I better start this by stating I don't have kids, so I don't go to Chuck E Cheese's a lot. In fact, even as a child I didn't go a lot. So my four stars may be based on that alone. Plus there is pizza. Awesome!
This past Mother's Day, I decided to treat my mom to an hour of skeeball (except she was a typical mom who had actual cash for the coin machine so I owe her). It was especially fun for my mom as she had never played skeeball and had definitely never played it to get tickets she could redeem for a prize. We were lucky -- turns out Mother's Day may be the least hectic day at this establishment (read: very few children). My mother had so much fun sharing and learning skeeball tips from the other moms and was as excited as a kid at...well...Chuck E Cheese's,that I think I may have found our new tradition. Also recommend this place for a date night - great way to learn how your significant other deals with competition and screaming children who may not follow social skills like waiting one's turn.