Took the kids to do some racing. Andrew and Jonny helped the kids with the helmets, gave them a few pointers for how to get quicker around the track. The staff here are so friendly and inviting. We decided to order a pizza and chicken strips. The food was also fantastic. We had an amazing night and we are heading back again very soon. The kids also got to meet Travis Pastrana. read more

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Absolutely, LOVE Irvine's K1 Speed! We've been to several K1's in the So. Cal area & this is one of the best locations. From the top notch friendly cashiers who provided excellent customer service. The pit crew who were also helpful to answer questions & moved things quickly keeping our wait times down. The karts were actually pretty good & when we did experience a mechanical issue they were quick to take care of getting us another kart. Which is another reason why my son loves this K1 & it's asphalt track. I believe when things go well in a company it usually starts from the top. So kudos to the management staff & all of the staff there. You all made our time spent there so enjoyable that we will come back anytime we are in Orange County! Blessings, Mrs. Nicole Smith read more

K1 Speed was a lot of fun. I came in with coworkers celebrating a one year work anniversary. As a first timer, this was such a memorable experience. I highly recommend them for group events, team bonding, and birthdays. This is a fantastic place to celebrate fun special occasions. There's even an arcade area while you wait, as well as a pool table. Plenty of parking. Private lot. Amazing service and staff. Clean as well as sanitary. read more

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Awesome location! Great staff- super friendly and professional. Prefer the tracks here of all the recent go-kart venues we've been to. Membership is annual and about $8. They have two different tracks. Opted the first race on the smaller track with the more curved and turns. The last two races we chose their second track which the kids ended up preferring in the end. They said the Traci was longer and felt more like a race with their friends. Staff worked quickly if anyone got stuck and always kept safety in mind. Location also has an entertaining arcade area and a restaurant/dining space along with a party room if it's for a larger group having a party. Another arcade option was a Mario Kart interactive arcade which looked cool too. The food in the dining/restaurant area was ideal to tie the kids over until dinner, those who wanted to snack chose fries, quesadillas, pretzel bites, I think, and a few more easy appetizers to snack on. Not big portions, but it did the job. Again, great attentive staff. read more

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BEWARE - January 2025 Review - Important Safety Information Our group prepaid $255 for 4 races but had an incident after 1. During our visit, a phone was damaged while following all posted safety guidelines and staff instructions. When reported to the front desk, the staff member indicated this was a common occurrence, stating it "happens all the time." Upon requesting management assistance, I was unable to obtain: - The manager's full name for documentation - A working contact number for follow-up - Any refund for the prepaid $255 for 4 races - Any resolution for the damaged property or unused races What concerns me most is the staff's casual acknowledgment that phone damage is a frequent occurrence, yet there appear to be no preventive measures, clear procedures for handling such incidents, or willingness to provide refunds for unused services. For transparency: We followed all safety protocols, maintained professional communication throughout, and simply seek appropriate resolution. I would appreciate the business owner or management contacting me to address these safety, billing, and customer service concerns. Documentation of the incident, payment, and damage has been preserved. read more

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This is very disappointing! We were here at 11a and wait time was 1hr and 45 so we went to Starbucks to kill time and we came back and they moved us due to a group had more people... I mean what happened to first come first ruling... this was for my husband birthday and we just had to wait just whenever they feel like to add us?! This Sucks! Anyways for future, if ever there will be any-- u have to have no plans for the whole day if u want to be here. read more

Went here for a birthday party at noon of Saturday. Overall is very good service. Waiting time was fire about 20 mins for our group. Lots of fun for the kids. read more

Gavin, Rob, Jonha and Shane went above and beyond to make our family's first time experience awesome. I would highly recommend coming it is a amazing place. Thank you read more

Service was absolutely terrible. We arrived at 8pm, 2hrs before closing. We checked in and went to purchase our races. We were told there was a buy 2 get one free deal happening that day. We decided to do the deal, after they guaranteed us 3 races before closing. We were a group of 5, so they told us it was a 30 minute wait. After waiting they brought us to the track and went over the rules. One specifically being that no bumping was allowed and if it happened, that person would be removed from the race. On the first race they gave one of us a faulty kart. The kart was super bumpy and the plastic piece on the bottom was broken. The flag guy stopped our race twice because of the Kart being faulty. He told them that they needed to change the kart because it would be too dangerous to continue racing with it. The other guys working there told the flag guy to keep the race going because it had already started and they had to finish the rest of the races before closing. The entire first race they had to continue dangerously driving the kart. The second race there were 4 people added from a different group. This group was very serious about their racing and made rude comments to us about racing with them. One of the guys told one of the girls in our group that this was not something for little kids and told her she should ask for a booster seat, even though she is an adult and she was not that much shorter than him. The guy was behind her in the line up for the race. He continuously bumped her even before the race began. After the race started both guys started driving aggressively and recklessly. They bumped more than 4 people on the track on multiple occasions. One of the times was so bad that the other person spun out and there was a loud boom from the collision. The guy who bumped was not removed from the game or given a warning. The whole rest of the race we couldn't even have fun because we were getting attacked by these guys. When the race was done we had to wait for our last one. The two guys were asking the workers casually to be put on the next race even though they didn't pay for it. The two guys were clearly regulars here. The workers immediately told them "we got you guys" and accommodated their request. They then got off the race giving us dirty looks as they left. On our final race it was okay, but at this point we were already disappointed and annoyed with the service. The workers also did not make sure the drivers seatbelts were good before racing. Very very terrible. The whole time the workers were messing around and just trying to do everything fast so they could close, and did not care about anyone's safety or experience. With the amount we paid (almost $400), we are never coming back!.. and the fact that the regional manager is viewing this comments and responding terribly, and not doing anything about any of the other things is even worse. Hope this place gets shut down! read more

I rarely review non-food establishments but wanted to shout out on the customer service received as a first timer. I purchased 2 of the 2 race of $49.95. Membership fee is required however I could only purchase that in-person. 1 free birthday race is included. The worker was really patient with registration, explaining the differences between the tracks and timing the rides out for us so we could make it to our dinner rez. The track with the most straightaways is where most of the serious racers are at and you could request to race with beginner drivers. Time records will be emailed to you after. read more

This is a comprehensive review. The front desk staff was extremely nice and accomodating as it was my friend and I's first time visiting but my only issue was with the staff working at the actual track. Not the guy standing at the interior register but he was holding the flag during the races we attended and was responsible for explaining the gear and sizes. I'm not sure if they have an issue with women attending the track for fun, but for whatever reason the staff working there on 6/21 at 4pm Friday besides the shorter guy who helped me put on my helmet was extremely rude probably because he doesn't get laid or make any money which is why he's working at K1 hoping his negging tactics will work on regular 3-D women making comments about appearances because women never willingly speak to him in real life to begin with. We tried to get pictures wearing it for approximately 1 minute whereas they let the men take their sweet time with returning helmets, putting it on, getting into karts and rushed us before and after the races, didn't want to give a demo and complained that he had to do his job. Even when I was about to leave he was quick to grab the item off me while being pleasant only towards the men. If you're into men that's perfectly fine but you don't have to be rude nor make comments on people's appearances while having a face card that probably already punishes him in real life. I'm not asking him to be pleasant and chipper, his commentary was completely uncalled for. He should just to perform his job but my guess is he probably other problems e.g. being pussyless, auraless and coinless. You can't both be pussyless and unpleasant but I guess he chose three struggles in life. I don't want to name names but it was only the guy holding the flag and responsible for the demo, and a slight interruption for the guy at the monitor screen right by the track, but just keep that in mind next time you have 1st timers or women visiting, and women maybe keep that in mind while visiting this location when it comes to the staff besides the shorter but cordial fellow helping me put on the helmet, you may come across this dusty. Other than that, the facility, the races, and track itself was pleasant and spacious. 5/5 service at the front desk 1/5 service at the track excluding the short guy who was actually helpful and professional 4/5 overall quality of track and interiors and accessibility to racing things Won't be back to this location but I do respect and enjoy K-1 Tracks themselves overall. But I just wanted to point that out. Enjoy! read more

I wish I could give K1 Speed zero stars. I've never dealt with a business that cares so little about its customers. I submitted multiple inquiries online hoping to get answers about planning a group event, and guess what? I never heard a single word back. After waiting days for a reply, I decided to call. HUGE mistake! I was on hold for 40 minutes, waiting for someone - anyone - to answer, and finally had to hang up. How can you run a business like this? If you're considering booking a group event here, don't even bother. They clearly don't care about their customers or about providing any kind of service. K1 Speed is all hype and no help. Go somewhere else where they actually value your time and business. Unacceptable! read more

K1 Speed Irvine - Being placed on hold for 40 minutes - Amusement Parks Near Me - Irvine, California

I highly recommend staying away or not paying ahead for multiple races. We tried K1 Speed twice; they get your money for 3 races and will make you wait for hours with no remorse. Fooled me twice, shame on me! read more

This is my second review for this place and this time well deserved We came the night before to buy our memberships for 2 people birthday race that would take time the next day We extended member our memberships revived the birthday race and show up the next day to race it was key point of our both together birthday evening Here we met host that could not care less and told us that we need to come next day as two groups booked both race tracks - the door was open to public yet they asked us to leave I'm done with this business and manager at this location should find new job asap Horrible job corporate as an employee of city I will look much closer on your business from now on read more

K1 Speed Irvine - Reve track - Amusement Parks Near Me - Irvine, California

Phenomenal Experience This Time Around We always have a great time at K1 Speed and have hosted several party events here over the years. The team is consistently solid, but this last experience really stood out. Rin, the party reservation manager, continues to be fantastic--responsive over phone and email, organized, and always making the booking process smooth and hassle-free. She's a big reason we keep coming back. But the real star this time was Brianna. It was our first time being greeted and managed by her on the day of the event--and wow. Her attention to detail, professionalism, and genuine care made this our best experience yet. She went above and beyond to make sure everything ran perfectly. It truly felt like she cared as much about our party as we did. K1 Speed, please do everything you can to keep Brianna and Rin on your team--they are absolute gems! read more

Make a reservation, sign a waiver and race! Easy enough. We stopped by to make sure that the little that wanted to race met the criteria. To our happy surprise, there was 2 race tracks. We settled in to wait for the race to start and ordered some food. The kitchen did forget about us until we reminded them about our order 45 minutes later. They apologized and comped a cookie, which was very kind. There is a scoreboard that keeps stats and the cars seem to go pretty fast. It was $85 for 2 races and well worth it. read more

don't come on weekends as they lie about wait times. they said 20 minutes for the first race and it was over an hour wait. took 3.5 hours to get three races in. I will never come back. read more

Experience was awesome, my brothers came here to see who was the best! Sean, took great care of us and gave us excellent service! We will certainly come back! read more

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If I could give zero stars, I would. My boyfriend was spun out three times by reckless drivers, and the last time, another kart was literally partially on top of his. A staff member initially checked on him, and when he said he felt dizzy and wanted to stop, Johnny came over and was incredibly rude and aggressive instead of being concerned for his safety. Instead of addressing the reckless drivers, he blamed my boyfriend and even said he should've put him on the kids' track, when he was the one being hit repeatedly! Meanwhile, I was also being rammed into on the straightaway, and there was zero enforcement of track safety. There were no clear instructions before getting on the track, no real help when incidents happened, and the overall customer service was awful. This place is a complete joke when it comes to safety and professionalism. I've been to multiple K1 Speed locations in Texas and have never experienced the complete lack of help and safety concern that this location has. Save your money and go somewhere that actually cares about its customers. read more

Took a party of 6 racers to celebrate birthday. Called in advance. They said it was league night but they would work us in. Arrived , they again explained the league but they would work our 6 racers in for two races each. After 2 hour wait it did not happen and our 10 year old boys were disappointed especially the birthday boy. This is the 2nd time this has happened at this location where the staff makes promises, takes your money and does not deliver. WARNING to all customers, do not use this venue if it is a special occasion as you take the risk of you and your guest's coming away disappointed . I'm also a business owner and I never OVER promise and fail to deliver. I guess that is who I have a 5 star with over 300 reviews on yelp and this company has 3.5 stars. Seriously, Buyer Beware! read more

DO NOT GO THIS PLACE, they will cut your power out due to " safety reasons" we didn't even bump or going off line And is not even our 1st time going read more

Super fun place to get some good friendly competition in. Bring the kids and show them how it's really done .

We held a team event here and it was a big success! Everyone really enjoyed themselves and the manager was super helpful in planning. My cons however are that the floor employees NEED some kind of body or headset microphone when explaining rules + the award ceremony. It was extremely loud in there and all the employees who spoke to us as a group were not loud enough, you could barely hear what they were saying. For safety instructions, it's vital that everyone can see and hear the necessary info- especially when it's an activity that has some risk to it. There was 4-5 people in our group that were in front of the example car and the employee said "You guys can't see the button but there's a button here that does x, y, z." Which was really unhelpful. If mics aren't an option, maybe breaking into smaller groups to go through safety instructions a few times. Similar situation with the award ceremony, it would've been nice to be able to announce the winners with a microphone instead of having to strain to hear where everyone placed. read more

I recently visited K1 Speed with a group of four girls, and our experience was very disappointing. As it was our first time, I made sure to inform Leslie and purchased two races for all four girls. Leslie only noticed three girls and questioned where the fourth was. I mentioned the fourth was being attended by another cashier. She called the fourth girl over saying she could help her since she's with us. Unfortunately, when they called the racers, I noticed they only called three of the four girls. I approached the front desk to ask why they weren't called as a group. Leslie failed to explain they couldn't race together. I decided to request a refund for one of the two races since the others still wanted to race. Leslie made me wait roughly 15 minutes for a refund, during which I missed a big chuck of the race. Lastly, she only refunded one race for three girls instead of four. The four girls enjoyed go kart racing but were bummed out they couldn't race together The entire experience was a communication nightmare, and we left feeling frustrated and disappointed. I expected better organization and customer service from K1 Speed. read more

Don't get me wrong, kart racing is fun but it isn't that simple at k1. I came here to celebrate a friends birthday. We have several locations closer to us but we chose the one in Irvine because they offer Mario kart VR. When we arrived it was out of order. Bummer but we still had the kart option. We checked in and were informed that there was a 2 hour wait time. I mean how bad could two hours be? Wrong :/ it was more like 3 hours. k1 has yet to adopt the technology to report live wait times, so you are forced to hang around until you hear your name called. We are in 2022, my local sushi place can provide me with live updates via link. But it's my friends birthday, we don't wanna make a big deal out of it and bum him out. We get a beer and start playing the arcade games available. That only killed 1 of the two hours!! 3 hours later, our names are finally called so we hurry down to track 1 and begin the race. 3 laps in I get crashed into. The other cart T-bones me and mounts on top of me crushing my thumb and ramming my shoulder. The staff handled it pretty well, they all rushed to me as I was in pain and lifted the kart off of me. They gave me gauze for the wound and filled out an incident report. They asked me if I wanted to call an ambulance, I declined. The only thing I didn't like was that they kept assuming nothing was broken simply because I could rotate my wrist. I've seen plenty of people skateboard and break their arm and still be able to rotate their wrist. I still appreciate the fast response and attention the team provided. I waited 3 hours dammit I'm gonna race. I went 2 more times with an injured arm. I managed. Boy does it get old fast, I was over it after the first race so don't waste your money on 3 races unless you have a passion for it. (If you are wondering... they refunded me for the 1 race I missed). If you take anything out of this review---------- -expect long wait times of more than 1 hour on weekends and 1 hour on top of what's estimated. -you have to wait on site for your names to be called because they lack the technology to keep you informed -it could get old fast -it's dangerous but the staff is there to help -they have an arcade and Mario kart VR read more

We got 3 races and there is 6 of us, at first it was only our group and it was fun but then the 2nd and 3rd race an employee went with us to race and it was so disappointing, We couldn't even had a proper race because they always slowed our cart just for us to give him way, and the laps aren't even 14 because of him. We counted it and we only did 8 laps and pitted us after the employee went on 14 laps. read more

Horrible customer service. I had my teenage daughter's birthday party there last weekend and we encountered several bad customer service experiences as follows: 1. The sales person in charge of us is named Lupe, and she was never available to speak to. We could only communicate with her by email. When we tried to call the number in Irvine with clarification questions, we could only speak to a main number. But that took 60 minutes to wait on hold to get a live person. 2 on the day of the party, we were told to arrive a half hour early, which we did, but they did not help us get into our party space for 20 minutes. We had to quickly set up our table cloths, center pieces, party favors, salads, etc. 3. Speaking of the party space, we were told we would have a room, but when we got there, we were put in the bar area. We had to share the space with another party of little boys. Those kids ran amuck in our party space and it was awkward having to differentiate our chairs versus their chairs. After the party we asked Lupe (via email of course), what happened as to why we didn't get a private room. She said she told us this, but she is a liar. She never told us we would be in the bar, otherwise we would not have been so shocked at it. 4. It's a very expensive place to have a party. For the money they charge, we should have been treated much better. They act like we should be honored to grace their presence by being there. We are extremely social people in Orange County (and in LA), and we will spread this experience to everyone we know to warn them against having an event there. Good riddance. We will never darken your door step again. You idiots. read more

3.5 stars if I could. This was my first time here and driving go karts. It was a very organized and clean environment. They made sure the go karts and safety protocols were explained. Overall it was a lot of fun! I like how you get printouts of your best laps compared to others in your group. The bar had some good stuff! But the food was so bad!! The fries were NOT cooked basically raw potatoes and most of the food came out old. Definitely skip the food! read more

Had an amazing experience at K1 Speed, thanks to Zhoe! My friends and I came in on a random night, never having been there before, and Zhoe made us feel right at home. She was professional, friendly, and really went out of her way to make sure we had a great time. From explaining how everything worked to making us feel comfortable, we were well taken care of from start to finish. 5 stars for sure! We'll definitely be coming back again soon! Thank you Zhoe!!!! read more

Absolutely disaster of management. They lost our reservation at noon and booked it at 8:30pm instead for a 10year old party. Didn't even provide the food till 10:00pm. Carts were not even charged to working conditions as some of the kids were not able to enjoy the experience. The crew members did not show any interest in helping and just sat on their phones. $600 + for a party of 8 and not even worth $6 of services. read more

Great time & friendly team that works there. Very clean! Only disappointment is that they should let you take advantage of the deals when you get there the day of - $38 for 12 little laps around is pricey ($30 + $8 for a membership?!) when you could book 2 for $58 and get 1 free on Tuesdays! There was 3 of us making it $120+ for 6-8 minutes max if you have a big family good luck & sorry! read more

Came here on an afternoon and was told it would be an 1hr and 15 mins wait before the race. Ironically, more than 2 hours later they shrug their shoulders and say tough. It's difficult to have young kids waiting around with a time in mind. If you don't know how long, don't set false expectations. read more

I organized and participated in our company's K1 Christmas party. It was a little rocky in getting communication from the events coordinators, but when we checked in yesterday, Mariah was awesome! She was a phenomenal help during the party and made sure everything ran smoothly. I was a little skeptical in the planning process as reaching someone to get things confirmed proved difficult, but upon arrival, day of event, Mariah made sure our team was taken care of... the guys running the track were also fantastic. All attendees of the party had a great time and I would recommend you book an event here if the opportunity arises. read more

K1 Speed Irvine - Grand Prix race #2! - Amusement Parks Near Me - Irvine, California

Raymond has been very patient and truly took the time to recommend the best option for my kids. He was also training a new employee at the same time. Thank you Raymond! read more

K1 Speed Irvine - Amusement Parks Near Me - Irvine, California

Zhoe was fantastic--super friendly, helpful, and made everything run smoothly. She really made our visit fun and memorable. Great service and energy all around. We're definitely planning on coming back soon! read more

Came to K1 and decided to check it out, was a super cool facility and had an awesome and amazing time with my family and friends, everyone was super helpful and kind, I even grabbed some snacks from the snack bar and the nice young lady with blonde hair, (Amanda It was) was super nice and gave us amazing service, all in all I had a great time and for sure will be back!! I definitely recommend this place! read more

Props to Zhoe! She went above and beyond to meet all expectations and made sure my party was taken care of!

Amanda is hands down the best at K1, very patient with my party, and overall a cool person working at the front desk at the dining area. We making new friends over here! read more

I just had my son's 13th birthday here and we all had a great time! The staff was great and friendly! The party room was nice and updated. All the kids had a great time! read more

Welp, we're not ever coming back here again we came here the day before the actual date of racing and paid for our membership. We said : "hey, it's our birthday, we're coming tomorrow at 7:30 pm. Is that okay?" The manager says: "yes absolutely." Proceeds to charge our card and says "see you tomorrow!". The bext day we show up right on time just to be told by the African American woman that "we are not taking anybody the whole place has been reserved for a party of 50"... EXCUSE ME? We literally had this conversation yesterday and you told us it's okay to come. Never told us about reservation and by the way, NO SIGNS IN THE FRONT. FYI you are a joke of a business for the kind of customer service you have. I suggest you find somewhere else. Also the manager never bothered coming to us and apologizing. read more

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