Endgame Bar

Great concept, impressive array of systems, pretty good bar, and a friendly staff. This place has potential, but it’s still rough around the edges, with sad wasted space and random weird lighting.
It isn’t quite a barcade, as most of the games are on systems (old school and new). It isn’t quite a LAN party, as perhaps too many of the games are of the anti-​social, 1 player, old school variety, which feels somewhat awkward in a public place. Perhaps having a purposeful area of these games, with the group games in separate areas, would work better.
But I’m nitpicking for the hypothetical person who isn’t me. I personally love the place and wish it were further south.

Greeted at the door and asked to provide ID that I was 21, then given a wristband. Problem was that I didn’t get the opportunity to drink. With over four bartenders casually meandering, only after ten minutes at the bar was I asked what I wanted. The guy then proceeded to forget, and go about other business.
It was a weird night. Every single monitor had Smash Brothers and was occupied with teens even at 12:00 am. My friend and I left within 30 minutes. Place seems overhyped by teenage crowd.

Video game idea is the trend and they seem to do it pretty well. Crowd that is drawn in is a nice change of pace compared to the rest of mill ave. Security and staff seem pretty typical, nothing special. Food isn’t terrible. Some pretty cool specialty drinks. Owner is a douche bag.

I am not a gamer, but my BF is. As a result, I’ve gotten dragged here on several occasions. While gaming isn’t my thing, this place is not that bad!
They have a full bar with bartenders willing to make anything you request. Well drinks start at $ 4 and cocktail at $ 7. The menu is basic but the prices are crazy low, you can get food starting at $ 3. The staff is super attentive, if you order food they’ll find you throught the entire Arcade, even if you’re moving around and bring your food.
I’ve also seen a half of Groupon so be on the lookout for that if you’re interested!

This place has fast service and the fresh chicken with garlic parmesan is delicious. Yet to try much else because it’s so good. I haven’t done much for asking where the games are because there’s usually one I like that’s open. Only been here one night that it was slammed (last Friday for the Rick and Morty party which was awesome) and service wasn’t bad at all and staff was cool. This place is awesome but plan in advance if it’s a busy night of the week and you want to play because the staff might be stuck already helping someone else or the best spot to play is already taken. As a patron who likes to meet up with a friend here it’s never an issue. Plus, where else do I get to play Dreamcast which alongside GameCube are the two greatest consoles ever made but don’t judge me. Please give this place your money.

My husband and I come to Endgame every Monday to meet with friends and play tabletop games. I have to be honest, when we first started coming, the kitchen was not that great. BUT it has come a long way in the many months we’ve been coming (every Monday night for almost a year). The hand cut fries are awesome (try them Cajun style!). FRESH chicken fingers breaded and cooked to order, unique sauces for the wings, quesadillas overloaded with cheese! They use REAL cheese for the burgers, not nasty process cheese food singles, my hubby loves the pepper jack and bacon. My absolute favorite thing is the fried pickles. They use spicy dill spears and the crust they get on them is PERFECTION. There are homemade cookies and baked treats for cheap at the order station most of the time!
Okay, enough about the food. The staff is always courteous and happy to see our group. Some weeks we all get food and drinks, some weeks we are all broke and don’t spend so much but the level of great service doesn’t falter.
There are TV’s with every gaming console EVER, and couches, and a full bar surrounded with TV’s and with an amazing selection of craft beers. Aaron is usually our bartender and he’s always very friendly!
I don’t know how business is the rest of the week at Endgame, but I always look forward to Monday nights because of this bar. Thanks for being here!

The staff here is AWESOME! They are always so willing to help and offer suggestions.
They have quite a bit of options for gaming but I wish they had more. They get taken up quickly since there is not enough options. Also, it always stinks in here for a bit.
I like coming here though because I love the concept of drinking and gaming at the same time. If they just updated the place a bit, it would be more attractive.

Two friends and I went this last Sunday evening and to be honest I expected this place to not offer «great» service due to the lack of stars and a few comments. But in all honesty service was pretty great. The bartender was very helpful, explain how the gaming and switching the games worked.
We were really hungry but iffy about the food because we saw a few people’s reviews that the food wasn’t good. And I’m kinda picky with food quality but we went ahead and ordered the Cucco Strips, Assassin’s Cheese Fries, Ultra Rapid Fried Pickles, and Nacho Libres for us three to share and I did not expect any of it to be SO delicious! I enjoyed everything!
Definitely stopping by again!

Want a place to get hammered and play video games or watch e-​sports that is not at home? Endgame Bar! They have a ton of consoles and retro games to keep anyone busy for a night. Beer selection is not bad and some of the events they host are actually pretty fun. They even have food if you have been gaming/​drinking too hard and get hungry!

When you enter, to the left will be the bar and to the right will be the games, GameCube, Wii, N64, etc. I ordered the Ace Pear Cider which was amazing! The flavor was incredible. Then played some N64 and GameCube afterwards. Unlike Dave & Busters, you actually don’t have to pay for the games here, just for your drinks of course which was really nice.
I was expecting an hourly rate to pay for renting the systems, and I was pleasantly surprised that we didn’t have to. :) Will come back to try more delightful drinks here, and of course play more. Even though it was a Saturday night we didn’t have to wait too long to play on a system, which was really nice. We came around 9:30/10 by the way.

Some cool games to play if you want. Good place to hang out at times. On certain nights where they have themed parties, it can get pretty good.
They can definitely improve their food, prices and service though. It’s somewhat of a new place but not really. They have been opened for a while so the complaints that other customers have should not exist. But they do.
I think once they fix those things, it can be a four star place.

Went here a few months ago with a few friends. This is a cool concept with free games to play. However, service is bleh. No sense of caring or urgency to help out any customers. I wasn’t overwhelmed with excitement like with most other arcade type places.

We stopped in here on a date night stroll on Mill Ave, great concept if the owners are able to pull it off.
Great beer selection but really slow services, at an empty bar no-​less. As the other reviewers stated you pretty are on your own when it comes to trying to figure out how to use the machines and/​or change the game.
The most popular section in the back seems like it’s always busy, with the same group. Meaning not sure is there a limit or a signup sheet, again, no info around and the staff stays grouped together in a corner looking terrified.
Didn’t have any food, but I can see how it could be bad, but you never know.
If I were a more avid gamer, would come back with friends and give it another shot, but I’m not, so, yeah.

So in THEORY, this is an amazing idea for a bar.
All your favorite games, from days, months, or years past, all in one place, with drinks, and fried food.
Just like when you never left your room for hours and hours on end playing FFVII or Resident Evil as a kid.
Except it’s more like those days when your older brother spent hours and hours on end playing Golden Eye and you just prayed he’d have to at least leave to use the bathroom long enough for you to swap in the Playstation and get one friggin’ chocobo race in.
(Oh! and there are STILL no girls in sight. that part’s the same)

While I enjoy the selection of beer, that is about the only thing I enjoy about this bar. I have visited them twice now and both times have been service nightmares.
On this last visit, the staff seemed terribly overwhelmed. Especially the bartender. It’s clear that there is a lack of teamwork and communication amongst the crew.
The food takes forever, and from what I can tell, none of it should. Having spent years working in food service, no burger should ever take 40+ minutes.
Still haven’t quite figured out how to actually play games there… little to no signage and staff seems too busy to help.
Won’t be going back willingly… despite their good beer.

I brought a small group of friends here on a Friday night around 10. It was the first time for all of us. We are all big video game nerds so we awed at everything. Got a few pesky pikachu drinks and waited for an open console. Once you get a console it’s a dollar for game changes but they have such a big selection it really isn’t bad. After all the games are free to play!
The place is decked out with animé and video game drawings and the employees are dressed up in mixed cosplays. When I was their the waitresses were powerpuff girls and the guys team rocket. Besides it being really crowded I really enjoyed endgame along with some Pokemon Stadium 2 for the 64 ;)

Been here several times (4 – 5 times) and finally decided to review after this last incident. The only reason I didn’t give this place a 1 star was because at least the games, when available and not in use which is rare, are free to use even if you don’t purchase a drink.
I’m a fairly small female in stature and frame so I can understand being missed to take an order at the bar when there are people sitting at it and im trying to get the attention of the bartender through other customers… but this last time I was with another friend of mine on an off peak hour and actually sitting at the bar.
The bar area wasn’t even full and there were empty spaces next to us with used glasses. We sat down and waited for one of 2 employees to not be busy with cleaning glasses. We started playing the game available in front of us 5 min later… still not acknowledged by the bartender. He made eye contact for a split second before looking the other way so it wasn’t as if his back was turned and he didn’t know we were sitting there.
I mentioned to my friend that they hadn’t offered to take our order and we agreed to see how long it would take them. We ended up getting our own water at the little water station…30 minutes later we left with never even speaking to the guy and I swear no one at the bar had gotten a new drink in that time…
Best thing you can do if you do decide to come here is eat/​drink somewhere and only go to endgame if you want to play or watch people play games.
Short version:
1. Terrible service.
2. Wait times when not busy.
3. Not very clean.
4. At least the games are free…

I’ve been here twice. The first visit was positive since it was a major event night that attracted a large crowd of enthusiastic people. I ordered deep fried mushrooms, which were decent but a little burnt and a tad expensive. There was a lingering smell of gamer odor in the air, but any unpleasantness was offset by the friendly female staff and some of the strangers I gamed with.
My second visit erased every positive feeling I had about Endgame. I organized a night with a group to visit the venue and planned on snacking and playing some games. My night there was cut short by the overt rudeness of the bald, preening host with the stud earrings. As we entered, we were greeted by his unwelcoming scowl. He was already directing a scornful look at another person in the lobby, which I should’ve taken as a warning sign. A quick look around and I also realized the place was awfully empty and a little dirty on the floor and tables, and that this might be what it’s usually like here on a typical, non-​event night.
Wristbands are a requirement if you’re consuming alcohol or staying after 10, but I would be leaving at 9:30, and I don’t drink for personal reasons. When asked, I told him I wouldn’t be drinking, but he ignored my words and shifted his scowl towards me. Long story short, he was incredibly rude about the situation, treated me as if I was a preteen with a fake I.D., and ignored every word I said just so that he could continue his incivility. You let a little 5 year old girl into the bar area. Did you give her a hard time as well and also make comments to other patrons on her skirt? I go to quickly seat myself only to find out from my company that he continued on to badmouth me once I was out of earshot. Professionalism at its finest.
Later on, when I go to step outside for a moment, he’s glaring at me. That’s enough for this gal. I’m not going to spend the whole night with a seething host breathing down my neck. I left and ate elsewhere on Mill.
TLDR I organized a group together to game and eat grub at Endgame, but after my recent experience with the rude, unfriendly host, that’ll never be happening again. I might be willing to forgive meh food or atmosphere, but discourteous staff is where I draw the line.

I’m just a little jealous that I never had money to get a place like this going myself Over the top with the video games Definitely gets two thumbs way up in that department
Didn’t get to try food or signature drinks yet but they should really get rid of the top hits dj that came on at 10pm Every other bar on mill has that No need for more guys you already have best bar idea ever

If you are a dude, you will most likely disregard my review and go to Endgame without needing any opinions and that’s ok — I totally understand. If you happen to be the girl who gets called to DD an entire group of drunken men/​trolls, read my every word.
The concept of a game bar in Arizona is heaven sent and it really does make sense to open more of these. Hot Sahara weather outside — take a break in a place where games are free, drinks are cheap, a menu full of fried stuff, and most of all A/​C. Besides Howie’s, I don’t know of any other place that brings together this specific demographic and it’s great that they can now enjoy Mill Ave in a different way other than sweatily rubbing against other random people in what normal circumstances I’ve been in — a sausagefest crowd. It’s even open during the school day so great for in between class breaks.
Food and drinks can definitely be improved on — it’s how this place makes their money seeing as the games are free. Not sure how experienced the bartenders are but my drinks were pretty mild and just tasted like I paid 7 dollars for pure juice. Definitely not okay as I’m being forced to play games against my will with what seemed like the rowdy seven dwarfs. Then again, I ordered 2 Stella, 1 Shiner, 2 Pineapple Vodka, Some Game-​themed Mixed Drink, plate of fries, and a Red Bull and vodka and it only came out to $ 37 so it didn’t upset me too much.
They have a wide array of games from the original Sega’s to the brand new Super Smash, you will get to play whatever your heart desires. TV’s all around and some old school arcade games. You can even ask for board games like Cards Against Humanity. If you need an extra player or a different game, staff is pretty handy and quick when needed. They have tournaments here as well from time to time and the place can get pretty crowded for a Friday night so you more than likely have to creepily stalk what you want to play. If you have a student ID be sure to show it so you can get a 10% discount.
All in all, I really hope this place improves both food wise and décor wise (only God knows what has happened in those dark booths) and DON’T FORGET to bring hand sanitizer for yourself. On a busy night, I swear this place could easily begin an epidemic from touching the control players.