Chuck E. Cheese

Chuck E. Cheese

Reviews Summary

Chuck E. Cheese is a popular destination for kids' birthdays, with many praising the friendly staff, clean environment, and fun games. The switch to card-based systems over tokens is divisive, but most appreciate the modern updates. Pizza quality varies, with some calling it decent and others mediocre or poor. Broken games and limited parking are occasional complaints. The nostalgic atmosphere and improved salad bar are highlights, though some miss older features like the play area. Overall, it’s a hit with families despite minor drawbacks.

About This Listing

Has Arcade Cabinets
Has Consoles
Has Food
Good for kids
Has Prizes
Wheelchair Accessible

Who Can Play?

Most arcades welcome all ages (some may have age restrictions for certain games)
Minors may need parent/guardian supervision (policies vary by location)
No gaming experience required - games range from beginner to expert level
Comfortable clothing and closed-toe shoes recommended for safety
Valid ID may be required for certain attractions or age verification
Groups and parties welcome (advance booking may be required)

*Note: Age restrictions and policies may vary by arcade. Check with your local facility for specifics.*

First-Time Visitors

First-time visitors may need to sign a waiver or register for a game card. Staff are typically available to help explain games and provide tutorials. Some arcades offer newcomer specials or free play sessions to help you get started.

Common Restrictions:

Age-Based Some games may have height or age requirements for safety reasons
Capacity Popular games may have wait times during peak hours

*Note: Policies vary by arcade. Confirm with your local facility.*

What to Bring

Cash or card for tokens/credits (some arcades are cashless)
Valid ID for age verification or membership signup
Phone to capture high scores and memories (check photo policies)

*Note: Payment methods and requirements may differ by arcade.*

Preparing for Your Visit

Check arcade hours and peak times online before visiting
Eat beforehand or check if the arcade has food options
Bring friends for multiplayer games and competitions
Wear comfortable clothes you can move freely in
Avoid bringing valuable items that could be lost or damaged
Check for special events, tournaments, or discount days
Set a budget for games and stick to it
Stay hydrated, especially during long gaming sessions

*Note: Tips may vary by arcade type and location.*

How to Get Started

Most arcades accept walk-ins, but call ahead during busy periods or for large groups. Check for membership deals!

Other Helpful Info

Most visits last 1-3 hours depending on games and group size
Popular games may have longer wait times during weekends and evenings
Many arcades offer unlimited play packages or time-based pricing
Some locations host tournaments and special events regularly
Prize redemption available at many arcades - save your tickets!

*Note: Policies, pricing, and features differ by arcade. Contact your local facility for details.*

How Arcade Prize Games Work

Dive into the excitement of arcade prize games! Expect claw machines, skee-ball, whack-a-mole, or basketball challenges where you test your skills or luck to win tickets or prizes directly. Claw games require precise joystick control to grab toys, while redemption games reward accuracy with tickets to trade for plushies, gadgets, or trinkets at prize counters. Modern setups boast colorful displays and smooth mechanics, blending nostalgia with fresh fun. The thrill of winning and the vibrant arcade vibe make prize games a captivating draw in 2025.

Features

Has Arcade Cabinets
Has Consoles
Has Food
Good for kids
Has Prizes
Wheelchair Accessible

Contact Information

Address

910 Hilltop Dr

Redding, California 96003

Hours

Monday 11AM-9PM
Tuesday 11AM-9PM
Wednesday 11AM-9PM
Thursday 11AM-9PM
Friday 11AM-10PM
Saturday 11AM-10PM
Sunday 11AM-9PM

Customer Reviews

Great customer service. The Manager Oliver was a wonderful guy. He made sure all our needs were taken care of. We have our 86 years old mom and 2 children and Oliver was there for us. We celebrated our mom and daughter's birthday together. It was such a blessing. The place is really nice and clean. The other staff member was really helpful too. It was a great experience for our whole family.

Amazing service they literally went above and beyond to make sure that we were all comfortable for my daughter?s fourth birthday party. The atmosphere was absolutely fantastic. I love the whole new remodel very children friendly the staff is just really sweet. Thank you for helping me celebrate my daughter?s birthday. Also budget friendly for parties!

It was worth the 99.99 birthday package. The food seems overpriced but it's good so it's kinda worth it. The Chuck E. Cheese ?show? was simply a teen dressed up as Chuck E. who came out and waved to the kids and left?. So don't get your hopes up for a birthday show like it states. The cake you can add on is decent, pre-frozen. Not the biggest selection of games but the majority of them worked! The ticket blaster had a few tickets inside? and when it was over, they told my daughter to just drop whatever tick

My granddaughter & nephew had the greatest time spending their birthdays here! Thank you for letting them enjoy themselves!

Not the best one in terms of a number of games and entertainment, but spacious, clean and with friendly crowds. Good stop if you drive on 5th highway to Shasta/Oregon and want to entertain kids and have time to grab a bite at places around.

Even though the restaurant was SO Busy the employees were friendly, helpful and most importantly Patient with our many questions. The Pizza was Very Good and the Price was affordable for what we received in return...Food, Drinks and Games. I'm looking forward to visiting again with my Grandchildren when I'm up that way again.

Went here for the free "half birthday" 30 min game play, cotton candy and 20% off drinks and meals...the twins had a blast!

Did my son's 3rd birthday here. I got the nicer package and had 8 kids including my son. Came out to a bit over $200 including deposit. It was an AMAZING experience. The host was attentive. We got 3 pizzas and all the kids got unlimited play for 2 hours. Plus an extra 250 tickets for each guest and 2000 tickets for my son. He got to do the ticket wind tonnel thing. He was kinda scared of Chucky, but oh well. They all got cups with life time refills. There is no soft play and some of the games are a bit jank

Chuck E. Cheese has really leveled up they're experience. They make it affordable for kids and even adults to play games and eat. When I left I felt like it was well worth my time and got all my money's worth and more.

This is a great place to bring my 3 boys. They have decent pizza and gluten free personal size, which my family needs. They regularly update some of their games and the play minutes is such a better way to go. One of my boys prefers to do the racing games, and this makes it more worth it.

It's been a few years since I was here, then we came in August for a birthday, and it was completely different from pre-covid. A good mix of games/activities for both younger and older kids. The pizza is great when it's hot. Cards or wristbands are used instead of tokens. I recommend the cards, the wristbands look better, and I figured my little wouldn't lose it, but they are harder to use, even for an adult. We went twice recently for play dates since it's winter and has been rainy out. I took kids ages 5

It's a great place to bring the kids. It's really changed a lot since I was little. No more freaky, scary, dancing robot animal band. No more dirty germ filled ball pit. No more seizure inducing strobe light room. The pizza was actually pretty good. The place seemed very clean and updated since the recent remodel. All the kids and their parents get stamped with a black light stamp to make sure you are only leaving with your kid! I really liked that idea. All the money for the games are now put on a tap card

Patient and under standing about all my concerns and payments. The only reason it's not five stars is because when I payed on line it stated "Payment Complete" but it was only the deposit that was Complete. If that could be made more clear honestly there were no issues! My baby girl is now saying Chucky is her favorite! I really appreciate the extra time he spent with our crew! Shout out Bianca and the rest of the night crew on 12/10/21

Fair warning to any Chuck E Cheese pass holders: this location doesn't participate. This means they also have games for more than just one credit, and your pass doesn't give you a discount on anything. We've been to 6 or so CEC locations this year, and this was easily the least impressive. Small store overall with a few games not working properly. Bathrooms were mostly clean. The staff seemed friendly enough, though not entirely "on top" of it. If you have no other indoor places to take children, this is pr

Puke green instead of playful purple. No more tokens. No more physical tickets. No animatronics. No stage. It's literally just a casino for kids. But do I take my kids their for their birthdays? Yeah. The pizza isn't horrible. Salad bar is okay. Games are still fun to play. But part of the fun was watching those tickets come out of the machine and putting the token into the machine.

Took my 3 year old to Chuck E. Cheese for the first time, and my first time in YEARS. I love how they still had a few of the throwback games and lots of new updated games. The two employees I saw were extremely nice and informative! Think one was a manger for sure. The salad bar was so nice and the food was better than I expected that's for sure. Very clean. Nostalgic feelings as they still had the old videos playing and Chuck E. Cheese on stage. Definitely going back! Very good prices too.

Great birthday experience for 9 and 10 year old cousins. Fun games and prizes for all ages.

Foods okay for Chuck E. Cheese. Fun for little kids. Small for a Chuck E. Cheese.

The pizza was great, all the games were working and the staff were all super friendly. The building was very clean inside and out. It was not to busy and the kids had plenty to do. The prize wall for the ticket exchange is pretty fair priced, so the kids were all able to get prizes. Overall great place for good clean family fun.

Went there for my daughter's birthday, it was such a wonderful experience, the food was delicious, the games were so much fun and the staff went above and beyond to make my daughter's birthday as special as it could be, I am eternally grateful to them for everything they did

Very kind friendly staff im a regular here but lately have been so pleased w the lowered prices and the updated salad bar and quality of pizza the options on the menu are more adult friendly also my kids had a blast... i will return ...???

Had a nice time. A lil warm inside but it was 110 outside. Celebrated my sons bday with family. Employees were very helpful. Havent been indoors anywhere non essential.....so it was nice to have some normalcy again.

Customer services are awesome especially if u do a party for your kiddos! Pizza not the best but the party pretty awesome for your children the workers really get into it. Nice to see that. Salad bars got alot of items for salad.

Great place.. we took our son and he enjoys it everytime and service and everything was amazing..

A lot of the games are broken and not even labeled to let customers know they're broken. The employees were nice, but they had a bunch of broken games when the choices were already limited.

Overall a good experience. Went in for a birthday party, the host was on it. Very attentive, good communication and saw the same from the other host working the next birthday. They have a system set for birthday parties that seems efficient. The place is surprisingly clean given the amount of kids running around combined with food. Saw a staff go around a couple times picking up trash. They also have someone by the entrance directing & stamping people coming in. He also did a good job making sure no kids ex

This is the best chuck E. Cheese vs the ones visited before, is clean, all the games work and food taste good as well. Nice place.

Came to scout Chuckee for a possible toddler bitthday party in few months. Very promissimg!

this location scams and lies to their customers! chuckeecheese.com sells membership to this location and they wont scan the membership at this location. The manager says its not profitable. I informed him i drove 200 miles and he did not care. corporate chuckee cheese gave me 60mins of free play time to their location because the staff refused todo their job. they have the coupon scanner but wont even try and see if it works. because it does. they just want to you to pay full price after paying for the memb

It's fun for kids. Was a great place for a 6 year old b-day party. Pizza is so so. The service could have been more upbeat an chunky looked badddd . Kids had fun.

Chuck E Cheese birthday! Our granddaughter is 13 but still enjoys a Chucky birthday. She got the deluxe package with balloons, prizes, pizza, drinks, ice cream and all the fixings. Rachel our host did an amazing job! She was on top of everything, and a sweetheart to work with. The girls all had a blast! One thing to note here is that Redding does not have Play Pass, so games are not unlimited! They only give you 60 tokens so you'll have to purchase more.

Had my Grandson's Birthday Party here and it was like a Casino for kids! Lot's of fun! Pizza was decent and had their All You Can Eat Salad Bar which was actually quite good with many toppings!

Worst experience. Bad costumer service. Half the machines were broken. Pointed out at 5 machines that took my money. Some scaned more then once. An employee came out, tested and did reset. Asked for imburstment they refuse by saying "all the machines are fix." Appearantly, hopper machine still not fix and still left ON to collect. Not recommended especially when kids tend to scan and move on if it doesn't function correctly.

my Daughter's 4th Birthday Party!!!! she even got to dance with chucky :)

My grandbabies love playing the games, but the 3 and 4 year old love getting the tickets the most not that they understand yet the more tickets you get the more prizes you get when you go home! It's just so much fun watching them so happy!!

I love the new layout and design. It doesn't feel as old or run down. Very bright, happy, and open.

Attended a 3yr olds birthday party today. I hadn't been here in years. The quality of the pizza has certainly declined. I'd suggest bringing in Little Caesars but they won't allow it. On the other hand the child had a blast! It was a good environment for kids, and at least the salad bar was satisfying. Also the parking lot is entirely too small for the restaurant.

Very clean Chuck E. Cheese. Good games and rides for younger kids. They are now offering a fantastic birthday party deal which makes this chain much more appealing.

The manager is absolutely wonderful. Very kind and helpful. Clean nice and enjoyable experience

Not the icky place of my youth so much better! My kid had a blast, definitely for the younger crowd

Staff was friendly . They even got some new games . Prices not as bad a su would think . We definitely love coming here it brings the kid out in all of us

So clean and so much fun for my nephew! We had great service and enjoyed all of the games. We even did the ticket blaster!

My kids love this place. Ever since they updated to the cards instead of tokens it has been a much better experience overall. The area is clean and the staff are friendly. As a child who grew up going to birthdays at chuck e cheese, my only negative thing would be that I wish they still had a large play area.

Had a blast!! Pizza was good! Employees were on hand and super nice. Great to have Birthday party's!

So I took three of my children into Chuck e cheese and to get a 30-minute play on their games would it cost me over $100. That isn't say to buy the pizza or the salad bar or drinks or anything else. If you're going to cater to rich people you should put it on your website rich kids only so people that have middle-class incomes and low income families don't bring their children there to be embarrassed let down and felt not part of I think it's atrocious what you charge for people to play games it's just a ga

Took my granddaughter with a friend last weekend, and the girls had a blast!! love the remodel as well?

I came in here recently with my friend and his kids for a birthday. I've never been into one of these facilities before, and I was surprised at how clean and well maintained its kept. It is a little on the expensive side, but all of the kids and all of their friends enjoyed playing games and eating pizza. It can be a little difficult to find parking nearby unfortunately, but it's definitely worth a visit if you have kids.

We went here for my kid's Birthday party. They had an absolute blast and the staff were super helpful and friendly. My kid loved getting to dance with Chuck E and says the party was everything they had dreamed it would be. We will definitely be back.

My kids had a blast and food is good, the staff is friendly!!

Dirty, nobody cleaned tables the whole 2 hours we were there. Kids riding scooters all over not caring littles were there. Food took an hour to come and was not very good. Staff did not even try to be helpful

We had so much fun here yesterday! The staff was awesome! Very friendly and very helpful! Will definitely be going back!

Fun environment for the kiddos. The employees are very nice and helpful. They have affordable meal deals that include large pizza 4 drinks and tokens for a reasonable price. Place is clean and all the games/rides are all in working order. There are games for baby's all the way up to adults. The only criticism I have is the parking is limited, otherwise 5 stars. Would definitely recommend.

Great service and fun games for the kiddos!

Super fun place to take your kids, friends, and families! My only dislikes about this is they don't use tokens or tickets anymore. It's just weird. Still love Chucker E Cheese!

Fun place. Only place around town open at 8:00 for kids/teens

As a whole, Chuck E. Cheese has changed dramatically in the last year alone. Now everything is digital, including replacing the tokens and tickets with cards and removing a vast number of games that do not utilize screens. With that said, this facility is up to decent cleanliness standards, including the bathrooms and eating areas. The staffing is hit-or-miss; either you will get the professional and upbeat person who is willing and able to help, or the relatively apathetic teen who treats any conversatio

Overall very pleased with our visit here. We had a fun time. Their Gluten Free pizza crust was excellent & they have a pleasant salad bar. I was expecting it to be a zoo on a Friday night in the middle of summer. It was busy but not too crazy busy. The games are very loud is my only complaint. It was hard to hear what the little one's were trying to say around the games & felt like you were having to talk loud to be heard. We sat away from the games to be able to talk during dinner. The loudness could be ov

my aunt took me here and i had a good time and so did mu cousins! the guy who helped us at the prize counter gave me the thing that i wanted and didn't take any points off my card!! best birthday ever!

They need to send someone small into the slide and play are to clean but other than that it was great! Especially the service, they seem like good people and everything worked in the arcade! My daughter lives it here and definitely will be returning many time over in the near future. Thanks for also being affordable and not crazy ridiculous about prices or prizes for the kids!

It's just not the same since they took Elvis away. This still is a great place for a young kids birthday party. The games are fun, the staff are very pleasant, pizza is mediocre. Lots of fun for the little ones, decent pricing.

At a place like this, you don't expect to see a place of cleanliness All the time. Too crowded to keep things totally clean with all the kids running around making big and small messes all over the place. I went in with my sister and her 2 little girls, and ate a very very VERY good tasting pizza, and then played some fun games with my nieces. It was a good environment, and alit of fun!!

Very nice CEC, updated with the latest party area and games are a good variety. Would come again.

The salad bar is delicious and fresh. With unlimited play cards, my kid gets to play at her full speed, it's great. Redeeming tickets is an awfully time consuming process.

Great place for kids. It's really fun for them and they have a lot of games. I like buying time vs points I feel the kids can swap machines better since they are young and sometimes won't stay at a machine.

Great place if your a kid. Our party host was awesome and the kids had a blast. Be prepared to spend extra money on all the little things that are not included in the birthday package. I would have rated 5 stars but every time we go about 1/5 of the rides and games are out of service.

Definitely a place to go if you have kids. Been going to this place since i was a kid. Just had a birtday party there for my son and it was so worth it. Staff was above excellent and chuckie came out personally to dance and sing happy birthday

They've proven that the saying all pizza is good pizza is in fact false. It's definitely a place for the kids. I would have given it more stars if I hadn't tried the pizza. At least there was a mediocre salad bar. It is a great place to bring the kids any time of the year, as long as you don't mind paying too much for games that about 1/5of are broken.

Been about 25 years since I've been to Chuck e cheese, and my kid had fun for her birthday, some machines need serviced because they eat your money but its clean and fun

The Chuck e cheese mascot was super lame. I was not impressed by him at all. Super disappointing. Other than that the staff was really good. The games were fun and entertaining. Expensive but it's whatever, it's all about the kid, right? He had a blast and he didn't even notice Chuck e cheese was probably a 16-year-old kid that thought he was too cool for the costume. What is it with this generation of kids nowadays? Very disappointing, they all think they're privileged. No work ethic. Sad really

My son just had his birthday party here and it was really fun he loved it!! The girl who was serving us gave us amazing 5 star service. The only reason for a 4 star is there were many games that were broken or out of tickets. So that was a bit disappointing but the girl that served us was awesome and very kind!!

If you want to tire your kids out this is the perfect place. My daughter, niece, and nephew love it! They play long and hard and scream and shout and will be so tired once we leave they pass out as soon as they get in the car. We never eat here so I can't judge the food. It's a cool place for kids. They have fun.

Very happy with our visit. Had a wonderful time for our sons 4th birthday. My boys have autism and we picked a slow day to visit . The staff was courteous and accommodating. The place was quiet which was a plus for our boys sensory needs. My boys had a blast!

not a fan of our tickets being on card but what can you do, it's jus a part of our modern world. their pizzas have improved, and I think they take pride in their pizzas by pricing them at a ridiculous amount for a garlicky crust. the employees were kind. it was hot in there. the smell was terrible, but the smell is a large part of the Chucky Cheese experience.

Okay location for lunch or dinner. Pizza is pretty decent and there is a good selection. I give two stars because there were too many kids, the machines wouldn't take my quarters, and there was no selection of beer or spirits. My table was near another table of loud children, not the fault of the staff, but when I asked to be seated away from the screaming children the staff member looked at me like I was crazy. I enjoyed my food and lack of alcohol then politely left.

I've been to a few different Chuck e cheeses all over California and this was by far the cleanest, most friendly, and most organized one I have seen. The staff was on the ball and always happy and ready to help. And the Manager was Great and showed great leadership in making sure the restaurant ran smoothly.

We take our children to Chuck E Cheese for their Birthdays and they have all had a blast! The Staff really helps to make my children feel Important and taken care of when we're there. We always go in for the Birthday Blaster which is so much fun for them and the Pizza is Great!

The remodel is awesome, very different from what it was, much more floor room and easy to keep.an eye on the littles. Salad bar was fresh and delicious. Staff was very friendly and easy going, much better then my last visit. Great place to gwt oit of the heat and have some fun, the skiball games are too old and should be replaced, NOT taken away cause thats the best game they have. lol

As a Brit, who's first time in Chuck E. Cheese?s was for a 38 year old birthday party. I only have one word for the experience. Amazing. I had so much fun, the pizza was delicious, the games were cheap, the place was clean, the drinks were sugary and fizzy. I loved it. It's exactly what I expected and more. I deeply enjoyed my time here, and would go again! Highly recommend!

This place sucks. It smells like feet and dog water. My little Billy was so happy to go but so sad when pizza was not any good. It was cold and the cheese was not even melted. Billy will forever be sad.

We always have fun here and the games give you a decent amount of tickets too.

!!! My daughter is loving this summer pass!!! Cool music awesome interactive dance floor, clean environment, and I am loving the salad bar!!! Not to mention the awesome staff!!! We love it here!!

Always a great time and lots of un for all ages

Liked the fact that the place was cleaner than last time and the food tasted fresher. Also no broken games and a bunch of new ones. Would have given them 5 stars but due to the fact that they don't offer everything that their website advertises can be misleading. We paid top dollar for the most expensive party package and ended up being disappointed. Make sure you call and ask them about what you get with the birthday packages. Don't just order online and think you are getting what you see there.

If you are visiting with smaller children I'd recommend trying to get there early, it can become a bit of a mad house when crowded. That being said, the staff here is the friendliest I have ever seen at a Chuck E Cheese's and the pizza is much better than I remembered or expected. They also have Dippin' Dots which was a very pleasant and welcome surprise.

We too my nephew Logan for his 3rd birthday. He had so much fun.

This place had friendly employees and stamped our hands with numbers to make sure no one left with the kids we were with. Most of the games worked but a few were not working or damaged. Unfortunately they did not check our stamps when we left (but they said goodbye to us)... I'd hope that they kept track of who was with each kid but that is prone to human error which is why they have the stamp system. They did not check our stamps which is obviously dangerous!

My granddaughter had her birthday party here, and it was absolutely a good time! The staff was great and made her day special, and made her feel like a celebrity.

Growing up, Chuck E. Cheese was expensive, the pizza was gross, it seemed dirty, but now they seemed to have fixed all of those things. Holding my Son's 5th birthday there was great, he and his friends enjoyed it a lot, the waitress was one of the most attentive I've ever had, it was kept clean, and for a small party, the price was more reasonable than throwing our own at home. It's not the best place in the world, but for 5 and under parties, it is pretty great.

Frequently Asked Questions

What’s it like visiting an arcade today?

It’s a mix of nostalgia and high-energy fun! Many arcades blend retro classics like Pac-Man and pinball with modern VR games, racing simulators, and rhythm challenges — often with music, lights, and a social vibe.

Is it better to go alone or with friends?

Both can be great! Solo visits let you focus on your favorite games, while going with friends adds competition, teamwork, and laughs. Many people plan arcade meetups as a casual hangout or even date spot.

What should I bring to an arcade?

Usually just yourself and a way to pay (some arcades still use coins, others use cards or apps). If you're competitive, bring your A-game. If you're social, bring friends or meet new ones over multiplayer games.

What’s the best time to visit an arcade?

Weekdays or early afternoons are usually less crowded — perfect for focused play. Evenings and weekends bring the buzz, especially at barcades or venues with DJs, tournaments, or themed nights.

Can I meet new people at arcades?

Absolutely! Arcades attract a mix of casual players and serious gamers. Whether you're jumping into a four-player co-op or chatting between rounds, it's a fun, low-pressure way to connect over shared interests.

Are arcades still just for kids?

Not at all. While many arcades are family-friendly, there are also adult-oriented ones with full bars, 18+ nights, or vintage nostalgia themes. Arcades today cater to everyone — from first-timers to lifelong gamers.

Are there events or tournaments I can join?

Yes! Many arcades host regular competitions, retro nights, cosplay parties, and more. Whether you're into high scores or just want to watch and vibe, events add an extra layer to the experience.

What if I’m not great at arcade games?

No worries — arcades are about having fun, not being perfect. Try a variety of games, ask others for tips, and remember: the vibe is more “let’s play” than “let’s win.”

Why are arcade prize games so exciting to play?

Arcade prize games are a thrilling highlight in 2025! Claw machines, skee-ball, and ticket-redemption games like basketball offer a rush of skill and chance, with rewards like plushies, toys, or electronics up for grabs. Modern machines feature vibrant lights, digital scoreboards, and responsive controls, amplifying the fun. The lively arcade atmosphere, with cheering crowds and buzzing energy, makes every win feel epic.