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Place had a cool atmosphere. Old arcade games and two bars (one upstairs and one downstairs). Pizza was ok, 5$ a slice. Staff was great, all pretty nice. The one issue is the arcade games themselves. While the games are cool and I wanted to play them, half of them are broken or don’t work. Good luck finding a working ski ball machine. Even though there’s six of em, you won’t find any that register the 100 point corne... View all feedback. What User likes about Up-down:
There are a lot of fantastic arcade games and the two floors make the place feel very spacious. The pizza is also really good - the slices are huge! This is my favorite place in Des Moines! View all feedback.
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This is a DSM staple. Such a great atmosphere and wonderful staff that work here.
I've never seen staff members be so quick to respond to a fight starting up. 1 guy RAN full speed from 1 end of the bar to the other and had it handled in no ti...
read moreI ate before I came as I didn't see any vegan options on the online menu. I took my date here, we had a good time reliving teenage memories with the 80's arcade...
read moreIt's the best pizza slice in Des Moines in my personal opinion! The pinball ain't bad either. My recommendation is the Princess Peach Punch if you are a fan of...
read moreUpdated back to 5 stars. Everything has been great the past few visits.
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read moreThat is one of my favorite places in the moines. Drinks are good and the pizza is amazing! to play many old arcade games to bring back memories.
I live in Portland, land of the barcades, and whenever I travel to Iowa I try to spend as much time at this spot because it beats out 99% of the barcades in Ore...
read moreCool little arcade bar in the east village right next to Wooly’s. Lots of old retro arcade games, pinball, skee ball. Most were working but several were not. De...
read moreGreat little gaming bar. Fantastic place to waste some time. Friendly staff. Playing classic pinball games is always a really neat expierence. Their quarter mac...
read morePlace had a cool atmosphere. Old arcade games and two bars (one upstairs and one downstairs). Pizza was ok, 5$ a slice. Staff was great, all pretty nice. The on...
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