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    Kris S.

    We had a great time. 6 people in the alien room. Our helper, Renee, was great. we got out with 1.77 seconds left, that was a little stressful. we used lots of clues, otherwise we'd still be in there. Don't be afraid to use clues. The only downfall is it's a small room and you're almost tripping over each other when working on clues. But not much that can be done there. Overall it was a great time.

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    Fun place and super friendly staff! A fun time for a group outing. Cant wait to go back!

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    Escape Chambers

    3.2
    (32 reviews)

    Came here after trying an escape room for the first time in Minnesota. We opted for The Cellar…read more I must say that I was a little dissapounted in the room as it felt like there was very little intuitive direction with clues or what to do next. There were very little clues to figure out in order to get out of the room. The whole point was to escape the room, but the attention to detail and searching for putting two and two together was poorly executed. When we figured out the room, we felt like... this was it...? There's got to be more than this... it was just too simple for what we had been used to in our first room at another venue. Maybe try another room at a different time, but I don't know that we will be back anytime soon with their being other escape rooms in the area.

    I really had a blast here! I hosted a party in the "Party"…read moreroom which I find out later is the hardest room to get out of! But we had a great group full of smart minds and we actually were like 5 seconds from getting out of the room, apparently our group was the closest ever! I bet they say that to all the groups:) Anyway it kinda exciting! You sign a waver, that no one has ever read most likely (but it is online if you want to pre read it) and then you are lead as a group to your room! You get instructions.. The first being NO CELL PHONES... but if you like ESCAPE CHAMBERS facebook page before you go in you earn 1 clue from the game Masters who are watching your every move though cameras and can speak to you through a tiny speaker.. (which is pretty quiet, so you need to act as a team and shhhhhush everyone so you can here! At first glance the rooms are simple and not to exciting, but if you solve a few riddles and puzzles the next thing you know things will appear on the wall from black light, walls with move, and things will maybe start making a bit more sense! I highly recommend doing this as group sometime, you can have up to 12 people and the more the merrier in a situation like this! This place also has a little shop of games to buy, and lazor tag, so it's fun for all ages! I want to go back and try again already!

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    Board & Brush

    4.8
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    Update. 3rd time here. Another company outing. They middle…read moreof a work day and we reserved the time to make our projects. We had the whole shop to ourselves and all the help we could want. From start to finish, this is a well organized production. If you do groups, they send you links ahead of time to pick out projects. They work with you for payments ahead, so you don't have to worry about that the day of. Excellent email communication so that everyone is set up. Lots of time to shop online and figure out what you want to do. Team bonding experience that puts you to work. Like I said,don't be fooled. You are going to work for your project! You walk in and are warmly welcomed by the staff. She directs you to your table. They have all the projects that you pre-purchased laid out. Snag a drink, they are available for purchase. The individual assigned to you goes over all the details. You throw on your work apron and get going. Pick out your stain. Sand your project. (Hope you picked a smaller one) Stain your project. Decorate your project. Paint your project. You can easily spend a couple of hours working on your project. Sanding, staining, painting, detailing. You do it all. If you want to have take-home projects too. They are there through the whole process. It was a lot of fun, work and recommended.

    Had such a great experience!! I am not artistic and this made me so confident in my artistic…read moreabilities!! Will definitely be back!!

    Dave & Buster's Des Moines

    Dave & Buster's Des Moines

    3.2
    (26 reviews)

    Walked into Dave & Buster's in the middle of the afternoon on a Saturday. We wanted to grab a…read morequick bite to eat and play some games. Close parking to the front entrance can be hard to find at peak times even with the business being adjacent to Jordan Creek Mall. There's plenty of spots, but you might have to hike a little. My guess is mall guests utilize the parking right in front of Dave & Buster's too while they shop. The gentlemen at the host station said the wait for a table would be 1 1/2 hours despite there being visibly plenty of open tables... Not enough staff to cover all the sections maybe? Or maybe they were reserved...? There were seats open at the bar so we headed that direction. The full food menu is available at the bar too. Seating is mostly larger open booths, high top tables and chairs, and the seating at the bar. Our bartender/server was nice enough. We ordered the following: 1x Cheese Stick Stack - "Extra-large crispy cheese sticks topped with shredded Parmesan. Served with marinara sauce." 1x Bar Burgers & Wings Platter. Wings with honey barbecue - "Smashed burger sliders paired with Bone-In Wings with your choice of sauce or dry rub. Served with seasoned fries and celery sticks with your choice of ranch or bleu cheese." 1x Hottie burger and fries - "Two cajun-spiced smashed burger patties, topped with pickled jalapeños, pepperjack cheese, lettuce, pickles, tomato, onions, jalapeño ranch, and a fried jalapeño." 2x Fountain drinks (Coke products) 1x Dangerous Waters Island Punch - "Malibu Coconut, Blue Curaçao, pineapple, and fresh citrus mix." As nice as our bartender was I think he keyed something in wrong with the Bar Burgers & Wings Platter. The wings were forgotten. They (him and a manager) straightened it out and adjusted our bill a little. The food was all good. The stand out to both of us was the Cheese Stick Stack. This is an awesome app with an epic cheese pull! The wings were REALLY good too... After our food and drinks we spent some time playing games. Just messing around... A good mix of old or new arcade games. Skee ball, basketball games, clown ball toss, whack a mole, water gun race, coin pushes, wheels of chance, etc. The place was clean and there were staff available on the floor if you ran into any problems or had questions. A decent way to kill an afternoon. https://www.daveandbusters.com/

    I was organizing a company team outing here…read more The customer service on the phone was helpful as I was struggling with the options provided on the website for our small groups. IF you are trying to put together a group of less than 10 you cant utilize their offered company team building . I was informed there would have to be exceptions made to make it work. Once we figured out what would work for us we did 3 smaller groups in the middle of the week in the middle of the day. The atmosphere is loud. Even with no one else really in there. The waitress was fantastic with my group. I explained what we were doing and order the meal and play with play cards for our group. She talked me through what she was going to do and helped make sure it worked out alright. Hang onto your D&B cards, they can be reloaded. You will have to pay a small fee to reload, but no as much if you have reactivate a new card. There are some really big games. You can win "tickets" of course. I thought the place was bigger, but the gaming area is half and the eating/bar is on the other. Circling back on the food. That was a shock. It was really good. Far better than I had thought. I got the burger and was pleasantly full. Everyone in our group of 7 enjoyed their meals. Everyone left happy and full. Again my waitress was very helpful and accommodating. I want to try this again since she said the team building is actually pretty cool. I think I have an idea so that we can meet the team minimums.

    The Escape Rooms - Des Moines - escapegames - Updated August 2026

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