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American
Pizza
Fast food
Beer/Wine
Take-out
Non-veg
Serves meat, vegan options available. 1980s-themed bar and lounge with vintage video games and pinball machines in a 2-story arcade. Offers vegan options for nachos, sandwiches, appetizers, sundaes and floats, wraps. Has cashew cheese, vegan cream cheese, and veggie bacon. Bar opens at 5pm. Only over 21+ admitted after 4:30pm, under 21 years welcomed till 4:50pm. No phone orders. Open Mon-Sun 12:00pm-12:00am.
18 Reviews
First Review by saprock
lucuma
Points +1031
Fun place; great tacos - Edit
The tacos and nachos can both be made vegan with a choice of 2 proteins. We ordered tacos with ‘pulled oats’ (which seemed like ground vegan meat). The flavor was great and they even had vegan sour cream. Serves alcohol.
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2023-03-23
Pros: Vegan options , Awesome tacos
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NirvanaRoseWilliams
Points +4672
Great barcade - Edit
Decent vegan options. Great selection of games and drinks
Read morePros: Good vegan options
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VeganFlojo
Points +110
Classic Portland - Edit
Loved this place more Before they expanded it and updated it. And food isn’t as good either. But I appreciate the fact that they have a vegan menu, good beer selection, and great arcade.
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2022-04-23
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badgirlsvegan
Points +2092
Love it! - Edit
So many classic games in this barcade and many things can be made vegan (clearly noted on the menu). Food was really good too, considering that this is a bar!
Read morepretty_bb_zia
That looks tasty!
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ElectricAntelope
Points +502
Great atmosphere, meh food - Edit
Went to Ground Kontrol last night and had a blast. 2 floors of arcade games, much of which I had never even heard of, including probably 40 pinball machines, Dance Dance Revolution, and Crazy Taxi.
Read moreEverything on the menu (except the grilled cheese) is available plant based and animal based. Unfortunately it's not that good lol but you're going for the games rather than the food. Think bowling alley style food, gets the job done but you're not ordering it as takeout. My table had the nachos, BLT, and Chicago hotdog and no one was impressed.
Overall had a great time, games and food were inexpensive and ended up spending most of the night there. Highly recommended, just don't expect Portland caliber food in an arcade. #Veganuary
Pros: Really fun arcade games, Inexpensive , Everything is available vegan
Cons: Not the best food
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yogaaddict.me
Points +107
So fun!! - Edit
Such a fun place! The address is wrong on the app, but it’s right around the corner from the old place. Really friendly staff and almost everything can be made vegan. I haven’t had a hotdog in YEARS and they killed it! Soooo good!
Read morePros: Lots of vegan options, Reasonably priced
Cons: None
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KatHarb
Points +109
Great sandwiches! - Edit
The only reason I came here was because my husband wanted to play the video games. I had the BLT sandwich and made it vegan and gf. It was delicious! Not very many places to sit though.
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SmittenGinger
Points +45
Tons of options - Edit
I really enjoyed my time here. Pretty much everything on the menu can be made vegan. I had a vegan chili cheese dog and while it was simple, it was very tasty. My husband enjoyed the vegan nachos as well. Not tremendous quality, but solid options to eat between games.
Read morePros: Choices
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PiaAfHällström
Points +92
Super fun - Edit
We got lost in time while playing the games. Noisy and fun place!
Read morePros: Variety of vegan snacks, Cheep beer, Friendly service
Cons: It’s quite noisy but we liked it
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ChickenFeathers
Points +120
Their vegan BLT and corn dogs were at 100% deliciousness - Edit
We’re pretty sure they accidentally made my friend’s root beer float out of non-vegan ice cream though. However that may have been because they misunderstood that she wanted her entire order veganized. My float’s ice cream tasted of coconut milk, her’s didn’t. Otherwise? It was delicious. BLT came with a bag of chips, and we played a load of pinball.
Read morePros: Almost everything in the menu can be veganized, They have like 10 pinball machines + other games, It was delicious and fun
Cons: May have messed up with non-vegan ice cream
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dannyowen
Points +220
Food, drinks, video games - Edit
Ground Control is a lot of fun. Eat some vegan food, sip some drinks...have fun!
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happycowgirl
Points +5631
Say No More, I’m Hooked - Edit
Ms Pac Man. Vegan food. Beer. What more does a girl need?
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NaomiJi
Points +231
Game and Vegan Grub - Edit
Went there to play some games with some friend and got the best vegan chili dog ever. Love that almost anything on their menu can be veganized and so tasty.
Read morePros: Lots of vegan options, Cool game/atmosphere , Yummy drinks
Cons: Needs more vegan goodies.
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str
Points +161
amazing nachos - Edit
The killer nachos were, in fact, killer. Lots of "late-night" options that can be made vegan.
Read morePros: variety, fun venue
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foon
Points +601
retro fun and modern nachos - Edit
The games rock and obviously that's the reason to come, but stay for the vegan nachos and decent tap list. Excited to return and try the sundae!
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YasamanIranfar
Points +47
VEGAN CORNDOGS! - Edit
two words, VEGAN CORNDOGS! They're like six bucks a piece, but how often do you get to eat vegan corndogs?
Read morePros: fun atmosphere
Cons: pricey
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giant bunnie
Points +484
so much fun!!!! - Edit
Had so much fun playing games and drinking that I forgot they had vegan food. So yea. Not sure about the food. But the games and beer are great !!!! 10/10 would recommend.
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saprock
Points +49
Lots of retro fun! - Edit
This place is GREAT! It has a bunch of older games & pinball games. But they also have great food, good beer & even trivia!!
Read morePros: 21+ only
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