I would love to see the electric bill - I can only imagine what it must be for the largest arcade…read morein the world with over 850 playable arcade cabinets. Speaking of, how wonderful is it that this place exists? Far too many modern places are drink-focused enough that games have cup-holders, the games themselves have giant, modern LCD screens with the brightness and color turned way up, and all this for about $1.50-$2.00 a game that lasts a minute, 90 seconds at best, and does not require much skill (with alcohol, I suppose they want something winnable even while a little inebriated). This is to say nothing of the games where the goal is to win tickets to exchange for prizes - don't get me started on the shenanigans at play. Galloping Ghost has arcade games where a simple joystick and a couple buttons is all you need. There are some older shoot the screen games, and other retro games as well. Let's say that none have a modern, flat-screen, and all are old enough to use CRT (Tube) Screens. Given their age, the games are kept in very good shape! I also love that Galloping Ghost is about the love of the games, and not about the love of liquor with games being an excuse to drink. There are bottled sodas available for sale, but not cup-holders, alcohol, or food. Even gum is forbidden. This also has the effect of being a community icon! When I visited, there was a gathering of furries (not something I engage in, but power to you!) I haven't even gotten to the best part: $25 for all day, all-you-can-play access. Open from 11am to midnight (or 2am Friday & Saturday night). The ticket allows you access throughout the day, so you can come and go as you please. Better still, an extra $5 gets you access to all-you-can-play pinball a couple blocks down the street. Also a good selection of fun machines somewhere between retro and modern Stern. Final verdict: While Chicagoland has some arcades with free-play, and some even don't require an entrance fee, these, despite a modest selection revolve around booze. Galloping Ghost is a dying breed that exists to test your skills, maybe set a record if you're that good, and hang out. All this, for a very reasonable entrance fee.

I love video games. Always have. When I found out that the largest arcade in America was near…read moreChicago, I had to stop. Here is what I liked and didn't like about this place. Liked - Over 900+ games. I mean, just by sheer numbers, that is impressive as hell! Every game you can think of, and then some. So many games I had never heard of before. - Unlimited play with entry. - Its like an interactive video game museum, pretty much. Didn't Like - $25.00 to get in. Wish they had a "by the hour" type pricing. I was there for about 3 hours, and I probably just broke even, money wise, on the games I actually played. - Almost TOO MANY games if there is a such a thing. I spent half my time walking around looking at the different games instead of just sitting down playing them. - Hot inside. Little bit stuffy in there, and it wasn't even that crowded. Couldn't imagine if the place was packed during the Summer months. - Some broken/unplayable games. Most of them I tried worked, but there were a few where the controller was jacked, or certain buttons didn't respond/work well. Would I come back? Yeah, maybe. I'm glad I got to see it, and was impressed by the sheer number of games they have. I just didn't have as much "fun" as I thought I would for the $25.00 entry fee.

Logan Square Improv's $5 shows are a great use of your money. I attended September's Hot Reads,…read morewhich involves a group of comedians performing weird and wild sketches that each performer wrote. The sketches all feature drinking game words that prompt performers and the audience to take swigs. It's BYOB and a ton of fun.

This is an intimate theater in Logan Square. The crowds are fun, the hosts bring high energy, and…read morethe shows are fantastic. If you come for the new team shows on Friday evenings you can enjoy a show for only $5.00. And who knows maybe you'll find the courage to start a team and join the show.

40 lanes and big parking lot! I come during weekdays to practice for league. Lanes and equipment…read moreare well maintained. Staff is great and do a good job of keeping recreation bowlers on one side and the "pros" (like me - lol!) on the other. Clean bathrooms as well! They have a great special - $2 games 9 to 5 Monday thru Friday. One of the best bargains in the city.

It was a blast to bowl again here at historic and iconic Waveland Bowl!  I think I once bowled here…read morelike half a century ago!  You can't beat the prices here either - currently only $2 per person per game til 4pm on weekdays, all ages.   They have 40 lanes here and a big convenient parking lot.  With those prices, there were quite a few bowlers here considering it was 2pm on a Wednesday.   The lanes and automatic scorekeeping were fine as usual.  There's nothing not to like, except for us it was a 45 minute drive into the heart of the northside and relatively out of the way.   But we just wanted to visit out of nostalgia and it was worth the one visit for grins anyway.   Believe it or not, this huge bowling alley used to be a 24/7/365 operation, but those days are over.  Keep at it Waveland Bowl and best wishes!

couldn't wait to try the propituous fruit ice-cream. I purchased the peach flavor. Pros. taste like…read morepeach, hard shell on top and extra creamy like soft serve but more dense. The cons- the shell seemed like it should have been a little harder. I really enjoyed this sweet treat.

Really fun mix of stuff here. It's mostly a snack shop, but they also carry makeup, blind boxes,…read morekawaii random items and even a few claw machines off to the side. The snack selection's great. There's a huge selection of chips and salty snacks, including flavors that I didn't see at any of the other nearby shops. They also have nearly all the viral TikTok ice creams like mango and peach, and the prices were actually reasonable. We got a blue mountain peach and a chicken leg ice cream and they were so good. You can tell it's a newer spot, but it's clean and well-stocked. Hope it does well!

Okay I didn't know bowling was expensive?? We did an hour and a half lane rental and it was $60…read morewheww! That being said, service was great and drinks were very cheap which was great!!!! It was popping!! Lots of tv screens and fun music!

Staff is horrible they yelling at kids being rude the man who give the lines was VERY RUDE and was…read morevery unprofessional was keep telling us he was gone cut are lines off and more old dude on July 26,2026 at 9pm he needs to go ASAP would rate 0 but the food was ok was a lil hard

I've gone to my fair share of claw machine places. I'd say Claw City has a pretty good win rate. We…read morepaid $50 for 60 tokens. Most of the machines were 2 tokens to play. The two larger machines up front are 3 tokens - these were harder to play. We ended up winning 6 total plushies from the 2 token machines. You're able to trade in the plushies for other prizes. The only reason I didn't give 5 stars for this review is that I felt like the prize selection was limited or not as great in quality compared to some other places I've been to. Though selfishly they had a Kero from Card Captor Sakura prize, and I loved that!

Fun outing with my teenagers, but its pretty expensive. For $20 you get 23 tokens and each machine…read moreis 2 tokens. Each game is about 20 seconds - so you do the math, Now what do we do MOM?? We went on President's day and were the only people there. It is very clean, and employees were very nice. I'm not sure we'll go back since we live in Chicago.

We attempted to go to the bookstore and there was NO ADA access available which violated Chicago…read moremunicipal code. Elevators were out of order and were forced to walk with a broken foot up three flights of stairs. Will never come again. And while attempting lay my foot for a rest I was yelled at.

I have seen three shows here are is such a great event space for live theatre…read more The building is very easy to get to and we parked right around back. They had a very very basic and simple drinks and maybe 6 packages of snacks to purchase. I love the variety of fun shows with a mix of family friendly children's theater as well.

Multiple attempts to contact this organization to hold an event have gone unanswered. The space…read moreseems to capable of holding many more events, but does not.

Madonna Birthday Celebration. Music, videos, retro clothes, drinks and empanadas! Fun vibe!read more