Dave & Buster's

Because getting shitfaced at Chuck E. Cheese is such a hassle.

do they have gameworks in hawaii?

gameworks is def classic

they don't accept non-US passports as valid I.D.

um, WTF?

The commercial where the guy sits in his car and starts daydreaming of playing Pole Position or whatever with his co-worker in accounting is so bad.

If you're an adult and you're receiving TOKENS with your beer and wings, you need to self-assess a few things.

yes, you need to carefully assess how many more times you can afford to play House of the Dead 4.

I don't know if Jean Teasdale is still writing her column but if she is I wouldn't be surprised to some day read about how she accompanied her colleagues from the Fashion Bug out to D&B's for a St. Patrick's Day party or something.

wtf is right.

in my youth, this place was essentially where my extraordinarily wealthy catholic godmother and her extraordinarily wealthy catholic friends would take us kids to play games whilst they got shitfaced.

godmother's apartment is on 72nd and madison, right next to the Ralph Lauren store.

(that said, she grew up dirt poor. actually a prime example of 'the american dream' working for reals).

dudes you just go and play video games at this place what's the big deal

ok, look here, haters. The package deal thing they do where you get an entree and a bunch of tokens for $15 isn't a bad deal. The food is pretty standard Bennigan's-type fare, which means it ain't winning no awards, but you can get a burger that'll do you up right. And the D&B's next to my office is always blissfully empty and even kinda quiet.

Ah, I'm here at my favorite Dave and Buster's restaurant, right next to my office. I'm done up right by a burger that did not win any awards. It's empty, it's quiet. In a word? Bliss! :-)

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empty & quiet = rarely filled with screaming knee-biters

But filled with ass-kissers.

Listen: I'm not saying adults can't play video games in public. There's a pizza place I frequent that has gained many a quarter from me with their Galaga machine.

But playing skee-ball in a glorified Showbiz Pizza and running around with your tickets trailing out of your pockets, drunk on Michelob and Hot N' Tasty Jalepeno Poppers is no way for an adult to act.

It's like they took a Bennigan's and made it worse.

this place kind of gives me a headache

Oh this place is the SHRINE to the Hey Bro Hey Tiger Want Some Expensive Appetizers, Big Brutha? type of food service that has your hands ready to strangle.

WHO THE FUCK CARES ABOUT THE FOOD AT DAVE & BUSTERS

you go to play arcade games!! who cares if the chicken fingers are good

Because

a) there are always better places to play video games
b) it's a popular places for companies to force encourage morale after the finish of a big project, and you have to deal with the whole restaurant side of it, shit-eatting grin, and count the seconds to leave

but I no longer live in Orange County, so that's all in the past now.

PP otm.

skeeball is hella fun but this place is a dud.

you guys are old

So are the patrons of Dave & Buster's.

capn save-a-buster
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What, I thought they only let adults into this place. kids actually can go there?

I know, from people telling me that 1. You can't go to Chuck E. Cheese's without someone younger than 18 accompanying you and 2. people sometimes go there to get drunk. ?!?!?!? Do they serve alcohol?

I've never been in either of these places bcz I have really bad feelings around arcade games.

There's this stripmall laundromat in San Diego that has some arcade games in it and it's sandwiched between a dive bar and a taco shop. That's like all the fun of a Dave and Busters, at half the price, twice the functionality, and with better food.

b) it's a popular places for companies to force encourage morale after the finish of a big project, and you have to deal with the whole restaurant side of it, shit-eating grin, and count the seconds to leave

Oh holy fucking fuck "motivational activities." The biggest reward a boss can give to encourage morale would be like, "okay guys, go home early, you'll still get paid."

D&B is about the best place to play pool in San Jose. This says more about SJ than D&B.

Hey, Abbott. J0rdan called you a capn save-a-buster.