Up-Down DSM — Restaurant in Des Moines

I've been going here for the last few years and it's one of my favorite places in DSM. The pizza is delicious. The drinks all taste like jolly ranchers. The games cost about a quarter to play (compare to places like Dave and Busters or Spare Time that are at least $2-$4 a game). The atmosphere is nostalgic bliss. The only thing keeping this place from five stars is that a lot of the games have stopped working since I've been going. I get that this place isn't charging a lot for the games so I don't expect them to be in perfect condition, but it's getting to the point where you're more likely to find a broken game than one that works. This is mostly an issue when it's crowded and everybody is vying for time on the games that work. I hope up down invests a little more into upkeep on their games soon as that's what makes it such a great place...

This location is really gone downhill. He used to be a great place to grab some drinks. Get a slice of pizza and play some old-school video games, however, for a while now this place has steadily gone downhill with more and more games non-functioning or have extreme glitches in them due to lack of care and maintenance. The food has definitely gone downhill as well as the pizzas are typically either under Dunn or overcooked and there is no in between. Staff is hit and miss based upon politeness and willingness to help. This last visit the downstairs bar Staff that they were extremely bothered if you even asked for a drink. Well, they upstairs staff seemed extremely new, but at least willing to help and serve. I’ve been to other locations and this one has definitely shown that it is time for a relook at food,...

Had a team building activity with my work group at Up Down. Love the atmosphere-- dark and dungeon-y as another reviewer put it. I started off with a can of beer that smelled a little musty. Specialty drinks were fun-- I had more than one Captain America and a Princess Peach Punch. The staff may need to communicate with each other better as I emailed one person to let them know my group of 20 was coming in, and the bartender on staff didn't know anything about it. It didn't seem to make a difference-- he was friendly and took care of drink orders with no problem, and really made us feel welcome. Was excited to see Frogger-- haven't played it since we had an Atari when I was a kid. If they get Pitfall, I would never leave. Fun place to be and I'd...