Chuck's Arcade at the Brea Mall promises retro gaming and attempts to appeal to a more grown-up audience. Is it worth a trip?

Chuck’s Arcade opened in the Mall of Georgia in Buford, Georgia, on June 27, 2025, next to Dillard’s. (Danielle Charbonneau/The Atlanta Journal-Constitution/TNS ...

There is a pop culture trope to which I find myself irresistibly drawn, a kind of modern myth of regression. Adults, often aimless or emotionally thwarted, find themselves stumbling back into the ...

Chuck E. Cheese is sliding a fresh token into the machine — this time for gown-ups only. The popular chain just unveiled Chuck’s Arcade™, a standalone concept built for the kids who never stopped ...

Chuck E. Cheese is fully aware it’s a nostalgic place for adults. While parent company CEC Entertainment still operates children’s play locations across the United States, its perhaps even more ...

Four years after exiting bankruptcy, Chuck E. Cheese is making a comeback, thanks to a dramatic makeover to introduce its games and pizza to a new generation. In June 2020, just as some states began ...

It’s midday on a Friday in sunny Southern California. I’m at a pizza place in the San Fernando Valley, and there’s a giant mouse (or is it a rat?) on an elevated stage singing to me. Welcome to the ...

There are plenty of advantages to operating a ghost kitchen. Chuck E. Cheese started offering its pizzas through one of these ...

Chuck E. Cheese is sliding a fresh token into the machine - this time for gown-ups only. The popular chain just unveiled Chuck's Arcade™, a standalone concept built for the kids who never stopped ...