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6100 Topanga Canyon Blvd Ste 2310
Woodland Hills, CA 91367
3.0 of 5 stars.
Takes a little getting used to. At first my thought was that it was going to be a bit like sitting at a table texting each other back and forth during dinner. However, the trivia game set up...
yelp.com - user review - 09/20/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Tip: Bring a credit card even if you are paying with cash because you will need it to activate the computers on the table.I have found one of my new favorite places in the world! I've never been to a...
yelp.com - user review - 09/14/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
The place is very modern, I liked the vibe and outdoor seating. Limited food selection, but it was still delicious! There is no old fashion "open the book" type menu, the menu is a touch screen where...
yelp.com - user review - 09/06/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I finally tried this place after a year or two of just hearing about it.The touch screens are pretty amusing to play around with for a while. Basically everything is done with those screens. The staff...
yelp.com - user review - 08/10/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
My boyfriend and I went to this place because we are tech geeks. It didn't disappoint us. The food was delicious and not overpriced (averaged price like most comparable restaurants) ...we had a fun...
yelp.com - user review - 08/09/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Something happened overnight at uWink. After going when they first opened 2 years ago, I thought they had a lot to still learn - the technology was more of a novelty than functional. However, a few...
yelp.com - user review - 07/17/2009
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2.0 of 5 stars.
At first, I thought the UWink thing was kind of a cool idea. Then I realized it's just ONE more way for a family to go out and ignore each other. There are few group games that are worth playing....
yelp.com - user review - 07/15/2009
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1.0 of 5 stars.
i didn't even know this place existed, but I'm never coming here again. not my type of joint from the beginning, but my good girlfriend ws all crazy about it and i hadn't seen her in awhile so i...
yelp.com - user review - 06/22/2009
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1.0 of 5 stars.
Absolutely horrible the food is way over priced and the quality is poor. The burger patty looks and tastes like the Cost Co. patties (those mass produced perfect circles of rubber). I've been here...
yelp.com - user review - 06/12/2009
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2.0 of 5 stars.
I had come to this place when it first opened. It had very good food and was entertaining. I have been back since then and I must say it has gone down hill tremendously. The food takes forever to come...
yelp.com - user review - 06/11/2009
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1.0 of 5 stars.
Is this a joke? Seriously. You try to distract me from you ATROCIOUS over-priced 'food' by making me order through a touch screen in the middle of the table? Really? This place sucks. The food...
yelp.com - user review - 05/12/2009
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1.0 of 5 stars.
Terrible and overpriced. I've been several times, just to see if maybe it was a fluke, and each time sucked more and more.The worst involved a night out with three of my girlfriends. We went out on a...
yelp.com - user review - 05/03/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Well I didn't expect much form the visit as I have never been to one of those places before and haven't even heard about UWink . And then my cousin's birthday rolled in and I had to come up with some...
yelp.com - user review - 04/28/2009
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2.0 of 5 stars.
The overall experience was not what I expected. The concept is great, but our table was accidentally assigned to someone's group birthday party so all of our games were hijacked to their...
yelp.com - user review - 04/27/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
We recently took the kids to visit friends in LA and were told this place was unique. There are actually three of them-2 in LA and one in Mountain View. You sit at a table with a computer touch...
yelp.com - user review - 04/12/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
It's a very interesting & fresh concept. All the tables have these touch-screen computer things that you use to order your food and play games while you're waiting. Some of the games are free, others...
yelp.com - user review - 04/09/2009
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2.0 of 5 stars.
This place smells like vomit! They used to have the best sweet potato french fries but not anymore. The food is edible but not very tasty. The food is a bit overpriced. The cool thing about this place...
yelp.com - user review - 02/23/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
i want to give this another star just because there are games but for the food its ok. not bad i would say. plus side there are drinks. that can never be bad .
yelp.com - user review - 02/13/2009
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2.0 of 5 stars.
I would not do this twice. mark my wordsThe place just feels weird. a smich over priced just because you order via the Touch Screen.Dine in a High chair is kinda uncomfy.they are better suited turning...
yelp.com - user review - 02/09/2009
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1.0 of 5 stars.
This is the worst place EVER!!!!! I went here a couple months ago for a friends birthday. I could NEVER forget the horrible experience we had. We had a party of 14. Five of which were kids. Our...
yelp.com - user review - 01/28/2009
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2.0 of 5 stars.
I'd first like to let anyone reading this know that I have not had the food, and am not giving uWink at 2* rating because of bad tasting edibles, but rather my experience.I went to check out this...
yelp.com - user review - 01/14/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I'm giving uWink four stars because their concept should really be encouraged. The restaurant is laid out in a modern fashion; tv projectors display weekend sports games on the walls, and during the...
yelp.com - user review - 12/21/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
There's nothing really special about this place except for the touch screen system at every table to order food or drinks, play games and pay your bill. Everything was average - food, service, and...
yelp.com - user review - 12/17/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
The boy thinks I don't mention him in enough of my reviews, " 'specially since [he's] in almost all of the places [I'm] at," so here's an ode to what I think is a restaurant made to his...
yelp.com - user review - 11/30/2008
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food sucked. service sucked
urbanspoon.com - user review - 11/06/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Grown ups playing games and having fun. Thats pretty much the angle, and it works. The place has great food which you order on a screen. You order refills and pay electronically. The zuccinni fries...
yelp.com - user review - 11/05/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
well, the food is pretty bad, but I love the concept. By bad, I mean unhealthy, fatty, boring and standard frozen seeming fare. They have upgraded their menu once, hopefully they do it again and...
yelp.com - user review - 10/27/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Great place to go if you don't really feel like interacting with anyone face to face. You touch the screen to order drinks, food and play games. The prices are reasonable, and the food didn't look...
yelp.com - user review - 10/21/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
It's been so long since I've been here... My memory is still a little blurry but let me try to remember uWink..AHHH Yes... The trendy HIGH tech Gizmodo of a restaurant, uWINK. I don't remember the...
yelp.com - user review - 10/21/2008
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ordering via a monitor at each table was a little confusing but the wait...
urbanspoon.com - user review - 10/16/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
This place had a good idea, but in their attempts to be more like the Hollywood uWink, really ruined it for themselves. Before they would allow for unlimited play on games, but now there's only a...
yelp.com - user review - 10/10/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Another great date place!Gaming console right at the table. Ordering from the consol cuts down on food errors. Good menu selection, light, hip, creative.
yelp.com - user review - 10/10/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
The concept seemed pretty cool but I was very disappointed with this place. We were warned that they were experiencing glitches in the system and of course we experienced them. It took about an hour...
yelp.com - user review - 10/07/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I give U-Wink three stars for concept and concept alone. I have to say I most definitely enjoyed my dinner at U-Wink. Yes, I will admit the food is not top nor is the waiter service...BUT who is...
yelp.com - user review - 09/18/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
UWINK is OKAY as far as the food. They offer pastas, burgers, salads, and a small variety of alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages. You can custom your own burgers and add any sides to your entrees....
yelp.com - user review - 08/18/2008
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This is a great place to take the kids. They have computers right at your table so that you can order your food. You can also play computer games at your table as well. Great burgers, salads and pastas. The...
citysearch.com - user review - 08/14/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
i remember coming here during the first few months this place was open after hearing about it on the evening news. i heard the owner of Atari opened up this restaurant and plans to make it into a...
yelp.com - user review - 08/03/2008
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This restaurant is AWESOME!Not only does it have great food, but at every table there are mini computers that have easy fun games on them that you play while your food is cooking. Alos you order your food off...
citysearch.com - user review - 07/30/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I was scared, this place didn't look like it could provide delicious grub. I said a prayer and ordered it up and was pleasantly surprised. The food and drinks were fine. Their menu features burgers,...
yelp.com - user review - 07/18/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Interactive dining, you say? Um, no. * The touch screens work almost as well as 10-year old ATMs. But less accurate. * The games are lame and so far behind the technology curve that it's almost...
yelp.com - user review - 07/02/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Real cool concept... ok selection of food, computers are glitchy and really ok tasting... I've been here 3 times ... once the cards didnt work, twice the power went out and we had to eat in the dark...
yelp.com - user review - 06/24/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
The concept is really good. I really wanted to love this place but there were some things that didn't sit well with me.So, the concept of the joint is there are computer monitors built in to each...
yelp.com - user review - 06/23/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
If it weren't for the games you can play on the monitor at your table, this place would only get 1 star. I am sure U-wink was just having a bad night, of course the night I HAD to gothere for a...
yelp.com - user review - 06/18/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Initially, I hated this place--I really did. I wasn't a fan of all the technology and the impersonal-ness of the restaurant--you order through a computer and instead of talking to the people at the...
yelp.com - user review - 06/18/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I would give it a 3.5 stars. The games are fun and I think it would have been more fun had I gone with a group. Ordering food and drinks from a screen is an interesting concept, same with the games....
yelp.com - user review - 06/11/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I love this place and am super excited they are opening one at Hollywood & Highland because that's way closer to me. I can't believe that people on Yelp are complaining that there are no waiters...
yelp.com - user review - 06/10/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Geez, the food is bad....and I'm not *that* much of a foodie snob....BUT the games are way fun. The guy who created Atari and Chuck E. Cheese is behind this place, so I guess this is the...
yelp.com - user review - 05/30/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I gave this place (3) stars mainly because of the customer service (or lack thereof). There was only one rude moment but I'll get to that. First off, the food was good. No complaints in that...
yelp.com - user review - 05/20/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
The idea of this place is just fantastic...video games, food, and drinks...what more could you ask for? I would definitely recommend coming here during happy hour or on college night when everything...
yelp.com - user review - 05/03/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I love this place. It's really fun to go with a couple of friends, order your own drinks (exactly how you like it) and order some great food. The pre-made house special drinks are great and the...
yelp.com - user review - 04/28/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Went here for the first time for a friends 30th birthday. Was a great idea because his girlfriend was able to book a large seating area and have a slideshow of his photos in between the trivia games....
yelp.com - user review - 04/22/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I don't understand how the reviews have been so bad. Yes, the high-tech playground may come off a little cheesy. But what did you expect? Playing laser tag while eating food?I had a great time...
yelp.com - user review - 04/10/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
heather and I found this place by accident while wandering around the mall before a movie.We were totally surprised by the way it was ran, but after ordering our drinks, I was hooked.Its great, you...
yelp.com - user review - 04/10/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I LOVE this place! The drinks are strong and the food is great. The only down fall is your food gets cold because you are too busy playing and forget to eat =)-Steezy
yelp.com - user review - 04/05/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
When i first heard about this place it sounded like a fun and interesting place to go and eat!However it's not what i expected when i got there.. then again i didn't know what to expect.The entire...
yelp.com - user review - 04/02/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
This high-tech playground for adults is cheesy in the best possible way. The creator of the childhood fave, Chuck E Cheese, is responsible for this unusual, futuristic video game filled restaurant and...
yelp.com - user review - 03/14/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
As if our culture is not detached enough, some A*Hole decides to cut out the "middle man" (aka the server) and sit you in front of a computer screen. Next thing you know they'll be serving your food...
yelp.com - user review - 03/12/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Our arrival foreshadowed our entire experience. We had reservations for 8 people at 7 pm. We showed promptly at 6:58, but didn't get taken to our seats until 7:20, when we were then taken to a...
yelp.com - user review - 03/09/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
uWink is kinda like when you lived at home with Mom and Dad and you could just sit there and play video games or board games with your friends all night while your parents brought you snacks. Okay,...
yelp.com - user review - 02/26/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Seriously?! The idea is pretty novel.... combine tech and food. It makes sense; it's two of my most favorite things. But damn, execution is shoddy at best.Ordering your food through an ATM-style...
yelp.com - user review - 02/26/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I really don't know why anyone would come here, but I guess people do live in Woodland Hills and go to the mall.I like to be adventurous and try new things. My ladyfriend told me about a restaurant...
yelp.com - user review - 01/26/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
nice games and trivia questions but service is poor, waited forever for our order to arrive, french fries were soggy, chicken tortila soup had no chicken at all
yelp.com - user review - 01/25/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I can certainly do without human interaction at food establishments. Just as ATMs and online banking have circumvented social anxiety episodes and enhanced my overall banking experience, uWink's...
yelp.com - user review - 01/22/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Great to go with friends and family for fun. Food was actually pretty good, wasn't expecting much since it was more of an entertainment type of restaurant.Its one of those restaurants you probably...
yelp.com - user review - 12/11/2007
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1.0 of 5 stars.
The idea for this interactive restaurant looks good on paper. But in the end, I felt as though I could have had the same sort of experience, if not better, at home: plug in the Wii, invite a bunch of...
yelp.com - user review - 11/25/2007
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1.0 of 5 stars.
i went there last night since my friend kept raving about how much fun this place was.i walk into the restaurant, and the place was so quiet..... was it because they were playing a full house trivia...
yelp.com - user review - 11/09/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Overall I had a good time here, thus the four stars. Advertised as an electronically facilitated restaurant/ bar, service and entertainment at uWink hinges on several touch operated screens throughout...
yelp.com - user review - 09/23/2007
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2.0 of 5 stars.
uWink has a nice atmosphere with a lot of potential. Their touch-screen menu system is innovative and easy to navigate, but if you're with more than two people on ones side, the whole experience is...
yelp.com - user review - 08/31/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
If I had to eat alone...I'd come here...I can see where they wanna go with this concept but it was just not my cup of tea. Let me fill you in...you have a touch screen machine at your table. You place...
yelp.com - user review - 08/27/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
So it's a tad up there in price but so what! The food is pretty damn good and you pretty much are paying to play with the computers. The service isn't amazing but yet again you are ordering through a...
yelp.com - user review - 07/08/2007
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1.0 of 5 stars.
First of all.....I was excited about going to uWink for months before it opened. Then it finally opened and I waited a few weeks (so the rough edges could be figured out) and dined there with the...
yelp.com - user review - 07/05/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This place is awesome. Pretty much run through touch screen computers at every table and along the bar. Couldn't tell you about the food, but the best Raspberry Mojito's EVER!and fun games the play on...
yelp.com - user review - 06/30/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Dear Yelp, I'm back! To write this review. Anyway. So uWink. Wasn't sure what to expect, but some buddies brought me here saying that this place is "cool." So I walk in, and I'm like, "Wow!" It's...
yelp.com - user review - 06/21/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
The place had a fun atmosphere but,the food wasn't great for the price you pay and not an amazing selectionthe servers and the people working in the back and who cleaned up and brought the food were...
yelp.com - user review - 06/20/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I love this concept. But you have to expect something great from Nolan Bushnell. But as others say below, the execution needs work.1) The ordering system is not that hard if you read the reviews...
yelp.com - user review - 06/14/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
This is a concept restaurant that features touch-screens at every table. You have to input your own order, and you can play some mediocre games while you wait.The food was good, but the execution of...
yelp.com - user review - 06/10/2007
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1.0 of 5 stars.
le suck!because....complicated ordering systemPoor, poor customer service. My sister and I had to flag down the bartender several times. It's not like this place was busy either. It took 10 minutes...
yelp.com - user review - 06/03/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I'm so conflicted about this place..I love it.. I hate it.. i don't know!!!!Food.. CHECKBooze.. CHECKGames.. CHECKService.. um... hmm.... how does this work?reasons why I love it..but didn't love it.....
yelp.com - user review - 05/22/2007
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Two stars for concept alone. But they really missed the mark on execution.My coworker and I happened to come across this place while looking for food during our business trip. Unfamiliar with the...
yelp.com - user review - 05/12/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Uh, u-stink.No, not really just u-disappointing. I thought the idea was to play games against the people at your table, and they seemed mostly like solo games. Maybe the premium games were like...
yelp.com - user review - 05/10/2007
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Tired of waitstaff trying to upsell you everything from appetizers to desserts, taking down the wrong orders or just rudely interrupting one moment, only to disappear when you need service? Perhaps...
yelp.com - user review - 05/06/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Ew, no. Unless you are 14 that is. When I came here shortly after the place opened all the people in our party were of one mind-that the place would be lucky to still be around in six months. The...
yelp.com - user review - 05/03/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I love coming here with friends. Not a great place for a date, but fun to go to when you've got a group of people.Moderately priced, this place is really fun to hang out at. The software isn't hard to...
yelp.com - user review - 04/25/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
An extra star for SKY! The games were okay and the atmosphere was okay and frankly, the food was just okay, too. BUT the hostess was named Sky and she gave us a special Sky discount, since my name's...
yelp.com - user review - 04/24/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
You know what happens when technology and humans collide? A mess of a restaurant. The atmosphere at uWink feels all wrong to me - it's a grown up Chuck E. Cheese, except that I don't want a grown up...
yelp.com - user review - 04/18/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I usually come to this place for lunch after class. The food is good, I am not too big on the games, or that huge screen on the table that seems to be a barrier. They should have the screen to fit...
yelp.com - user review - 04/16/2007
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2.0 of 5 stars.
After reading (on yelp) that they had good martinis ( blue cheese olives), my girlfriend and I were really excited to try this place out.We were really disappointed when we walked in at 7:30 on a...
yelp.com - user review - 04/03/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Imagine a place with no waiters/waitresses and at the push of a button, you can refill your drink or get a side of pickles (good ones) and ranch brought to your table. Well, the future is here now...
yelp.com - user review - 04/01/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This place is cool. The food is average but the atmosphere is fun and the touch screen system is cool. You can order and request everything and anything through the monitor at your table. The games...
yelp.com - user review - 03/16/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
uWink gets 5 stars for the obscene price I had to pay for my martinis alone. And no, I don't mean obscene bad but obscene good. Ok so first of all you get to build your own martini using their...
yelp.com - user review - 02/20/2007
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2.0 of 5 stars.
In its effort to be cool, hip, trendy and hi-tech, "uWink" is the kind of place that makes you want to hit "Ctrl-Alt-Delete" and head for a real restaurant that acknowledges dining to be a social...
yelp.com - user review - 01/23/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
uWink is the latest creation of Nolan Bushnell, founder of Atari and then the Chuck E. Cheese pizza chain. Guess he figured since we've outgrown that place (have we?), he'd open a version for adults....
yelp.com - user review - 01/16/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Interesting place in the middle of Woodland Hills. The food is alright, nothing really special. But the atmosphere is amazing. You order your food on tablet PC's that are attached to your table....
yelp.com - user review - 01/15/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Very cool, very hip, very progressive. I would say that describes everything there, food, atmosphere, interaction. Coming from the creator of Atari and Chuckie Cheese, this place delivers a swift...
yelp.com - user review - 12/05/2006
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3.0 of 5 stars.
This place gets three stars not just because the bartender attacked me with a lemon. To get there, park by the Macy's and go up the escalator towards the row of glowing monitors behind blue curtains....
yelp.com - user review - 11/14/2006
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