Chuck E. Cheese’s

My son loves it here! There are a ton of games for the kids to play. They stamp your hand with a matching stamp with your kid and always check when you leave, and I like that it does make me feel safe with my son. I think some parents take that as an okay to let there kids run wild, cause I have had several instances where kids came up to my son and tried to take his coins or tickets. The only downfall about the place, is the smell. It has a funky odor that is always there. Besides that, they have coupons online for some good meal deals or extra coins.

It took nearly an hour for my daughter and I to get an appetizer plate and a hot dog. Now it was extremely busy, but an hour? An hour for those items? That’s crazy to me. I also noticed that a lot of the kids were unsupervised by their parents, so quite a few of them were running around and being pushy towards my 4 year old daughter because they wanted what she was using. Some good things though, the staff was nice, and they check people coming in and out at the door, and make sure your number stamp matches with the child you’re leaving with, which is awesome, especially when it’s really busy. It was also fairly clean for the amount of traffic. Food was pretty gross though, at least the appetizers I ordered were.

I wish they would give us 4 tokens for a dollar like before. I think this place is a little small compared to Tacoma one, but it’ll do and gets the job done!

I’m one of those parents that has avoided Chuck E Cheese at all costs. I’ve done pretty good considering I have three kids and my youngest turns 6yrs old soon.
This year though, my son had been begging me to go to Chuck E Cheese for his 7^th birthday. He’s at the age where he really knows what he wants and it seemed to be the biggest thing on his wish list so I begrudgingly made it happen.
A month ago I made an RSVP for 4 kids and 2 adults (I originally wanted to throw a bigger party there but my budget wouldn’t allow. Just to give you heads up, I only have 3 kids but 4 is the absolute minimum you can RSVP a party for. You can either split the extra tokens amongst your kids or like I did, I just invited one of his buddies to join us). Reserving a party requires a $ 30 NON REFUNDABLE (Even if you cancel the party all together) down payment.
I was nervous it would be a crowded, chaotic and stressful mess at the venue but it wasn’t bad at all.
Pros:
*Everyone who works there is beyond nice. From the minute we walked in, we were greeted by either the owner or manager of the place. Not sure but he was very nice and thanked us for making this particular Chuck E Cheese our choice for a birthday party. Our hostess (Sorry if I butcher your name) I think her name was Kayhlee was amazing! She could have passed as my son’s mother, that’s how attentive and caring she was to him. I wanted to take her home with me and use her as a live in nanny. She was amazing. There was another young man working there, I think his name was Jackson or Jayson, he was so sweet to my daughter at the prize counter. Really everyone working there that night (Sept 27^th at 530pm) was AMAZING. They seemed trained to deal with kids with the most upbeat and sweetest demeanor.
* Safety! Another concern of mine was I’d loose a kid in Chuck E Cheese but for starters, it wasn’t as crowded as I had expected. Another thing is, as we were trying to leave that night, employee Jackson or Jayson IDK Sorry… noticed my stamp was smudged and no one could really make out whether or not my number matched my kids’s number so he pretty much interrogated him. Not in a mean way but you could tell he really wanted to be sure they knew who I was before he let them leave with me. He apologized to me for the hold up but I said No, I’m actually very glad you did that. It made me feel even better about the place knowing the stamps weren’t just for show and that they actually take the safety of the children seriously.
* Customer service, our hostess Kayhlee? said to let her know what I wanted and she’d make it happen. Well I had a fairly long list: 2 medium pizzas, one cheese with no tomato sauce, one with all the meat toppings you have, 3 salad bars, 3 adult cups, extra plates and a sampler platter. I was worried it would be too much since she wasn’t writing any of this down. I even spoke slowly giving her ample time to pull out a note pad and write it all down but she never did so I thought «Good luck remembering all that.» Well she did remember it all! Also, at the end of the night I wanted to buy my son a Chuck E Cheese tshirt but they were all out. One of the ladies there said «Take down the display shirt and see if she likes it. Which I did, so I bought the display for my son LOL.
*Cleanliness, The place was fairly clean and attendants were pretty good and clearing the tables off in a timely manner. Bathrooms were decent. Salad bar wasn’t messy.
I honestly could go on and on about the Pros. Let’s just say, yes it was expensive (I spend about $ 85 that night, over $ 100 if you include the down payment I made earlier) but the service was amazing and they really did made my son’s wishes come true. I’ve never seen him so happy. He danced with Chuck E. He got in the ticket blaster, He played, He loved the food, He loved the people working there. I’m glad I was able to give him this memory before he was too old for it. I think making him wait for a Chuck E Cheese party was worth it. I don’t know how other Chuck E Cheese restaurants are but this one will be the one I recommend everyone go to, and it will be the one I take my kids to.
BTW We had enough birthday cake and pizza and sampler platter to pack into 4 take home boxes. I was worried it wouldn’t be enough but it turned out to be MORE than enough. I didn’t even have to ask for the take home boxes, they offered it to me. I don’t think I had to ask for a single thing that night. The attendants are offering you help all the time.

This place gets 5 stars from me — YES Chuck E. Cheese! The Olympia store is not like your typical Chuck E Cheese. This store is clean, well managed, and not crowded (at least not during the week).
My daughter recently begged to have her 4^th birthday party at Chuck E Cheese. I tried to dissuade her to no avail. I was resigned to a horrible experience. However, my mind was quickly changed when I called and spoke to Gabriella, the manager. She told me all of the options in an honest, sincere, and helpful way. She was so friendly. She even told me how to find coupons for the best deal!
We did a «walk in» party and were able to bring our own decorations and set up the table the way we wanted. It was awesome! We had plenty of space (Tuesday evening) and my daughter loved that she could have a themed party at Chuck E Cheese.
When we walked in, Gabriella greeted us and made it very clear that every employee would do everything possible to help us have a great time and make the party a success. EVERY SINGLE employee we encountered was pleasant and helpful. I honestly felt like I was at the Nordstroms of Pizza places!
They offered to put our ice cream and cake away, asked if we needed candles, or forgot anything.
I then ordered and Gabriela took the time to check out different options to get me the best deal. I never felt rushed or pressure, I felt like she was helping me get the best bang for my buck! The whole party for 19 people was 107.00. Not bad! That included 250 tokens and 4 pizzas. Chuck E. Cheese came over and sang Happy Birthday to my daughter and posed for pictures. He was very attentive and not rushed.
Set up, clean up, and everything in between was a breeze. For 107.00 I felt this party was awesome. We didnt have a rushed time frame — we were there for 2 ½ hours and it was a very easy relaxed time.
Pizza was ok — honestly not my favorite, but not too bad.
Kids were pumped to play with all the tokens and they were so patient with all of the kids at the prize counter and seemed to enjoy their job instead of a lot of employees at like counters who are grump and impatient with kids.
The place was clean, all of the machines working, just a great environment. It felt safe, and relaxed.
One of the small details that made a huge difference? My daughter saw the pretend blow up microphones that come with the parties you book through Chuck E Cheeses and really wanted one even though we didnt have that birthday package. One of the employees saw my daughter becoming sad and got her one. That is customer service.
Again, everyone in tune with what was going on and so very helpful. I dont know how it is on the weekends but during the week — have your party here — awesome time! Thanks Gabriella and all of the other employees who made Molly’s 4^th birthday party last night!

Was here for 7yr old’s birthday party. It wasn’t very busy at lunchtime on a weekday.
The entire place was pretty clean, with the occasional stray coin bucket. I only spotted one dirty table, it had a some pieces of lettuce on it but was easy to miss with the table’s pattern.
Our party attendant was very helpful and cheerful.
The games all worked and were in good condition. Ticket readers worked and the prize counter was well stocked, attendant was helpful as well.
I was impressed with their position on child safety in public. Each family is given a black light reactive stamp on their hand. All members of a family are stamped with the same number. If you don’t want your baby/​toddler stamped (they lick everything!) they provide cards with the date and matching stamp on it, that you just keep in your pocket. When it’s time to leave an employee will check the stamps to make sure you’re leaving with your own children.

This is a kid’s place. Kids know about it, it’s gonna be crowded, but in the end it is about the kids. So if you are an adult who can’t handle this type of atmosphere then heaven help you when you start having kids and the word gets out among their friends about places to go for their birthday as Chuck E Cheese is probably a common topic discussed during recess. Service has always been great here. They open a bit earlier than the mall which makes it useful if you want to maximize your time doing kids things before going to whatever shop you need to go to in the mall (example: REI). I like this place because my kids like it and the staff is on point. I don’t expect much from a business, but when they get it right I believe they deserve some sort of kudos.

Had my sons 5^th birthday party here on a Friday afternoon. The team there was very nice and attentive to our party guests, the price was not bad at all and they even let us stay longer than scheduled. The event was a success and I do believe we will be having them host other parties in the future.

My daughter loves this place! I’ve taken her here many times now to play the games with tokens and she always has a blast. She loves giving Chuck E Cheese a hug and play the kid themed games. Only problem is she’s 17 years old :(Just Kidding, she’d actually 3 :)
This time we came we actually had some food too with a couple of beers. The pizza was actually pretty good. Not quite comparable to a main-​stream pizza place, but much better than the cardboard pizza I remember from 2 – 3 decades ago. They will only serve one beer an hour, which I appreciate because this is not the kind of place to get drunk. I was glad to have a beer, even if it was just a Bud Light. I’ll certainly be back with my little 3 year old.