Gentle reader, sometimes gulping a cocktail by itself just doesn’t cut it. There are even times when drinking, being well-lit, and searching for that perfect martini isn’t enough. What to do in these most dire of dilemmas? Some say that we should give up Leaving Las Vegas style and fill a shopping cart with Jack Daniels and Elizabeth Shue. As much as we know how it would help her “career”, we have a different solution. A solution that’s one leap above Jenga and one itty-bitty step below heaven.
Sorry Elizabeth, you’ll have to go back to First Born (we’re NEVER getting a C-section after sitting through that 95 minutes), cause we’re off to Dave and Busters.
Who are Dave and Buster you ask? Well, Barfly can only call them geniuses. Imagine, packing an arcade, overpriced mugs of beer, and the chance to win plastic tchotchkes all in one place. This confirms that they are run of the mill brainiacs. But, they decided to put this magical happiness-haven in Times Square. And serve chicken wings. Pure. Unadulterated. Super genius. If Stephen Hawking had ambulatory skills, he would jaunt up the escalator for appreciative game of House of the Dead 4 (unfortunately, he is wheelchair bound, and helper monkeys are not admitted).
Barfly nominates Dave and Busters as the place to go when you’ve had enough, but you can’t help seeking more. A mild case of social ennui? That’s nothing when $20 gets you a game card that brings 12.3 minutes of fun. You’ll surely want to stay and play again after you figure out the fun brain teasers like: “Game over? Did I just shoot myself?” and “Why would people pay to have a birthday in this place?”. You’re well-lit, can get your drink and your game on, and then can justify drinking more by pretending its “virtual”.
When that’s all said and done and you think the fun is over, its not! There is still a photo booth you haven’t thrown up in. They really have thought of everything.
If the gaming, carousing, and merriment still “just isn’t enough”, there is a fail-safe that should only be pulled out at the moment when you say to yourself “I can never feel joy again. I’m going to figure out how to kill myself by crashing this virtual sports car.” Salvation lies in the Philly Steak Rolls Appetizer. They are enough to make any contestant once again believe in the game of life (or, we may just be hallucinating after ingesting our weekly calorie intake in one delicious bite).
Review - Dave and Busters 42nd Street Between 7th and 8th -
Kicking Ass in Dance Dance Revolution – 4.5 olives – We can’t wait to play the much anticipated follow-up: Dance Dance Establishment of a Totalitarian State.
The awesome appetizers – 5 olives – Our favorite was def. the “mixer” platter. They take all the other appetizers and pre-grind them into a delectable bolus. Comes in hot, super hot, and five-alarm spicy!
Ms. Shue’s upcoming feature, Hamlet 2 – 2 olives – We suppose it’s nice that she’s trying, but we really are upset that she didn’t go with the more mainstream sequel Macbeth 2: Revenge of Macbeth. She would have been able to utter Lady Macbeth’s infamous line (of course retooled for a modern audience) “get the fuck out outta my damn refurbished flooring, you motherfuckin spot!”
If all your good times pass you by
I don't hold no mystery
But I can show you how to turn the key
Cause all I know is where I started
So downhearted
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