Had a blast! Stayed almost 8 hours with the family. Many vintage and retro arcade games to keep the…read morefamily busy. Definitely enjoyed Killer Queen! Many cool features such as the cannon ball golf blaster and the list goes on and on. Beer is self serve and food is alright- you are there for entertainment! Learned that my 8 year old enjoys pinball machines!

This spot is awesome!…read more It can get spendy really quickly though! We were shocked to spend $40+ each per person. It's a good spot to go on a double date, celebrate an occasion, take the kids out, etc. We loved the golf course! That was definitely the highlight. The games were just eh to me, I could've gone without. Some were iconic and fun, but overall felt a bit pricy to play old games. I'd stop back again for the mini golf! And the events calendar was packed, so I'll need to check out a drag show or art event soon:)

He Said: Do I like stand up arcade games and pinball? Yes…read more Is this review biased, because of how much I like said things? Heck yes. Up-Down is great. When it's nice outside, this place cannot be beat (it's nice even when the weather is not, too). Lots of drinks to choose from; several awesome games. 5 Stars! Pros: - Games, drinks, and vibes Cons: - N/A

I've been enjoying going to UpDown for the last many years. I always have a fun time, the daily…read morespecials are great, the pizza is usually good and the staff are very friendly and helpful. Now and then, you will have visits where a number of arcades and pinball machines are out of order. Also, they are now starting to get new pinball games which was desperately needed. Overall, it's really cheap, a good place to go if you don't want to be around kids while playing arcade/pinball games.

He Said: My kids and I had a great time! Disclaimer: we came…read morehere using the MN Explore Pass. The Explore Pass allows "free" entry and limited access to some of the activities--bumper cars, laser tag, ball fort, laser maze, and a 360° video game. The laser tag arena is much bigger than i thought it would be (looking from the outside). Fun Lab is big enough to house multiple fun activities, but not too large so watching kids is a nightmare. There are non-inclusive activities (more $$) that seem fun. There is a cafeteria, too. Pros: - Lots of cool activities - Indoors - Great deal if you get the Explore Pass Cons: -Blaine is somewhat put of the way for us

Visited the fun lab on a Sunday and was surprised at how empty the place was this was great for us…read moreand our first visit. We walked in unsure what to do and stood next to two staff at the front desk for a couple minutes before being greeted. We used our explorer pass from Groupon which allowed for a visit do try most of the attractions. A lot of stuff was broken (laser tag maze, laser tag vests, games, blowers in the ball area) or no staff were available to let us know how to use it. What we could use was fun the bumper cars and arcade were favorites for our five year old. We purchased an additional pass for the bumper cars he had to go again. Overall it was okay for the prices, but there are other options around the cities if you're willing to spend a little more.

This Is [Unfortunately] NOT an ARCADE !!! This is some lame specialty $10/ for 10mnts - sit in A…read morecockpit unit & shoot stuff (like every game these days). SUPER DISAPPOINTING! Because A Real Arcade is what NE. MPLS (Hell All of Northern MPLS) NEEDS! & im not talking A hesher-heavy "Bar-cade". We want A classic $5-10 Cvr. Charge (minimum) classic Arcade. With A plethora of Retro units, Pin-ball, Corndogs, Pizza & maybe A mini-put &/or batting cages.. Initially when my neighbor told me about this "Arcade down on Taft" I was stoked! An to find out It's this soon to be out of buisness "specialty Pod" ubiquitous shooter joint; i was crushed.. And Not that the staff was Rude, sophomoric or uptight. I couldn't even tell ya, cause like I said I was so dissapointed I turned around an was d-i-p.

I had my son's 10th birthday party here and it was awesome! There were six kids and they had a…read moreblast plus it was super easy for me! I brought cupcakes and had the Roseville Pizza Luce deliver a pie. The guys who ran it were so great and it was such a great alternative to Big Thrill Factory or one of those chain places. Highly recommend.

Omg, I am totally sold to come back with their customer service. Staff will fluff stuffies and…read morestack near prize chute. Also when it is payout, claw grabs and does not let go until reaching back home to prize chute. Just see videos that they do not play games like both duck locations in Eagan and mall of America. Tokens can be purchased any amount since $1 per token. Claw machines are mostly 1 token with a few that take 2 tokens. Single gatcha machine takes $8 worth of tokens but you get a token back when you return empty gatcha egg. Post on social media and you get free tokens. My son and I spent $15 and got 4 plushies and 1 gatcha toy. Totally worth it to play and guaranteed to win with some help.

Drove 30 minutes with my 4 year old to find out no one ever opened the store. Hours say 11:30am and…read morethere are no signs on the door that say they are closed. Tried calling and no answer. Business next door said they weren't open yesterday either and he thinks they may be on vacation. My son and I are extremely disappointed by this. We wasted time and gas money. They could have at least had the curtosey to put a sign on the door. I'm sure if they called the business next door they would have done it for them. Very irresponsible and disrespectful management. We will not be returning.

I took my partner here for his birthday and we had an absolute blast…read more First thing I want to do is give Kevin a huge shoutout. From the moment we walked in he was AWESOME and helped us have the best experience we could have had. We were the first ones there and it was my partners first time trying any VR. We are adults and love gaming so it was the perfect thing to do for us. We had our own semi-private stall and Kevin helped us get familiar with the mechanics of not only the VR headset and controller equipment but also the little differences in each game that we played. He made himself available consistently throughout our time there and we all had a good time together. We ended up staying longer (nearly doubling our original time) because it was so fun. At one point we got a little hungry so I ran down to get some pizzas from the Brick Oven Bus, a food truck that parks right outside the brewery in the parking lot of the building. We brought up the pizzas and some drinks and spent our afternoon immersed in the coolest technology. It's really a trip, highly recommend. There were games for everyone, all different ability levels and easy to switch in and out of games. The only hold up for us was it was a little bit difficult to get in and out of the building. We had to call up to be let in the locked door and then it's kind of a weird, big, empty building. It was, however, the Sunday after Xmas and could have just been our odd hours of visit. We will definitely be back to play again! Thanks Kevin!

Voxel is near and dear to me and my son. It's where he developed his passion for VR. Given he now…read moreowns several different headsets he wanted to go to reminisce. The staff is so nice and accommodating. I recommend anyone come and check it out. The new space in Concord has so much light. The other spaces were dark but the natural light coming through was refreshing. There is plenty of parking.

Great place for fun and new arcade games! Food is great and the people are even betterread more

Took the grands (8 & 10) here after a couple hours at Edinborough Park Adventure Peak down the…read moreroad. We usually take them to the Victoria Burough were they drop a $50 worth of points into the claw machines and runoff some energy. But they don't open till 4 o'clock and it was noon. So we tried Dave & Buster's and what a surprise! The place evidently is completely remodeled. it's all twinkling new and immaculately clean even the bathrooms. It has a huge gaming area. Along with games along one side wall of the restaurant there are 4 huge television viewing areas you could see anything you wanted to see, and we were able to watch soccer, baseball, tennis and college football. They have a lunch plus game card deal, which is your best value if you're going to eat. So each of the grands had two cards to blow in the gigantic gaming area. Food was very good particularly the double cheese smash burger and the crispy chicken sandwich. Service was friendly and prompt. Granddaughter said, in her oh-so-matter-of-fact-way, I guess we'll be coming back here again. (Only 3 mediocre claw machines though, Dave and Buster could step it up in that category.)

Visited during bingo night, and wow--it was packed and very loud. If you're looking for a quiet…read moredinner, keep that in mind. I ordered the Birria Pizza. The birria beef was flavorful, but there was a little too much avocado crema for my taste, and the consommé didn't have much flavor, which was disappointing since that's usually one of the best parts of a birria dish. My mother-in-law ordered a rice bowl and said it was huge but had way too much rice compared to everything else. My partner had the Alfredo, and that was probably the favorite at our table. It was creamy, tasted great, and I liked that they used cavatappi pasta instead of the usual fettuccine. We skipped appetizers and dessert this time. Overall, the food was decent but didn't really wow me. I'd give it about 3 out of 5 stars. The Alfredo was a pleasant surprise, but the loud atmosphere and a few misses with the food would make me think twice before coming back during a busy event.

What I will say about the Full Tilt Tavern was that this place was nearby my hotel and I wanted a…read moreplace to check out and watch the Twins game. The staff here was very friendly as well as the guests and the food. Food prices were pretty fair the drink prices were a little Sky High for what they were. Wait times were not bad at all and I do love the amount of interaction that is involved with the store with all the games that are also featured here too. My one big gripe about this place is that the games itself are overly expensive and I understand that they give you "bonus credits" for what you spend when you initially get your card. I only put $10 in but I only played a few games since that's all that I could afford. Mainly I just enjoy playing all the pinball games which I was sucker for. It's got a great sports bar atmosphere but expect to possibly spend about $80-$100 if you're coming here with friends . It's a fun time but it's enough to break the wallet a bit