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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.

Pretty small place compared to other places I've been to: but if you're under 10 yrs old, it'll do…read more They no longer have coin machines or tickets for prizes which is sorta sad because that's nostalgic to when I was a kid at Chuck E. Cheese- but I guess scan cards are more efficient now. They have a jumping area where our grandson (age 4) loved so much- so that was cool. Decent pizza. Chicken wings and meatballs. Beer for the parents yay. This place in general was clean and well organized. The music in the eating area was LOUD which was a bit obnoxious- and I don't have sensory issues but this was very very loud. They could tone it down a bit- especially since kids are already loud and yelling etc. no need to top it. Minus one star for that. Also- I under stand the staff may be under age but if you're going to sell beer- have them at least know what they are selling. I asked if they had an ale or IPA and they couldn't tell me. Boo. All good though.

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.

I love bringing my daughter here !!!My Husband and I enjoy the staff here Sarah is awesome !even…read morethough at times they are short staff the girls always make it happen. !Super awesome. They go above and beyond they work really hard. Clean, the salad bar is always fresh! Great customer service very friendly loving atmosphere ! Safe as well !

Love this place. Vicky is super nice. They have coaching night, although I've never been I hear…read morethey are awesome. I get all my gear from here and I suggest it to anyone who needs anything. Never had an issue.

The entire process was a great experience. I showed up and the store was actually closed. Vicki…read morecame to the door and let me in and allowed me to walk around, look at the tables and answered all my questions. Many tables were 35% off, and I really love the pool table I selected. See picture. Vicki is easy to talk to and knows everything about pool tables. Brian delivered the pool table and set it up in my house today. He was a little early and worked for almost 5 hours. He asked me many questions so I would get exactly what I wanted. He was not in a hurry, he took his time and did a great job. I highly recommend West State Billiards & Gamerooms!

So my hubby kept his Xbox from years ago and hooked it up to a spare tv which now our son plays…read more They wanted more game selections aside from what we currently had. Typically we'd hit up game stop but those seem to be closing. Hubby found Calico and so we took a quick trip over. Wowzer! They practically had an entire wall of Xbox 360 games which was Perfect. Store is well organized and staff was friendly. This place is better than GameStop. We left with several games all well priced. I'm sure this won't be their last time visiting. The boys are happy to have found this little gem. Easy parking too in lot.

Came here for the first time and right off the bat you will see a very organized, clean store. The…read moreemployees were nice and asked if we were looking for anything in particular. Their air conditioning was working great on a hot day. We will be back!

Honestly this place isn't that bad. Is it outdated? Yes but this place isn't too bad. I came here…read morewith friends to watch kikis delivery service and had a great time we ended up having the theater to ourselves. I got hot cheeto popcorn that was delicious and a sierra mist. Bathrooms were clean Popcorn was yummy Customer service was good!

Could get some updates but more here Warning parents that they will sell tickets to 11 and 12 year…read moreolds for rated R movies. No questions asked. So be aware. When I went in to ask why the theater had sold tickets to my girls (a mix up of what Mummy movie they were seeing) the cashier said 'I didn't sell them the tickets'. FYI If you work at a place, you represent a place. But they don't seem to care- the manager who came refund us was asked if there was any rule about age and rated R movies and she said yes, but wasn't bothered or apologetic that another employee had broken that rule. So I guess if you're a kid reading reviews: this is the theater to go to if you want to see a rated R movie and your parents said no.

My boy had a great time with all of his friends for his 13th birthday! Our point person arrived…read moreearly, and was professional, kind & helpful the entire time. It was one of the easiest but best birthdays my son has ever had. Glad we did it!!

Jason and Game Truck were amazing! This was my first game truck experience and I wanted to make…read moresure it was a big hit for our son's birthday party. Jason was quick to respond and very flexible with all of our time changes (due to baseball, weather, etc.). Coach Joe was on time, great with the kids and kept the party going with our kiddos. Thank you, Game Truck- the kids did not want to leave! We hope to have future parties with you! Epilogue: One of the kiddos left a customized athletic headband in the truck. I texted Jason on a Sunday and he responded right away. He offered to look in the trucks, found it and even offered to drop it off at our house. I was surprised and thankful for him going above and beyond! Thank you, Jason!!

Paid for air hockey and no puck...no on to call for help…read more A ripoff and complete waste of money

This is a cool new arcade in the mall. It is a little hidden, but worth a visit, especially if you…read moreare good at winning games. Be warned...it is NOT easy to win. I tried 3 times to win a prize from a game without success, but I did have fun! I would like to come back another day to try again. It's about $3 per game. There are no employees here, so it's all self service. You can either pay with a credit card directly on each game, or buy a play card and use that at each game.

Been to a lot of children's museum and one of my favorite things about this one is they offer time…read moreslots for crafting. My daughter got to make a planter pot for a flower. It is on the cozy smaller size but the play activities are all nicely spaced out. I went here on a weekday and it wasn't too packed. The children museum provides indoor and outdoor play options. They have a small section for kids under two where they get to crawl, climb and play with balls. *shoes off* For indoor they have the magna-tiles table, chalk board, reading area, pretend grocery store and ranger lookout, For outdoor they have a big water table; soft foam building blocks, a garden and a dirt excavation section. They do have a handwashing station outside so I appreciate that after the messy play. I also love the art installation, it's big colorful bugs and insects. Would recommend you checking it out.

We hosted our daughter's 3rd birthday party at the Children's Museum of Discovery this past…read moreweekend, and it was such a fantastic experience from start to finish. A huge shoutout to Michele, our party planner, who was incredibly communicative, organized, and thoughtful throughout the entire process. She made everything feel easy and seamless, and truly helped create such a special, memorable day for my daughter and her friends. The setup and decor were beautiful, and everything was ready to go when we arrived, which made a big difference when hosting a group of excited kids! The space itself is amazing, with so many engaging, hands-on activities for a wide range of ages (definitely up to around 10). The kids were entertained the entire time. Even better, so many of the parents were raving about the experience and how much their kids loved it, which says a lot. Highly recommend hosting a party here if you're looking for something fun, interactive, and well-organized. We had the best time!

Stopped by Mike's Barbecue in Escondido for a late lunch around 3:30, and overall had a solid…read moreexperience. We ordered the tri-tip slider, cheesy fries with meat (not totally sure which cut), mac and cheese, and a couple of beers. The tri-tip slider was delicious--simple, flavorful, and really well done. The cheesy fries were also a highlight, loaded with meat, pico de gallo, pickled jalapeños, cheese, and barbecue sauce. Definitely a satisfying dish with a good mix of flavors. The mac and cheese was a bit of a mixed bag. I had heard great things about it, and while it was good, it was topped with crumbled Ritz crackers that didn't really add much. I think the intention was to bring in some crunch, but it didn't enhance the dish and slightly took away from the overall flavor. Service was great--our waitress was friendly and attentive, and she even brought us warm cookies at the end, which was a really nice touch

We had only a few minutes and let the door person know. She told the server and we did, in fact,…read moreget served quickly. And... the food was fantastic. I used to work near here and ate here often. I have to say I like the old atmosphere better. The new has way too many tvs - some wall-sized. Just too much to hear and see. The tri-tip sandwich was fantastic. The brisket sandwich was also amazing. No complaints about that. The complaint I do have and if you have read my reviews you know this sticks in my craw.... The service fee they add. It is my most hated pet peeve. Just charge more and stop hiding the flipping fees.