Racine, WI
Pizza is good though 
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Quoted from 67cutlass:Tons of great games though. Be crazy to have to maintain.
where/what is this place?
Quoted from Whysnow:where/what is this place?
Blainbrook Bowl. http://www.blainbrookbowl.com/
LTG : )
Well back home.... had a GREAT time. Made it to:
Schwoegler's (hope I spelled it right) - GREAT place. Great games. AMH is so much fun. Can't believe how much better since Expo.
SS Billards - Great games.... I LOVE this place. Love talking to Lloyd. Love his stories.
East Side pinball - Meeting Tony and Chris were AWESOME. Great conversation. Games are in AWESOME shape. I loved Payrange. Phone died as I used my last two credits. Even though they got rid of the Mustang (heard it on the podcast on the way up), I had so much fun!
Caffetto Cafe - Really neat place. Games are in a dark area, but the playfields are lit up so well. Had a blast... Plus bottled soda.... Awesome.
Mortimer's - Nice place. Games are in great condition. Bartender (owner?), was a great guy. Asked how the games were and any problems. You can tell they care.
Dulono's Pizza - VERY disappointing. Games not working very well. Dirty. World Tour Poker, I had to shut it off, keep scoring points without touching anything. Gilligan's Island was kind of neat. Never played it before. Didn't play worth a darn though.
The biggest disappointment was Bollingbrook. I've been there twice before. Was a great place. Still is a great place. Tons of machines. I was tired and the games are dirty and not as well maintained as the other places I went to. Still a good place though.
Had SO much fun.
Quoted from 67cutlass:Had SO much fun.
awesome! and thanks so much for supporting route pinball! Without quarters there are no machines.
Reality is that we do this for little stories like this! Love the write up and makes me think someone could do a cool little blog where they travel around and play games at various locations and document the travels!
Thanks for sharing your trip!
Quoted from 67cutlass:Caffetto Cafe - Really neat place. Games are in a dark area, but the playfields are lit up so well. Had a blast... Plus bottled soda.... Awesome.
Mortimer's - Nice place. Games are in great condition. Bartender (owner?), was a great guy. Asked how the games were and any problems. You can tell they care.
The game's owner is D&G games, he doesn't work at Mortimers but is their op. He owns the running games at Cafettos/Mortimer's/and Nomad, and he's good with the upkeep and lighting for sure.
2 weeks later
Thanks for sharing your pictures and your road trip!
I agree that Dulono's has great pizza, but the games can often be in need of attention. I've run into the guy that routes the machines and he's a nice guy, but he drives in from outside the city so he's not always there to fix things. I really enjoyed playing that Gilligan's Island machine because it's a game I've never played before.
I've always had good luck at Blainbrook, but I haven't been there in almost a year, so maybe they're not as up to keeping the games clean and operational.
The rest of the places you visited are all run by great operators who are really on top of their game (and their games).
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