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December 08, 2019

3.0 / 5.0

Reviewed on Dec 08, 2019

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I have very mixed feelings about this lounge and after coming here almost a dozen times I've finally decided to write up my experiences. This will be a tad long. Formerly called "Best Buds", 1-Up Lounge is a hole in the wall kid friendly bar/lounge with a very wide range of video games the public can play and multiple consoles to choose from. The rules are very clear on the do's and don't's and I've never run into trouble from other customers... Except children. I'm not a fan of kids in a bar establishment and sometimes try to come here after hours, but unfortunately it's even busier and even less is available than before, so I end up coming sooner. I would LOVE for this place to be child-free like a bar should be, but alas...The first time I ever came here I brought my own switch and we played our games on the main bar's big screen. The menu is a little pricier than I appreciate when I just want a little snack but the potstickers were absolutely delicious anyways. I'm a little quiet and keep to myself and the bartender was very laid back and kind guy, sparking up conversation mainly to make sure I was comfortable and casually sharing our nerd experiences. First experience was just about perfect.Now, over the last half year or so I have come in about a dozen more times and I wish my experiences had been the same as the first. I came in three times after the first time loosely around 4 o'clock in the middle of the week -- since I never have weekends off and never go to bars on weekends anyways. Each time the switchs have been in use, and no, you can't bring your own to hook up to the Xbox TV that is not being used either. I sat and waited the second time I came in, played a round of mario kart, but left feeling bummed. The next two times I came in first to see if it was available but left when they weren't. Eventually I was able to play again and the bartender this time was flirting with someone at the end of the bar the whole time and I eventually had to ask for water when she never came back to me, and I really felt like I was inconveniencing her. Since I come in only a couple times a month I've had a different bartender just about every time.I have gotten in the habit of calling to see if the Switch is available and the most recent was when I was literally parked outside and I asked if it was available, epic bartender girl said yes, but when I walked in she said someone just asked if it was in use and since there was no guarantee I would show up since I wasn't even in the building... She gave it to him. Within like, 3 minutes. I really liked her personality and understand why she did, but man. That REALLY sucked. I can say like, 4/12 times I've shown up I haven't been able to play the Switch and I would just, love to bring mine and socialize for a while, but you just can't.I don't expect much to change in regards to my issue with not being able to play what I want when I come in since they have "thousands of games" and I just want to play what I want to play, and that's okay. It simply could be better. And sometimes you get whatever customer service more often than not. The owners seem to frequent Reddit a lot and I run into drama posts that involve them more than I'd like, which is concerning. But I've never spoken to them nor have them ever done me wrong, so.Anyways! TL;DR: Tasty pricey food, lots of games. Switch is often unavailable, please let me bring my dock. Kids are annoying, make the cut off time for them sooner. History of drama at this bar but that's probably because of crazy customers causing a scene and the owners have a 0 tolerance policy, where as other bars are more lenient.

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