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10795 SW Cascade Ave
Tigard, Oregon 97223
I used to take my son here. He had very extreme autism and before it was remodeled he loved it a lot. It was a big slightly liminal play area he could explore. He simply loved it and best thing was he didn't need a lot of supervision and could just roam and be a kid. Now after the remodel most of the areas he needs heavy supervision and some of the areas he cannot even do because he is not mentally able to do them. The old play area he loved has been condensed and shoved to the side and is much smaller. The
I love Liggle Land, been coming for two years now! My kid has so much fun and plays for hours and the staff is very kind and friendly. We always get the chicken strips and the yakisoba, delicious. There is a monitor in the sitting area where you can view the play area, and I can sit and work on my computer. We had my daughter's birthday party here last year and she said its her favorite birthday yet. And it doesn't smell weird like most indoor play places. The remodel looks great
My kids truly enjoyed their time here! Staff was very friendly and kids. I can't be too picky on cleanliness because it's a kids play area. We were only there for the playing area, we did not experience the rest of the facility.
UPDATED* Remodeled and definitely Cleaner. Huge facility. I'm thankful a place like this open BUT Needs a lot of cleaning and things need fixing. Fair pricing. I agree with others that the owner/manager is neglecting this business. Kids having great time. Other side is Bar and food and Virtual Reality Arcade. They have American and Korean food. I ordered the Buffalo flavored Wings, the wings should have been cooked a few minutes longer for more Crisp and crunch. They put my buffalo sauce on the si
Place is kind of underwhelming for the way they make it look on the website, customer service wasn't good at all. there is an arcade, but only half the games work, and the claw machines are rigged to let go of the prize on the way up, And there is only like 6 things to do in the play room, and one of the workers kids were pushing other kids away from half of the stuff. My kid got bored really quick. If you're close with nothing else to do it might be worth it but definitely not worth more than a
We've loved coming here for years. The update and new activities just put in are amazing!! There's more for all ages now. Younger kiddo area and new soccer, basketball, dodgeball court for the older ones. And the new slides are so cool. And don't forget the great food, you can get more than just snacks here and more than just pizza, so the menu works for the kids and adults. Don't forget the bar, so you can have a parent drink while the kids play. Wifi for parents to work while the kids play too, even
I'm very disappointed in the last experience at liggle land on Friday. I've given recommendations before, but this last visit will be our last. My husband took our 5 year old son. This was one of the few places he would get super excited to visit, and request. Having fries in the general allocated food area is also part of the trip. When my husband and son sat at a table, not in the reserved area to eat and enjoy the fries. They were asked to move to another area to accommodate what seemed like a planned gr
I've been bringing my grandchildren here for years always have a great time Jason the owner is always so inviting and happy to see us. It's great to be recognized in such a crazy kid world. If you have not gone your kids are missing out.
Liggle Land is an awesome place for kids ? tons of fun and perfect for birthday parties! We've been here twice, and the kids had an absolute blast both times. The only downside? The pizza? yikes. Probably the worst I've ever tasted. The coin games are also a bit too pricey. Honestly, I almost gave it 2 stars just for those reasons, but it's hard to knock a place where the kids are grinning from ear to ear. If they ever fix the food and maybe adjust the game prices, it'd be a total win. Not sure I'd book ano
We had so much fun when we went last year!! They had a REMODEL--so much better!! We love it;
Wow, this place is soooo fun for a few hours. The games are all VR and than you got some claw games and more. Food is great. Also not bad to go to spend at least $150 to have loads and loads of fun. I sure will tell people more like family and friends about this place!!! Bathrooms are clean and smell good, little kids are on one side and big kids and adults on the other side, so much seating pretty fun, easy and convenient. No reservations needed unless you are going to throw a gender reveal or birthday par
Amazing place for kids and adults!! I highly recommend this place for anyone! The kids have a blast, there is a dozen VR machines, a bar so the parents can have a couple of drinks if they want while the kids play and they have great food and it's not over priced. The staff is so friendly and helpful also. Love this place! We go there often!
We have been going to Liggle Land for years and have spent many hours here. We visited today and I have to say the quality has gone down immensely especially since the interior was remodeled. The place was so packed today you could barely move. The bathrooms were so filthy and hadn't been maintained what seemed like all day with pee all over the toilets and in front of them with soaked toilet paper. Maybe they need to consider a reservation system as it seemed like a fire hazard with how many people were pa
I'm trying not to hurt their rating too much but this place has sooooo many problems! I was fooled by the play sessions setting, thought they were going to clean things up every couple of hours. No no no. People work there were either playing games or watching games. No one cares about cleaning. You can see black dirt balls and food crumbles on the discolored mat. These dirts are not something can be built up in a couple of days. It must takes weeks or months! Balls from the ball pit are everywhere. The
The floors here are so gross. Everywhere you look is hair, dirt, FINGER NAILS, leaves, etc. they must sweep like once a month? The place was nearly empty, just us and 3 other families yet nobody was cleaning anything. Most of the machines don't work either. Just a bad experience and crazy that previous reviews have talked about how dirty it is and nothing has been done to fix it. Not a good place for young kids to play. Wanted to add, when we were leaving, a female employee tried to get us to stay by givin
While visiting family, I found Liggle Land to be a charming and enjoyable place for the little ones. However, my experience today was disappointing due to the lack of cleanliness they require no shoes, but the floor was so dirty I didn't even want to take off my shoes. It's unfortunate to see this business, which was once known for its cleanliness, in its current state.
Spent there a great time with kids ages 1.5 - 12. The place is very clean and well maintained. The play structure has variety of attractions for all ages. Separate area for a little ones is very big and safe. Perfect option for a rainy day or a party. No reservation option, so better arrive on time when the play session starts, especially on weekends.
Nadia and twan we're the best!!! Made our first time here super fun!!! My twins are 9 and they had a blast will be back for more, give these employees raises!! So kinda and excellent customer service was provided!!
Great place for children to play! This place was recommended for my sister birthday party and glad we choose this location. Pizza ?? is really good. Kinda curious about the Chinese food they serve here.
Went for my youngest granddaughter's birthday party. She turned 4. Brought her brother,9.5, and sister, 6.5. everyone had a blast. Pizza was mediocre but other guests were eating other menu items that looked amazing.
My kids love this place! We haven't been here for a long time and we're delighted that they added a whole rope course section for the older kids (my 8 year old jumped on it right away)! On their lunch menu they have actual REAL Asian options like the Korean beef ribs with rice and a legit side, Bulgogi and Yakisoba noodles. They do have the typical kids fav too like fries and corn dogs. The staff are so friendly and helpful too. Great experience! Highly recommended!
This place is filthy. We are spending our spring break going to local arcades and play places. So far, this is the worst. We came just for the VR arcade. On the south entry (where the arcade is) there are no signs, no staff and no direction. Nothing that says ?Hey! Buy tokens for VR over here!? We finally spotted an employee who immediately directed us down the hall to check in without asking what we needed. Well, the people down the hall said, no go back to the VR area. SMH. Tips for this employee and est
We went for the games. It would be one star, if it were not for a few of the staff who genuinely tried to be helpful in spite of the condition of the facility. All but two of the VR games were broken. Which was all the more annoying because the person manning the counter let us buy tokens knowing almost none of the games worked. Place was pretty dirty too. Recommend skipping and visiting Next Level Pinball in Hillsboro.
This place was a lot of fun! Tons of stuff to run around and climb on for the kids! Totally reasonable prices too. There's food and drinks as well and party rooms as well. We will most certainly be back.
We had a great time with our 18 month old. She loved the slides, trampoline, ball pit & running all around. Theres an area for younger babies & toddlers as well. The place was clean & food was good for the price. We'll definitely be back.
I bring my 5 year old nephew here every couple months. I was a little unsure of the new play options that replaced their giant climber but he loves it. He will play for hours, which is always a win.
Grandson had a blast. Really wore him out. Clean, safe, reasonable. Decent food.
We showed up at 4:00 to have our kiddo burn off some steam before our hour car ride back to Salem. We paid $20 and when we got to the play area a worker informed us that they'd be closing at 4:30 for 30 minutes to sanitize. I understand the need but I definitely was disappointed that it wasn't disclosed to us before we paid. I was also surprised there weren't benches for kids to sit down for putting on/taking off shoes. The area outside of the play structure was so small and crowded, wasn't very friendly f
Adult size/friendly jungle gym; comes in handy when needing to assist little ones. Toddler area available with interactive videogames. Chicken tenders and fries were decent and there is an area for older kids too. Didn't explore this yet but will make time on another trip.
For under 3 yr olds, price is very good -- $8 per 2.5 hr session (with accompanying parent), so I'd be willing to go often EXCEPT ... it's way too loud due to the music playing in the back side of the large play area due to it echoing (it was already loud with the kids screaming). It's definitely more 3+YO friendly. I had to follow my near 2YO around, but it was hard bc the structure is low so adults would have to knee-walk/crawl around. Bigger kids around were rough so you definitely want to be with your t
What a fun place for the kiddos! The owners/workers are so nice and accommodating. The food is great! The VR games have such a wide variety. Friendly for both kids and adults. Theres a bar too. And a huge playground for the kids. I will definitely be back!
Very fun places for kids of all ages. It's offeres things other places don't like a zip line and tubing down a slide and some other things. My 2 yeah old and 12 year old enjoyed themselves.
Took my 3 year old here and had a great time. Huge indoor play structure! Place was clean, reasonably priced, and staff were polite. We'll definitely visit again.
Lots of red flags here. Some of the tunnels are held by painters tape & zipties.. saw kids slam down through the net trampoline, it looks like it's missing some nets & not re done properly. Their cleaning could be better. They also barely have any seating near the play area. There's also lots of exits all around which can be unsafe. You can't see the back of the playing areas up top & some adults were sitting up at the top on their phones which is very concerning..
Amazing place for anyone from 0 - 100.. Place for babies to play. Place for big kids to play even a virtual reality arcade for kid or adults!! The food is AAA+++ I had the shrimp and beef noodles and pot stickers it was all amazing!! They even have wine and beer... they even have party rental rooms... also the owner is really really nice and works the front desk when you check in! This place is definitely worth checking out!
Just had my child's birthday party here. Food and drinks were on point, clean environment, fantastic service. Staff is patient and respectful and polite even with small children running around. This is the best place to go for children and adults to have an enjoyable experience all around.
Found this place driving by once and finally stopped in to check it out with my 2 girls. So glad we did! What an amazing place! The jungle gym play area is so cool and it's great for all ages! They also have a smaller ball pit/play area that would be great for babies/toddlers. And this place is also adult friendly, They have a nice little bar area for adults to grab a glass of wine or beer on tap to enjoy while the kiddos have fun. The Food menu was good as well, we had the Garlic noodles and fried Shrimp.
Great spot for kid birthday parties. Had my kids and nephews parties here. Great food. Tons of excitement. Clean. Family fun!
My child had a blast! From a parent?s perspective, it felt a bit chaotic and loud. Our time session was from 5-8pm. Sitting around the play structures is very limited, which made it hard to constantly keep eyes on the kiddos. Personally, we didn't buy any food or drinks. I do suggest to eat beforehand or bring some snacks since it's bit overpriced. Overall I do appreciate that they clean in between sessions, but I wish they had a limit on capacity. It felt very overcrowded around the play structures.
Great prices, good food, and fun memories to be made. Daughter had a lot of fun and that's what matters most.
Wonderful place for a birthday party. The workers as well are SUPERB. The facility was very clean and we did not worry about letting our young children play. It was amazing.
The owners are incredibly generous and caring. I imagine it's a family run business, the opposite of a corporate profiteering kiddo care venture. Highly recommend their birthday package -- fun for all ages!
First time at this place, lots of cool and fun play stations for the little kids to burn some energy. If you get the chance, stop by there and look around to see exactly the obstacles they have available.
Great place to take the kid when it's wet and cold out. I will definitely be going back. My 3yo son says, "It's like a dog park for kids!"
Awesome place for having bday party to individual play time. They have rooms to sit n eat while kids play. I feel Kids upto age 8 can enjoy this place. The only thing is with multiple bday party happening all kids are together in play area n u really don't know how to get them back for cake cutting n celebration unless of course parents have to be informed. Overall good place n reasonable prices.
Jason was amazing! The service was great. We had a huge party and they were able to accommodate us. We will definitely be back.
Wow super clean. I had to go up to 4tg floor on the structure. Well my 2 year old made me. It is very very clean. I could imagine all the buildup of dust and it was clean. The balls and location felt very clean. 2 employees where extremely nice. Fair price.
The place is very entertaining for my children, I join the opinions that this place has a lot of potential but is definitely neglected. Today I have been in this place and I have been disappointed. Many ADULTS without socks and others with shoes, in the play area... it really bothers me that they do not obey the rules, since those who are playing are even their own children, they put their hands everywhere... imagine a barefoot person (in my opinion that is disgusting) I do not know if your feet are clean,
This place was a huge disappointment. I took my five-year-old twins and about 20 minutes into their play my son got his head stuck in an area where the air blow ball gun area was. That is not visible to the parents but my daughter came running down hysterically crying and screaming that my son had his head stuck and I went to the staff and said how do I get up there?! they just kinda looked at me without telling me and I said can I try to get up there his head is stuck and again the untrained Teenage staff
Such a blast! Very clean and precautions are being taken to keep sanitary. Definitely worth checking out and a great way to enjoy an afternoon with your family! We officially LOVE this place
Awesome time with my two kiddos ages 5 & 7 and husband 39 going on 11. The kids loved the claw machines the hubs loved the VR and I was just happy my family was happy.
I live 40 min away and decided to go check it out with my brother and our kids. I was unfortunately very disappointed. When I first walked in I noticed a smell, that didn't go away ( It smelled musty). Next, the food was not it. I ordered tater tot and mozzarella sticks. The tots were bland, and needed a little seasoning and the mozzarella sticks were served with sweet chili sauce. I was shocked and it was an awful combo. The sodas were flat and tasted weird. I thought maybe it was just the coke but the spi
Kids had a great time and so did us adults and a cool vr arcade.. perfect to host a birthday party.
This place is so amazing! It's fun for us adults and for our kids it's also fun! They have all the VR experiences ever and also ball pit and like kid zone area for the little to play and just have fun! Food and drinks ?? it's the perfect place! This will definitely be our new place to go for adult and kid fun !
They have an amazing indoor area for kids, which is great for when it is raining. I have 3 children 4,6,9. We have been 15 plus times and have never needed to worry about them getting hurt or wandering off. My children get lots of exercise and are exhausted when we leave. The staff, especially Jason and his family, are incredibly friendly and helpful. The food is very good. My kids always get pizza, but I would also recommend the noodles and other items. Overall this is a great place to take the family for
Liggle Land was a huge disappointment!! Absolute chaos and no kind of supervision. If you have children under 4 I don't recommend taking your children. Our little is just under 2 years old, it wasn't a safe place place for him. There is no staff regulating any kind of rules or paying attention. I understand it's a parents job to supervise their own children however they don't so staff need to be more aware. The establishment was dirty, restrooms had pee on the toilet seats. Also if your paying full price to
Pre booked my daughter's birthday here and came in for some vr game play. Its great!! Right now they are a little slow on business cause of covid, but its great there is no waiting for a game. EVERY GAME IS CLEANED AFTER EVERY USE. Its safe and fun. I will definitely be coming back several times.
It's an indoor play place. Plenty of climbing, sliding, crawling, running, etc. We attended a birthday party for a 6 year old, and there were at least 3 other parties booked at the same time. This place was packed with loud, busy kids. I took a little walk around and checked the place out, the food menu, and party pricing. My daughter (6 years old) had fun at the party and asked if she could go back when she's tall enough to climb the obstacle course. But the rest of the place doesn't have her begging to go
Awesome place. Only downside is that I can get a little busy sometimes. On the upside it's the only indoor playground I visited that actually puts new things in every once in a while.
Came with my family today (Sunday evening) would not recommend, place has potential if they would get it together, super dirty, staff wasn't paying attention, a lot of the kids were out of control doing things they weren't allowed to and nobody monitors, too many big kids in the toddler area playing rough, also being super aggressive and cursing, there most definitely should be a better capacity limit cause there was way to many people my toddler could hardly even play, not to mention it was $20 a child to
I do not know how this place got 4.8 review on google.,This is fake. The place with all products from China not professional . The place smells like old house ( moss smell). I found screw was loose and reported to fixed. Remodeling while kids play. I will not come back this place again.
The toddler area is the best I've seen in the area for engagement and options. They were heavily enforcing older kids? presence in the toddler area. Food is good, with decent portions. The music towards the back of the big play structure is crazy loud and I'm hard of hearing! The four stars is because nowhere on the website does it say that the ropes course is only open on Friday-Sunday. We would not have come in today if that information was made available to us. I'm fine with paying $20/kid for extra cool
Very, very strange vibe here. If you decide you still want to go here after reading my review, you will see exactly what I mean. Place is overpriced, extremeley chaotic, and lacks basic security measures to ensure kids are kept safe. No staff at any of the entrances to monitor people/children entering and exiting. Food is terrible, and overpriced. They have a bar, and the parents are constantly wandering around with there beer and liquor. Costs $20 per kid. Your kid will have fun, because they are kids and
Came here for someone?s birthday. My kids had a great time and spent all their energy on the obstacles. Food is amazing here.
They are not charging $20 per child. That seems pretty expensive and not sure we will be back unless they can bring that down a bit. Last time we went it was $16 which was reasonable but thats too much.
Great place to wear out the kids! Plus full bar and Virtual Reality games for the adults. Pizza, chicken nuggets and such are basic, but the noodles ?? and dumplings ?? are spot on.
Fun family time! Video games for the older kids and a massive indoor playground for everyone including adults (if you don't mind crouching down in some portions of it). Food is good. My favorite are the salt and pepper chicken wings. Chicken nuggets and mini corn dogs are great as well. This place is perfect for parties. Just remember to bring socks if you are planning on going into the playground structure.
It definitely has some unique and interesting play structures. However it is not well cleaned. A kid peed going down the slide. The parent told the teen working the desk about but I decided to take my kid home and had toer the manager know on my way out. I felt gross and not worth the $12.
The staff was excellent! They were a little understaffed, but you could tell they were trying so hard to accommodate everyone's needs. The food was great, I was so happy to see more on the menu besides corn dogs and pizza! My kids loved all the new additions like the aerial obstacle course and foam pit. Super fun place to let your kids get their wiggles out!
My kids love this place, hours of entertainment for a reasonable price. I really appreciate how they don't charge the parents an entrance fee. I wish they would enforce the wearing socks and cleaning hands before entering rules one too many kids not wearing socks and the VR games are not worth the price but other than that we love it and will continue to come back and enjoy our time.
I have been here many times and my son loves it. We get snacks at the food counter and have tried a wide variety of food from deep fried and simple, to the noodles and pizzas. Some food is really good, some hit and miss (like the pizzas). Added a picture of the beef bulgogi. Comes with rice or fries, so I chose fries for a change and wow! Delicious! Overall it is a great place to let kids burn their energy out. Before the remodel and added play structures, there was a seating area that allowed me to have a
My daughter loved the place. Good variety of games and fair pricing
It's a very fun place for the kids, but it's expensive and the owner doesn't detail in the website or in the entrance, where they have play hours that they closed during the day even if you pay for the whole and just you can stay for the entire day. They offer an extra game a high thing (don't know the name) but it's always closed. Today is the second time in 3 days to used that thing and is closed again. Today I just stay for my kids, but if you are going to come call first and for details so you don't was
First time here, and it will be our last. This place is VERY dirty - to the point that I didn't want to take my shoes off. Like other reviewers stated, it's quite frankly falling apart, many areas were held together by duct tape or zip ties. Balls from the pit everywhere. Big kids in the toddler area. There was nowhere for parents to sit and be able to see their kids. Management was mainly non-existent or pre-occupied by their iPad - booking trips on TripAdvisor. Hopefully this review saves someone from wa
An absolute blast for a three year old to spend a day just running and playing and sliding.
Still a great place but be aware a lot of the photos are no longer accurate after the remoddle and it's debflty not as good for smaller kids but older kids will enjoy more
Can be spendy, but is fun!! $20 each for my 5 & 7 year old to get in on a Saturday. $27 for 2 entrees. We got the chicken tenders/fries and the 6 buffalo chicken wings. Food/ play place/ and Customer service was awesome. Even though it was a weekend day- it wasn't over crowded- we went at 5:30pm and left at 8pm when they closed. We will be back!
We had a wonderful visit, staff are kind and welcoming. They helped my little win a stuffed animal and shared tokens when they ran out. The obstacle course is the coolest addition, very nice spot for moms and kids to hang out - looking forward to many rainy Oregon winter days here. ??
Super awesome indoor play place for kids. My kiddo spent 2.5 hrs playing and never once told me she was bored. Thank you Austin for being such a caring employee, I watched him so patiently help redirect kids who were climbing the wrong way so they wouldn't hurt themselves or others on accident. We didn't get a chance to taste the food but let me tell you it smelled INCREDIBLE. We will definitely be back!
Amazing place for kids and a friendly place for parents. I highly recommend this place for anyone! Very child friendly and safe.
It is clean and the staff is great!! The Caesar?s Salad is one of the best I've ever had!!! As a matter of fact there menu is above and beyond what you would expect at a venue like this!! My grandson has a great time here!! It is clean and peaceful beyond that of the kids !! Plays appropriate music ! I will continue to bring my grandson!! I highly recommend this venue to any family with kids 8 and under!!
Fun activities but seemed very dirty. I also think it's irresponsible to not have employee supervision in all areas.
Went for grandkid bithday nice equipment for kids, very loud? No acoustic tiles even in rooms? Food expensive pizza crust not cooked? Most of kids only ate one slice of pizza adults only two if hungry?
All around a wonderful experience for the whole family Play area is always clean and staff are friendly. Plus the tunnels are large, I can walk through bent over through most of the play area and fully upright in some spots, making it easier to scout out where the kiddos are when you've lost them in the 4 levels of tunnels. The food is delicious as well, with large servings.
This was our second time and we were pleasantly surprised to see many upgrades bad been made since we last went 6+ months ago. There was lots of space to play and plenty to keep my 4 and 5 year old busy. It was a very fun place! The kind owner even said we could stay as long as we wanted because it was cold outside. We ordered pizza which wasn't great. Unfortunately since the play hours are 11am-230pm we had to have lunch there. I wish the hours were like 9am-noon, that would work better for little kids who
We had a birthday party here today. We arrive in advance to set up and the room we requested 2 months ago but it was issued to different people's party. The biggest issue we had was an elderly woman was in the children play area with a child and yelling at that kid and other children. Saying horrible things to small children. The children were upset and several of our friends children's came to the room fearful of this woman who was still in the play area of the facility. I spoke with the manager and she sa
My kids love this place! The price is worth it. Very clean play structure with endless fun. Highly recommend LiggleLand for good indoor fun. ??
I used to love this place it was amazing for my kids of different ages, but the. I went this past Sunday (3/12/23) and it was definitely a hazardous place! Way too many people and kids we're getting hurt. There was no place to sit down for parents and watch their kids. I paid $50 for my 3 kids but after about 45 min I left. I thought I was going to suffocate with the amount of people congregating around the counter.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.”