"There’s no shortage of activities to get into at The Battery, but Battle & Brew stands out as a gamer’s paradise with great food. With futuristic neon signs, sci-fi memorabilia, and enough TVs to stock a Best Buy, the video game restaurant makes a joke of your basement rec room. Sink into a comfy couch and let your muscle memory take over as you jam controller buttons. Soon a cotton candy-topped vodka punch, some crispy falafel, and a moist chocolate bundt cake will arrive at your table, and you’ll wonder if this could get any better. It does: The gaming venue turns into a late-night, 21-and-up party with DJs and themed nights that’ll make you glad you saved your Mortal Kombat costume." - nina reeder, demarco williams, juli horsford, jacinta howard