My daughter loves stuffed animals and we've become obsessed with claw machines. We've tried multiple places, and by far this one is the best! Other arcades require more tokens for bigger stuffed animals and make it harder to grab. Here, every game is just 1 token and the machines actually have really cute selections of stuffed animals. I also want to highlight Elliott, who has been always super friendly and helpful every time we go. Yesterday (8/24/25) was our second time visiting when Elliott was working, and the positive experience stood out again, so I had to ask for the name. The only downside was the female staff member working right before Elliott's shift on 8/24/25, who was rude and seemed unhappy to be there. Even my 5-year-old daughter noticed and asked, "Is she mad?" Other than that, this place offers the best claw machine experience and we'll definitely keep coming back! read more

Thank goodness I bought a Groupon because if I paid full price to play claw machines here I would be so upset. Like many reviews before this one, it appears the claws do not have the full grip on the item once you have a good hold of it. We tried different sizes of items and noticed it looks loose and will drop the item as gravity and inertia does its magic. Such a scam lol. Would not recommend coming here unless you're the type to prove everyone else that experienced this wrong. I would give this place 1 star. The other star is for the fellow kind worker who was there. They were so kind to my toddler who didn't win anything after all the attempts (and our attempts too lol) but they offered my son a balloon. So in his eyes, he walked out a winner. I didn't catch their name but thank you so much for making our day and experience still a positive one! read more

Random somewhat fun way to spend a few dollars (especially if you find a deal). I've never been to a claw venue but this was a nice introduction to one. You can go through tokens pretty fast here but what they say is true, you're likely going to get something if you stay around long enough. (Not sure if the machines are timed or what). Only con is the prizes are kind of meh. There were not a lot of machines I'd actually want to try out. The stuffed animals were pretty cheeseball. But, again if you're just trying to do something random--it's not a horrible experience. Winning something is always a Mood booster regardless of what it is. lol read more

They set up the machines so the claws are super loose so it's nearly impossible to hold any grabbed toys. FRAUD.

Quiet mall. Kales is nice, fun and cute prizes. Machines are fair. Able to win a few items. They offer a free item if unable to get one after $20. read more

Super fun! We got a Groupon for this place so decided to check it out. You do blow through your money pretty quickly (to be expected with this kind of experience) but they guarantee a win for every $10 spent so still not a bad deal! We used our Groupon and ended up deciding to buy $10 more in tokens- my 12 year old won three prizes and gave them all to his younger sister () who was over the moon! We are from New Hampshire and don't have anything like this at home as far as I know, so was a really cool experience for them. The place is clean and well kept, and the employee was very patient explaining to us how things worked there. We'd come back for sure! read more

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Claw games are our new fun thing to do as a family. My wife pays for the coin tokens, my daughters play the games, and I carry their winning prizes in a bag. Everyone has a good time and it's not as expensive as other arcades. This location in the Buena Park mall is very nearby the dinner shows and theme park. Parking is free and easy to find. The mall has great options to eat and shop. The claw store was spacious and clean. The games are fair in price and also in payouts. We liked how we can trade up our winnings for a larger stuffed animal. Overall, we will return here when doing our next Anaheim trip. read more

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The rules at this place are posted incorrectly. A sign saying "up to 6 cost trade" was posted, and yet the "manager" said that we could not get a plush that cost 4 because she refused to input the number 4 into her register. When I asked if she would update her sign immediately to be correct, she also refused. ‍ read more

This place is a 100% designed scam. I've always been a huge crane person all throughout my life, so I understand the mechanism of fair and unfair crane. Here is the secret to the scam here: The dolls are the perfect size to initially get "grabbed" and lifted. Now the trick the owner/technician placed is by loosening the mechanism in the claw that enables it to REMAIN shut. What happens is that the doll gets lifted, and then falls back down 95% of the time. At a glance, it looks innocent and a stroke of bad luck. However, this is a ploy to encourage users to keep trying, because they believe they're 1 or 2 more tries away. Meanwhile, they never had a true chance. PARENTS: Do not take your child here. The atmosphere is designed to wow younger children and getting their hopes up. Honestly places like these prey on parents desires to give their children a fun time. Only reason this scam of a place is allowed to exist is because of the vacancy in Buena Park Mall. Truly this place needs to be shut down... read more

Such a Fun Spot for Kids and Families! This place is super fun and perfect for a weekend outing with kids. The claw machines are not only exciting but also surprisingly easy to win--my kids had a blast and even brought home some prizes! Definitely a great spot to create happy memories together. Highly recommend for a quick and joyful family activity! read more

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The mall is dead. I half expected there to be a zombie outbreak during our trip. They have cute things and guarantee a winner even if you don't win on your own. read more

I've been here when they first opened up and they had pretty cute plushies back then but I went today and omg it definitely went down hill. The prizes are cheap looking plushies that aren't known characters and some of the machines aren't filled. Claws don't grab well at all. Glad I got a Groupon deal this time around but definitely wasn't worth it even with the deal. Also, the workers need to go around and rearrange the plushies a little better (since the claw grab sucks). There are so many other local claw machine places now that have way better prizes (Disney, pokemon, Sanrio) and where you can actually win a decent amount prizes. read more

This place is so fun for everyone! Plenty of parking. So many toys. Super cute family and date activity. The toys are very cute here. The staff is super friendly and nice and they can rearrange the toys for you so it's easier to get. Some machines have guaranteed a winning every $10 played. The toys are very cute here and you can also trade up to bigger toys if you have enough to correspond with the numbers next to the big toys on the shelf behind the front desk. You can check in for a couple free coins. read more

The store was very clean and neat. It had cute decorations and the prizes inside the claws were AMAZING! But I have to give this location 1 star because of the worker and service I was given. The worker was a small asian girl and she has VERY rude. I was doing a claw and when i inserted a coin it didn't give me a play. I told the worker and she rolled her eyes and sighed, when we got to the claw machine she told me that it was 2 coins in a very rude attitude. Then I asked if I could get my coin back. Then she said, sure in an annoyed tone. I was very disappointed. read more

horrible experience first time coming for my daughter's birthday it says on google. they open at 10 come in. it's closed. i figured they are in lunch or break. they will be back according to sign waited an hour not open. unprofessional will not recommend this place ever a waste of time read more

Kawaii Klaws - Horrible closed !!!!! Waited 1 hr to open - Arcades Near Me - Buena Park, California

STAY AWAY!!! DO NOT GO HERE!! Don't waste ur money!! 1000000% not worth it!!! Such a trap! The minute the claws go up with the item you think you won it drops it, every single time. Many people walking around with 0 prizes that should have won. They have signs posted if you spend $20 & don't get a prize they'll give you 1.. Yea because your going to spend $20 & not win anything cause the claws are all rigged. Over hyped will NEVER be back. It took 20 coins to win this cat. Go anywhere else. Whoever owns this place shame on u! read more

Kawaii Klaws - Arcades Near Me - Buena Park, California

This place is a trap for claw machine lovers. Lots of cute popular plushies like pikachu, Kirby, eevee, Sanrio characters, etc. and it's $1 for one coin/attempt and checking into yelp gives you 2 coins/attempts for free. My only note is that the plushies aren't legit. But as long as you know what you're getting into, the claws are strong and the plushies are real cute so I think it's worth it (depending on your skill / luck of course). There's a way to trade in plushies for larger more unique ones behind the counter, but we're fine with what we catch. We don't go to the Buena Park mall very often, but when we do we're definitely stopping by here! read more

Kawaii Klaws - Claw machine counter with upgrade plushies behind it, and claw machine arcades on the sides. - Arcades Near Me - Buena Park, California

Great place to hang out with friends and family and win cute prizes.highly recommended ! Claws are easy to grab and easy win. read more

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Kawaii Klaws seems to be a chain as I spotted a location in La Puente as well. The machines here must be set on a hard mode, because even a grab that seems like a certain win is a loss. It takes a lot of tokens to win. Some of the plushies are cute and some are questionable, but at least there is a good variety. I know usually claw machine shops don't carry the name brands, and that's not really a problem for me. You can also trade in some of the plushies. If you are looking to win a lot based on basic skill, this may not be the place. However I do recommend it for a date night or a friend hangout if you're willing to spend money and lose a little before winning. I would personally return to give it another try and see if I have better luck. read more

Good place for some family fun'! Free parking and well located. Vibrant atmosphere and friendly staff. The machines have super cute toys. I would only recommend you go early in the day to make sure the machines are fully stocked! read more

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First Time Just This Past Saturday When It Opened A 10:00AM.. It Was Already Pretty Warm Outside. I Understand On Saving Energy, But It Seemed As If The Ceiling Fans Were Only On & No AC. It Was Stuffy & Uncomfortably Warm In The Store Unit. Also, Not A Talkative Staff. No Hi, How Are You!!! Very Young Staff. read more

The ratio of winning was.low compare to other places and they weren't fully stocked on the plushes. Not alot of cute plushies/dolls were available read more

Got a Groupon here and actually enjoyed my time! Some will definitely win, and some you won't by any means possible. I think this is a great date night or friend date place to go, and would return! read more

From my experiences with claw machines, I always thought that they were a legal scam. This place changed my perspective on that. I had a lot of fun, I won a bunch of plushies, and the staff was helpful when I was struggling with a given machine. They also allow you to make trades of small plushies for some really awesome larger plushies! Playing and winning definitely boosts the serotonin. I'd recommend the experience here! read more

Kawaii Klaws - My haul - Arcades Near Me - Buena Park, California

Wow went here because we ate close by! Inside is pretty clean and spacious and the staff super nice! They take card and cash so you get both options. I would recommend coming here on your down time, gets prettying addicting though. read more

Kawaii Klaws - Arcades Near Me - Buena Park, California

We wanted to try X-Fish in the area and wanted to see if there was anything fun to do in the area. Claw machines have been our latest addiction, so we Yelped and made our way to Kawaii Klaws. It was a bit smaller than expected. When we walked in, there was no one else in there besides the worker who seemed very timid and unwelcoming. He sat there on his computer as we entered. We walked around and just decided to spend $20 here, since all the prizes were kind of lame. Nothing was really name brand and a number of the machines were empty. The machines have this sign on it that says once you have played the game a certain number of times, you can basically just buy it. We spent a lot of coins on one of the games, but the workers did not seem to care. We probably spent less than 15 minutes in there due to how underwhelming it was. Will not be returning to this one, unfortunately! read more

Always a fun spot for the family. Super amazing! Great selection of klaw machines and kids love it!!! read more

Kawaii Klaws - Arcades Near Me - Buena Park, California

This place is meh. My daughter wasn't super into the stuffies at this location when we went a couple weeks ago and the person working the day we went wasn't super helpful or nice even. read more

Blind box claw machines weren't turned on when I showed up, the staff member said they weren't planning to turn them on until peak hours. The prize slot guards are raised all the way up making it almost impossible to win anything and the $20 guaranteed wins only give you the cheapest ugliest plushies. This place is a scam don't waste your time. read more

Located inside a mall with a lot of parking. They got cute animals. I caught a labubu! So cute.Guaranteed win for every $10 spent. You can trade smaller animals for their bigger ones. They got a huge selection of hello kitty. I love this spot! read more

Mall was empty. Place was empty. Machines were empty. Only giving a couple stars because they gave free tokens for Yelp check in

Prizes are very sparse and heavy while the claws are super weak. Regardless of how you grab it, the claw drops the prizes.

Super cute place; great employees and the place had really cute plushies! They also run some promotions which gives you a better deal. read more

Kawaii Klaws - arcadesee - Arcades Near Me - Buena Park, California

It's amazing place to spend time with your loved ones and good date night place. Also fun to win the prizes as well read more

Kawaii Klaws - Arcades Near Me - Buena Park, California

Second time going last week and it was great. Things have changed since my first visit. Previously each claw game was every tenth game for the machine is a 100% win. This time, each game was 100% win on 20th attempt. However, we tried like 30 times(counted) and didn't win what we wanted on one game. Also, clean and workers are chill. Most of the claw games have nice plushies that are actually popular so I see why they bumped up the win/loss ratio. Honestly still worth it. Spent about 175$ for 5 people to play and won about 8x things. read more

I really like this claw machine place. Me and my friends were each able to win a plushy. And it cost only one coin per game, which is really good deal! They have a variety of stuff animals from Pokémon to Hello kitty to marvel. Highly recommend! read more

Kawaii Klaws - Arcades Near Me - Buena Park, California

DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY HERE. Scammiest Kawaii Klaws or clawcade I've ever been to. Worse than Kiddleton. Almost no skill involved. Claws set to always drop the toys without moving them at all. They guarantee a free toy for every $20 spent if you don't win anything, but that's probably just to keep from being sued. Any experienced claw machine player will win at least a couple toys. If you really want to go to a Kawaii Klaw, go to the one in Arcadia. But I recommend almost any other claw machine arcade in Orange County over Kawaii Klaws. read more

Kawaii Klaws is one of the best claw places you can play and actually win. Every time I go, I leave with something. Usually I have bags full of stuffed animals. The place is super lit up and great for taking pictures and great for taking your family and kids on a fun klaw adventure. Just wish they had more stuffed animals on this one. I do like that you can trade in what you win for bigger stuffed animals. The staff was super friendly and helpful. read more

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Found something different to do with the kids and came with them. Spent $50 and got absolutely just one plush animal and these machines are so rigged. I mean as soon as you grab it that claw starts shaking so much and drops it. Every single time. They say you're guaranteed a plush for every $20 you spend. So they gave us one plush after spending $50 and so I asked if I can add ten more dollars to make it even $60 so if my child doesn't get anything if they can still get the free plush for spending $20. I don't think the employees know what they are doing as they looked confused and then was like no. One girl was like you spend $50 you just get one extra plush if you don't get anything. It's such a scam. Anyways.. felt like my kids can get better quality prizes and their get their $50 worth at Dave and busters on Wednesday's. Sheesh. Never again. Plus, there is like no AC in there and it's crazy hot inside there. It was just not a fun experience. I think your money can be spent better to just go to five below across to get stuffed plushie or even minisoo for the amount you spend here for those cheap Plushies. Save yourself the time and money and just don't. Customer service is lacking and their atmosphere is so uncomfortable with the lack of air conditioning and ventilation. read more

Gen Z customer service including the stare. Win rate doesn't seem as good as other claw companies. Seems very corporate. Experience is nowhere like other local competitors. Feels like a McDonald's while the local owned ones feel like Chick-fil-A and in n out. Better service and product. But kawaii klaws have more locations and lack service. Might as well replace the attendants like McDonald's with kiosks. read more