Henry G.
Yelp
Visiting town for a family event, my girlfriend saw an ad for Press Start in a booklet of local things to do from the airport.
We decided to eat here. Please, do yourself a favor, and sit at the bar if you actually want service. We sat at a table, and our server, while nice, was the worst. We ordered a couple of cocktails, which took 10 minutes to come out (the bartender eventually brought them out himself, because he didn't want them just sitting around). I enjoyed the Bahama Yo Mama, and the Sugar Rush. Koopa's Kokomelon was OK, but had some unpleasant floral after taste. I also had the peanut butter and jelly shot, and that was surprisingly good.
Back to the food though. We ordered the Philly cheese steak, and the chili dog. The food also took forever to come out, probably 15+ minutes. My girlfriend said she saw the Philly sitting on the kitchen counter for 10 minutes, before the chili dog made its appearance. How a Philly cheese steak is finished before a chili dog, is beyond me, but if that's really the case, the kitchen staff needs to communicate with each other, so food comes out at the same time. When someone from the kitchen finally brought our meals out (not our waitress, again...), the chili dog was pretty good. My girlfriend said it was probably the best chili dog she's ever had. The Philly cheese steak and waffle fries, were not satisfying at all. The 10 minute heat lamp bath ruined them; the steak was dry and tough, like beef jerky. Although disappointed, I would still eat here again, but I would definitely sit at the bar, because I watched the bartender going above and beyond for multiple customers, to make up for the poor waitress.
We really came here for the games. The main level, is all kids games, that spit out tickets to earn prizes. The basement, AKA the Retro Dungeon, is where they keep all the good stuff. There are probably a dozen pinball machines, 10 shooting games, a few arcade beat 'em ups (including The Simpsons), fighting games (Street Fighter, Soul Calibur), and multiple classics like Pac Man and Dig Dug. I really enjoyed the dark, dingy, atmosphere downstairs; it reminded me of arcades I went to as a kid. There's a bar downstairs too, so feel free to get your drink on, but don't expect the fancy cocktails you get upstairs; the downstairs bartender was reluctant to make me one, because he lacks real fruit juice they have upstairs. This is where I had that delicious PBJ shot instead. Unfortunately, due to the age of the machines, some of them are in disrepair. The Star Wars game was probably the worst; the screen has the Star Wars logo burnt in at this point, and the flight stick was not the most accurate. Hopefully, they reinvest money into their machines, and get them properly refurbished.
The Simpsons game was probably the funnest to play, with my non gamer girlfriend. I had forgotten how awesome it is.
Overall, I'd definitely visit again. If I eat here, I'd sit at the bar with the stellar service. I know I'd definitely down a few more tasty shots and cocktails. I'd go back downstairs to arcade nirvana, but temper my expectations just a little bit, because some of the machines are older than me.
