Super Abari Game Bar — Restaurant in Charlotte

This is actually a new location after the original Abari location closed. ( Naming the place Super abari is the best thing ever). As a result a lot of old reviews incorrectly got ported over. I once said Paranoia Pinball was the only correct spot in Charlotte to play pinball (and is still my preference), but this place is now up there as well. Walking down the stairs and seeing the old tvs playing 80s scenes and hearing and seeing all the games was definitely a portal into the past. There was parking at the building and overflow parking across the street, as Saturday evening was ramping up people were playing Tetris to park. The crowd felt more "Instagram" than "Basement dweller" but that might change as the newness of the place wears off. Plenty of .50 cent pinball. They actually had a pinball tournament going on. The grand champion scores on machines attest that the machines have been played by serious players. Bar served drinks and food, not too impressed with the draft beer selection or the size of the bar, but it was tolerable. Overall it was a good experience and I'm happy to see more pinball in Charlotte.

Edit: Another thing I forgot to mention is that this place is open all the time, even on most holidays it seems, up until 2 am! It's nice to finally have a retrocade that is open on the "slower" days, when everywhere else is closed. I stayed until close on Sunday and I noticed the staff were taking the time to clean the pinball glass, which was a nice attention to detail. Staff have always been...

I'm not sure if any of these previous reviews actually played many of the arcade games. Quite a few are in bad shape. TMNT is not there even though the site says it is. Xmen controls are messed up, do not try to play Dazzler because you cannot move down. The joysticks for all the fighting games are in bad shape. At least the pinball machines are maintained well. It was hard to stay interested in the games because so many did not work correctly. I did have fun playing our own card games at the tables they have available for use. I understand this is a "game bar" and people are also there to drink, but I feel Abari should put more effort into the upkeep or fixing of their games. The only game there that seemed to be taken care of is the 10 player, I think it was called Killer Queen or something, game. The game is fun once you learn how to play, but if you happen to be with people who don't, good luck.

Also, drinks prices are great if you love beer. On Friday it was something like $1.50 drafts and $1 can PBR, according to my drink friends. But a small cup of ice with a little bit of ginger ale: $2.

Don't try to figure out which bathroom is for you, they're both unisex even though there are different signs on them.

Overall the people there were friendly enough and I had some fun (probably won't return), so 2 stars. The whole place has a white...

Oh Abari, where to begin? 1.You can drink beer, Soda, or easy mixed drinks while mingling in (a shock a bar scene) for us adults with old 90's Alt rock playing (sometimes 80's). Quite a bit of Arcade games that they will switch out during the months here and there during the months if said ones aren't getting play time or if they break. Very affordable prices for the drinks which is great. Want to still play video games but not the arcade ones. Big comfie couches with a ton of old Console systems, BTW do you guys actually have a working VCR for all those old VHS tapes? If you request something say maybe a possible Arcade game on Facebook, the owner will reply and not like two months later but within a a week or less (that is prime management ability there a major plus). Almost all games are a .25. (Really like I just went back to my youth 30+ years ago for that.) less than three or four are .50 ()newer pinball machines and Killer queen) Your just down the road from some other pubs/bar/and Restaurants on Noda. I really can't find anything bad with this place and I usually find everything wrong with some place (I like to nit pick supposed "perfect" places. But I'll throw this in, gravel parking lots can be a bit annoying (there I found something, even...