This place is HORRIBLE!!!! I was a former employee there and they treat employees like crap there. Don't support these companies they deserve what they get...they sexually abuse women there and treat the guys like they are stupid. They don't give the waitresses shifts unless they sleep with the management plus they are racists. PLEASE DONT SUPPORT THIS COMPANY LET THEM ROTT!!
Review Source:I love this place. My friends and I can't get enough. I used to frequent Insert Coins, until it be came less local friendly and more interested in your dollar. I was so excited to come to this place as it offers the similar idea in a much more laid back environment and without having to pay for games.
I've had nothing but a good time when visiting. There is a ton of games that are great to socialize over besides the consoles. The food is pretty good. And the drinks have always been great. They make the best raspberry kamikazes I have had. And a very fun chill environment.
Even as a casual gamer I would recommend this place. As a group you can get real heated at that 4VS Pacman table. And they even have a karaoke night. Everything that I personally love in a night out.
I'm always a fan of drinking while gaming so I decided to check the place out.
Atmosphere was OK but could use a little more decor. The food was actually good for bar food. I had some chicken strips with jalapeno sauce. Nice light breading, very spicy and good. Â Husband had a Bison burger. It was a little over done but not bad, fresh ingredients, good fries. There's also a decent beer selection with happy hour specials until 7pm.
The game options were a little disappointing. I enjoyed Centipede and the car race game but the Simpsons pinball was broken. Also a fun multiplayer Pacman. Just could have used a few more options. There were some other games like virtual golf and darts but they were on the patio and it's just too hot for that right now. Maybe I'll go back when it cools down some.
Craft beer. Free video games. I'll say it again: FREE video games. This technicolour bar in Henderson (just outside of Vegas), allows its patrons to get their drink and nerd on simultaneously, which pleases my inner geek. Even if you're usually not a gamer, HI-Scores  selection is sure to change your mind as they have an amazing collection of vintage ones (I'm talking games you haven't seen since you were a kid. Tell me that isn't tempting?). Witty decor, killer bar food and a great selection of drinks if only one reason this place  is amazing. It's a bit of a trek from the Strip, but worth it.
Things of note: Walking Dead viewing parties with the cast of "Evil Dead: The Musical". $12 unlimited craft beer night on Tuesdays.
Make sure to try: The Bison Burger.
I was SUPER excited to check this place out when I heard they had $12 unlimited craft beer nights on Tuesdays, but it turns out they only had one keg/night... bummer. Regardless, my group still had a great time!
Food: I ordered a chicken sandwich that was decent. The chicken was tender but the bread was too dry. Fries were sub par.
Service: The waitresses are super friendly and really nice! They gave good recommendations and were great about checking back in with us.
Environment: You get a whole range of people here which makes the place cool and unique. Definitely an interesting sort!
Games & Entertainment: AWESOME. SO. FUN. Seriously. Get yo drank on and then play a bunch of classic arcade games! But the best part is, they're ALL FREE. Yeah. Free.99. They have this classic Simpson game that I played when in the late 90s, driving games, Galaga, and some shooting games. The best game was this cannibalistic Pacman game that my group got lightweight addicted to. They also have karaoke which is a blast after those craft beers and BEER PONG! All for free.
I'll skip on the food, but I'll forsure be back to get down with the karaoke, Â classic arcade games and beer pong again!
This was my second time back. My first time here was cool but not really review worthy. I mean the food was good but nothing to rave about. However my second time here is review worthy. The experience was horrible. My party of 4 sits down and we are greeted by our waiter 20 minutes later. The waiter explains he is the only waiter working this night and the only waiter for the 2 group parties that night as well. So he take our drink orders and or food orders. we get our drinks {which by the way was water} 15 minutes later. My party and I are already annoyed at this point, the waiter tells us that the couple we are with that their orders can not be done because they have ran out of chicken and beef, so our friends decide to cancel their order and leave. My husband and I stayed because they were able to finish our orders. So our food gets to us 45 minutes after the food is okay a total of  2 hours of horrible service and a very unenjoyable time. Oh and we never got refills on water!. The waiter has the nerve to give us the bill and charge us full price, no courtesy discount for the obvious horrible service given to us. We speak with the manager who could be less caring and less apologetic about the service provided. This guy takes no pride in being a service manager for this facility. So bottom line great place to come to for the games and the bar. But stay clear of the food/restaurant portion of this place. Never again will we come back here and the horrible service scared our friends away it was trheir first time here.
Review Source:So I don't know if I was just tired, but I did not enjoy coming here. I'm usually the type of girl that's down for a night cap at the local bar down the street. So when this place was brought up instead of our usual PTs down the street, I was down to try a new place.
Like I said, I only got a few hours of sleep the night before and I knew I had work early the next morning, but I tried to keep an open mind. Plus who doesnt like alcohol. When we got there, music was waay too loud. Only played rock music the entire time we were there so that was one star taken off. Second, there was nothing that held my attention. At least at PTs, there are multiple televisions that have different channels so there's at least one thing I can focus on. Nope, not here. Only thing that kept my attention was the local news. Who plays the news at a bar??
Anyways, we ordered the Chinese meatballs, which sounded amazing on the menu. They were totally undercooked. You could still taste the raw meat-ness of it. I don't know if that's a word, but yeah. And it was covered in this soy sauce/diabetes marinade that was overpowering. I could hardly finish one. Only saving grace was that my drink was delish.
Lastly, I don't play video games, nor do I have any interest in them. So coming here wasn't going to be a 5 star rating anyway. I felt uncomfortable the entire time because despite the female bartender, I was the only other female in the place, except for a group of girls that walked in when we were almost finished.
I don't think I'll be back here. Especially since I was bored out of my mind.
Horrible! I was so excited to come here because my friends and family talk about it all the time. We got into Vegas, met my brother for some drinks and couldn't wait to get out of there. The place is nice, but the service is horrible. There was literally 3 people sitting at the bar, our group of 5 sitting outside and 3 other people playing on one of the games on the patio. The 3 in our group already had drinks so my husband went to the bar to get us a drink. 15 minutes later, he finally gets helped. The bartender didn't pick her head up at all to help him, apparently she's not a great multi-tasker. He also said that she gave a guy about $40 extra in change, but lucky for her he told her she gave him too much. My sister in law said they didn't have the drink she wanted even though it said in big bold letters on their tv menu that they had it. Apparently they didn't have ANY of the beers listed on their TV menu. How hard is it to change that?
My brother went up later to get a new beer, he asked her what kind of IPA's they had. She named one, but sounded like there was more so they just looked at eachother until my brother asked if that was it. She said yes. Then he said "What else do you have?" She said "As far as what?" he said,....anything? She grabbed the drink menu and threw it at him. Seriously???
We then wanted to order some food and she got upset about that so my husband just ordered from another guy that was running around like crazy because apparently he was the only one that wanted to work. (it is around midnight at this time, which is not late in Vegas standards).
The food was interesting which is why they are getting 2 stars instead of 1. My husband got the hangover burger, and I just got pretzel bites. But the menu was really neat, too bad I won't go back to try any of it.
My brother wanted to play beer pong.....$36. No thank you. For being a local bar/restaurant, they really screw over the locals, and make you have a horrible time while you're there. So upset that this place sucked as bad as it did.
The place is super cool. The server we had was the most incredibly rude, pained person I have ever encountered. It was embarrassing. The place was dead, (two other patrons), and bringing our order was like asking her to fly to the moon for us. (P.S. I loved the games, bathroom, atmosphere). But with service like that there's a reason why there were only 2 other people there.
Review Source:This place is somewhat of a drive for me based off where I live in Vegas but the few times I have gone- all visits taking place on Sundays during their Walking Dead Viewing Parties- I've had a great time. The staff is very friendly, fun, and helpful. The food is great. The games are free. Vendors usually show up (on Walking Dead nights) with cool Zombie gear, and art to purchase. Drinks are also good and they usually have some good specials going on. I did have one bad drink- a margarita that was literally all salt... but the staff quickly offered a new drink and did not charge me for the original salty margarita. There are also a lot of regulars which makes it a comfortable place to re-visit.
Review Source:I wil start out by saying I love the idea of this place and will definitely go back. Â I just think it could be a little bit better. Â
I've really been wanting to go here for some time but haven't made it the half mile from my house. Â Well, my buddy text me and said he was there with some friends but they were all leaving. Â Never to leave a man behind I headed on over. Â He had been sitting in the dining area and I suggested we moved into the bar to get faster service. Â And then we sat there for 10 minutes. Â Then we ordered some beers from the completely outdated, confusing beer menu and waited for another 10 minutes to get our drinks.
That's pretty much where my complaining ends but it's just enough to not be a four or five star joint for me. Â As the night went on we found out from our pretty amazing server that she was one of two people with all the keys to the place so everyone needed her at many different times. Â I was in a good mood so once I knew that, it didn't really bother me. Â She was extremely knowledgable about beers and when she saw that we were as well she took plenty of time to tell us what was coming up and other places for their rotation. Â
Since this is a place that is or wants to be known for Craft Beer they should have an up-to-date menu. Â They do have a TV screen that lists the Craft Beer on tap but it's on two pages that change every 2 to 3 minutes. Â Those pages should alternate every 20-30 seconds so people don't have to wait so long. Â I think this place is great with all the tap rotation they do so maybe they should get iPads or something to make it easier for the ever-changing menu. Â As I said, I will be back and really hope to update my review!
My husband and I just left Hi-Scores about 30 min ago and we both agreed we will not be going back! First, we couldn't find parking and so we had to park in the hotel parking lot next door. (That doesn't really bother us because we like to walk sometimes) Second, we go into the place and after we get our wrist bands (for being over 21) we just walked around aimlessly becuase no one had said where to go or anything about the place. We were so lost! So we end up by the games and luckily there was a guy sitting there and he asked if we have ever been there and then told us a little about the games. That helped for a few minutes but we had originally come to watch the walking dead. So after playing a game of pinball we start to walk and came across the 21 and over bar. We found a seat and had ordered our drinks.
I had ordered coke and a water and my husband ordered a beer. It took 10 minutes to get just the coke and water. Then another 10 just for his beer! Sad thing is we were sitting right across from the bar and probably could have walked up and gotten it faster. The other thing that we couldn't stand was how noisy it was considering lots of people were there to watch the show. I understand it is a bar but when you have something like that going on they could have at least closed the doors to the gaming room or the front door! My husband and I will have to watch it again tomorrow to actually hear what they were saying.
We felt so weird being there because it seemed like it was just someone's house party and we were the outsiders. Everyone stared at us because we hadn't been there before. But what confuses me is why no one showed us or told us about the other side of the building to the "players club"!?!?! And besides the pretzel bytes I didn't see anything else I liked on the menu.
We won't be going here again!! Don't go unless you are best friends with the owner! Otherwise you will be lost and left out of everything and have poor service!
I'm split down the middle on this one. Â The place has so much more potential than what it is. Â The games are free and in good working condition. Â The food was good for bar food, but not really anything special either. Â The service was ok, although the waitresses we saw were more interested in their phones and each other than the customers. Â
I would recommend this place for a good guys night out as you can play head to head games for free, the beer is cold and reasonably priced and the atmosphere is easy going with plenty of TVs for sports or videos.
I've only been here twice but have a feeling they may depart from being a "barcade" and just be a bar.
A lot of the games weren't working the last time I was there. It was during the day, so I realized later that maybe they were just off. The few games we did play were mostly OK but the driving game I played wasn't working properly. The beer selection is great, and they had a Stone tap takeover for a weekend, which is cool. The music is awful, it's mostly rap/hip-hop or whatever is similar to that. I can put up with it for free video games for a while.
When this new trend of these video game bars started I kinda rolled my eyes and wondered why a grown adult would want to go to a place like this. Ok, so they proved I was being a pretentious butt and I was dead wrong. A few weeks ago a friend and her husband said for  me to meet them here and I'm so glad I did.
First off I don't think that smoking is allowed in here or at least the place was so well ventilated that I didn't notice it. That says a lot because I'm VERY sensitive to smoke so it's nice to have a place where I can sit at a bar and not get chocked to death. They have Pendelton's bourbon so they are winning in my book. The bartender was friendly and attentive. Total a+ for me.
After enjoying a few beverages at the bar, my friends wanted to place some games. At first I wasn't that excited until I saw all the vintage games. I was VERY excited when I saw that they has asteroids. As a kid I had an actual asteroids video game on my back porch so it was a great blast from the past. I am no where near as good as I use to be but it was fun to try. The best part is that all the games are free!!!
I know we ate and remember saying it was good but for the life of me I can't remember what we ate. We had had SEVERAL drinks at that point so pardon my lapse in memory. My end review is that I really liked this place even though I wanted to hate it. I guess there is always a kid in all of us.
Great place to play some games and have a drink or two. It is much better than Insert Coins where you have to pay to play the games and the vibe is very chill. The food I have had is not the best but I am a vegetarian and have not tried many things. The drinks are average priced and they seem to have a variety of options. The staff is friendly and helpful. I love the location and although less ritsy than Insert Coins I feel more comfortable here.
Review Source:This is a fun bar with video games and some decent beers on tap. We sat at a 4 person table top Pac-Man game and played and drank, which was super fun and reminded me of being a kid. There are a couple sofas set up to play more serious games (like the first person shooter type games). There's also a separate bar, that seemed to be more adult friendly with video poker and TVs.
Review Source:A diamond in the rough! Attended the Premiere night for WalkingDead and it was a packed house with great service! Bartenders were genuinely nice, servers were attentive and accommodating, and the product was great! Great craft beer list, tasty appetizers (the wings were bomb....) and a very fun atmosphere!
Certainly not for everyone... but if you are able to put pretentions aside, you'll have a good time here...
They have a brilliant idea. Â Capitalizing on the noise made by insert coins downtown, they've combined videogames and socializing in a bar atmosphere. Â They also added food to the mix, which gives another possible bonus.
However, several elements hold it back. Â Expensive drink rates when considering the Henderson location is one big negative. Â Another is the odd design, seeming to favor restaurant style booths and seating over videogame space - a thing that the bar claims as figure head. Â If it is a video game bar - and it wants to be just that - then make it one. Â Don't dance between restaurant/bar/games/etc. Â Basically what arises is a case of unknown identity - a bar trying to be something without it knowing just what that is. Â Doing one thing well is a sign of success, but trying to do almost everything and doing it poorly just ends up fizzling out.
Finally, their choice to allow families is also confusing. Â An adult bar with games is cool - but no one wants to hang around families while drinking. Â It makes for an awkward mix.
All this being said, it gets points for being independent and a creative and much needed option in Henderson. Â There aren't many bars outside of PTs, Timbers, etc. Â So a local choice that tries to be creative is refreshing and welcome.
4 stars for the ambiance, 2 stars for the food. I loved the fact that the games here are free and the place has a cool vibe. I ordered the teriyaki chicken wings. Â It didn't seem very fresh even though they used a good quality product. The wings were also caked in a very thick, ultra sweet sauce. The drinks are reasonably priced and served cold. The music here is a little bit weird, kinda like stuff they play at Pure or The Bank. What is really great is that all the games here are free. If I was 10 years old I would probably be peeing in my pants. I mean, I am able to beat the ol school X-men game! If I tried to do that at a regular arcade, it would probably cost me 20 dollars in quarters! I might return here for the games and drinks but wouldn't come back here for the food.
Review Source:Trying to take care of a few final Henderson restaurant reviews before I moved my office completely away from the area, I recently headed over to the Hi Scores Bar-Arcade to grab a burger and check out the scene. I have a friend that is a regular there, and speaks very highly of the staff, the space and their food so I figured it would be good lunch. Can going to a video game-based bar for lunch be a good idea?
Located just off the 215 on Stephanie in a fairly isolated corner spot, the bar shares its building with another restaurant whose name escapes me at the moment. You step through the Hi Scores' side door into a confusing intersection of two spaces; a dark bar and a tight looking seating area with some arcade games. Since it was noon in the middle of the week, the regular dining area was completely empty so I headed into the bar side. The bar has 4 booths, a couple high tops and maybe 20 bar seats around a crazy TV display. The scene for my lunch was complete with bad music videos, plenty of smoking patrons and lasers on the walls. The 'restaurant' side extends behind this bar area and has plenty of booth seats as well as more video games. I've read many people online trying to compare this place to Insert Coins downtown because of the video game aspect; I will not really address this because I hate that place and they're not really the same thing.
The menu has all sorts of Hawaiian items, sandwiches and crazy bar food that you'd probably want to eat if you're of the crowd that does plenty of snacking while gaming. Their one burger on the menu, the Pac Burger, is an angus patty topped with swiss and cheddar cheese, red onion, tomato and butter lettuce. The patty had great char flavor, but was still a bit too dry and overcooked considering it dripped and made a bit of a mess at first. The butter lettuce was insane for a second time in recent weeks (Poppy Den), is this a new trend to make something look dramatic? Well it's dumb. The LTO were all good, and the cheese was melted but not too present. The bun was very sweet, very dry and just took over the whole meal. All I could taste was the bun with each bite, more than the patty or anything else, and it ended up really taking away from the burger.
The fries were of a slightly thick cut, and could have been decent if they weren't so undercooked and the cooking oil had gotten changed as it was definitely old and a bit foul. Plus they were so undercooked I think I actually tasted raw potato at one point. Based on this meal and some of the others I saw coming out from the kitchen, I think the food looks great but doesn't quite deliver. I'll also note that even though it was noon-ish on a weekday, it was fairly busy in the bar area and the only person serving all of us was the one waitress behind the bar. She did her best for the most part, but when she took my empty plate away at the end of my meal she also took my half empty iced tea. I thought maybe she was going to refill it, but when she returned with just my check I knew my drink was gone for good. I don't think I've ever seen that happen before but whatever, I guess it gives me something else to talk about. $7 for this burger isn't too bad, but when you add another $3.50 for raw potatoes and $3 for an iced tea that I wasn't able to finish, and you suddenly have a $14.59 meal that was way too much. As a whole I'd say if you're into video games and mediocre bar food this is probably a great place, but if you're looking for great food and great atmosphere this is probably not your destination.
Well, I just went to Hi-Scores last night and was mildly impressed.
The Food & Drink (3 out of 5):
I ordered a steak salad and fries along with the Obsidian (sp?) beer. I did enjoy the food although I thought that there should've been a lot more of it. Trust me, I don't need to have claim jumper portions of food to eat, but I was still hungry enough afterwards that I went to one of my favorite ramen shops afterwards to fill up.
The Service (4 out of 5):
The service was very good from our server. She was friendly, and we didn't have to wait too long to get our food/drink order.
The Games (3 out of 5):
Okay, so it's great that the games are FREE here, but I just wish that they had a lot more of a selection of games to choose from. There were a lot of people in the main arcade area, so you had to wait a little bit before you got some playtime in.
Overall, this is not a bad concept for a bar, and I do think that I'll probably come back again. At least now, I will know what to expect in the future.
LOVE this place. In my opinion, WAY better than Insert Coin. Me and a friend stumbled upon this place on a Sunday night during the walking dead party (a show that I love). And was very pleased. As an arcade owner and enthusiast, this place is great. Still has room to grow but has the concept down already. Awesome beer, fun games, and GREAT atmosphere. I'm using to many caps. I LOVE THIS PLACE!!!!
Review Source:Hit or miss for anybody.
Definitely hit for me. Any place that has  STREET FIGHTERS is awesome. I didn't get the chance to try out the food.
They have a big draft beer for $27 Â it is about 8 pints, or you can just get the small draft for $4.00 or the large for $5.50. Careful though because Vodka, grenadine, and red-bull was $8.00 and was only about 1 cup serving wise.
The bathrooms are clean the bartenders are nice, overall the it is really a decent bar. (compared to some bars I have seen)
Honestly I would recommend this places. I don't go to bar to judge it by the type of people in it but by the service and availibilty of games drinks ect.
(I will probably edit this more I am still a little intoxicated)
I had a great time. My first UYE thanks to Julie.
I love going to this place. Â I'm a big video game guy, so I love that all of their games are free to play. Â They have a PS3, a Wii, 4 360s, and a bunch of arcade games. Â The stars of the game room are a Street Fighter II CE, Pac-Man Battle Royale (awesome,) and a 20 (I think) multi-game cocktail unit up front that has Joust and Robotron on it.
The food is CRAZY good as well. Â I have brought many people there only for the chicken wings. Â They have 2 types, but I'm talking about the Szechuan wings, which I refer to as the best wings on the planet. Â I've had other things there as well, but other than the Hangover Fries which are amazing... I usually stick to the wings.
Service is always good too. Â They have a lot of good looking girls working there, and the prices are great. Â $25 for a beer tower, and when a game is on it goes down to $15.
Now, if only there was one on the SW side of town... that's my only problem. Â It takes me about 25 mins to get there, but that won't stop me...
Appropriately based on its name, Hi Scores Bar-Arcade is a bar first, arcade second. If you're expecting dozens of classic arcade games, you've come to the wrong place. If you want a great selection of beer with a few video games as an added bonus, then Hi Scores will fit your needs.
All the arcade games are free, which is nice. There are also four Xbox 360 systems available that you can reserve as long as your group is running a large enough tab. I'm guessing required tab size depends on how busy the place is. Our beer tab was only running about $50 and that was apparently enough to secure a booth the last time we went.
The arcade highlight is definitely the Pac-Man Battle Royale machine. Quite addicting.
5 stars for food, 2 stars for game selection.
I grew up playing video games with my siblings and am pretty good at em. Â So when this whole concept of bar-cades started rolling out, I was super stoked!
I checked this place out with my siblings and I definitely feel torn about this.
Let me start by saying the food was beyond good! Â We went with an order of the Guinness onion rings, pretzel bites with cheese and the pork fries. Everything was amazing! Â The standout for me was definitely the onion rings.
We also ordered some beer and they offer a decent selection of craft beers I found them to be a bit overpriced but not by much.
The games. Not much, people. Â The best thing there was the 4 player pac man game and Street Fighter ( I kicked ass with Chun Li!) Â They are definitely lacking in the game area and I hope they have plans to bring in a bunch more games. Where's Contra? Simpsons? House of the Dead???
Not exactly sure what the bad reviews are from as this is my favorite bar and is only a block away from my home. So lets dive in because I think some of the people that went here have no idea what even goes on here every week.
Hi Scores is definitely a place for LOCALS. Insert Coin is a place for tourists downtown. If you noticed a substantial difference that's because of the venue it's meant for. When you go to Insert Coin that place caters to the tourists downtown and provides dancing, music, a lot of square feet for an arcade, and VIP tables. It's a club with video games, period. It's ok if you don't mind going somewhere where nobody knows you, the service is always slow due to how many tourists are in there drinking, and you don't mind listening to dubstep every night.
Hi Scores is for us, not them. The menu alone should be reason enough to pop your head in. I've had the pleasure of getting to know the staff here on a personal level just as they've gotten to know me. The ambiance here is more for the techy crowd but also caters to the poker players, beer pong folks (they have huge towers of beer for use at your beer pong table or just to share with friends), and is a great social place. Everyone that comes here is laid back and social. You can sit down at the bar and have a conversation with anyone. The menu is constantly changing and things don't even make it to the menu until they've been taste tested about 10 times by the staff before hand. My favorites are the ahi poke sushi and the dead guy steak salad/sandwich. The Chinese meatballs are also amazing as is the bacon wrapped corndogs that are actually fried up tempura style and the angry birds chicken wings are also great to share with friends.
Lets get into the events. I'm a big "Walking Dead" fan and every Sunday while the show isn't on its mid season finale break, you can come here for the 9pm showing. The cast of the Living Dead musical out here in Vegas is there every week and people come dressed as either zombies or zombie hunters for the event as well. There's a nice giveaway of drinks, shirts, tickets to shows and other things that really make the event a fun thing to attend before having to go back to work on Monday. After the show is over they have "Left for Dead 2" tournaments where the winner can take home a copy of Resident Evil 6.
Monday is similar where they have Monday night football and then have John Madden tournaments on the Xbox/PS3 and the winner of that contest takes home a copy of Madden '13. This is one of the only places I know that offers locals some nice weekend and week day events where you can actually win things and go home with a smile on your face. I mean, what else do you want in a local bar? This place far exceeds every other place I've been to during my 5 years of living out here. PT's is a joke.
And lastly, this is a beer drinkers paradise. The beer menu changes every single week. This is kraft beer utopia for those who want to sample the best of what's out there. I have friends who have the beer apps on their phone who come here to find some of those hard to allocate brews and spend hours just tasting beer in the evening.
The owners are passionate about beer, food, and gaming. They're looking to procure some larger properties throughout Vegas in 2013 because of the dynamic success the original location has. If sitting around PT's or some other boring bar that gives you horrible bar food, lackluster service, and pretty much nothing else to do whatsoever then yes, you won't like Hi Scores because its not that kind of place. This is a social gathering with free gaming, great food, great beer, and great signature drinks. I really don't know where some of the rest of you are going but I highly doubt it even scratches the surface of the enjoyment that is to be had at Hi Scores. But hey, if those boring and bland establishments are more your speed than by all means have at it. I'll probably just keep playing golf out on the patio with my jack and cokes never being made aware of your existence.
To each their own but I come here every week for a reason, and those reasons are listed above. You can either stay home or come out and enjoy the night. Your choice.
I'm officially giving this spot 3.5 stars. Â Dropped by on an off night as the weather was pretty crappy.. however, I'm glad I kind of did as I got to fully walk around and check it out. Â I'll admit that the games available were pretty limited and not as popular as I would have liked.. but they were FREE-99. Â
The high-top multiplayer pac-man game was probably the most entertaining game as it had the perfect spot to hold my ice cold beverage. Â Aside from old school coin-op games, they've got beer pong tables and console games with transparent screens (it was neat to watch what the gamers were playing on the other side). Â The outside patio held a handful of "golden tee" type games that would have been more fun if it wasn't cold and rainy.
It's definitely not an InsertCoins - but I think thats the charm of it. Â Grab a group of friends, a beer tower and enjoy the chill-local vibe.
Maybe I came here on a night where the stars aligned (judging from the other reviewers) but I enjoyed the place.
No, this is not Insert Coin(s), and it's not pretending to be either. Â You won't find Golden Tee and a beer pong table there, but you will find that here. Â
It has arcade games, it has games and seating for contemporary consoles, and it has this for FREE. Â Yeah, you heard that right, FREE. Â How can you hate on that?
And for me as a non-smoker, I appreciate that I can breathe easy while I throw down on some fighter games. Â And for those of you that do smoke, there's a patio to accommodate you.
The drinks were fair, nothing really astounding. Â I dug the back-lit drink menu, which was a nice touch. Â I can't speak on the food as I came to game and have a few beverages.
For me, this places bears further investigation, not a write-off.
I have driven past here about a thousand times and today stopped on with the GF give it a shot before grocery shopping.
The arcade is weak but hands down Jenny is one of the best bartenders I have seen in awhile. Â A veritable Cicerone, Jenny thrilled us with her acumen and created a great environment for drinking. Â Sampling the different beers was awesome!
Tried some garlic/parmesan fries that despite the cheap price were pretty damn good.
The free wi-fi allowed be to check into my beer drinking app.
The gaming might suck, but the bar and service (most important) was absolutely worth a revisit.
So I was excited about checking this place out heard good things from a friend.  My mother and I went in on a Tuesday afternoon and decided to grab some lunch  it was nice out so we sat out side.  We were greeted and brought drinks I was undecided so my mother ordered first and I was ok on waiting once I decided.  She ordered a salad didn't like it but she's just picky I tasted it and ended up eating half of it. I also ordered a crazy burger, which turned out to be amazing .But here's we're things go south! I decided to introduce myself to the owners inside after asking about their drink menu & creator. Went outside and continued eating ....... The bartender never came to check on us after she dropped off my food? And after finishing and waiting probably 35 mins I finally went inside to ask for my check.  She brought it out and hurried back to the bar. Mind you the owners were the only people in the whole place but us. I ended up bringing in my card to pay and left 20% for her tip which is unheard of I usually tip 80% or more if I'm happy I've been a bartender for 15 years I over everyone!
I gave this place one star because you should always pay more attention to your customers then your owners at any time .
This place is a complete and utter disappointment. If you're a Vegas local living in the Green Valley area you're probably excited a place comparable to Insert Coins has opened up on your side of town. This could not be further from the truth. If you're coming here for the arcade games be prepared to be disappointed. This is NOT Insert Coins. Not even close.
My experience was also highlighted by a security guard interrupting the conversation I was having to tell me to make sure the sandals I was wearing were all the way on my feet! I was sitting on a stool and one of my sandals (apparently?) was not on my foot all the way. Now, I'm all about hygiene, cleanliness, and for following the rules, but this guy was extremely rude. How about tending to the line out the door, or the drunk guy at the bar, instead of worrying about my sandal.
To top it off, the arcade area isn't even 21 and over. There's nothing worse than jockeying for position and trying to enjoy drinks with friends while trying to fend off 18-year old hipsters trying to play Pac-Man and Golden Tee. Yes, there is a 21-over bar area attached, but at this point I might as well head to PT's.
I did not taste the food so I can't speak to their menu, but as far as the bar/arcade portion goes...my advice is to stay away. There are far better places in Vegas to check out on a weekend evening.
My girlfiend and I ate there last night, and it was a good experience.
My girlfriend had  had the sliders and the bbq pork fries.  There were 5 really tiny sliders, although tasty, the pork fries were the real stars, would recommend them!
I had the Fig It Out burger which was delicious! The toppings were very well balanced as far as the flavors go. The Bison burger was thick and juicy, the fig jam was very sweet and figgy, the Gorgonzola bits counteracted the sweet of the fig just perfectly, and the pepper bacon was nice and thick, not too limp, but not too crunchy.
The arcade wasn't too large, but there was a cocktail waitress there and all the games were free play. There was pinball, some driving games, 5 console systems, and a 4 player pac-man death match type arcade game that i can see you guys playing all night. It also appeared that there were 4 consoles outside on the patio.
I don't think we would hesitate to come back with friends in the future.
Pretty cool place thats easy to get to off the 215. It not the same thing as Insert Coins, which in many ways is a good thing. They have good food, better and cheaper drinks then Coins and its easy to park there. The only thing they don't have is a lot of games. Maybe 10 arcade games total and a few consoles with a good games selection, but there all free.
The food is good but they are still working out some service issues. The staff needs to learn things like always remember a lime, straw, sauces for food etc but they are getting there. The drinks are average strengh and price, nothing to write home about. They seem to have a ton of etc staff on hand right now which I don't see lasting long. I really want to see this place make it, if anything it a cool relaxing enviornment that has great food and it has the ease of being in henderson.
Had high hopes for this bar. I live real close and it's been under construction for several months now. The prior bar/restaurant  went out-of-business there.
Went into the bar/arcade side first and grabbed a table in the bar area- 10 minutes later left because no one waited on us. Went over to the tables outside the bar - strong cigarette odor so we moved again, closer to the door. I'm not a happy camper by this time.
They've been advertising "craft beers" so I ask for a list.... they don't have one, WTF!!!!. Waitress recommends one that sucked. 1 appetizer, 1 shitty beer, 1 drink for the wife and we're down $24 bucks.
Went to the other side and had slightly better experience - it blows me away that they can't go back to a fucking PC and print out a beer list.
Giant fail...
Nothing special...
Waaay overpriced.
I like INSERT COIN(S), I really do. But any of you who have been there lately knows it's gotten REALLY scene-y. The people there aren't gamers, they're hipsters who just want to party downtown so they can tell everyone loudly and obscenely that they party downtown and would never be caught dead on the strip.
Uh, excuse me... you're blocking our game. You forgot this is a barcade, huh?
So when I heard about Hi-Scores, I was stoked... another chance to have a true gamer's space! And it's practically right down the street from me. So off I went to check out the new kid in town.
In gamer's terms, Hi-Scores is like "Super Ghouls 'n' Ghosts" -- an unnecessary sequel that doesn't make it out of Stage 1 before people give up on it.
First, Hi-Scores is actually two "businesses" -- Hi-Scores and The Player's Club. More about that later, but it's pretty much the same place.
Secondly, a good barcade should give you the feeling that you're partying in an arcade. I felt like I was in a warehouse a good portion of the time. There was very little theming, and the only reference to games on the menu was the Pac Man's Burger (meh) and a drink called the Centipede. But the specialty drink selection was pretty weak.
The bar in general is weak. Maybe I'm spoiled on skilled Vegas bartenders, but I ordered a Long Beach Iced Tea. For those who don't know, it's exactly like a Long Island Iced Tea, except you use cranberry juice instead of Coke. Now, I don't expect everyone to know that, but at a bar, it's pretty common knowledge. Instead, I get this from the server (who for what it's worth was really nice):
ME: Can I get a Long Beach Iced Tea?
SHE: You mean a Long Island.
ME: No, a Long Beach Iced Tea.
SHE: ...........
ME: A Long Beach?
SHE: What's that?
ME: It's a Long Island Iced Tea, except it's made with cranberry juice, not Coke.
SHE: ............ I'll see what we can do.
"See what we can do?" It's not that hard. Minus Coke. Plus cranberry juice. Voila!
I was excited to find out they had a kitchen, which IC doesn't have. Their kitchen staff, however, is obsessed with food on sticks. Our appetizer was Chinese meatballs (on sticks). For our entree, the Bestie got sliders (with big toothpicks through them) and I got Cajun beef (on skewers). The sliders were okay but super small, even for sliders. My Cajun beef was larger, but not that much better. Here's the thing: most of what they served, I could have done with a Crock-Pot and a trip to Trader Joe's. Yawn.
Here's the kicker: their game area is about the size of my living room. Four console stations, not playing anything wildly popular, two Golden Tee machines, a few pinball games and a couple of cabinets. The biggest hit in the room was a 4-player Pac-Man machine, which was busy all night.
Now, excuse me one dang minute, but HOW IN THE MAPPYLAND HELL are you going to try to pass yourself off as a bar-arcade and have a sorry-ass game area?
Sorry, gamers, but your Princess is in another Barcade.
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