Coin-Op Game Room

Claudia Robinson

The bouncer repeated “not tonight” and would not explain why our group could not come into the bar after he let in multiple other groups before us. My boyfriend and I were sober but because it was for a birthday we couldn’t come in? I used to love this place but that was a terrible experience. Update: This happened on Friday July 29th at around 9-10 pm. We had done a brew bike tour in North Park that consisted of stopping at 619 Spirits and Coin-Op game room. Since the bouncer saw the bike, he refused to let us in without assessing our risk level. This is a bar, where other folks that have been drinking go to have fun. We were by no means a rowdy group and I asked the bouncer what his reasoning was for not letting us into the establishment after watching several other large groups go in ahead of us. All he would say is "Not tonight". I would have appreciated good customer service in this scenario even if it was "I'm sorry, but my management has asked us to not let anyone on a brew bike tour in regardless of how much they've drank since it could be a risk."

L D

As far as COVID safety goes, no one wears a mask but it's well ventilated enough that doesn't matter unless it's crowded. Drinks are decently priced for the area, good bar food. Awesome selection of games. Overall, way better than the Gaslamp location when it's not overcrowded. Really nice, almost secret, outdoor seating with a few good arcade games in back (past the bathrooms).

Amina V.

Went on a Monday night with a couple of buds. At times it was packed, and at others not so much. I think we were there for a good hour or so. Much smaller than the Gaslamp location, but it is in North Park. Few pinball machines in the back. Got your Street Fighter and MK2. If only they had Tekken! My favorite game was the beer pong one. Bar service was great, there was a dude with a Padres cap and a lady with glasses. The bouncer (middle age black dude?) out that night was very friendly and always gave us heads up on the arcade machines we were going to play. He was kind of like our lil hype man for the night! Some of the machines only had one slot available because the other was taped down, so we couldn't play co-op unfortunately. (ex: the Time Crisis arcade cabinet) ☹️

Cameron Townsend

If you love drinks and arcade games then give it a go! The machines are well maintained and very affordable for the area. North Park is usually priced out due to the level of young people who frequent the area, but Coin-Op keeps it real. Our door-check was super nice and even helped us out with some of the machines and their bizarre quirks. The drinks are decently priced and there are glass holders at almost every game!