[Borges]

Chuck E Cheese is one hell of a creepy place. There’s nothing joyful about it.

[7thson]

I’ve been to one - and only one - back in the 80’s. Weird is an understatement. I remember someone refering to it as a Pizza Hut from hell.

[utahagen]

I have several times taken my little boy to the Chuck E Cheese on 125th Street and Madison Avenue in Harlem and never had a problem. The trick is to get there by 11am and leave by 3pm. The crowd from 10am to 4pm (at the latest) is a variety of clean cut adults of all races with their babies and children; the kids range in age from infancy to about 10 years old. The employees are professional and the place is clean, well run, and secure. The staff is careful about who is allowed in or out, meaning sketchy characters are not allowed in and children on their own are not allowed out.

My sense is that, at least at the Chuck E Cheese in Harlem, things get dicey late in the afternoon, when groups of young teenagers come in and subtly (or not so subtly) push the younger kids out of the way.

I gather from all the videos posted on Youtube that it is not uncommon for adults to brawl at Chuck E Cheese, but I must be fair and give the thumbs up to the Chuck E Cheese in Harlem, where I've never seen anybody even argue, never mind exchange blows.

[steve86]

Chuck E Cheese is one hell of a creepy place. There’s nothing joyful about it.

There's no problem whatsoever with the one in our town; have taken kids and grandkids over the years, neighbor has worked there for five years. Where you live makes a lot of difference.