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Pizza by Double Daves in Tyler TX

March 31st, 2011

Double Daves Pizza

Double Dave’s is one part pizza parlor one part sports bar and one part arcade. Double Dave’s in Tyler is located in the Time Square shopping center on Broadway. Double Dave’s does it’s best to create an appealing atmosphere.

The massive size of the main room feels like an arena for eating, drinking, sports, and video games all under the canopy of a ridiculously big screen TV constantly tuned to the sports channel as per Double Dave’s pre-established theme. Double Dave’s has a wide variety of imported and domestic beers and in fact is probably one of the cheapest places to get a drink in Tyler.

The menu contains the traditional pizza options while offering several original choices such as their line of specialty pizzas or the pepperoni roll that Double Dave’s claims to be known for. Double Dave’s has a high opinion of their food, which is hard to dispute considering the amount of care put into using fresh ingredients, for example making the crust twice a day as well as remaking the sauce from scratch every day along with cutting new and fresh vegetables for the ingredients daily.

The attention paid to freshness shows the dedication to well made food that is held simultaneously with a functioning sports bar and arcade style gaming business model. The defining characteristics of Double Dave’s service such as cheap alcohol, sports on a big screen television, pizza, and arcade games full fill the predictable desires of the American majority that make such businesses a dependable and thriving success.

Double Dave’s is a culmination of popular entertainment forms loved Americans internationally while America’s favorite food supports the entertainment through freshly made Italian style nourishment. Double Dave’s statistically fun styled atmosphere is open for party rental in a separated party room next to the arcade area, this confinement ensures that no strangers happen to wander through your party and that the background restaurant noise is reduced to allow for a more casual private gathering.

Double Dave’s has exceptionally good quality hand made pizza and has been praised for it’s one of a kind crust. There’s plenty of room and plenty of fun things to do, including racing arcade games hunting arcade games and even a prize crane among other forms of entertainment. Even the pizza making is entertainment, placed behind a large window the cooks toss the spinning dough in the air as they prepare the crust for your pizza. Double Dave’s is an above average quality pizza restaurant that I highly recommend.

Buffalo Wild Wings in Tyler Texas

July 2nd, 2010

Buffalo Wild Wings in Tyler TX

Being married to a dedicated sports fan, having young toddlers, and being a dedicated fan of pretty much any popular reality show, the arguing of what show to watch gets pretty ridiculous, and the DVR quickly fills up with shows you forget to delete.

But in my journey for answers for our issue, I came to realize that I am not the only person with this problem. Men are always forced to watch our movies and television shows. Women are annoyed at their husbands yelling at the television set and trying to chest bump the kids.

Why not send your husband somewhere that he can watch the game with other chest bumping crazed men?

At Buffalo Wild Wings the restaurant is covered wall to wall with giant television screens. I felt sorry for the company when Tyler started the smoking ban. The restaurant had a great idea for the issues of second hand smoke, two separate rooms.

People that smoke don’t have their rights taken away and people that do not smoke do not have to breathe it. But I will digress from declaring my personal opinions of human rights.

They have a great bar in the separated room. The two rooms are separated by a glass wall. The bar is great to hang out with your friends and they even have a couple arcade games.

But besides the drinks and full bar, video games, and large televisions, Buffalo Wild Wings has pretty good food. It definitely is not the best buffalo wings in town (if you are looking for the best wings in town, in my opinion, Wing Stop tops them all); but no matter they still are very satisfying and there is a great selection of sauces and meats. Have your own choice of boneless, or mild or honey barbeque.

If you are planning to go to Buffalo Wild Wings on a day that there is a big game, I recommend that you get there early because that small building gets full really fast. Also sit by the door because if you are trying to leave during the game you may have to climb over people, or at least feel like you are climbing over people.

I never have had an issue or a compliment about the service at the Tyler Buffalo Wild Wings, but I have had the worse service that I have ever had at any restaurant in my life, at the restaurant in Longview, about a year ago. Since my family and I had to endure that horrible service we are yet to return to the Longview restaurant.

I really recommend Buffalo Wild Wings in Tyler to meet up with friends and get a drink. But do not expect the best wings in the world there, but expect to make memories with your friends, and have a great time.

Buffalo Wild Wings in Tyler Texas

Chuck E Cheese in Tyler Texas

February 17th, 2010

CHUCK E CHEESE
736 W SW loop 323
Tyler
75701
903 581 4550

ChuckECheese is a place dedicated for kid’s entertainment. It is located in central Tyler, not far from the mall (and nationally in over 500 locations!)

Even if you have never been there, you will probably recognize the mouse that is the trademark of ChuckECheese. Thanks to clever marketing and sponsorship of programs on PBS, my kids knew ChuckECheese way before we even went there and were begging me to take them.

I went somewhat unwillingly, but am glad I did as the kids had a whale of a time and I had a morning enjoying their enthusiasm and wonder. Luckily, it was a quiet day – I can’t imagine what it would be like on a Saturday morning or in the vacation time.

The main focus is arcade games. Some are modern ‘Sega’ style which encourage skill to play and are highly animated, others are more of a gamble and still others are like fairground games – ball toss etc. There are also ride on machines – for smaller children and a car where you can sit with a plastic ChuckECheese and have a photo taken.

As you enter you are stamped with a ‘magic’ UV number. This is for security so that they can monitor that the right children are leaving with the right adults etc. Then you need to buy tokens for the games and machines. There are deals which include food and drinks or you can just buy the tokens for the amusements. From there on, the fun starts and you are left in a whirlwind as your children take control and run around trying all the various games. Most of the games have a reward system which involves each machine spewing out paper tickets. The more points you score on the game, the more tickets you are given. Don’t lose these tickets – at the end of your playtime, you can trade them in for prizes.

Our kids had a blast at ChuckECheeses. It was quite an expensive morning but when the weather is not good for being outside it is a good option for a special treat. They serve pizza at ChuckECheese and we had a salad and drinks too which were fine – but the quality of the food is certainly not the main attraction.

Finally, a word of caution. Before you trade in your tickets, let your children know that the prizes are just little gimmicks and not to expect too much from just one day of gaming. The big prizes are for people that go there regularly and who are experts at the games. My friend’s toddler had a complete meltdown because the excitement had been so great all morning and she thought she had got so many tickets but when she came to redeem them for a prize she only had enough for a little plastic bracelet or some Tootsie Rolls, and that broke her heart!

Lastly, you can save a lot on the price of tickets by looking for coupons online (Google will find some). There is also a party package available for birthdays which is very popular. ChuckECheese is open every day from 9 am.