Monkey Joe’s

I’m a teen who doesn’t have siblings and lives with 3 cousins. We don’t come here that often because it is far and there’s a lot of traffic, but my cousins enjoy it.
I’ll start by describing the environment. There’s some bounce houses and, unlike the now closed Buckhead location, arcade games. My oldest cousin enjoys the games. I, personally, prefer jumping around with my two younger cousins.
They have a toddler area, but my youngest cousin, who is 5 now, doesn’t seem to be so amused by it. It’s very lanky and rundown. As another reviwer says, it’s like a doctor’s office waiting room.
It smells funny inside and I think I know why. This location of Monkey Joe’s is located right next to Petsmart, which smells like pets to be honest. We don’t really have a problem with that.
My younger cousin had a birthday party here a few years back, but it seemed rushed. We arrived around 6:00PM (guess that was my cousins’ fault) and bounced around for about half an hour. My oldest cousin seemed more interested in playing the games, although he jumped around for a while. The party was very mere. We weren’t taken to a private party room, although they honored my cousin. Instead, my cousins ate pizza altogether before Monkey Joe’s closed. I didn’t really stay the whole time, my mom was in a rush and wanted to leave badly, but we still had a good time.
Despite not being so fond of the arcade, the prize counter has a cool selection. My oldest cousin played enough games to win a giant stuffed penguin. He fell in love with it same day he won it.
This is a fun place. I’m getting older now, but I hope we can come back soon.

Monkey Joe’s is your typical indoor play center, filled with bouncy houses and children celebrating birthday parties. This location has 1 big inflatable slide, 5 bouncy houses/​obstacles for older children, 2 smaller bouncy houses for children under 3, a small play area for toddlers, a game area (additional cost), and a few birthday party rooms.
Overall concept is good. The children get to release their energy, and parents get a little break from the little ones… HOWEVER, this place has many safety issues and is not up to par. Catch Air and Leaping Lizards are much safer, cleaner, and money saving. Here are some of the concerning things we noticed during our visit:
1. Low security check — when we left we had to remind the lady at the front to check our wrist bands. someone could have easily snatched my child without noticing!
2. Many blind spots, no supervision.
3. Leaking roof, low maintenance (some of the bouncy houses were falling down), unsanitary.
4. Broken game machines that will eat your money.

Well I went here yesterday for my son’s birthday. I took him age 4 and 3 girls age 8, 9, and 11. When I first walked in my first impression is how boring. Especially for the older girls. They had a total of 6 bouncy houses for the older kids and 1 for toddlers (3 and under). Obviously I was wrong because none of them wanted to leave after 3 hours being there. So…
Pro: your kid will have a blast.
Con: maintenance is very low in this place. One jumping house kept having its front fall down because of the lack of air in it I am assuming and a lot of the houses look beat down in general. Also they had a fire light taped to duct taped to the pole I cant believe it.
Obviously the kids didnt notice any of this they were just having fun.
Also a monitor of some sort would be nice because the other kids got a little rough with my kids and I had to go to speak to them about it since parents werent in sight. Which is always awkward for me.
Overall the MAIN THING is the kids had fun. So yes I will most likely return. I just wish they would maintain the place a little better.

Dirty place, dark, not well lit and its a money trap for the parents with token machines, and ticket spewing machines. Brought our grand daughter in. Won’t ever go back.
Went to catch air kids in snellville 2 days ago. Clean bright safe cheaper to get in and no money machines. Great place!

Management wants to take advantage and get as much money from their customers. Here’s my reason: My two daughters have passes and visit the place twice or so a week. Last week my kids arrived with their nanny at 10.45am and I was going to pick one of them for a doctor’s app. at 11.15am. They wanted to charge her back again because «people leave just to get food outside of monkey joe’s and we lose that business» is what the manager of the store told me. This shows very poor management and unethical policies (no signed was posted stating that if you leave you have to repay upon return). Today I brought some veggies for lunch for my kids and one rude employee told me to pack the food (that I was feeding my kids at the moment) because outside food is not permitted. (As a side note, this same employee has let my kids bring outside food before in several occasions). I offered to buy food for myself but the staff (I think Naomi) didn’t care. As a note, Monkey Joe’s doesn’t offer any veggies, fruits and/​or healthy snacks. One of my kids is 16 months old. What am I supposed to feed her? Nachos?
The manager came to talk to me providing a food allergies liability explanation which is inconsistent with what they were allowing before. In addition, the manager had clearly expressed how important it is for them that customers only buy food from their store by using shady policies (i.e. charging twice for a kid leaving the store while only being there for 30 minutes and no visual signs stating that if you leave you have to repay upon return).
Monkey Joe’s has lost my business which was a steady twice a week visit. (This manager should take a business course sometime soon).
Some other reasons why I give it a one star review:
— Too crowded over the weekends
— Poor food options (not healthy choices)
— Rude staff
— Poor supervision
— Bathrooms not cleaned
I am glad there are other better options like Catch air and there’s a new indoor bouncy playground (jumping Kritters) at NorthLake mall (2 minutes away from this Monkey Joe’s location that I got to visit today that has earned my business.

We went there for the first time with a toddler and two ten year olds. What a ripoff! The toddler area was filthy! The toys were so worn out and they didn’t have hardly anything for toddlers to play in but charge $ 5.00! Per child. There were maybe five inflatable jumpy houses for the older kids. After almost an hour and $ 25.00 later they were all ready to leave. Do not waste your time or money on this place! We will never go back. Much prefer Leaping Lizards in Avondale Estates.

So this makes our 3^rd and very LAST trip to this swine hole. My wife as always is managing our families’ resources carefully so she offered me a Groupon pass for entertaining the «troop».
Upon arrival we waited almost 15 minutes before someone came to check us in. With restless kids ready to play this IS a big deal. As we waited one of the employees walked near us a couple of times with no acknowledgment nor did he seek to find anyone to assist.
But the worst was yet to come. I always get the boys to use the bathroom before we start playing. BIG mistake here for sure. The men’s bathroom was filthy even 1 hour they opened and very few customers. The urinals had not been cleaned, hair was all over the sinks and the smell was overwhelming. Yuk. I managed to have them do their business without touching anything, but thank goodness for the sanitizer and wipes I carry everywhere!
When I mentioned it to a staff member they asked the dude I referenced earlier to check it and get it clean. He proceeded to look at the bathroom and then did not clean it up. One and a half hour later it had not been touched. Double yuk.
So I could continue to bore you with details about machines that eat tokens, food preparers not wearing gloves and a bunch of dazed, confused and basically rude employees, but I won’t.
I heard today that the Toys R’us next door will be closing at the end of January 2015, so clearly this shabby (and unhealthy) excuse for a kids recreation facility will be put out of it’s misery… AND ours.

Agree with other reviewers … overcrowded, unsupervised rough kids — some of whom appear to be in the late teens jumping wildly along with toddlers, dirty facilities, mean staff, each Monkey Joe’s is different, we’ve been to others (Roswell, Duluth) which are pretty good. Astonishing that an establishment promoting itself as in the entertainment business does everything to accomplish the opposite — repulse customers, upset kids, and leave people so aggravated they can’t wait to leave and never come back.

Me & my boys love this place! The staff is friendly & I know some would say they need more staff supervision but parents need to keep a better eye on their own kids & they won’t need it. We love coming on slow days when there aren’t as many people & I can run through & play with my kids too without worrying about running over someone else’s little one. It’s great exercise for parents who are willing to take a LEAP of faith! LOL! We’ve had many Bday parties here & they always work with us on price a little & sometimes let us bring our own icecream or something like that which would normally not be allowed. The new owner is cool & hooked us up on the last Bday party we had there! I’ll keep coming back!
The only reason I give 4 stars is because the food is pretty expensive & not so tasty but it’s to be expected of a place like this! Can’t have it all can ya?!

Small play area. Children run wild… needs better staff supervision. Older facility and it could use some new paint and upgrades. Kids still have fun though and that’s the main point!

I give this place 2 stars because in comparison to similar places, it’s just not up to par. It seems like it hasn’t been kept up and I felt like it just wasn’t as clean as it could be.
Monkey Joe’s would probably be great if more attention paid to the details like rips and tears in the bouncy areas and a funny smell when you walk in.
Not sure I would go back when I know there are other places that are better and just as convenient.

Today was our first time at Monkey Joes.
More expense than Hippo Hop and Leaping Lizards — and a lot smaller. Less bouncy things too.
Also, way too many «pay extra» video arcade games that distract the kids. We came here to get away from the home video games!
The carpet is really dirty and stained too.

Not the best of the jumping/​leaping/​hopping type places. Nothing but junk food at the snack bar and the bouncy houses are all patched up with tape. The toy area was pretty limited too.

I like this Monkey Joe’s location. It is definitely the cheapest out of the inflatable bounce house craze going on to have a birthday party. My son loved being able to run around and I definitely enjoyed being able to kick back in a massage chair and read a book. The prize section isn’t all that great but your there for the inflatables not for the arcade which has a small selection (though I do sneak over onto the Deal or No Deal machine). Would definitely recommend for some mommy «me» time.

I have a very large family, and with that family comes a TON of nieces and nephews for me to dote on and spoil like mad. Also, with said kiddos comes a TON of birthday parties — which include about 600 other sugar-​filled-​energy-​machines (aka: kids). This is an awesome place to bring those little Tasmanian Devils and let them expel all that energy that they have pent up.
The large open space that this venue provides allows parents and/​or caregivers to watch over the little ones from a distance. You don’t have to hold their hand while they do everything and you don’t have to br right next them either. Obviously, you can if you want to – but the wonderful thing is that you don’t have to. There’s even an «adult» area with lounge chairs, tvs, and desks with high speed internet access.
Everything is made of very sturdy material, so there’s no fear of ripping, tearing or popping these giant «air balloons». If your child falls… they land on something soft that bounces them right back up onto their feet. No harm, no foul.
There are different sectioned off areas so you know where your child can go, based on their age and size. There are smaller Jumpy-​Things for younger children (1 – 3 years); transitional sizes for in between ages (3 – 5 years), and then one half of the area is specifically for older kids (5 – 12 years).
Everything seems very clean — the carpet has no debris (no fuzzies, no confetti, no random accoutrements), the Jumpy-​Things are cleaned with disinfectant regularly so there are no dirty finger prints or snot-​trails all over them. And everyone is required to wear socks at all times — so there’s no worry about spreading foot-​germs!
While there are staff members supervising the area at all times, security camera, and each child is «tagged» with an ID bracelet upon entrance… I still worry simply worry because of the multiple entrances/​exits from the building. On a busy weekend day, with large parties, and lots of strangers… it’s almost impossible to keep your eyes on your child at all times, and even though they are rigged with security fire alarms… it would just be far too easy for a Creeper to take off with a kid, alarm or not, and disappear into the parking lot. Minus one star because I like to worry about kids that aren’t even my own. But on a quiet, weekday during school hours — I have no problems at all!
Awesome place.