed off and I am so glad that I went around the block to find the actual playground we'd intended to visit, at the DPPD. It's all the way back at the end of the road; you'll essentially dead-end into when you head down Birch. This is my current favorite playground. The equipment is fantastic and so much of it is geared toward the littlest kiddos, which is not always the case. Here there are small things for them to climb on and under, there's a little "farmers market" booth with different play elements, crawl spaces, slides, and so on. My little girl had fun just running around the place, and she also did some crawling and climbing and sliding and enjoyed trying to feed the big turtle sculpture, as well as naming the turtle's body parts that she recognized. Toward the tail end of our visit, she spotted the swings, which is her favorite so we spent a while there before heading out. All told, we spent about 45 minutes here. The first time, that is--we've since been back again in the last week or so since our first visit and were there for an hour or more. There are several picnic tables in this playground area as well, so many of the parents were hanging out there whilst the kids ran around. This playground is geared toward younger kids (10 and below). The terrain is turf, grass, and paved walkways throughout, and it's fully fenced which is one of my favorite features of a park right now (though some parents are better than others about making sure the gates are actually closed). There's a private parking lot, very convenient. I hope we see you there!

On Sept 15, we went to the Fall Festival to see Live bands play on stage but what we saw was…read moredrunken brawls break out during the concert. Prior to the bands playing and during the breaks, announcements were constantly made for Alcohol Sales. Alcohol impairs judgement and I highly suggest that at future park district events that No Alcohol Sales occur, especially events that are promoted as "family friendly".

A local gem. Great place, balls automatically pop up, no bending down and even heated stalls for…read morecold weather. You should check out the price increases at Harry Semrow. Some have increased 20% or more. You should promote that on many days, Monday and Thursday for sure your prices are the same or less than Harry Semrow. You should post a sign near there and would pick up a lot of their business.

Great spot for a quick inexpensive game of golf - son loves learning here and his school uses the…read morecourse for golf practice

For purely mini golf and old school style of date, this was a good time! My wife and I went on a…read moreMonday and it was still fairly busy. Make sure to have cash! They have multiple ATMs on location but also there is a Bank of America in Skokie/Lincolnwood and also a Chase across the street if you use those banks. Anyway, a lot of awesome obstacles and even if they've been opened for decades some of the decor is updated! Make sure to press the yellow foot pedals for really cool mechanical additions to the hole you're at. Although it is about $14 per person after 12 pm, I can see why! A huge location, cool mechanical additions, lights at night, arcade, and batting cages too. So a lot that goes to cost but still memorable. Make sure to support local businesses!

Like a lot of reviewers here, I spent some time here as a kid and thought it was magical; but now I…read moresee it through adult eyes. The good: the cost for the batting cage and the golf isn't outrageous. I'm told there are cheaper mini golf but also more expensive. The bad: they have decided everyone who goes on the course has to pay, even if you are just watching your children. I suspect this is because some "people" only paid for two admissions but two other people took turns. The ugly: They have been around for three quarters of a Century and they have no incentive to change their business model and only accept cash. Once the owner passes to the great beyond, his heirs will likely sell the place to developers so enjoy while you can.

What a fun venue and restaurant! Walking into the place you have to walk up the stairs. The…read moredining area/bar is in the middle and on either end are the courses, two on each side. We first sat down for a meal, and coming on a early weeknight it was not that busy at all when we arrived. They had a happy hour deals for $6 of four different kinds of shareables. We tried all four. The loaded tots, Nashville hot chicken baos, onion dip with chips and southwest quesadillas. Our favorites were the loaded tots and onion dip. The loaded tots had a decent amount of small strips of bacon and was covered with a white and cheddar queso. Very good and tasty and the right amount of toppings on it. The onion dip was good too, the dip came in what looked like a smaller sauce side but there was plenty, we had leftover dip after finishing the chips. The bao were decent sized, came in a set of 2 and wasn't overly spicy. The least favorite was the quesadillas, just not much to the flavor and filling. After eating we played a 9 hole round of putt putt. The holes are fun and interactive. You pay for the round at the kiosks and then get your ball at the start of the course. Each hole is digitized and shots are auto calculated for a score. It was a fun way to play putt putt.

This was a mixed bag for us. My husband and I took our five year old son here recently…read more Ultimately it was a fun experience but with a few caveats. The restaurant inside is convenient and our server was great. The woman working inside the kitchen was also extremely sweet to our son. My husband ordered the burger and said it was great. I had the hot chicken sandwich and it was very dry. Prices were reasonable so I'd say this lands in the "fine" range. There are four courses of nine holes each - ruby, emerald, sapphire, and amber. Some holes do repeat across all courses, which seemed odd. The designs were fun for both adults and kids. We definitely had a great time on the two courses we did. It did get a bit congested at one point, and they were not very busy. For whatever reason 90% of the groups were on two adjacent courses while the other two courses had one group between them. The distribution was not the best. There are also these numbered posts at the front of each hole to let you know which hole you're at. The problem is they are directly in the way of your swing. It's a strange design. The ball automatically keeps track of your strokes. This was pretty cool and we all had a great time with it. However, the voiceover that tallies your strokes at the end is very sarcastic and pokes fun at you if you go over. This is funny for adults but discouraging for kids. My son was having fun and then heard the voiceover and asked if he did a bad job. It would be great to have the option to play without the voiceover if you're playing with kids. My husband and I just kind of cheered over it to keep our kid distracted. We had a lot of fun and found it reasonably priced ($52 for three of us to play two 9 hole courses). We will definitely go again.

Ever since I was a kid, we would drive by the Par-King where I believed it to be a fairytale…read morekingdom, seeing its castle-like design. As I grew older and visited from a land far far away, my fiancé and I took to our inner child and decided it was finally time to see what Par-King was all about. Be sure to bring cash! The course itself was very entertaining! One of the best mini golf experiences I've had that kept me guessing what the next move would be. Despite the rainy weather, we made the best of the moment. I'm so glad we played after all those years of my curiosity of Par King.

Mother's Day went to play miniature golf with our family ages 7and 5. Turned away for the height…read morerequirement of 4 feet as my youngest was only 47 inches tall. Also, cash only...hmmmm. Absolute joke. I hope the business goes under as our one child was in tears walking back to the car. No need for a response, your business is an absolute disaster. Height requirement for "mini" golf. Unbelievable.

Great place to go and get some practice in for baseball - builds confidence in a youngster . Has a…read moreconcession stand and also mini golf $1 tokens for batting cages gives you 15 pitches $10 is more than enough batting time

Pioneer Park is a great park with decent amount of parking, located on the northeast corner of…read moreHarlem and Touhy. The mini-golf course consists of 18-holes and has various obstacles, including some water fixtures and stream in the middle of it. My kids really enjoyed the mini-golf course. The batting cages were a lot of fun too! They have several different spots/pitches, including slow/fast softball and slow/fast baseball. The machines were in good working condition, although occasionally you would have to hit the button to reset it, but it's not a really big deal. We only did the slow softball pitches, and they were mostly balls vs strikes, but adjust accordingly and you'll be hitting them in no time. They also have a concession stand where you can order some food and drinks, ie hotdogs, pop, chips, etc. Overall, the place doesn't get too crowded, at least the times we went on Friday night. Smack some balls to relieve some pandemic stress yo.

Definitely a decent minigolf course for the price. A few greens definitely could use some help and…read morea little bit of vacuuming on the greens. Besides that it was fun! Had a terrible group in front of us that wouldn't let us pass so keep that in mind as well.

Mini golf - Do not waste your money or time!!! I don't review things unless I have a super…read moreexcellent experience or a super awful one... unfortunately, this was bad. Super run down and not maintained at all. When we pulled in, it looked like it was not even open. Water in mountain was not even running. Plants were super over grown and there were bees everywhere (prob because waterfall was not working to keep them away and landscape is so overgrown). Greens have seen better days. Also, front desk girl was super rude. Asked her a question and she just stared at me. Asked it again nicely thinking she didn't hear, and you could tell she had no idea, or just didn't care. We didn't even make it half way through the course before we turned in our clubs. Overall, I can't believe they charge the amount they do. Wouldn't even consider going back until major updates are made to mini golf facility!

We enjoyed mini golfing here with our 3 year old. The course had some fun holes with just the right…read moreamount of challenge.

Family fun at a reasonable price. Skokie park district mini golf and driving range. Driving range…read moreis set up like top golf with shot tracking system. More than just driving practice

A twinkly paradise at the holiday season west of Touhy on Prospect with special events rooms and…read morecatering, golf course. The spiral staircase to 2nd level very ornate at holiday time. Newly remodeled restrooms on main entry and coat check person. Valet parking under the canopy and tipping is expected. Parking lot if you want to self park. Lot is not brightly lit though. Summer pool and golf. Members only club. The main banquet room holds about 25 or more tables. Fireplace room more for small event maybe 8 tables. Grand foyer at the top of the stairs, nice restrooms and well tended throughout. I always feel like the fairy princess for our holiday bash. The whole place is lighted exterior like a ginger bread house. Bar service available. Waive your wand and hope you get to go at the holidays for an event.

Family friendly, great place to be at summer time and winter as well! Delicious food and awesome…read morecustomer service!