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    Chuck E. Cheese

    2.9 (106 reviews)
    Open 11:00 am - 9:00 pm

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    What's the vibe?
    Casual
    Loud
    Good for groups
    Good for kids

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    Playground rules
    Julie M.

    Won't be back. Came here for a birthday party. Their own rules at the playground state "non-slip socks required" nowhere does it state they have to be Check E Cheese socks. They would not let the kids play even though they had no -slip socks on. Not even the birthday girl. Not paying $10 for their socks because we won't be back. The party area was way over crowded and hard to navigate through with all different parties stacked on top of one another. Autumn was the only helpful employee. The other employees were unhelpful, flat out rude, or on their phone. With all the other options around, this won't be one. Play city was much cleaner, more activities, and didn't nickel and dime us.

    Still locked over 2 hours of being opened
    Isaias S.

    Place opens up at 10. But didn't actually open till 10:20. Then when everyone got inside all the machines to take care payment were down and we needed to wait for it to reboot. I want to preference this review by saying in the past 2 years I have NEVER written a 1 star review. So this was hard for me to do, but I need to be true. The food wasn't that good. But you don't expect much from a place that doesn't understand time management, because it seemed as if the pizza was undercooked. Lastly the vibe of the place was terrible. I saw Chucky make a child cry, and that's when I realized this isn't the location I'd ever be visiting again. OH and the trampoline room we asked to be open multiple times never was open even though every time they said they would.

    The man, the myth,  the legend
    Arnel D.

    This location is right off the freeway and very accessible. It's clean and the staff are friendly. Food is made fresh and beer is ice cold! The only problem is that half of their games are always out of order. The picture machines don't print out pictures and tables are not available as they are deemed unsafe. Still a fun place to take kids though. AC on full blast is always a plus.

    Games
    H. L.

    This location is great. It's clean and well maintained. The service is great and did I say it was clean. That's the main reason why I keep visiting this location. Customer Service excellent. Love their pizza,chocolate cake and wings. Yummy!

    One happy birthday boy who celebrated turning 4 at Chuck E. Cheese. Pizza and chocolate chip cookie was amazing.
    Henedina L.

    We hosted my sons birthday tonight and everything was amazing ! The manager and host staff was so helpful! They made sure it was smooth and constantly checked up on me. Can't wait to host here again.

    It was nice to see chucks though!

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    Horrible customer service from the ladies behind prize counter. Also all ticket counters were broken

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    Disclaimer, this from a dad who has accepted his fate and now lives on Play Pass economics and…read moredraft beer theology There are eight Chuck E Cheese locations within twenty five minutes of my house. Eight. I live in a suburban Bermuda Triangle where every road leads to a different flavor of parental surrender. And yet... I keep coming back because the Play Pass membership is the closest thing to salvation a modern dad can buy without consulting a Rabbi. Two hundred fifty games a day. Half off food. Half off the trampoline park. And I can use it at any location in the country, each with its own personality. All have salad bars, some are safe to eat at. All offer redemption counters which are low key pawn shops for sugar gremlins. Some keep things clean. Some... El Cajon... do not. But Escondido? Escondido is one of the chosen ones. My kids are locked in on the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles game. Escondido has it. National City has it too, but then you have to spend time in National City, and I'm not trying to add side quests to my suffering. The machines here mostly work. The card readers don't gaslight you. The ticket counters don't jam. It's the little things that keep a man going. The Rat Situation..... Once an hour, the music hits. A jaunty little tune that tells most kids it's time to dance with the giant rat mascot. For my youngest, it's the opening note of a horror movie. She hears it and immediately climbs me like a tree. And look, most of the teenagers in the suit are pros. They see the terror. They give us space. They drift away like a respectful wildlife ranger avoiding a startled fawn. But every now and then, fate hands us one of two options: A kid in the suit who cannot read the room Or a kid who absolutely can read the room and chooses violence anyway Those are the moments when the rat stalks my child like a hyena, and I swear, I am not amused. The Beer! Chuck E Cheese serves beer. This is not a luxury. This is a coping mechanism. But the rat only allows one per hour. One. They demand a valid ID every time, even though I look like a man who hasn't slept since the Obama administration. And the system literally locks the tap until the hour resets, no matter how much money I offer the vermin behind the counter. I have never felt more controlled by a rodent in my life. The Salad Bar.... This location keeps the salad bar stocked and clean. Watermelon, honeydew, cucumbers, carrots, oranges. Six fifty with the membership. My kids eat actual produce here. This is a miracle. Other locations... again, El Cajon... treat the salad bar like a corporate mandated example that pizza and cotton candy a food group. Escondido Chuck E Cheese is where I come to trade my sanity for two hours of my kids not fighting. The Play Pass is a lifesaver. The games work. The salad bar is shockingly fresh. The beer flows on a timer set by a tyrant rat overlord. Four stars because my child should not have to fear a mascot like it's a nature documentary. But for a beaten down dad clutching his hourly beer like manna, this place gets the job done.

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