Last night, I was in Parkdale and was parked on Queen Street West. I was headed to an eatery for dinner and passed by Tilt Arcade Bar.
I saw a Ms Pac-Man arcade machine through the window. It stopped me in my tracks. I love 80's arcade games. The entire Pac-Man series of games (the original, Ms, junior, and more) make me happy. I love it all.
After dinner, I passed by Tilt again. I saw the sandwich board on the sidewalk that said that you could play over 90 arcade games to your heart's desire when you plop down $10.
One word: Whoa!
This place prefers that you pay the entrance fee in cash. I am hoping that it also accepts electronic payments because I rarely have cash on hand.
Had I not been out for ten hours, eating my way through my day, I would have carved some time to drop by this cool arcade bar. I will need to return. Yesterday would have been a great day to enjoy playing arcade and pinball games with it raining intermittently.
This place is also a bar. You can order craft and domestic beer on tap. It has beer, cider, and coolers in cans.
It has a decent food menu, too. You can get appetizers, from calamari to, to loaded and chili cheese fries. It also has hot dogs, chicken strips, grilled cheese, a meatball sub, and more for handhelds.
The burger menu is extensive with nine different varieties. I'd likely get the Pac 'n' cheese because I need to go with the Pac-Man theme.
If you like all-day breakfast items, you're in luck. Waffle sticks sound yummy. The hangover sounds extensive, with three eggs, three slices of bacon, French toast, fries, and toast. It also sounds perfect for my needs!
For dessert, it has funnel cakes, butter salt popcorn, apple pie a la mode, and more. I'll take all of them.
On weekends, this place opens at 2 pm. On weekdays, it's open at 5 pm. Every day, it closes as 2 am. You do need to be at least 19 years of age to enter because it's a bar.
This place was doing decent business when I looked through the glass at nearly 8 pm. I was also happy to spot Space Invaders and a couple of folks chowing down on nachos.
I look forward to planning some time to drop by and get my retro games fix. I like the idea of grabbing a bite to eat and reliving fond arcade memories.
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