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    The greatest arcade in NY ..amazing line up of games and an amazing owner. Eric rocks:)

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    Fantasy Raceways

    Fantasy Raceways

    4.8
    (5 reviews)
    8.3 mi

    I have only been to commercial slot car tracks a couple of times over the last 50 years because it…read morewas never convenient and it was a bit intimidating for a rookie like me that only ran on home tracks like Strombecker. When I went to Fantasy Raceways I was welcomed and it was nice to just run your car, no judgment, just have fun. Also picked up a few tips on car construction and setup from other guys there. Even though its still an hour drive for me I'm looking forward to getting into this hobby a bit more, fun without any plans on being a top competitor. I can't say enough about how gracious and helpful Jeff, the owner, is. Even if you've never run a slot car, this is an activity and venue that you can enjoy without a lot of cost and clutter.

    I had an old Kemtron motor-driven slotcar from when I was as teen in Ft. Smith, Arkansas. Some…read moreyears later, after moving to Rochester in '68, I found out about Fantasy Raceways. I put my slotcar on the track, and I might as well have been moving backwards, as the newer cars were much lighter, due to the magnesium chassis and super-thin bodies. The arcade games are wonderful and the proprietor is very friendly and helpful. The last time I visited, my daughter and I took back break and bought food from a restaurant next door. After a while, my daughter said,?" Dad, do you realize we've been here for 5 hours?" R O'Connor

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    Dave & Buster's Rochester

    Dave & Buster's Rochester

    2.6
    (143 reviews)
    11.1 mi
    $$

    First timer here. I had a lovely time! We ate before we played. Food: The food was shockingly good…read more Service was very nice and expedient. The espresso martini I had was to die for. Perfection. Games: I liked the idea that the tickets are virtual and attached to a car and I don't have to lug around (or lose) physical tickets. A lot of fun games but not every game is a ticket giving game so be mindful. Some are just experience. The Godzilla VR (16 chips) was pretty funny and cool to watch! *if you download the app and sign up, you get 100 free chips when you purchase $25 (100 chips). Prizes: A lot of options for kids for prizes at various amounts. Lowest appeared to be 120 but highest was 19k! Wild!! Overall a good time.

    I've been to a lot of Dave & Buster's, but this was the cleanest one and most friendly! Still cost…read morea lot to get a prize, but we had some help. One of the tenants there/manager named James really helped us a lot. Especially after the adult in our group, me, spilled water all over the table and the floors! And my grandson, Tristan Five years old did not spill a thing! Lol the food was good and well worth the eight dollars they charged. They had a special combination where it was $20 card and eight dollars in play credits and certain food was offered as a bonus! Really great deal! Especially after the charge for a new card is three dollars. We'll go there again!

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    Sunset Bowl

    Sunset Bowl

    5.0
    (5 reviews)
    48.3 mi

    We've been to these lanes about 5 times now. It's a very good bowling center. The equipment works…read morewell, the food is decent and the bar spacious. Mostly I appreciate their commitment to operations. Street shoes come off near the front door to avoid tracking wet salty water all over in the winter. Automatic gutter guards are available for kids. The approaches have always been clean. There are plenty of entertainment options here besides the bowling including a TouchTunes jukebox, arcade room and food and beverage options. Overall, this is a more lively and fun place to bowl than, for example, Roseland Bowl in Canandaigua which is closer to us. Also, at least as of early 2026, 3 games of open bowling costs about 4.5 dollars less per person than Roseland Bowl.

    Ok! I gotta give this place 5 stars! Few reasons for that! Let's begin!…read more Few weeks back, I was in NY visiting and my last get together with my girls (all girls I've been friends with since 5th grade...1988 lol), my one friend Melissa suggested that we go bowling! I hadn't been bowling in 20 years. So I was definitely down for this. Thankfully, so was everyone else. I live in Boise now and yeah, we have old bowling alleys, but there's one called Big Al's. It's a bowling alley, but is not A bowling alley, if ya know what I mean? If not, it's basically a MASSIVE place! Everything is super modern, entire upstairs is an arcade. Has like 2 restaurants in there, a bar, lol. A bowling alley in my mind is a place like Sunset Bowling! Old school! A place where people used to smoke cigarettes while bowling like it was their job! All while ordering crappy food, pitchers of beer and it was just....fun! Big Al's is fine, but it's not the bowling experience kids deserve. Of course, smoking is banned everywhere now, and thank God for that. Old school bowling is just better. I can see the appeal of these new places. I mean, I was blown away by how nice Al's is, but I dunno, the old school ones just bring a whole different magic, totally different vibes, better vibes. Walking into Sunset Bowl, I was happy to see that it basically looked the same as it did when we were kids. Still had that 90s feel to it. They have definitely renovated since then (I think haha. It's been YEARS since I was last there prior to this most recent visit). But the same feeling of...good ole Americans, regular ole Americans, just having a great time...bowling! Of course there are video games and whatnot, but the main thing is...bowling. The way it should be. Games were dirt cheap. Like $5.75 I think per game. Then you rent the shoes and I ACTUALLY wore them. I did wear 2 pairs of socks tho bc ... bowling shoes...a level of ick that is off the charts! These were surprisingly...not bad and were actually...do I dare say...kinda comfortable? Last time I went here they had the gray and maroon shoes everrrry bowling alley used to have lol. These were in decent shape too. Made me wonder if they were on the newer side. There's a pic attached to show haha. There was the bar..:popcorn on the counter (like back in the day) but "popcorn stays in the bar" Hahaha so lame. I don't understand that one, but whatever. I also do not drink, but went in with one of my friends so she could order drinks. I did get a soda. $3.75!!! Which is fine, right? Kinda standard. However, it's $3.65 EACH TIME!!! Nooooo free refills!! That's some buuuuulllsh_t! Haha! Couldn't believe that. They also still have the little bowling alley diner, walk up counter, with stools. Very old school. Loved it. Fries were like $4 something. So, the games may be cheap af, but they definitely make up their money in other areas. Did that ruin my experience? Hell no. I am huge on nostalgia, as I mention endlessly in my reviews, so visiting here was definitely nostalgic AF for me. Brought me right back to... elementary school, then junior high, THEN...high school. Geneva used to have Town & Country Bowling. We frequented there more often bc it was closer. They had Rock & Bowl too...which was popular when we were in high school. Sunset still has something similar...cosmic bowling, I think they call it? Town & Country has been gone for years. Very sad, but I absolutely LOVE that Sunset is still around and seems to be doing great. Has to be to still be around after all these years. Makes me happy. It's great to see these places still around, with familiar faces. I dunno, again, it's the nostalgia for me. Does me in every time. I love going home and going to these places bc it's like a time travel experience. You instantly get flooded with all kinds of amazing memories. Some bad, mostly amazing. Again, so happy Sunset is still open! Just allow free refills and let people take the popcorn to their lanes!! Hahaha! Thanks for a crazy "trip down memory lane" (old person saying lol, but it fits perfectly here) Thanks for still existing, for being super clean even after all these years, for reasonable prices and people who work there who seem to actually kinda like their jobs. All that adds to the memories being unlocked in a positive way! Thanks for reading, YelperBowleees! Cheers!

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    Skate Luvers Roller Palace

    Skate Luvers Roller Palace

    3.3
    (4 reviews)
    6.8 mi

    Conveniently located right off Lyell Ave exit not far from Gates Wegmans. There is a decent parking…read morelot and you will have extra security entering the building going through a metal detector. Cost is $15 and it includes skates while Horizons cost $5. Some of us bought new skates online to avoid wearing used. Once you get over the fact this is an old warehouse and there is no other roller skating rink to go to you become grateful there is somewhere to go to live out your youth . I don't like the metal plates which are part of the flooring as it's not easy to roll over when you travel to and from the rink but the rink itself is fine . It's a decent size to roller skate and it's not overly crowded so it works . Like anything in life it's the perspective and sometimes it's yourself and who you are with that makes or breaks the fun. We had about 10 of us in our party and we had a blast . We went on Thursday night adult night 7-10pm and dj mixed up mostly R&B but told us they would play more 80's when we came back. We plan to go again next month . People skating were smoking and happy .. saw some really good skaters too. This is what I focused on and I'm grateful we have somewhere to go skate among adults every single week is we wanted to. Sadly there are no lockers so plan to bring minimal extras and carry wallet on you. There is a smell of basement or what not but again .. this is only rink we have with adult night so if we focus on the fun we forget the rest ;)

    My daughter and her friends really enjoy the fun and safe environment of this skating rink…read more Delicious food, great atmosphere and family friendly.

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