John's Incredible Pizza - Buena Park

John's Incredible Pizza - Buena Park

Reviews Summary

John's Incredible Pizza receives mixed reviews. Many praise the fun arcade games and family-friendly atmosphere, with some calling it a great value for kids. However, frequent complaints cite broken games, long waits, poor food quality, and cleanliness issues. Buffet items often run out or take too long to replenish. Service experiences vary—some staff are praised as helpful, while others are criticized as unresponsive. The venue struggles with maintenance and hygiene, particularly in restrooms and dining areas. While kids enjoy the experience, adults often find the food mediocre and management lacking. High ratings highlight entertainment value, but low scores reflect frustration with operational shortcomings.

About This Listing

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.*

Features

Wheelchair Accessible

Contact Information

Address

8601 On the Mall

Buena Park, California 90620

Hours

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

Customer Reviews

Pizza buffet selection ?? EXCUSITE ! My personal favorite was The Chicken Alfredo pizza ?? I honestly had more fun then my kids inside the Game/Arcade Fun Zone... There is a bit of everything for all ages including us BIG KIDS... Go ahead and treat yourself to a fun filled food coma and go check it out for yourself... Scouts Honor you won't be disappointed ??

Went with my son's school as a end of the school year outing. Nice game options, food was subpar. However, the kids were just happy to be there and didn't seem to mind the food much. They ate plenty.

I mean its pricey but kids will have an awesome time. Food is actually pretty good , an place was kept rather clean.

Horrible service!! Place like a hell!! Stop going in this place you will ended up wasting your money for that cheap food! Also the rides and machine are all broken they're all not working it's a waste of money I wanna get my money back!!!!

John's Incredible Pizza is KID centered, the buffet and pizza does not cater to adults as it is all basic and average taste. That said, our group really enjoyed it. This location is huge, therefore, no shortage of games, arcades and rides for kids to enjoy. I cannot get over how wonderful the service was. All of the employees were attentive and super helpful. Huge shout out to Ashley who was SO kind and patient with our group. There is nothing I appreciate more than excellent service - it trumps food, loca

Feel scammed. I payed $80 and didn't get to eat anything, drink anything, play any games, or do any rides. The pizza was all bread and was deformed, the ice cream machines were both broken, the soda machines were all out of soda, and the icee machines weren't working either. The arcade card wasn't working, I asked an employee and was told that a new update made it so you have to scan one specific barcode when their cards have three on them next to each other. So I'm hungry, thirsty, and frustrated as hell w

The prices were very fair admission and buffet all together ~Food is very basic for kids it's probably okay But they can really improve their quality and options , everything is very basic Where this place did stand out to me was the different sections to sit and different themes they had it was really cool ~The games were priced very fair about 27$ for 110 credit most of the games are 3 to 5 credit they had some pretty cool roller coasters aswell Overall really good experience, food quality could greatl

We really thought the place had closed down. The mall looks abandoned. I called the phone number and the recording assured that it is in fact open! Girl at entrance was friendly and helpful. Food was as expected. Didn't really miss the chicken, so many other options and love all the sauces to chose from. Many dishes and trays at the buffet were dirty with food still on them. Dirty napkins shoved in the clean forks. Dirty napkins around the dishes area. Kids reusing their dirty plates to get more food. I wi

We all had fun especially the kids. Manager Kay was extremely helpful when one of the machines malfunctioned. As a matter of fact she was very helpful with other customers in front of me. I recommend to come when manager Kay is around ?? The pizza is good and made fresh when asked for.

Got there around 6pm ish on a Saturday. So of course they had food constantly being added. Unfortunately, it seemed like half of the games either did not work right or the machines had a hard time scanning the cards to be able to play the game. Most of the shooting games that were two players. One would work okay but the other one the aim was way off. One of the games it did not matter where you aimed. Your shots were going towards the top of the screen and missing everything and anything. Skee-ball, one ou

The overall idea is fun with themes eating rooms, food and games. When we went there was an issue with getting cups for drinks as there were none. The the food area was dirty and a lot of empty trays. The eating areas were also dirty with dishes and spilled items still waiting to be cleaned. We actually cleaned a table so we could sit and eat. The game are was fun and it was enjoyable but not sure if I'd visit again.

I attended a birthday party in one of the reserved rooms, and I was genuinely shocked by how hot it was ? I nearly passed out from the heat. The supervisor said they couldn't adjust the temperature, and with everyone inside, it easily reached around 80 degrees. It was extremely uncomfortable and disappointing. On top of that, the food was mediocre at best. They kept running out of chicken strips, and there were no fries available at all. Once the reserved time ended, I stepped into one of the open areas and

This place is decent but fun, went few years ago. This place has a bit better food options than the one in Carson. Hope they have more food options as I usually go with friends as pizza, nuggets and pasta isn't always appetizing for kids, teens or adults.

The buffet is pretty great. The mall is old and so is the spot. But it's pretty clean. Some dirty/greasy dishes but hey it's a buffet. Pizza is great love the peanut butter one. Wish the mac and cheese pizza was still around though. Went at 9 and most of the buffet items were already taken out so maybe keep that in mind. Didn't play games but it looked clean and had a lot of choices. Staff was friendly too.

Absolutely terrible experience. Never in my life have I been this disappointed at John?s INCREDIBLE Pizza. I'm here for my cousin?s birthday and I already know she had the worst day ever. 1. The buffet food is dry and cold, which could probably be expected but still disappointing. 2. Almost half of the games here didn't work. They were either on standby, closed, or needed assistance. 3. Some games that WERE working wouldn't would for us, then a new family would try it and it would work for THEM. We spent ab

Food is ok. The pizza is the best of all options in my opinion. And their salad bar is pretty stocked. We went during the week so it was not crowded. The arcade area was neat and clean and had lots of options. I no longer have a toddler but they have an area for them and an area for parents to sit in while supervising them. I highly recommend. Kids had fun for hours .

I had promised myself I wouldn't go back to this place. My grandkids love pizza and get exited about games. They did it again. They run out popular items. It takes between 15 to 30 minutes to have items available. They are out of lots of items: poor management. Horrible customer service. I know I won't go back not even for my grandkids. Not worth paying for a buffet that runs out of many items at a time! I hope you have a better experience if you decide to try it.

Terrible first experience. Majority of their games weren't working. They were either taking credits without doing anything, not calibrated (making them unplayable), and were turned off. The fact they still charge full price for the game cards and yet half the games don't even work. I greatly encourage anyone who reads this to try another family restaurant.

Letter grade unknown restaurant. plenty of parking but be aware it is a mall. The pizza?? was good. The salad?? was too watery. basically it was too wet??. Salad toppings a lot of options. the meat sauce for spaghetti it was a lot of sauce and oily not a lot of meat in it. Wasn't that good. And the Fried Chicken?? was to fried and greasy. Not like the Pioneer Chicken??. it was more like beef jerky. it was super oily when I bite it . Now desserts not very desirable. So the buffet give it a ??. It's best t

If it wasn't for their play area, I'd give this place 1 star. They've removed the fried chicken as an option, which is a bummer, and not the employees' fault but their attitude is. Don't expect any level of courtesy from most of the kids running the place. Pizzas take forever to get replaced and condiments are unavailable to the public, even though they're readily available in the back, when you ask for them. It seems like no one is in charge. Regardless of how messy or empty the place is, the employees

Please please don't go to this John's It's nasty, nasty, nasty. They don't have chicken, they don't have ice cream and the ice cream machine is broken again, they don't have donuts, they didn't have pizza only pictures of pizza, they didn't have pasta, they didn't have vegetables, the salad was old and soggy. The staff was not friendly and a lady took over 40 minutes to clear a table in which she didn't clean the seats. I had to get paper towels from the bathroom and clean the booth seats. There was no food

Pizza was good ?? the children will love us but the place has very dirty utensils so bring your own . Definitely need to clean there utensils a little better

One of my kids favorite special treat places to go to. Pizza buffet is decent. Salad, Pizza and pasta bars, baked potato and soups as well. Dessert options for cookies (surprisingly good chocolate chip cookies), brownies and ice cream plus other options. Games are good, couple ride options here including bumper cars. Mini bowling alley as well. We spend at least 3-4 hours each time. Also have ticket redemption prize games.

Place is disgusting. Trash and dirty dishes left all over tables and the floor. Half the "clean" plates and silverware had food left on them. Soda fountain was dispensing water, the syrup was obviously low and the staff didn't care to add more. The food quality and taste is horrid. The entry price is way too high. Not worth it. To add insult to injury, over half of the arcade games weren't functioning. There seemed to be only one manager for the entire building and they clearly weren't managing anything, a

Went there Saturday, March 15th 2025. OK, 1st the good. The overall theme is fun for the Family. The food, Pizza, pasta, desserts were just OK. The overall price would normally be OK but,,,,NOT THE BAD. Almost half of the machines were in some way "out of order". Of the games that worked, several took our credits but didn't deliver the opportunity to play or was over in 3 seconds. The only thing we really enjoyed was the bowling but half the lanes had either pins missing or bumpers only on one side or were

We went in late June of 2024 for my little brother's birthday. Firstly what we encountered was that despite having multiple rooms/areas there wasn't anywhere to sit that was wheelchair accessible and clean. We had to wait an hour for the workers to finally "clean" a table for us so we could sit down. All they did was clear the plates and wipe the food that was on the table onto the booth seats and the floor. They didn't really even clean it properly. Oh now there's a two hour limit to eat and use the seatin

This place is absolutely disgusting. We went in one of the themed places to eat and not a single person was sitting at a table but every single table was filthy. Don't recommend coming here. The food and drinks have been sitting here for HOURS.

Just don't go. We went August 3rd 2021 after not being able to go for 2 years and almost everything was broken or not working properly. It was disappointing. Game after game has problems. The cleanliness of the place wasn't great but it wasn't too bad for a Tuesday morning. The food isn't bad if you're not expecting amazing food. I feel like they're losing to their rival rat. We won't be going back unfortunately.

We have visited John's Incredible Pizza in Buena Park many times on weekends, and unfortunately, it's been consistently disappointing. My wife does not want to come back here anymore. The food is served very slowly, especially when the bar is running low. Tables are not cleaned after guests finish, indicating poor management. Please follow the Riverside location's example for better service and cleanliness. Won't come back until the issues are fixed.

It was fun for kids and adults, reasonably priced and food was pretty good. My niece said this is one of her favorite places we have taken her too so we will be back!

I came on easter when there was a bogo! Very fun, felt like the tokens never ran out! Food was good, the only thing I would change is the prizes, very limited prizes. I'm disappointed abt that

Great place to bring the family decent price and a lot of games and things to do for the kids. They serve beer and margaritas. Games and rides are great for the kids. It's like Shakey's meets Chuck-E-Cheese. Even have a party rooms for kids celebrations right next to the arcades.

Went here with my family and was pleasantly surprised with the quality and flavor of the food as well as my experience at the arcade. Affordable prices and great food selection, I highly recommend.

The design of the building and area is a step back in time, and a beautiful environment that feels safe, friendly, and exciting (if not a bit of a trek back and forth, lol.) At first, it was hard to find a table in any room as many of them still had trash and dishes- i recommend going to the Vertical (surfing themed) room near the entrance, as that one is mostly clear because it's sort of tucked away- but I digress, as all the employees seemed extremely busy and bustling throughout the entire complex. When

I'm sorry, but this john's incredible location sucks. Everything is filthy, I mean, the tables are all full of dirty dishes, the spoons & forks are all really dirty, there's food thrown all over the floor. I was afraid to even use the restrooms. Then the games they don't work or they malfunction. I had to go find someone to help us like 4 times. It's hard to get someone to help you NEVER COMING BACK!!!

The place was a total wreck. They are short-handed and kept running out of food and cups. Kids just grabbed food from the buffet with their bare hands. Only one soda dispenser worked, and the games were not maintained as most of them were broken. It was very disappointing after spending over $200. I'm not sure how this place stays open. Won't be coming back soon.

Well you come for the games and fun. The kitchen staff work very hard that's for sure. The focus is the pizza and its good enough adults... but you come here for the kids. The party rooms were very nice. They should have large plastic bags so you bring can bring home the balloons. I think this is a great place to bring the kids.

On my first visit to Johns Incredible Pizza, I was disappointed on their uncleanliness at the food court area, some food looked like 2 day old chicken that was overheated too many times, salad bar had old looking sides although the salad lettuce seemed fresh, dessert bar was messy with stale looking cakes, the only tempting thing that I spotted were the chocolate cookies. The floors were dirty and the bathroom in the arcade area were dirty. The only person that I can rate four stars, is for the manager who

It was kind of sad. We bought the 2 hour unlimited attraction & food pass and there are only 2 attractions functioning. The lazer one, the swing and the bowling were out of order. Legit half of the games are not working. Most say stand by, if not, just turned off or turned around all together. Some are stealing your credits. Very under staffed. Restrooms dirty. Food took to long to replenish. Maybe 1 to 3 pizzas were out at a time and they were gone in seconds. 4 dining rooms and they all had dirty tables f

Hard to get to downstairs inside the Buena Park Mall and I only found one entrance. The food area was nice, lots of tables and big screens playing cartoons. It's a buffet with different types of pizza and other things. It was clean and organized. The pizza was fresh and good. Lots of rides, games and good employees like the girl running the Dragon Swing. I do recommend this place. I will be back.

Nice place for family & friends. Birthday Parties, Get togethers. All kinds of fun, games, pizza, pasta, salads, soups, desserts, drinks, wine & beer. Great location with lots to do all around, located inside mall. ???????

People should be ashamed of the messes they leave for the employees to clean up. I know it's their job to clean up after a customer, but these customers are nasty. The workers took their time in cleaning up though after people would leave, but the messes was repulsive. Other than that the games worked and the kids enjoyed themselves. The food was good, the buffet was clean.

Horrible experience at this place!!! We arrived at 3:30 we were told to wait an hour we didn't get inside until 5 pm!!! 2 hour wait!!! Groups of people were already leaving and the two employees that spent those two hours talking and gossiping only let a few in?. We were crowded!!! Not only that tables were dirty and not cleaned up!!! What kind of management runs this place? Employees talking, unsanitary and disgusting! You come here to spend hundreds of dollars to eat and for your children to play here and

First time here for a birthday party for my little niece. We had room 9 and 10 with a party of 20. Lots to say but will give a honest opinion. They have the bare minimum to have this place functioning but lacking in so many ways. They seem to be understaffed and employees are overwhelmed. 30% of their arcade games are broken or not powered on. Their slurpee machine is broken, kids continue to play around hoping to get a single drop. The cups are no where to be found, always empty. To be fair, it is a Satur

It was all nasty. There was food all over the tables no one came to clean them food on the floors it was really disgusting. The food courts were empty like very empty. The drink dispensers were empty of ice and the slushy machine was broken. The bathrooms were disgusting also i couldn't use the bathrooms because of how bad they looked and smelled. I wouldn't come back for any reason at all. And i paid to come i wouldn't recommend people coming here. The chicken was burnt and tasted disgusting, the pizza che

My older kids still love this place. Food is great. Rides are fun. Plenty of space. Quite a few games were not working. That was the only bummer.

I didn't even pay to get in, and I would be more upset if i did pay. Horrible. The bathroom looks like a murder scene. John's "Incredible" Pizza? More like John's Terrible Pizza. The buffet had pizza crumbs everywhere, and I even saw BITE MARKS on pizzas that were left in the pizza buffet. Good thing I didn't eat anything there. Don't waste your time and money on this place. John's Incredible pizza needs to face reality. Better off to Portillos or Portos.

If you're coming here during covid restrictions, be prepared and know how it works. Buffet is closed and replaced with a all you can eat menu that is brought to your table. You scan a code on your smartphone and are placed in a queue to order food. When it is busy you sometimes can't even order food for 15 minutes. Once you are eligible to place an order you can order 2 plates per person, each plate with 1-3 separate items depending on size. You cannot place an order for more food until your first order is

The food was not that good?The restrooms were disgustingly filthy, making me question the entire establishment?s hygiene. Some of the games didn't work, a few of the ones that did kept stealing credits without letting us play. When we asked for help, the employees were clueless and unhelpful, unable to fix anything. Eventually they were able to refund us some game credits Overall, it's overpriced, poorly managed, and far from ?incredible.?

If I could give 0 stars, I would. How disappointing! My sister, her son, and I ate here today and I'm sorry I recommended to her! We had lunch here today, and first off, the line to purchase your meal is exceedingly slow. What takes so long? First thing I noticed was the lack of pizzas that were out. When they would put out a pizza, it would be swarmed and gone in minutes. At one point I watched while an employee was wiping something down while 3 pizzas sat in the center area and were never put out. Wh

I have to give the credit for the great improvement to their pizzas it is delicious. The rating is low due to the messy tables poor customer service and constant shortage of plates and cups. The evening Manager lacks sense of organization skills to lead the team effectively. Tables are unkept. I arrived at 5 pm today sat at the incredible fun room . it is 9 10 pm and nobody has come to clean the tables. All the team members at the bars and kitchen area look overworked and miserable. Hope you can imp

The worst John?s incredible pizza I've ever gone to. Half of the games were down, the food was definitely gross. I told a store associate about the games and she just said ?yea.? I will never come back here again

bro this place held one of the most fire field trips ever bruh, the memories held here r irreplaceable tf ?? anyways all is good besides the buffet, the only complaint i have abt it is what it does to ur stomach. ever since i ate there, my appetite and eating schedule has been rlly unhealthy, ive been eating nonstop and cant rlly control myself ?? my stomach starts hurting too if i dont eat and its pretty annoying because im not hungry, so a solid 4 but overall everything is pretty fun and recommended 10/10

Very fun and very addictive games, food is excellent, but prizes are too expensive and don't work very well.

The food was good, the place is nice and clean, the manager is always walking around making sure everything looks good, this place in Buena Park is much better than the one in Carson.

The staff were nice enough, but the food was very disappointing even in this setting. None of it was properly tended to, everything was cold or dried out. Every piece of chicken was bloody in some way. A waste of money.

Birthday parties organized and planned out well , the host are very helpful , and we're always sure to let me know what was up next and ask what we needed .

I am alittle disappointed. We spent $70 for a family for 4 and our kids are 2 and 3. We noticed some of the kiddie rides were not operating. We pressed the button to alert a staff, however no one showed up for 20 minutes but there were plenty of staff standing around talking amongst themselves; my husband had to go get someone. Once they arrived to turn the ride on, they were unpleasant and seemed annoyed. The buffet had great choices BUT it was very messy. Especially the ice cream machine. I almost didnt

For an 11 year old kid this was heaven. For adults who had been walking all over Disneyland for three days, this was heaven. We could watch him play games and ride rides to his heart's content while relaxing with a coffee and a delicious buffet.

The most incredible pizza this side of John. Legend says if you find john he will grant your wishes three. Attempts to find John in the basement are ongoing. Updates will follow. Don't stay in the matrix, find John.

The bathroom is very nasty. They don't do wipe downs at all so make bring wipes or wear gloves. The buffet is okay it takes forever for them to refill. But honestly they games are cool and hitting jackpot on games are easy for kids.

Just recently had my grandson's birthday party there, it was a great place good food very roomy lots of games great atmosphere. No more Chuck e cheese for us!

The food was lacking, the games were old and breaking and it was definitely not worth what they charge to get in. The place was dirty and bathrooms were not kept clean.

Omg this place is super fun for your kids not too pricey . We always have lots of fun here and food is great

This place is great for kids, not much for toddlers but there are a few toddler games. A party of 4 cost us about $35-$40 and it comes with the Buffett, $25 we spent on the game card and the kids played and rode on rides for 2 hours. We spent less here than Chuck-e-cheese, and its bigger. I rate it a 4 because I'm not a buffet guy but choose your battles wisely and you would be good.

This place is absolutely disgusting. The ice cream and Icee machines don't even work and its literally colored water. Cups and plates are left everywhere. Trash is all over the floor with nobody even TRYING to pick up. There's pizza with peanut butter in it!!?? A random guest is sweeping the area around him himself, there should be more workers. The only okay thing about this place is the attractions. I'm a 12 year old kid and even I noticed this was horrible.

Loved it .place was big and we had so much to go to.They had a ride called the twister and bumper carts.

It was our first time and i will never go back paid for the buffet and no food to eat had to wait a long time to get two slices of pizza then food areas were all dirty ice cream machine was not working. Most of the games weren't working either

for $90 I got a same bad food. No veggies. No cheese for nachos. No red chili flakes. No sprinkles for ice-cream. Very poor service and food service

Really good for kids they have a lot of games for entertaining all kids ages, a section for toddlers I really love it I am not much of a fan for pizza but the salads yes!!! best 15 dollars per person that I spend every time we go there, the kids do not want to leave food was ok not too fresh like pastas, fry chicken some of the deserts but am sure it depends on how busy they are and the day we went it was not much people so is understandable the salads definitely fresh but I noticed they do not have gloves

Great place to take to family, lots of games and lots food in the buffet. highly recommended

I had to wait 2 hours to order and 1 hr to get the food. It was not worth it, the quality of the food wasn't good. The only good thing there are the games.

Had a Blast with my Best friend my Grandson Nathan Lil Jesse Tootie and her friend.Thank you Diane for taking us and always getting Groupon coupons.

A lot of games ate up my credits. But they did help adding them back to the card. I told them that the game does not work. They said to just not play it again. They should put a sign that it does not work and they don't care.

It was too expensive place for the dirty DeSoto machine didn't work the quality of food was poor I remember the place being a lot better

I am going to start it off like this the cups and this place were disgusting check your plates & cups before you start eating, the pizza was doughy the chicken was raw and 2 days old the food just looked like they was leftovers the service sucked the arcades half of them out of service I'll never will return to this place... And I was here on a Monday and the tables was full of food from the customers left overs, tables wasn't clean until 1 hour later.

Absolutely disgusting. Not to mention half the games did not work but yet no refund her health from the manager.

I really wish I would have reviewed the reviews prior to my booking here. We had a really bad experience with customer service. We had 2 hosts that were minors. We got there, and they gave us a run down that they would be our host picking up trash and filling up our drinks. Well, we had to ask for a trash bag to pick up our own trash because they would never be around. They were in this backroom, and I kept having to go back there to ask them to fill up our pitcher. Our time finished, and we moved out to t

I went here for my sisters 14th birthday and we haven't gone here since last year. The food was ok as usual but main problem with this place is that half of the games don't work. Or that they're just turned off. Not the John?s I remember going to.

The staff are hard workers, but the only issue I had was that all the prizes seem to be out of stock. We asked for multiple items and none were unavailable. All to be disappointed and seeing my son upset after all the hard work earning those tickets. Yes, we could've gotten anything else but we left empty handed and hoping to pass another day to see their inventory stocks up on some good stuff.

Very dirty and messy! The staff will literally leave their spots unattended. We waited for someone to help us at the prize area for 20 minutes! Like this is a place where kids can play and kind of unwind and to make their little antsy selves just wait was ridiculous. I asked to speak to the manager and she never came so we just left. I will never ever come here again!

Great place for adults and kids. Had my daughters birthday party there this weekend. Everyone had so much fun the kids are still talking about it.

The food is absolutely horrible my family got food poisoning. Furthermore the machines are a total scam. Double dipping on credits

Great place for adults and kids! We took our daughter for her 8th birthday and we all had a blast and stayed full off of the all you can eat and drink buffet

They could take more time keeping restrooms cleaner.. it was very messy in their restrooms.. I use to take my son's there many years ago and it was an excellent experience. But they've let things go alot..

Only some of the staff are courteous and friendly, while others are aloof. Around 2pm the buffet area looked like a disaster. Food all over the counters and some on the floor. The food that was all gone either took a long time to be replaced or was not replaced at all. At least 1/5 of the arcade games was out of order. We had to wait 10+ minutes for an employee to come over to one of the rides.

My granddaughter had a ball for her birthday in December I was also happy that she enjoyed herself she turned one, Thanks John's incredible Pizza ??

It's really sad to return to this place, which was one of my favorite places, half of the salad bar is closed and the other half is empty, the same with the pizzas, totally disappointed.

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