Okay, I'll be honest--I have lived in Hayward and driven past this place so many times, but I never even noticed Sector 19. I'm so happy my kid's team chose to celebrate here after our championship-winning game! This location is so clean and has so many fun things for the kids to do. As soon as we got there, the gentleman at the register was ON IT. He was helping everyone and making sure the entire team was well taken care of. The league covered the kids' meals, while the parents purchased their own food and drinks. It did take a while to get our food, but it was completely understandable. About 15 families walked in all at once, and they still had regular customers there enjoying the World Cup game on their many TVs. They have an arcade and laser tag. The arcade prices weren't bad at all. The kids each got a $25 game card and had enough credits to play for about an hour. Once we got our pizza, it was definitely worth the wait! Even though it was a personal-sized pizza, my husband and I were both able to eat from it, and it was enough to satisfy us. To be fair, we had also sampled some of the other parents' food while we waited, but I still thought it was a pretty good portion. Overall, I would love to come back whenever we're in the area or after one of our games. A special thank you to the gentleman at the register. He was truly a team player. Not only was he helping customers at the front, but he was also bringing out pizzas, checking to make sure everyone was doing well, and just had awesome energy the entire time. read more

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Great addition to downtown Hayward. Perfect for kids - it a smaller version of chuck e cheese. I love this place and want it to succeed. Hayward is an underdog city - and this is such a unique space. If I was the mayor of Hayward I would shine a light on this place as I think its an important piece of the city. I live just 2 blocks away and have never gotten any note on my front door or advertisement or coupon. I think that is a shame. If I was head of marketing for this business I would place a flyer under every door mat in a 5 or 10 block radius. This is a missed opportunity for core customers. There are new high rise buildings also popping up - a huge senior building - why not a special flyer offering seniors discounts if they show up for an early bird dinner? Often times you can also tell if kids live in any given home in the neighborhood. There are kiddie pools, tiny shoes left out front, bikes thrown around in the front yard - these homes should be targeted even more aggressively with fliers and some sort of incentive to come in. Another huge problem with this place is the lack of emphasis on ease of 'searchability' of the place. I had lived so close since 2016 and had not known about the place until maybe 2020 during the pandemic. How is that possible? It's all about not knowing this is an arcade. Sector 19 doesn't mean anything to me. It should be called 'Sector 19 Arcade' so that people can find it with a Google or Waze search. The arcade is clean and bright and fun for little kids. Its a safe place too - where parents can hang outside more in the restaurant part and not worry they wandered off - there is only one way out. The arcade needs to be front and center - this is why people come. Pizza House or Susie Qs have no competition in this arena.... so lean in on this. I will say that a Susie Qs has an edge with food quality - so again, more reason to make the family friendly atmosphere the center of attention. read more

We had an excellent experience at Sector 19! We had a small gathering of kids and parents for my son's birthday. Laser tag was super fun for all, all arcade games worked well, and facilities were clean. It was also very convenient to then have pizza right next door at Craft Pizza. Staff were friendly and professional. Highly recommend! read more

Had A Blast with the family great Sunday afternoon great for large party's we had 22 in our party and Laser Tag was so much fun!! We'll be ready for a rematch soon!! read more

Sector 19 - Air hockey - Arcades Near Me - Hayward, California

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Lots of cool games! You get plenty of time in laser tag! 15 minutes of laughing out loud and blasting kids with laser tag guns! The laser tag arena has great layout and is super fun! Check their hours during the week as they open a little late and be sure to try the pizza at Craft next-door! It's great!!! I highly recommend visiting! https://yelp.to/yhnJemAgoR read more

This place is amazing! Our son and his friends had a blast! I highly recommend this place. Laser tag equipment here is better than any other place we've been to. The guns are more reactive and you can level up and use shields. The equipment is clean and they ask you to treat it with care and not to drop them on the floor, which I appreciate because the equipment worked well. It's always a bummer when you play laser tag and someone feels cheated because their gun wasn't working or responding. There were no complaints. Also, the names are awesome. The staff is very kind to us and even though we didn't have a package they treated us very well. They aren't just polite but they are really seem to want to make sure that have a great time. There was one little boy who came with his family of grown ups and the staff asked if he could join us our crew of similarly aged boys. It was great for our crew and for our new friend because they had more people to play with and he could run around with kids his own age. The staff is extremely polite and everyone seemed to check in to see if we were happy and having a good time. If not, they were cleaning the machines. If you are someone who doesn't like touching sticky machines or equipment or walking on dirty floors this is the place for you. This place is clean! We had two pizzas and drinks and the pizzas were very good! I mean, I would come for just the food, and it looked like there were a couple of people who were there just to eat. Pizza was piping hot and made with good ingredients. The arcade looked great, and our guys were obsessed with the Minecraft game. They loved it and never left it. It's spits out cards?!? Next time I will just buy the $100 card so they can have more credits. Looking forward to our next visit. read more

Solid comfort food. Fries and nachos were good but the fish taco was pretty great. Overall though, just felt like higher end cafeteria food and it was quite unremarkable. The arcade side seemed interesting.... and they have laser tag so maybe i'll come back for that LOL Food: 6/10 Service: 6/10 Vibes: 5/10 Value: 5/10 read more

Sector 19 - Arcades Near Me - Hayward, California

I've often seen the sign for Sector 19 driving round the Hayward loop but never understood until now what it was. My sister, Elite, had booked a private event here for my nephew and niece's 10 and 12th birthdays for them and their friends and all their parents. There's a nice backroom with tables and a little lounge area with couches in the room, a TV that plays some music videos and billiards table for the adults while the kids play. We ordered the pizza package , which was reasonably priced per head considering you get a few games of laser tag with food as well and drinks. The restaurant, craft eatery is co-opped with the venue, so the food was legit food and definitely not the nasty pre-frozen stuff you might expect from a Chuck-E-Cheese or something. We ordered extras like nachos, which were really addicting and crunchy and cheesy and the chicken wings were really good too, really crunchy and flavorful and freshly fried and hot. There's so many activities for the kids to do to keep them busy. My sister did the add-on of VR for the kids as well. So they got to take turns . The laser tag experience was soooo fun for all the kids. It was chaotic but it was nice seeing them play like normal with their friends. Also a small arcade in the front like ski ball, basketball, shooter games, and prize games. I also appreciate there's a bar for the adults and a billiards table so the adults just hung out and socialized as well. My brothers had their fun going down the list of beers one at a time. The staff was very attentive especially in attending to the kids at the party. I have nothing but good things to say about this place and most likely will be celebrating more of our kids' parties here in the future. The food, for me which is if not the most important thing when it comes to throwing a party, was REALLY good, legit restaurant good because it's from the craft-eatery The place is fun for both adults and kids. I really like the private setup with couches and chairs and billiards and alcoholic drinks for the adults. And the service was above par, the staff member tending to our party and helping the kids last night was excellent. One last thing to mention is that the place felt clean, not groady or sticky like most little kids play places feel like, which is super important especially during these times. The kids couldn't have had a better birthday this year. read more

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Super cute local arcade with delicious grub and a sick laser tag arena! Definitely check it out. read more

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Bad all the way. We reserved a room but one the food was not ready 2 they took so long for the service 3 they rush us after it was their fault to clean up and get out because they had another party. So unprofessional and unorganized not even worth the price or time to come here and book a room read more

I don't write many reviews but I wanted to share our positive experience. We had a party for our daughter's 16th birthday with her friends and some of their parents. They all had a blast! After check-in, the kids had one round of laser tag and then they took a break to eat. Then they had some arcade time (we bought player cards for the kids) before the next round of laser tag. And then we cut the cake before they went to play in the arcade again. The food was great! We had pizza and then I added chicken wings, salad, fruit and veggies - everything was really good quality. Nick and his team were very attentive and kind! I highly recommend Sector 19 for events. read more

Had a lot of fun playing laser tag, although I wish there were any kind of deal or package you could get for multiple games as $12 is pretty pricey for a 15 min game. The rest of the arcade was nothing to write home about. Food was also nothing to write home about, I was kind of disappointed after reading the rave reviews on here and Google. The staff for the arcade were all very kind and helpful! One of the bathrooms was super poorly kept and literally had nothing in it. I mean nothing- no toilet paper, seat covers, or paper towels. But the staff were great and told me where to find the next closest bathroom. read more

My husband and I were so excited to eat here again but we were SO underwhelmed and disappointed. We came on an evening 6/17. I ordered the club sandwich and at first it looked delicious! But, the bottom bread was completely soggy/mushy and not edible. I pushed on it and you could see the liquid come out :(. I ended up taking the bottom bread off. My husband ordered the burger and he said it lacked flavor and just wasn't enjoyable. The salad was decent and the fries were good. We also ordered fried green beans and remember those being better as well. Our favorite part of the meal was the aioli. We are hoping we went on a bad kitchen day. I hope I can update my review! read more

Sector 19 - Club sandwich - Arcades Near Me - Hayward, California

Apparently you should not come here on a Saturday night. We came around 6 for our 615 pm and 715pm laser tag sessions which we signed up in advance and the place was packed with a wedding reception in the restaurant area. I'll give them two stars because the kids (15 year olds) enjoyed the two sessions of laser tag and that ran smoothly. And they played in the small arcade for a little. We were looking forward to getting food in between sessions but since the wedding reception was there we couldn't have access to it. There were also two other birthday parties for a 9 year old and 13 year old which we expected. So while all of these young kids were celebrating their bday, the DJ was playing loud music, there was a dance floor, and all the adult guests swarmed the inside area and outside area. Smoking cigarettes and drinking outside the building and smelling like weed inside the building. They couldn't even hear us when we had to check in and verify we had our waivers completed because the music and guests were so loud. I don't care if you do this stuff in a place that's not mixed with an arcade and laser tag for kids. Just buy the whole place out or as the owner don't mix both audiences. The Photo Booth for the wedding was set up in the walkway/entrance lobby. So you had to walk through it to come and go. The kids were hungry and we had to buy round table pizza across the street and eat it from our car trunk (tailgate) between laser tag sessions since we didn't have access to the restaurant. Because the wedding party took up all the space, there was no space to sit while waiting for the kids during laser tag. So as the parties are walking out of the building with their kid balloons they're walking in between drunk and smoking wedding guests who left the trash outside on the light posts. What a mess and disappointment especially since most of the reviews on here were good. If you're going to have a party that takes up 90% of the space with no access to the food, warn the other guests or don't accept additional reservations. If I would've known this before I paid I wouldn't have come. Won't be coming back here. read more

I just wanted to write this review to commend what an incredible job JC's team did with my sons birthday party. We had over 80 guests and had two groups of Laser Tag kids and several littles! The owner, JC , the hosts to the party Amie and Carina were fabulous! Big Thank you for the level of organization and support through the process from beginning to end! Truly, thank you so much for making this a memorable and stress free event! They took care of us ! We will continue to do parties and do regular visits to Sector 19 Hayward ! read more

Sector 19 - Laser tag 25+ kids ! - Arcades Near Me - Hayward, California

This was our first visit to Sector 19 and we had an excellent time celebrating a very memorable red egg and ginger party. As a parent, I appreciated that staff seemed mindful of the activity areas and spaces and often saw them regularly cleaning/disinfecting. There was lots of signage posted reassuring us of this as well. We noticed there's no shortage of arcade games to choose from for both the little ones and adult kids and our time playing laser tag was truly the highlight for us! It felt like we burned a ton of calories running around chasing each other. This was also super kid/adult friendly and they make it very easy for all ages to join and play. Their craft eatery is super convenient and offers a pretty yummy spread of food, . We plan on returning to host our own celebrations and parties! read more

Sector 19 - Thanks for having us! - Arcades Near Me - Hayward, California

Today Saturday 02/25/23 was our first time here, this place was suggested by a parent on my daughters soccer team and it did not disappoint. Not only was the food delicious but the service was second to none. My son spilled his entire drink on the floor and immediately upon informing the staff a nice man came out and mopped and dried the area not once did he make us feel bad about having to clean up that big of a mess and for that we are extra thankful. read more

Sector 19 - The Miso Salmon was delicious! - Arcades Near Me - Hayward, California

Owner did the school SOLID. 1st graders were able to do a year end celebration/field trip here, owner was super nice. The kids got to play arcade and got to experience laser tag!!!! Pizza was good too! read more

Sector 19 was an amazing experience! There were so many different types of games and activities for kids and adults, like laser tag, virtual reality games, and arcade games. We started off with laser tag and that was awesome. Easy to learn the game and rules, but so much strategy once you get in the maze! It was a good workout and exhilarating when people pop out from behind a wall. You get a score and rankings after the match so you can talk trash for days. The VR gaming was heart pounding. I played the zombie game and it was easy enough... until you get to the night time level and the zombies start rushing you from all directions IN THE DARK. . They also had simple and games for kids. The arcade area had the fun arcade action games, prize games, traditional pinball games, skee ball, and basketball. There were games for adults (like basketball and pinball) and the kids (skee ball and the those prize games). You also get tickets so you can earn prizes. The entire family had a great time. We've gone back a few times and will definitely be coming back for more. This is a must have in your regular rotation. Also the food from Craft was delicious! Check my review on that but definitely get the kali burger, fries, green bean fries, chicken sandwich, wings, churros, salmon Caesar salad, locoest Moco, summer breeze, orange mango twist, and I'm sure I'll add more when I try them. read more

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What a wonderful hidden gem in downtown Hayward! I wouldn't have known this place existed if it wasn't for Yelp. A friend and I decided to come here for a playdate with the kiddies. My only tiny complaint is that they're only open 5-9 on certain days, but I get that they probably don't get much biz in the daytime during the week so it's understandable. The outside gives no indication of what you'll find inside. I was pleasantly surprised at how spacious it was! The space is separated into a few sections. There are two main spaces, one for the eatery and the other for the arcade. Inside the arcade are your staple arcade games (most are new or almost new), laser tag, and a VR games. The arcade was fun, but the biggest surprise was the food! Their Craft Eatery has some delicious and GENEROUS offerings. Burger and fries were so good! Fries are super crispy and fresh, and their burgers come STACKED! Their loco moco is super yummy! The only thing is, they sprinkle a generous amount of green onions on top (and I think there's some mixed in with the rice as well). I love green onions, but my kids... not so much. They like loco moco so I ordered it for them but I ended up eating most of it because we all got tired of picking off the green onions. Oh well, more food for me! They also have some craft sodas and a selection of beer on tap... perfect pairing for your scrumptious meal. Staff was super nice, patient, and informative. We had a lot of questions but they answered with plenty of details, and were happy to answer any follow up questions we had. Not only was the entire place spacious, but it was also really clean! I was impressed with how clean the restrooms were, especially for a place with so many kids going in and out. Sector 19 has definitely been added to our list of places to frequent. Can't wait for our next vist! read more

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We celebrated my kid's birthday at Sectors 19 last year and had such a great time that he wanted to go back this year. The staff and owner are always very kind and friendly, the arena is fun and the games definitely felt reasonably priced for the amount of playtime we got. read more

It's Friday night and I didn't feel like cooking so I asked my son what he wanted for dinner and he said, "burger please". Yelp showed me Craft Eatery but then I saw this place also had arcade. Soon as my husband got home we checked out this spot. Private parking lot and we were greeted right away. There were plenty of tables available and they had a QR code for the menu. I was able to place our orders and paid it through my phone (ApplyPay). Our drinks arrived and we all enjoyed them ( Fruity delight, Cherry blast, Frisco Breeze and summer breeze). We ordered some to go too! Then hubby's wings arrived along with Kali burger and Western burger... for additional $2 you can make it garlic or cheesy bacon. The burgers were BIG!!! We were stuffed until one of the ladies asked if we were ready for the churros. Oooh those were so good!!! and my son enjoyed the cheesecake. ( I don't know what it taste like because he didn't share!) We played a few games in the arcade and I can say it was pretty clean. It's a great family spot for drinks, good food and entertainment. Reminds me of a more quiet family-friendly Dave & Busters without the drunks and loud music. I hope this place maintains its cleanliness, great food and relaxing ambience. In addition, I hope their customer service remains the same but of course, that depends on the type of customers since some think they're right. We will definitely be returning here since there's so much more to try in their menu. read more

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Came here after eating at Craft. The game room is bigger than it looks. There is a laser tag section and a VR game section too. Behind the scenes are party rooms for you to have a kids birthday party. The game room is big enough for me to keep track on my little ones. There are some pinball machines, arcades, and a ticket machines where you can trade in for prizes. The laser tag area is fun and your code name depends on what vest you put on. I was able to demonstrate my Oaktown gun skills and beat everyone in laser tag. Great fun! The VR games are also a blast. It was my first time ever playing one of these games and it's so realistic. Staff is amazing here! My kids had a great time. read more

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SOOO FUNN! My friends and I only did the laser tag, we didn't do games nor eat but still sooo funn! They have a decent amount of games to play. But the laser tag was soo fun for the price too! Cant wait to come back! read more

Can I just start by saying, I am SO happy I went with Sector 19. Here's the breakdown of my experience: Event: My (turning) 10 year old daughter's birthday with 15 boys and girls. Staff: Nick and Carlo responded to emails same day, even late night. Their communication was clear, accommodating, friendly and professional. Couldn't have hoped for better. Food: Oh my God..why is the food so good here? I would and will come here just to eat. Great food, great drinks, laser tag and arcade games?? Sounds like the perfect Saturday to me. Setting: The laser tag area is so much fun. I'm giving some very serious thought to having 10-15 of us friends do this one weekend day. The kids had a blast. There were places to hide, there's a black light effect, the equipment was easy to use and put on. It was amazing. Good amount of room as well. Cost: Extremely reasonable given what you get in return. I was shocked by how much fun we had, for how long, and what we paid at the end. I will absolutely be coming back here again. I really hope you get to hold an event or just come here to have a blast. It's well worth it. read more

What a nice establishment. From the accommodating hosts at Sector 19 and The Pizza Grill Restaurant, everything was top notch. The staff are very helpful and courteous. I had time to take a small meal in at the restaurant area, which consisted of a pastrami sandwich, garlic fries and a soft drink. The sandwich was quite tasty, but those garlic fries; Wowsers! So tasty, especially for baked fries. The cooks in the kitchen know what they're doing. The garlic was all around the large pile of crispy fries (which can easily be shared between 2 people), mixed evenly, unlike other places that just pile spoonfuls on top of the fries. I will be returning in couple of weeks to host an event. Hopefully I can pull it off and everyone has fun. read more

Wow! Not speaking for the food here as we didn't have any, but my son and I had a blast playing laser tag for $10/person. I don't think I've ever seen a place this cheap before. We actually had the entire space to ourselves - it was non-stop running - so much so that I was out of breath before we were out of time. (Needless to say, he wasn't...). We took a break and went again - though I picked a game that wasn't quite so biased toward speed. The space is really well maintained and the the dining area also looked clean and suitable for a small group event. I'm looking forward to going back again with a few more people and having a blast once more! read more

Great place to host my 13 year old sons birthday. We had a blast and staff were very attentive and accommodating.

Just wanted to give the crew at Sector 19 a huge THANK YOU for providing the best services for my daughter's 10th birthday party. From beginning to end they were attentive and guided us through the party with ease. I got so many compliments on picking out such a cool venue. All of the kids had a blast! Thanks again, we will be back read more

Sector 19 - Laser Tag time - Arcades Near Me - Hayward, California

This place is AWESOME! We booked a party for 15 people with the VR experience and it was a ton of fun! The laser tag area is nicely decorated and definitely on the newer side compared to other similar places. The arcade games are great too and we especially loved the 4 player Minecraft game. The VR experience is totally worth it with many titles for all ages. The staffs are super friendly and always willing to help. We really had no complaints at all. Oh, did I mention their food? Yup you usually don't expect great food for a gaming/party place like this (sorry D&B's), but the Craft Eatery there is totally worth the trip for the food alone. The salmon dish is comparable to high-end restaurants with a very friendly price tag. The fish tacos are the bombs! We will definitely visit again either for the fun or the food! read more

No healthy food options. Arcade is mostly gun games. Not great for kids under 10 but I wouldn't want my kids over 10 there either. I'm not going back. read more

Nice place for kids and family with good food and great service! I enjoyed the Korean tacos very flavorful. The garlic fries were really yummy as well! I like the sugar free house made options, my toddler could not tell it was sugar free! The arcade game selection was nice. read more

Had my daughters 13th Birthday party here. At first was hesitant because she isnt too much of a laser tag person. We were stressed because this was a last minute party plan and we had to convince my daughter to give it a shot. We went to scope the venue out and met with the owner, Carlo. Carlo was super friendly, professional, and accommodating and was able to answer all the questions we had. We set a date (which was only 3 days away) and crossed our fingers that our daughter and her friends would have fun. Prior to the party date we had to shift our plans to have the party to the VERY NEXT DAY so were super stressed wondering if Sector 19 would able to accommodate due to the fact that we literally just booked the day before for the upcoming Friday. Carlo, was super accommodating and we were able to switch our party date with ease. Ultimately my daughter said she and her friends loved her birthday party set up and had a blast playing laser tag! The food was very good and they also have a bar there next ti their arcade. All the staff there were super nice and accommodating and they have a parking lot too which makes it very convenient. We will definitely be coming back and recommending this place to those looking for a reasonably priced birthday party venue where kids (and adults) can have fun. Thanks again Carlo. read more

Arcade room is as small as a Bay Area apartment with maybe 15 games most of which were non-operational during my time of visit. Only real selling point is laser tag. read more

Went here for a kids birthday. The water fountain did not work, and the cafe was closed. Employees were indifferent to both issues. Let this Kafkaesque scenario unfurl in your mind.... read more

We hosted our son's 11th birthday celebration here with his friends and they had a blast! The place is just big enough for us to keep tabs of about a dozen kids. They were well entertained by the archade while waiting for their rounds of lazer tag. The party room is spacius, equiped with a tv that well entertained the boys while they were having pizza and wings. The hosts were very attentive, 10/10 recommend! read more

Sector 19 - Arcades Near Me - Hayward, California

Threw a birthday party there for my 14th year old son and everyone had a great time! All the guests enjoyed all the games, laser tag, and VR entertainment. The customer service was amazing and all the employees were helpful and nice. The food provided for the party from Sector 19 was very good. Some of the guests even bought alcoholic drinks and food from The Craft Eatery that's adjacent to Sector 19 and was very impressed with their food and selection. This is a great place to come hang out and a place to host your party. We will be back to try the dinner at the Craft Eatery soon. read more

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This review is a bit over due as we hosted my son's birthday party there at the end of last month but the service was great, we got party room 3 and it had a pool table and ample room to mingle. We got the first party package which included pizza and added a veggie tray and salad. We played 3 games of laser tag and the boys had a blast. Thank you for making it a memorable 11th birthday for our boy!!! The staff was very accommodating and were helpful with ever we needed. Thanks again! read more

This place is amazing! Very clean and Covid friendly. We only spent time in the arcade section with ticket games, not big but entertaining enough for my 5 and 8 year old. We went on a weeknight and literally had the place to ourselves. The gentleman in the front was so friendly and walked around to ensure things were in order. They have 3 party rooms, a very cool laser tag room which we will need to try next time, and a small VR section. There is a pool table too which I didn't not see. They also have a brewery onsite. You can easily miss this place because it's on busy foothill and not much signage. Parking and entrance is in the back. Can't wait to go back. read more

A group of 12 of us went to Sector 19 purely for the laser tag, but believe me it is WAY more than that. This place is the closest thing to an adult Chuck E. Cheese I have ever experienced (but with better pizza). Not only were the games and activities extremely fun and engaging, but the staff was super accommodating and helpful, going as fair as to extending our VR and LT privileges so that everyone in our party could enjoy the full experience. Whether it be for a big birthday party (like us), date night, or just a night out with friends, I cannot recommend this place enough, 10/10 forsure! read more

Sector 19 - The 3 Birthday musketeers - Arcades Near Me - Hayward, California

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