Dude this is the best place ever. All the classics are here. Pac man, q bert, All three donkey kongs. And....the drinks are awesomely made...AND you can bring in food. I spent like three hours here and it felt like 20 min. Welcome to the grown ups chucky cheese! I will def be back. read more

Outstanding atmosphere, game selection, and beer list. Cocktails aren't bad, either (Try The Ginger Sailor). Great place to hangout even if you're not going to game. If you are going to game and have a lot of friends with you, round them up for some Killer Queen. You won't regret it. read more

Best bartenders and servers ever, in the history of the world. This place is a gem. Games are in good shape and, much like the great drink selection, perpetually changing. read more

On Fridays a few friends of mine gather to play Street Fighter there and it has become a little gathering spot for us. The lead arcade tech (or the owner? manager? I honestly don't know) James has even reached out to us when we have issues with the cabinets not working properly, and has always made sure that we are taken care of in that regard. I've talked to him once or twice and it's obvious how passionate he is about the games and arcade culture. I wish I could say the same for Headquarters where the beer is nicer but the using the cabs is a lottery of "I wonder what button won't work on this one." Great atmosphere, good games, good staff. read more

Easily my favorite beercade in the city. The vibe is always great and it is never too crowded or filled with obnoxious patrons. Machines take quarters, but the beer selection is good and reasonably priced. Classic game selection with killer queen serving as the main attraction (worth checking out for this alone). read more

Killer queen is the only good game. Most games are free at headquarters so I am not trying to pay for pinball when I can get it for free across town. But killer queen is pretty sweet... read more

I was never a big video game person as a kid, and can't say the same as an adult...but I've been here twice now and every time has been a lot of fun. It reminds me of being at the mall in the 80s. Fun, layout is nice, I like that the bar is when you first walk in. Compared to other arcade bars in the city, this is my favorite. Plus they have an Elvira pinball machine, how cool is that? read more

Retro Arcade games and beer? Yes please. They are a good establishment. Lots of retro style arcade and pin ball games. Some moderns games pretending to be retro. Not a bad way to spend an hour. read more

Visited with a local friend on a Sunday afternoon - so glad she suggested it! Had a blast playing Marble Madness, Burger Time & a variety of other old games. The drinks are cheap and plentiful. A+++ read more

Good beer selection, I was there on Christmas Eve, so it was a little slow, it is normally very busy during the weekend. They have a killer queen box which is awesome. Good mix of older machines, I'm not a pinball person but they have a lot of them and I've never seen any with "out of order" signs so I feel like that's a good thing. I had trouble with one of the games, the joystick wasn't working properly, they gave me a quarter and posted it immediately. Great that this is a local bar option. read more

Talk about blast from the past! Logan Arcade is packed with pinball and arcade games from the days of yore. Each game costs a quarter or two, but there's a change machine in the middle of the bar, so don't worry id you forgot your laundry money at home. The bar has got a decent drink menu, with the cheaper beers ranging from $3-4; however, the only bar is the one in the front, so I'd recommend grabbing a drink up front before meandering about on your way to reliving your 7-year-old dreams of conquering Mrs. Pac Man. Up front, there are some tall, free-standing tables with chairs, if you're not into the game scene; here you can get table service, too. read more

Yeah. It's awesome. Great beer selection. Fantastic games (a lot of them). Huge space. Staff is insanely nice. 10 stars. read more

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Live nearby and this place is a weekly staple. Amazing games and atmosphere! We love coming here on Sunday's for their beer discount and fairly empty bar, meaning we get to play all the games we want! read more

This place is like a dream come true for people my age. Booze and all of my favorite childhood arcade games! I went here for my birthday on a Saturday afternoon and it was amazing. Good crowd, great beer, and so many games! They don't sell food, but if you ask the bartender, he has a binder with a ton of local restaurant menus who will happily deliver here. We ordered a pizza and we ate it with some really good beer! I just have to talk them into getting Capitan Morgan and dumping Sailor Jerry lol. I can't stop recommending this place to my friends because I know they would love it. Hopefully my WWF game is back in service soon! I will be back many more times. read more

Logan Hardware always had the best collection of pinball and arcade games, and now it's even better with booze. They were doing all this stuff way before Empire. It's just that now the record store is west on Fullerton. The staff is all-around awesome. Go there. read more

Zespy has done it! He created a unique, polished, homey, dark barcade that is the real deal. Great beer, wide gaming choice and the upkeep of machines is a priority. There is genuine love for arcade history and the pinball games from the past. I played centipede and swore I caught a whiff of chlorine from my teenage days at the YMCA where I played like a fiend, until my quarters ran out. I still have the roller action and believe it or not, it improves with a cold beverage! read more

Went here last night. Great place! Probably the best game selection of all the barcades in Chicago. Amazing Beer selection and very knowledgeable staff. Games can get a little pricey compared to other places but the selection is worth it. Definitely going back. read more

This is one of my favorite places to go after a stressful day at the office. They have good beer and pinball. All a gal needs to be transported to her happy place. read more

Great place ..good vibes friendly staff who know about beer selections! Great pinball games and also down the street the record store is great!! Found some sweet deals! Both stores got good prices and nice arcades..only problem is the bar needs a few important things! (Food, frosted mugs, a foot stool bar at bottom of bar...and more comfortable chairs) other then that this place is great and many nice restaurants near by! If this place had all of the things I mentioned it would be 5/5 rating (tisk tisk) read more

This place is pretty cool. It has a bunch of the old arcade games from the 80s and 90s and pinball machines from that era as well. It has has a great selection of drinks and spirits. It is packed on Saturday nights, so if you are looking to play a certain game, the wait time is no more than 10-15 minutes, but there is a lot of games that are not in use to play while you wait. Some of my favorites that they have are the Simpsons game, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, X-Men, and the Doctor Who pinball game. Overall, this place is a lot of fun and great way to flashback to childhood and be with friends. read more

I love this place. Good beer selection, lots of games to choose from, some that aren't available elsewhere. The set up is nice too.

Maybe not the greatest bar in terms of selection, but the games are more than on point. This is absolutely the place to be if you want an arcade that serves alcohol. If you're looking for a great bar w an arcade in it though, you might be disappointed. Try one of the other arcade bars around. read more

I've been waiting for a place like this for a long time. Top-notch beers on tap, friendly staff, awesome atmosphere, and.....tons of gaming units. Most importantly, the games are ones that you actually want to play (The Simpsons, Burger Time, Paperboy, and loads of pinball machines). It's a great place to hang out at the beginning of your night, for a date, or to simply get your gaming fix on. Go! Go! Go! read more

This place is awesome!! My husband and I went there for a friend's birthday everyone had so much fun! All the games are super cool and in great condition, loved the old school video games and pinball. Beer selection is awesome and the staff were great. As for earlier comment about it being sweltering it must have been an off night, it was nice and cool last night and the place was jammed. read more

Very fun place. Great pinball, great games, great drinks, and great staff.

love this place. its awesome that they stay open so late & i can head over after work with a few buddies to get my pinball fix. now if only they had Street Fighter Alpha ..... great games, a bar, & late hours. what more can one ask for. read more

Very crowded on a Sat night. Fun place to hang out and play pinball games. We did lose some quarters to machines that weren't working but no sign. read more

Thoroughly enjoyed my first visit to the Logan Arcade on a random weekend afternoon. It was a good time to go since it wasn't very busy yet. We took my brother here to enjoy some craft beers and video games. I wish I could partake on the drinks but I was still 40 weeks pregnant that weekend, hoping to go into labor after playing TMNT or some other old school arcade game. I liked how you have to use coins rather than unlimited lives like some other arcade bars; it makes you try harder. They had a nice collection of pinball games, including The Walking Dead. My brother and I had fun reliving our Atari childhood playing Mr. Do! It was fun watching Hubby frantically make burgers on Burger Time. It was extra fun schooling him on Trivia games on the consoles along the front of the bar. They had a bunch of different games including erotic photo match if you're into that. We were intrigued with the multi-player game Killer Queen and tried to play with only 3 people, but quickly saw how you needed more people to actually do all the different parts. It was still fun trying, especially since there wasn't a line to play it at that time. I like how the back room had skylights that let in plenty of natural light during the day. It made me feel less guilty staying in on a nice day playing video games. read more

Have wanted to check out this barcade for a few weeks now and got the opportunity last night. Went with my brother and we both had a good time. Games are a quarter and cheap beer prices. Not having a street fighter 2 or mortal kombat prevented a higher score. Fighting games are arcade essentials! read more

I visited Logan Arcade for the first time last week. I don't live in Chicago, but I had heard about this place from various online forums and was very interested in checking it out. For me there was a little bit of confusion due to the recent move? I had previously heard about Logan Hardware and knew that they had games in the back for paying customers, but I also knew that Logan Arcade had opened recently, or moved to this new spot? Or re-opened? Whatever the case is, it's very confusing for a traveler. Luckily the arcade was actually closed and I went a few blocks down and discovered Logan Hardware. After purchasing a record I figured Logan Arcade was now open and I'd take a trip back. Finally, it was time to play games. The front room was filled with a large bar and mostly pinball games ranging from vintage to newer titles like Tron Legacy. The vibe was very relaxed and calming, though the staff didn't seem overly friendly (maybe it's because I wasn't drinking?). As you pass through the front you discover a smaller room filled with many classics like Donkey Kong and Frogger, and then one more room back you'll find a larger room filled with more pinball machines and classic games. Overall I'd say I was impressed by the collection (and I've been to the Galloping Ghost many times), and all of the machines we're in great shape and played very well. The bar/arcade was very clean and kept at a very cool temperature. It's definitely the kind of place I can see myself going back to over and over again now that my confusion about the two Logan's is all cleared up. This location is 21+, bring your ID and some cash for quarters. read more

My home. My people. Pinball for breakfast, lunch and dinner, but only if you eat breakfast at 3pm!! In love with all vibes at Logan Arcade. My absolute favorite bar in Chicago. Da best. read more

Not only the unrivaled champion of arcade bars in Chicago, it's one of the better bars in Logan Square as far as selection, ambiance, and service go. It's also one of the better arcades you can get to reasonably from Chicago; perhaps only Galloping Ghost in Brookfield boasts a better gaming metropolis. They keep their games in pretty good shape, although you can expect the occasional breakdown since many of them are antiques at this point. Damn I wish they'd fix the ICE COLD BEER game. Fingers crossed. I think the one and only real complaint I have about this place as a (perhaps definitive) late-night arcade-goer, is that it shuts down before 2AM all too often, like 15 or 20 minutes before, and sometimes without warning. This is understandable from the perspective of an exhausted bar staff, but absolutely not from the guy who just shlepped $5 from her pocket and stuck it in a game. Not fair yo. The door says it closes at 2AM. I want to get what I paid for. Even still, this qualm is utterly marginal, and you folks will continue to see me there on the regular. Hell, this place is my Cheers. read more

A great pinball arcade, probably the best in Chicago. In some ways that's a bit sad because pinball originally comes from Chicago, where the last remaining commercial pin maker is still based (Stern). Plenty of their latest offerings to be had here, along with classics from the 90s DMD heyday, some good SS models, and even a handful of EMs. I played a good third of the pins and all seemed to be well maintained. They also have a sizable collection of classic video games. I see a lot of comments here about a modern multi-player retro platformer called Killer Queen, but a pinhead like me could care less. And yeah, the drinks are a tad pricey, and the bar might not offer the greatest service, but it's the drinks paying the rent and the space is beautiful. If you like pinball, this is the place to go in Chicago. read more

This place is a blast! Best time to go is early to mid Saturday afternoons. Great selection of games and super friendly staff!

enjoyable. good selection or games & beers. diverse clientele & staff. i like earlier in the day, especially sunday afternoons. blast from the past for me. ive only been to emporium in wp & was a little too crowded & loud (but to be fair it was 11pm on a thurs). i like the break up of the separate rooms, especially the dark middle room which is essential for playing the old vectrex games like tempest. thanks guys. read more