Arcade heaven

Let the kids go wild at JUNGLE PIZZA: play videogames, run around the cavernous and brightly lit space, and stuff their little pie-holes full of fresh, hot pizza. It’s sort of a homegrown Chuck E. Cheese’s — without the annoying theme song in the background — geared toward families, especially large ones. With 10,000 square feet of space, including a separate room for parties of 25 or more, this place seats more than 100 big people (and even more little ones).

If you can get them to sit down, that is. There are two full walls of fun stuff to while away your hard-earned quarters, ranging from retro videogames like Pac-Man — Why should the kids have all the fun? — to Skee-Ball to the Manx TT Super Bike. There’s also a mini-carousel, air hockey and just enough noise to justify ordering another pitcher of beer while you watch the kids cavort.

The food is standard pizza-joint fare, heavy on the bread, sauce and cheese — just the way it’s supposed to be. For about twenty bucks you can get a large, 16-inch two-topping pizza. Or order one of the standard specials like the veggie (mushrooms, peppers, tomatoes, onions, olives) for $13.75 to $19.50. Other options include the stromboli or calzone ($6), two variations of the dough/sauce/cheese thing going on elsewhere on the menu. And there’s even a salad bar — all you can eat ($7 lunch special includes bread sticks, too) — with your garden variety of offerings.
— CARRIE SCOZZARO

Jungle Pizza, 503 Seltice Way, Post Falls, is open Sun-Thu 11 am-9 pm. Fri-Sat 11 am-11 pm. Call (208) 773-1500.