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Visit to The Pinball Cafe in Toronto
CheffoJeffo:
Had the opportunity yesterday to finally pay a visit to the newly-opened Pinball Cafe here in Toronto. Was out for a GeekGuy day with my sons, so we headed out in the nice weather to wander around hipster central, dropped in to the comic shop and then to TPC.
First, the good -- it is a nice, inviting spot with a decent roster of games to play. The games are all clean and working well.
Current rotation of games:
* AC/DC
* Transformers LE
* Iron Man
* NBA
* Comet
* Supersonic
* Mata Hari
* Asteroids mini
* 60-in-1 cocktail
The current Sterns all cost a looney ($1) to play, or 3 credits for a toonie (2$). Everything else was a quarter.
The game floor was moderately busy with 3-5 machines being occupied at any point in time (but a nice turn over in players so you weren't left lining up for any particular machine).
The menu is good with various coffees, baked goods, hotdogs (which received very favourable reviews from my kids), retro snacks and a variety of non-alcoholic beverages (include the classic PopShoppe staples).
Classic board games are available for use.
Now, the bad -- there isn't any. The closest we got was when my youngest got a ball stuck on an aftermarket mod to the NBA, but Jason came over within seconds, popped the lockbar and dropped the ball back to the shooter.
Nice place, nice games and really nice people.
If you are in the area, I recommend a visit.
http://www.thestar.com/news/article/1134203--pinball-cafe-in-parkdale-isn-t-shutting-down
EDIT: One caveat ... sometimes rather good players do come in and can run a machine for quite a while like, say, on Tournament Night. Actually, looking at the IM scores, I am feeling pretty good about my performance on that machine yesterday (I love pins and vids, but totally suck at playing them).
vanrose72:
Thanks so much for sharing this, CheffoJeffo! I wish I had a place like this close to home. Glad you and your sons had a great time!
Seith:
Toronto, eh?
My next trip down there will have to include a visit to this spot, for sure!
CheffoJeffo:
--- Quote from: vanrose72 on April 01, 2012, 06:44:50 pm ---I wish I had a place like this close to home.
--- End quote ---
What is funny (or stupid of me) is that I didn't realize that it is less than 15 minutes from my house.
I'm a telecommuter and just got a new ultrabook and LTE hotspot ... methinks I might have found a new place to work.
;D
menace:
mmmmmmmmm......blaaack cherrryyyy pop shoppe.....mmmmmmmmmmmm :cheers:
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