Best Unusual Place To Feed The Kids
Chuck E. Cheese's
6130 E. Speedway
READERS' PICK: We are no longer afraid of the terrors of Hell;
WE'VE BEEN TO CHUCK E. CHEESE'S! Nothing devised by the
mind of Satan can compare to the exquisite, soul-wrenching horror
of a Saturday afternoon birthday party inside the rat's domain.
However, having been warned that these capsules must be written
in a positive fashion, we'll forego mentioning the monstrous,
inescapable "happy" music, the incessant videos, the
flashing strobe lights, the unspeakable animatronic puppets and
their platitudinous songs, the singing teenage waitstaff, and
the overwhelming Mephistophelean cacophony and sensory overload
that triggers the "fight or flight" response in most
adults and reduces even the most jaded children to fetal bewilderment.
Instead, we'll sing the praises of Chuck E.: the pizza is good
(and fairly inexpensive), and the security system is quite thorough,
ensuring your child's physical safety. (Of their mental state,
however, we cannot speak.)
READERS' POLL RUNNER-UP--TIE: The Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum,
2021 N. Kinney Road; and Little Anthony's Diner, 7010 E.
Broadway.