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Gaming Minute: Giant Bomb Gaming Minute 02/26/2015 - Pac-Man The Restaurant

The restaurant known as Level 257 is now open in Illinois and Jeff Gerstmann finds himself strangely drawn to its Pac-Man-themed fare.

Feb. 26 2015

Posted by: Jeff

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If only I could ever go

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I may have to take a two hour road trip and check this place out.

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Amazing as always.

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Now this is truly something from the world of video games. The UNIVERSE of video games, even!

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Interested

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Chicago? They should send Pat- Awwww...

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Well I happen to live in town so I plan to make a reservation there soon...

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TIL Barcade is a word.

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Seems pretty nifty. =)

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Jeff, you know people in Chicago. You know people who know people in Chicago!

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@gaff said:

Chicago? They should send Pat- Awwww...

That would have probably been a great video.

But on a lighter note these gaming minutes are so great, it reminds me why I have followed JG for so long.

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Nutty yo

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I live in Schaumburg. I'll check it out, but I can't see it being successful. 40,000 sq/ft is huge. The mall's gamestop is right next to it. I sense cross promotion.

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Nice! I'll try to get my family to go when I'm home for spring break.

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THE WORLD OF VIDEOGAMESSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

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I have a friend who was hired on to work here about 2-3 weeks ago. He said then, that they were testing out stuff before it officially opened, so if you made a reservation it was free to eat. Do not know if that is still going on.

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@hassun said:

Jeff, you know people in Chicago. You know people who know people in Chicago!

You can't send Dave Lang there! As soon as someone eats a power pellet he'll run out of the restaurant!

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Should Pac Man talk? Maybe after a few drinks....

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I was in Chicago just last week. Wish I knew about this.

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Half hour from my house, you're damn right I'll be visiting.

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This seems very tone deaf, if this were a dirty pizza, laid back place, that'd make more sense, this place might not last too long, the ad video on their site is very overproduced and obnoxious, it seems like that they're not sure who this place is for.

They could potentially do huge launch events for the games they publish, if they're smart.

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This is going to be pretty close to me (like 40 minish) , planning on going with my roommate once the initial hubbub dies down

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This might just be the ultimate Order 1886 slam.

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Chicago? Do we know anyone there?

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It's funny that the gaming minute covers things that're this goofy.

I wonder if casual members understand that this is from a radio segment.

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I have no excuses, I practically live and work not too far from there, seems like a good date night.

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I had bugged Patrick for about a month before he left about this. Now I know why he never answered. @jeff should totally come out to Chicago for it and have a Giant Bomb Midwest event at Level 257

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Giantbomb meet-up at the Pac-Man Restaurant!

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Has the Gaming Minute every covered something like this before? I assumed this was just a paid advertisement.

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This podcast is way too long, and that Jeff guy hogs the mic the entire time. Sorry guys, but you really missed the mark with this one.

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I went there last night. The place was alright. It's pretty big and has some cool Pac-Man and other video game memorabilia in some glass cases. They have about 16 bowling lanes and a bunch of arcade games, ranging from Pac-Man and Tapper to Mario Kart Arcade GP DX. I also got to play Baby Pac-Man, which is a weird game.

They definitely have a lot of issues to work out, which is probably to be expected. The service was somewhat poor, and the waiter's ordering tablet said they were out half their cocktails and even the burger, but it's nothing they can't fix over the next few weeks.

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@briguyd: I work at Woodfield mall. I clock-in for my job and then 9 hours later, I clock-out. I don't like venturing around that mall if I don't have to. Suburbanites annoy the hell out of me. So thanks for testing out the restaurant. I am eager to give it a shot. Maybe when the hype dies down in a few months.

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@gaff said:

Chicago? They should send Pat- Awwww...

I continue to have those moments, especially when something comes up related to a horror game or something.

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Must have been a slow week in the world of videogames.