Chuck E. Cheese’s

Other than a few games, you can’t expect much enjoyment out of chuck e cheese as an adult. But as a kid it’s wonderland. I came on a Thursday night the crowd was light, the pizza and appetizers cone out pretty fast. Your kids will love it. Chuck e comes out either every hour or half hour. I also booked a party here before and it went very smooth. They also have WIFI

This location is by far the worst I’ve ever been to. First, the workers there look at you like if you’re annoying them. It makes you not want to ask for any help at all. I’ve never had a problem when my kids ran around here and never have I lost anything, but my daughters sneakers were stolen or thrown away while she was there and I asked for help in locating them and there was no luck. I won’t be coming back here just because of this horrible experience.

This location sucks! It’s small, crowded, the pizza is dry, and the bathrooms are filthy. The only reason I come here is because my children enjoy it, and this location is closest to my house. I almost forgot to mention the hood boogers that frequent here.

You don’t come for the food, you don’t come for the salad, you don’t come for the drinks, and you don’t come for the prizes.
You come to let your kids run wild for 90 min. Period. And this is the place to do it.
Came, used a coupon (see pic I left), won some tickets, got some toys (that will prob break by the time we get home), then left.

Never again. I was food poisoned here. Staff is friendly, but that pales in comparison to eating unclean or old food from the salad bar. I am on paternity leave and, though I keep a clean healthy diet, I decided to take the 5 year old to play the games. It has been over a week now and I have had diarrhea about every 30 minutes, every day. Thank God she didn’t eat the salad bar too, I don’t wish this on anyone. I thought it may pass, but I now have a doctors appointment. Guess not.

There are few places on God’s green Earth that genuinely frighten me. Chunky Cheese is one of them. :/
The food. The lights. The noise. The dodgy-​looking patrons that cruise around the games floor wandering purposely like the stereotypical baddies in a wonderfully cheesy 70s Kung fu film. Yes, parents and/​or adults accompanying the hordes of screaming children.
Chunky Cheese is thoroughly a place for children to properly «act a fool», as a patron sitting at a table across from us so eloquently put it.
It does make me despair however when I see the parents and assorted grown-​ups around me randomly mean-​mugging everyone around them as if this is a sort of territorial conquest or an extension of wherever they hail from. There’s also the usual loud phone conversations bordering on menacing threats, as well as the disturbing acts of leering by a particular patron at this specific visit.
Gosh, I’d forgotten how terrible the pizza is here — took twenty minutes for it to be nuked, and came complete with a distinctively metallic bordering on soapy after-​taste. Didn’t bother with the salad bar, I’m sure it’s terrific but not for me, mate.
The bathrooms were surprisingly CLEAN. Seriously, some of the best I’ve witnessed recently in any establishment — kinda scared me though the thought that this may be due to no one bothering to wash up before/​after their meals so as not to miss a single minute of cartoonish madness. Eew.
And the tickets.
Jesus Christ — I wonder if the bloke who sets the Chunky Cheese exchange rate for the value of these tickets must’ve worked as an intern under Robert Mugabe in Zimbabwe, or for sure at one of the ‘too big to fail’ banks. Crickey — my wee nephews copped a bag of the stuff and still did not get value on a trade-​in prize.
I’m praying that my wee nephews run out of game tokens quickly so that we can get shot of this grotesquely alternate universe and back to the sweet, merciful confines of normal.
«Abandon hope, all ye who enter.»
— Dante Alighieri

Oh, Chuck E Cheese, how you tempt me with your promise of skeeball, corporate-​style pizza, and yes oh yes, Whack-​a-​Mole. How I long to plant myself in front of your arcade games, shake hands with your Giant Mouse, and storm your prize counter with fistfuls of prize tickets like Scrooge McDuck counting his stacks of hundreds. I want to gorge myself on cheesy peperoni and saccharine sweet soda. I want to side step free range toddlers and stutter step my way past soccer moms and helicopter parents to plant myself up front for your Animatronic or live show, to bask in the joy of «If You’re Happy and You Know it» or «Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes.»
But most of all, Chuck E Cheese, I want to play Whac-​a-​Mole, to smash those little mole suckers down again and again. It is my favorite game, and I love it so much that a friend once gave me a tiny version for Christmas, but it just wasn’t the same. No, I need the real thing, Chuck E Cheese, but alas, your rule preventing unaccompanied adults from entering the premises dashes my hopes of achieving Whac-​a-​Mole Nirvania. Yes, I could pick up a stray kid and bring him into your establishment as a cover, but I tell you that our justice system – and rightly so– does not look kindly on such behavior. So I am left on the outside to dream about better Whac-​a-​Mole days.
What’s that you say, Mr. Cheese, Dave and Busters? Yes, they have games there and it is geared to adults, but they don’t have your mouse, and I am not even sure about Whac-​a-​Mole. It is ok, Chuck E Cheese, I think your rule is a good one, and safety must always be your first concern when you deal with children, so you will hear no complaint from me. I guess I will just have to dream of Whac-​a-​Mole as I try to convince my teenage niece to put away her cellphone and ipad for an hour so that we might visit your hallowed floors of gamesmanship. No, she is shaking her head no, so it looks as if i will just have to keep dreaming of Whack-​a-​Mole and chewy pizza.

Great for a kids party or family outing. staff is friendly but mostly it’s just fun! Went here last week and enjoyed myself! Definitely coming back soon! Pizza was good and prizes were adored by the kids!

I threw my child’s birthday party here. I typically opt out for the Fairfax location but I heard this location was bigger, recently renovated and happens to be a bit closer to my guests who were coming from 495, arlington and maryland. The host oft he party was amazing, she was super attentive and friendly, all the children loved her. The pizza was, as usual, amazing. The party area is spacious and not over crowded so there was definitely enough space to relax and enjoy yourself. Outside the party area was pure CRAZINESS! If Chuck — e — cheese was empty that day, I probably would’ve given this place a 4 – 5 star rating but the problem was that it was FAR from empty and there was just TOO much going on.
This place was CRAZY… kids were everywhere and there was a childrens fight that broke out. Seriously. 2 groups of like 5 kids just started pounding each other. wth. Kids were cutting each other in line, stealing coins from each other, it was hard to walk. I literally almost tripped over kids lying face down in the walk way MULTIPLE times.
The kids had SO much fun here, but watching as an adult I quickly began to crave wine. LOL. BTW, there is a 1 beer per person limit… wth???
I probably won’t come back to this location, despite the amazing service we had as a party. I still think CHuck — e — cheese birthday parties are the bees knees, but I think I’ll stick to Fairfax since I haven’t experienced that level of ridiculousness at that location. =X

I have never simultaneously loved and hated a spot at the exact same time. My siblings and I grew up celebrating milestone birthdays with Chuck E and his gang of musically-​inclined anima-​tronics so when my niece turned five it was a no-​brainer to host her party here.
I’m not sure if it’s because I’m old and bitter now but this place is no longer the shiny/​awesome/​happy place of my childhood.
Walking in, the first and second thing you will notice is a giant «No Guns» sign posted in the front door… and the distinct smell of weed. I was immediately alarmed but hearing all of the incidents about Chuck E Cheese Brawls in the news, I figured to let it go.
The boy and I walked in without any hassle but if you have a child they are immediately tagged. This is great… however my friends with kids noticed that as parents they were not tagged so pretty much anyone could have picked up a kid in a stroller and dipped out. There was also nobody checking kids on the way out… just on the way in.
We were luckily in a reserved spot for the birthday girl so our seating was spacious, clean and away from the madness of the walk-​ins. If you are a fan of hot messes like I am, this was truly a sight to behold:
Gangs of children whacking each other, parents whacking kids, babies being changed at tables flanked by overflowing plates of food (even when there was a bathroom with changing table less than 10 feet away), an endless fashion show of moms in questionable fashion choices, children who do not know hot to wait in line or the concept of coin operated games, sticky machines… kids who will push you aside so they can take over your game… so much eye candy I could hardly stand it.
That being said there are definitely some positives about this venue:
+ The kids had a blast and that’s all that counts
+ Knowing that there are parents in this world who love their children so much that they would willingly spend an entire afternoon here is heart warming
+ The pizza is still awesome (although they changed their birthday cake formula… better off bringing it in yourself)
+ Our party hostess was hard working and efficient
+ The giant hampster /​mouse wheel was entertaining
Also, just a tip for those adults who want to imbibe… Unlike other Chuck E Cheese’s where you can get a pitcher of beer to share, this place has a strict one beer per person per day policy (those are their exact words) so plan accordingly.

Love the new rides and games. The staff was great during my sons birthday party. The patrons can be pretty ghetto and you should stick to certain times to have a pleasant experience.

Love hate thing in this place… I hate it but my kids love it… Still had a horrible experience with my kids first birthday and will refuse to do another one ever!!! But my kids like it and if there happy I’m happy

Lets take a minute to really understand and accurately rate Chuck E. Cheese from an adults point of view.
You know the kids are going to love it.
They get to scream, eat cake and pizza. Get a buzz from the carbonated drinks and brain freeze from the ice cream, and they get to gamble.
This is Las Vegas for kids and what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas, just like the stains that will be in your kids clothing. (Dress your kid in a smock and bring extra socks)
I’ve seen it all in this place. I’ve seen blue cake icing get smashed in a toddlers face.
I’ve seen kids climbing on the outside of the elevated tube maze, screaming at the top of his lungs like Arnold Schwarzenegger in Predator.
I’ve seen a basketball bounce outside of the approved hoop area and smash a grandma in the kisser. Where’s life alert when you need em?
The kids love spending your hard earned money gambling for tickets to «win» a prize. Yes, I’ve given you fifty dollars, 6 hours and you come back with a glow in the dark pencil case, a rubber spider and a boomerang that you want to use indoors at home to further destroy wrack up my expenses.
Now, as far as fun for adults… here is your survival guide of Chuck E. Cheese.
First, you can watch other peoples kids kirk out and feel so proud of your little cherub.
The place is JAM PACKED with single women… if you don’t mind dating someone from season 3 of Teen Mom.
Chuck E. Cheese has no peripheral vision and you can mess with him during show time.
For $ 1 you can purchase tokens, toss them to the floor and see some serious MMA moves from the kids. «Teach them and let them lead the way»
Most people have no clue who was invited to a party and you can eat for free. Just roam and pick up a slice.
The bad part is that any sexual predator can just walk in a cop a feel on Jr and he’ll never know because he’s too busy playing the Namco Pirate game.
So I give this place 3 stars, because I always wanted to know what it would feel like to live in the world of Madd Max or the Warriors.
CAN YOU DIG IT!!!
Yes I can Chuck and thank you for the Post Apocalyptic /​Lord of the Flies moment that is your everyday existence.

This by far is the worst place you could ever take your child/​children for their birthday parties =(GHETTO ass servers are rude. The place is dirty and the pizza taste like a cardboard ! At first I thought it was a single shop incident so I tried other CC’s in the area. they were NO better. parents need to put this place down LOL
NEVER TAKE YOUR KIDS TO CHUCKIE CHEESE

4 Stars for the pizza, fountain soda, and coupon promotions for pizza and drinks that include tokens.
The place is generally as clean as you can expect for an arcade that is overrun with toddlers and teenagers.
Best times for toddlers seem to be early on weekends (before lunch or for an early lunch) or on weekdays.

So chucky cheese sales cerbeza no Bueno lol… so I decide to spend dudes day out with my son. I neglected to go to the location I am familiar with to try the lovers state one. Bad move I didn’t know chucky cheese was ratchet lol… little kids running around unsupervised calling random dudes daddy. This place was chaotic like grown ups were playing the games not allowing kids to play like really. Totally bad experience once I smelled puff the magic dragon in the bathroom it was time to go. I dont think I will be venturing out of my area anymore now my pockets full of tokens and tickets…

The last time I’ve been to a Chuck e Cheese was when I was like two so I half knew what to expect and half didn’t. First off, before my family and me even get out of the car, there’s a herd of ratchet girls with kids outside the building. This isn’t Chuck e cheese’s fault for the ratchetness, but this was just one thing I observed.
OH LORD THE KIDS. THE HYPERNESS. THE LOUDNESS. THE CROWDEDNESS. This shows a good business so it didn’t really bother me. Having kids bump and run into me shows that this Chuck e Cheese location must be awesome!
Friendly and fast service… awesometastic. But then… to me and my boyfriend’s horror… the pizza was NOT that good. I always thought Chuck e Cheese was known for having bomb pizza, but we were proven wrong that day. They should totally consider catering from Pizza Hut or COSTCO maybe. Salads were the ones that were bomb however.
Despite the fact that the birthday boy was in a pissy mood, we all enjoyed the Chuck E. rockstar birthday performance thing. I bet that gets tiring though. Being the guy in the Chuck E. suit. I can only imagine.
I didn’t go experience any games or anything because I had a dance to attend, but I’m just going to assume they were decent because the colorful prize section looked decent. Would I bring my future child here? Maybe on a Monday… with our own food… and earplugs.

I hope I never have to go here again. The relatives wanted to meet here for the kiddo’s sake, but I can’t take it! The NOISE! The CHAOS! THE weird talking automaton mouse singing odd songs with even stranger video characters!
I especially disliked the unfriendly, slow, indifferent service at the counter, and the long wait for the overpriced pizza.
Please, please, parents, GO WITH your toddlers around the room so they do not reach up on my table and take a slice of pizza and my kid’s tickets. ‘Tweens, stop trying to tilt the machine to get more quarters off the edge of the slot machine thingy.
Wow. I am so weirded out.
At least the overpriced pizza had a nice, crispy somewhat thin crust, and there was a caffeine free, sugar free soda selection.
Yeah, that’s about it. Perhaps it’s just the Groveton neighborhood of Alexandria that seems to specialize in poor service, almost no matter where you go.

Went there Wednesday Sept 4^th, 2013 for my son’s 1 year birthday. Wish we never went, first the service is horrible. I ordered pizza and drinks for the family and a beer for me, I was told that I had to wait for a manager to pour the beer… ok. So I waited, after a long wait the staff member tells me, we’ll just have the manager bring it to you. We go sit down and all the food comes but still no beer. So I go seek the manager out, I find him and he says «I poured you beer, go get it yourself, I don’t serve beer to tables». I go to the front and no one is there, beers are behind the counter and I reach back and grab them… since you know, he said to get them myself. The manager, latter identified as Tom Lester, flies off the handle. Attacks me verbally, follows us around to «make his point clear» that he will call the police on me and I can’t get the beer myself… even though he told me to. Guy just wouldn’t let up. I asked him to leave me and my family alone and he did… for five minutes… comes back to remind me that he was right, I was wrong, and that he reviewed the «tape» and he decided not to call the police on me because he is a nice guy.
What a jerk this guy was… no customer service what so ever. Beer was warm, pizza was lousy, and 20% of the games were broken.
Stay away from Alexandria Chuck E Cheese… drive the extra distance to go to a different location if you must go.

I’m waffling between 2 & 3 stars, so I’ll go with 2.5 stars.
Pros:
— Large selection of games.
— All games are only 1 token (~$ 0.25)
— The all-​you-​can-​eat salad bar ($ 7.99) is actually pretty decent, if you go back for second, third, etc. helpings.
— The hamster wheel in the back is awesome (for adults who can keep their head down… not so much for kids). It’s a great workout too, haha.
— There is beer on the menu. (It’s overpriced and probably not very good beer. But it’s there.)
Cons:
— Some of the games are gross & sticky. I’m looking at you, Guitar Hero…
— Some of the games are broken and a total racket. (Operation, when I went.)
— Not the establishment’s fault, but a warning to others: There are kids running around. Some of them will be loud, whiny, and bratty. Their parents will do nothing to curb this. Blah.
Didn’t try the pizza, so I can’t vouch for or against it. Ah well. Look for coupons in the circular!