点评:What a concept--and well executed.
The proprietors of this establishment have taken what was once an auto service center and converted it to a good bar and grill that's a shrine to pinball. I think there are over 30 pinball tables, along with several other arcade games, filling up the room that once was the customer service counter and also the former lift bays. They've gotten a competent painter to do game-related murals on their walls, and behind the bar a couple of older arcade game cabinets are converted to hold taps or bottles. It's gratifying to find a theme so well done.
Their craft beer selection is outstanding, I had a very tasty buratta and my wife chose a fine IPA. It's hbeen, I thinkl decades since I've played pinball, and as I perused the options I realized why. Back when I played almost daily, the machines had not yet been computerized, nor did they have merchandising tie-ins to popular culture. My machines were Fireball, Gorgar, Avatar. The newer ones are all blazoned with movies, rock bands, TV shows, or superheroes, and the game play is marked by lots of distracting flashy lights, multi-level madness and amped-up music.
So my visit informed me that I no longer enjoy pinball, unless I can find tables from 50 years ago--and I do enjoy a friendly bartender and a good craft brew. An enjoyable way to pass part of an afternoon.
翻译:多么好的一个概念——而且执行得很好。
这家店的老板把曾经的汽车服务中心改造成一家不错的酒吧和烧烤店,这里是弹球的圣地。我认为有超过 30 个弹球桌,还有其他几个街机游戏,填满了曾经是客户服务柜台的房间和以前的电梯间。他们请了一位有能力的画家在墙上画与游戏相关的壁画,吧台后面的几个旧街机游戏柜被改造成用来放置水龙头或瓶子。很高兴找到一个做得这么好的主题。
他们的精酿啤酒选择非常出色,我喝了一杯非常美味的布拉塔啤酒,我的妻子选择了一杯上等的IPA。我想,自从我玩弹球游戏以来,已经有几十年了,当我仔细研究这些选项时,我意识到了原因。当我几乎每天都玩的时候,这些机器还没有电脑化,也没有与流行文化相结合的商品。我的机器是Fireball、Gorgar、Avatar。较新的游戏都以电影、摇滚乐队、电视节目或超级英雄为主题,游戏的特点是大量令人分心的闪光、多层次的疯狂和激烈的音乐。
因此,我的访问告诉我,我不再喜欢弹球游戏,除非我能找到 50 年前的桌子,而且我确实喜欢友好的调酒师和优质的精酿啤酒。这是度过一个下午的愉快方式。