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    Cali Claw Arcade

    5.0 (16 reviews)
    Closed 3:00 pm - 8:00 PM
    Updated 1 week ago

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    T W.

    Stumbled upon this place in the easter afternoon. We had such fun time with my 5 yr old daughter. Lori, the owner was so generous and helpful with her time and knowledge of claw machines! She gave us strategy and even helped reconfigure some machines so we could grab stuffies better! We ended up with 8 stuffies and traded up for a bigger prize. They also gave us a big bag to put all our stuffies in! What a great experience. We hope to be back soon because it was soooo fun! Definitely recommend!

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    Lindsey R.

    Such a great spot! The owner is so kind and helpful. Our kids loved it. Clean, organized, good prizes. Totally worth an hour of play time!

    Lolli helping my daughter until she finally got the lucky cat!

    The best claw arcade ever! We almost didn't walk in... but SO glad we did!! We had a terrible experience at a claw arcade in Santa Monica recently and were afraid we'd have to relive that experience. But no, this was the complete opposite! If you're a family with kids and are worried about wasting $$$ because they're not exactly great with the claw machines, you don't have to worry about that because Lolli will help with all the tips and tricks! She was so nice and patient. I think my daughter wanted to hug her after she helped her get one of the stuffed animals she was working hard to get. We left with 5 good quality, super cute prizes and 2 happy kids!

    Gudetama avocado plush so cute!
    Clarissa A.

    If I could give this place more than 5 stars I would!!! I am really glad to see such an awesome claw machine business on the Westside... it's definitely about time for one to open! If you're waiting for a restaurant reservation downstairs at Kura or close by pop on in for some fun! They're located on the second floor just above Kura. They have a good amount of machines too so you'll have a good time. The owners Steve and Lori are just the nicest people who really want to help people win and have fun. Machines are full of great quality plushies (I came in for the Hello Kitty hamburger plush I saw on IG and when I was having trouble with it Lori helped me get one and gave me tips). They will also help rearrange and shuffle items to help you get the ones you want too! Machine credits are 8-14. I got a $66 credit package which got me 306 credits (so some bonus ones included) so that came out to maybe $1.75-$3 per play. I won about 10 plushies during my visit (I probably could have done a few more with some extra help but I also wanted to practice...). So much fun! Trade ups are also available for great plushies. I also like how you can store tickets for plushies on your card for trade ups so you don't have to do it all on one visit (so for example if you have 3 that you want to bank for a future trade up, put those on your card as 3 tickets during that visit and then accumulate more on future visits to get a plushie you want). But be warned, it will be hard to decide which ones to give up! They will mark any plushies ineligible for a trade which at the time of my visit was only from one machine. Can't wait to go back!

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    3 months ago

    Family Focused Fun games, nice comforting environment, and the staff are beyond kind. I wish them nothing but the best

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    Thank you Julian! We appreciate it! Hope to see you again :)

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    Well run.. kid focused... it's a good value compared to others. We will be back... friendly owners

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    went on the first day open and had the best time ever!!! can't wait to go back and play again!!

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    Price per play was a little bit on the higher side but not for how purely skill based this claw machine is.

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