10 Things You Didn't Know About Dave & Buster's
If you think that arcades are just for kids, then you've probably never been to a Dave & Buster's. The unique chain is part sports bar, part restaurant, and part arcade, and no matter your age, it's pretty difficult to leave there without having had a fun time. But do you even know if there's a real Dave and Buster?
10 Things You Didn't Know About Dave & Buster's (Slideshow)
We'll get to that, but first, a little stage-setting. If you've never been, you can think of Dave & Buster's as an adult Chuck E. Cheese's. Instead of pizza and bizarre animatronic characters, though, there's a an expansive food menu, a fully-stocked bar, huge TVs blasting sports, and a huge variety of top-of-the-line arcade games; some locations also include pool tables and bowling alleys.
There are currently 100 Dave & Buster's locations in 34 States and Canada, with more in the works. In an era when casual dining chains like Olive Garden and Ruby Tuesday are barely surviving, Dave & Busters seems to have the formula down pat: Get people through the door to eat, drink, play, or any combination of the three, and they'll most likely come back to do it again and again. Click here for 10 things we bet you didn't know about Dave & Buster's.