Last weekend we threw a party for my son at The Slice in Arroyo Grande. The Slice is a family friendly pizza place that has a large arcade equipped with 25 games, four party spaces, delicious pizza, salads, hot wings and more. We went as a family of 9 and brought along three friends of the birthday boy. The ages of the kids span from 2-12 years old and EVERYONE had a good time. I loved that there were games for all ages!
THE FUN CARD
A FUN TWIST ON ARCADE TOKENS
Instead of using tokens or change to pay for games, each player (I say player, not child because my husband was just as enthusiastic about playing the games as the kids were) gets their very own FUN CARD that you can load money onto and that's how you pay for your games. The kids think it is SO COOL and they feel important walking around with their own shiny plastic 'credit cards'.
Something that I think is really handy is all of the "prize tickets" you win go right on to your card. The fun card eliminates the token cup and the piles and piles of tickets you have to carry around as you play.
THE PRIZE HUB
Once you are done playing games (ie; when you run out of money on your card) and you are ready to cash in for prizes, all you do is swipe your card at the "Prize Hub" and it lets you know right there how many prize tickets you've earned.
The smaller prizes consisted of temporary tattoos, plastic rings and necklaces, little figurines, pencil toppers, you know..those typical tiny little toys that little kids go crazy over! Some of the bigger prizes included Pokémon cards (which my boys were eyeballing the whole time), and a 3-pack of comic books!
The best part is that you can take your card home with you and save any unused money or tickets that are left on it and use it next time! I would advise you to put your child's name in sharpie on their card right away. We had a few almost altercations between kids during our party because they couldn't figure out which was their card after setting it down to eat.
WHEN & WHERE
Hours of Operation: 11:00 A.M.- 9:00 P.M.
Location: 1412 Grand Avenue
Arroyo Grande, CA 93420
GAME SPECIALS
Monday & Thursday- 10¢ Games ALL DAY
Tuesday- Half price games all day
Arcade promotions exclude merchandise games like the crane games.
The Candy Crane game was a big hit and easily the most frequented game in our group.
They also have basketball type games, racing games, shooting games, spin the wheel for tickets games, and air hockey to name a few. Like..are you even an arcade if you don't have air hockey?
THE FOOD
We had pizza, salad, and hot wings for our party. The salads were very good, the greens were fresh and came with tomatoes, cucumbers, black olives, croutons (which I opted out) and your choice of dressing. Oh! And you can add chicken if you want as well. I was just talking to a friend about how usually the salads are mediocre, at best, at most pizza places. But the salad I had was great! And it was a generous portion too!
My husband ate most of the hot wings and he said they were "crispy AND spicy". He loves hot wings and has had many different types from many different places and what he liked about these particular hot wings is that they were both crispy and spicy and it just so happens that combo is hard for him to find. He will usually find spicy hot wings to be soggy, or crispy hot wings to not be spicy enough for his taste.
FOOD & DRINK SPECIALS
Monday - Friday 3:00 P.M.- 5:30 P.M.
$3 draft beer, $12 pitchers $3 bread sticks
Everyone enjoyed the pizza! Shocker.. I know. But...
FUN FACT: All of the dough AND sauce is made in house! You can really tell too, it was so yummy! I had recently started a diet that excludes pizza but I HAD to taste it for the sake of this review (oh darn) so I can honestly say it was very good pizza. Sorry I didn't/couldn't get a picture of a full pizza. Every time a new pizza was brought out the kids grabbed a slice like it was their job! Here is the full Menu.
Oh, yeah.. Did I mention they serve beer and wine as well?! They have local beer on tap, assorted bottled beer, and wine by the glass. For all of those big (21+) kids out there that love to play arcade games, a good slice of pizza, AND enjoy an adult beverage or two. If you are not there for a party, they have plenty of seating otherwise and even outdoor picnic tables. Love that! Outdoor seating is my jam.
We were gifted $10 game cards for the kids and food for the party as part of their "free birthday parties for deserving kids" program.
Here's more details about that:
EVERYONE DESERVES A PARTY
NOMINATE A DESERVING CHILD FOR THE BIRTHDAY PARTY SPONSORSHIP PROGRAM
To nominate a child that you feel is deserving of a free party you can fill out a form and drop it into a box they have at their front counter, or email the owners directly.
The Slice Pizza and Games Arroyo Grande will donate a party complete with;
3 large one topping pizzas,
2 pitchers of soda,
a $10 game card and goodie bag for the child of honor
Examples of eligible children;
a child who's endured a recent tragedy,
has a serious illness,
faces daily challenges,
has serious financial needs,
has achieved something outstanding!
The Slice Arroyo Grande will donate a free party every month and personally choose the child based on the information received. The party will be held at the Arroyo Grande location. For more information regarding the "free birthday parties for deserving kids"
program, or to nominate a child, click here to email the owners or you can call them at 805-904-6386.
RENTAL SPACE DETAILS
Rental Spaces are ALWAYS FREE to rent any day of the week! I was like "SAY WHAT?!" That was so surprising to me, as most, if not all, places charge for a party reservation. They do suggest that you book early because their spaces fill up fast! Click here for more specific information about their party space rentals.
We had the 'yellow' space. isn't that cute? They have the spaces named by color instead of number. I love that. Each space allows for up to 15 people. What I loved about this particular space is the extra two tables on the side that we were able to use for presents and the birthday cake.
ABOUT THE OWNERS
Jason Goldie owns The Slice in Arroyo Grande and his brother owns The Slice in Paso Robles. Their parents have owned Pismo Bowl since 2000 and the brothers branched off and decided to open their own family entertainment businesses after having kids of their own. Jason and Mandi live in Oceano with their 3 kids and are passionate about using the business as a way to give back to their community through fundraisers for non profits, and hosting free birthday parties for deserving kids. Monthly, they provide low cost family events such as; make your own pizza, pizza and paint classes, and discount arcade days. For information about their sister restaurant in Paso Robles, to go pasoslice.com.
Thank You Slice Of Arroyo Grande!
We will definitely be back, These kids had a blast!
**I was not asked to write this review but I wanted to get the word out about this amazing family that does so much for their community! All opinions in this review are 100% honest**