Quoted from ypurchn:There was a blown out Whirlwind at Firehouse Bar and a beater CFTBL at Soul Bar. Both on Broad St - which is where all the bars are. Both decent dive bars.
It’s been about a year since I was there but I basically lived there for a few years.
Drive 1.25-1.5 hours to Columbia Sc and go check out Firefly. Was worth the drive.
https://www.fireflytoysandgames.com/arcade.html
Augusta has a lot of great “bones” but the town is still struggling to be much more than a military town with some decent industrial jobs around. It could be a Greenville SC or Charleston SC but, it’s missing “it”.
Food is decent just hit the main places covered on yelp and you’ll do fine and won’t break the bank compared to ATL or Charlotte.
I agree about Firefly in Columbia. I went there last week. Screens above every machine so everyone can watch. Off the top of my head their line up included Batman 66, Houdini, STNG, Star Trek Pro, Doctor Who, Twilight Zone, Gorgar.. $1 a game