Emporium Arcade Bar
2363 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago
(312) 379-9238
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Excellent place to play so many different games.. including pool and skee ball.
Atmosphere: 4
Service: 3
Great place to hang out and play games!
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
The manager, Dan, accused me and my partner of spray painting in the photobooth. He was extremely rude and demanded to check my small bag, but not the large bag of the white couple who were in the photobooth before us and warned us about the paint, without probable cause. If you’re a POC or queer this is NOT a safe space for you. The bartender was also rude and yelled at me after I asked to speak to the manager again.
Atmosphere: 1
Service: 1
Went on a Monday night, was not crowded in the slightest, and, maybe i got a skewed perspective, but i was wondering how they can maintain such a large space with the lack of attendees...
Will have to return on the weekend, for all i know they do business like business has never been done then...
All in all a 4 start experience, not necessarily a 4 star establishment 👁️🗨️
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
IVAN IS THE MAN!
His energy was fantastic! I am from out of town and he made us feel right at home!
Not only that, but his customer service was 2nd to none!
The drinks were AMAZING, the atmosphere was AWESOME, and the rest of the were welcoming’!
Highly recommend!
We will be back!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
So much fun and games are not expenses to play
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Loved it. Jonathan H. Is the best bartender ever.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Long story short Dude with stash was a complete ass to my friend she asked for a cocktail called berry Jane which contains whiskey, starwberry pure, and lemon juice. They had it made this cocktail apperantly pre made in a Malibu bottle. Which my friend is extremely allergic to! We tried confirming with him but dude got upset with us asking and walked away. Extremely rude and dude needs better customer service. He gives this place bad vibes.
I’ve been coming here for awhile and usually get the slushies cause they’re so good! But when I went last night I decided I wanted to try something different so I was in search of a cider , after a while of looking the bartender (short white dude) asked what we wanted so I asked what ciders he has because I could not find it on the menu (it turns out it is at the very top of the menu in the back but it’s just hard to see cause the menus are paper and the water bled through the paper & words so obviously it’s not visible) he proceeds to say “we have so many look at the menu” and walks away with an attitude. Literally disregarded me and my friend when I was about to ask where on the menu??? I’ve been in the industry for years and that’s just not okay, regardless of how busy it is at least guide me because that made me instantly think , oh I shouldn’t tip him (I always tip everywhere I go)
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 1
A darkened Barcade with little gold coins as currency, my favorite. 50cp to play a game, extensive drink menu has everything you need. It's mostly pinball/pool/foosball/air hockey, which is fine, but go to a different one if you want classic arcade games. And I ran through 4 pinball cabinets before I found a working one lmao
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
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I came here to drop a gift to my friend for her birthday with no intention of drinking or even staying long, unfortunately I was denied at the door without my ID. Can’t give it a positive rating if I didn’t have a pleasant experience
Edit: once I re-arrived with my ID, I went inside for approx. 20 mins to deliver my gift to my friend and then left. The young guy who barley looks 21 himself with the hat, cigarette, and dish towel hanging out his pocket said “oh I’m just doing my job because my boss was here, but next time I’ll remember you”…..so next time you’re not gonna “do your job” and let me in without ID?
Literally everything is broken here. The coin machine shorted us 15 dollars worth of coins. 4/6 machines have eaten my coins and just not registered? The green air hockey table is broken in the middle, and unless you whack it as hard as you can the puck will get stuck. I have never been to an arcade where Literally nothing works. So many better places than this, that actually have upkeep on their machines. Its unfortunate because this place is constantly busy, so the owners have no incentive to upkeep their machines.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 1
Service: 5
They have Time Crisis 4 which is NICE but the guns were not well calibrated which is TRAGIC.
Not many games & the ones I want to play are broken. Everything is expensive & the machines aren't free play. I've worked in the game industry most of my life & don't at all feel like I belong here. Who is this for?
Half the stuff is broken
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