My daughter and I were here for a birthday part on Saturday and I think we both had a blast! I've been here once before for a church activity and both times I've found the place to be very clean with friendly, helpful staff. While we were there I saw staff wipe down the machines on a number of occasions. They've also really made things more parent friendly by using a swipe card system with various value deals such as bonus' and unlimited play for certain times. For the party we were at my daughter received a card that gave her unlimited plays for 2 hours. There isn't a full band anymore like in the 1980s and early 90s but they still have some music and a live Chuck E. Cheese who comes out to visit with the kids.
About the food: The pizza is really, really good. Much better than I remembered as a kid. If I lived closer I would easily come here more often with the little one to pick up some lunch.
I was way more impressed with Chuck E. Cheese than I anticipated it. Definitely a pretty cool place to hang out with your younger kids for a couple of hours.