Up-Down

★★★★☆ 4.2 (284) • $$

"I've heard really mixed review of this place but I loved it!! Really fun vibe with lots of games, drinks, and places to hang out. They also have a by-the-slice pizza counter which is sooooo smart. Who doesn't want a slice of pizza at the end of their night?? Plus the pizza was yummy so that helps as well.Arcade games do cost money, so bring some cash if you are looking to buy tokens to play a few!I was really bummed to find that their dance-dance revolution game was out of order, but that just means I'll have to come back to try it another time!"

Can Can Wonderland

★★★★☆ 3.5 (363) • $$

"Incredible vintage games! TONS of pinball. Big, bright space.Liked that you paid one price to play all the games you'd like.Better atmosphere and value than Dave & Busters. Didn't get to play mini golf as the wait was super long by the time we thought to put our name in... Better planning next time.The food was o.k. I'd eat somewhere else.The cocktails were good.I would go back, but be prepared to spend $60 for 2 people for games and golf with no food or drinks. Another $60 for food and drinks... Everything is about $15."

Litt Pinball Bar

★★★★☆ 4.3 (99) • $$

"All right. New location taking over from the old Liquor Lyle's. You ever come to this place? One of the best dive bar happy hour's in the WORLD. 2 for 1's ran from 9am-Noon, 3pm-6pm, & 9pm to midnight. Plus, if a Vikes game was on, it was 2 for 1's. Yes, you literally could have 9 hours of 2 for 1's on a Sunday. Ha! Ha! I wish I had pics of the government block cheese, saltine crackers, sardines, and the chicken wings that were dumped on the silver serving tray in the shape of that fryer basket. Legendary. But back to Litt. They kept a lot of the same shape of Lyle's, painted things and they have so many pinball machines. Plus there is parking in back and the street parking is honestly easier than their old location. And more importantly is that the food is on point. There is a thing happening food wise with five bars and I think LITT does it well. They offer up a smashie burger and it's $2-$4 cheaper than other places and also very good. The dogs are also being served and overall, that little kitchen makes some good grub. There are also booths that utilize the old playfield of a pinball machine. Shorty's (RIP) in Seattle used to have this and their Schtick too was hot dogs. I feel LITT has embraced this dive attitude with better grub and expanded it in a good way. Because honestly? It is about the pinball and having a regular beer. I recommend checking out the Pinball Map app to see what sort of machines are there if pinball is your thing.Also, playing earlier in the day increases your chances of actually hearing the machine."

Full Tilt Tavern

★★★★☆ 3.8 (83)

"This is the most sporty sports bar I have ever been to. Lots of seating and space. I was meeting an old friend for a drink before they fly back home. This is a convinient location. The service was a little slow on a sunday evening. But once the server noticed and aknowleged me the service was great. I guess make sure you make eye contact when you sit at the bar. I didn't have any food so I can't tell you about that. The drinks were good and moderately priced. I would go again and try the games and other things."

St. Paul Tap

★★★☆☆ 3.4 (79) • $$

"My wife and I were in desperate need of a solid burger but didn't want to go to any of the usual joints we frequent.Alas, that was when we thought of St Paul Tap. We see it almost every time we drive on 35E and have talked about going there. Last night we finally did!Atmosphere: 4/5 the games were great and not overly expensive. Plus we didn't want to play a ton after gorging ourselves with food and beveragesFood: 4/5. The pretzels were absolutely delicious. Loved the mustard. Beers are always great and they had a good selection!My burger was truthfully, a 3.5/5. Still good and I'd get a different one next time! I got the taps original juicy Lucy and it was alright but a little over cooked. I loved that I could get chips and salsa as a side! I'm not a huge fries person so that rocked!Service: 4/5. It's a seat yourself place and the waitress was reasonably good! Can't complain nor were the wait times long.As a side note: the parking lot is actually kind of small. There is plenty of street and side street parking though. Just a heads up if you have a group of 5 or more and are driving separate. Overall, we'll be coming back here!"

Blainbrook Entertainment Center

★★★☆☆ 3.3 (68) • $$

"Went to here 2 times with big group of friends with discounted deal from Groupon coupon and I really loved my both 2 times experiences! Good huge bar with good choice of drinks, good view of bowling lanes, and huge arcade right by the bar. Easy to kill few hours with friends here! The workers are coooooooooooooool equally as the place is!"

Chuck E. Cheese

★★★★☆ 3.5 (18)

"We had a fine time here today with our toddler. I was disappointed that the animatronic Chucky didn't make an appearance. Everything is on the TV now. However the character came out to hug the kids and throw some tickets once.Our pizza took way too long to come out. Over 35 minutes. This is a struggle because we had explained multiple times to our son that he could play AFTER lunch. Well we didn't want to go back on our parenting tactic but it's hard to keep a toddler entertained for over a half hour.The games are overpriced for how few tickets they spit out. The average game will give you between 2-4 tickets. Every game ends up costing roughly $1 to play, and each ticket is only worth 1 penny. So at the end of the day we spend $20 on a tiny plastic ball. Typical arcade swindle.We will probably come back but not sure I would ever do a big party here. Seems chaotic and like a long wait for average pizza."