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4.8 from 1,900 reviews
Bonus Round is a retro arcade and craft beer bar in northeast minneapolis, open late seven nights
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About us
Kat and Pheng spent five winters hauling dead cabinets out of basements across the Upper Midwest, then opened in an old brick machine shop in Northeast with nine games and eight taps. Every machine on the floor is ours and rebuilt by hand. Come early, stay late, and put your initials on the board!
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Games on the floor
24
Taps, mostly local
10
Years of high scores
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What's on
01
Retro cabinets
Thirty-eight upright and cocktail cabinets from the early eighties through the nineties, restored in our back shop and running on tokens, four for $1.
02
Pinball
Sixteen tables, from 1970s electromechanicals to modern widebodies. $1 a game, and a league every Monday night that welcomes drop-ins.
03
Craft bar
Twenty-four taps, most of them Minnesota breweries within ten miles of the door, cocktails named for the games and a real zero-proof list.
04
Skee-ball and lounge
Four full-length skee-ball lanes, air hockey, and a couch lounge with classic consoles on big CRT TVs. First come, first played.
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Kitchen
Smash burgers, hand-twisted pretzels with beer cheese, and tots, served until 11pm and until midnight on Fridays and Saturdays.
Parties
Birthdays, team nights and the whole bar to yourselves, with the games on free play and the bar ready when you walk in.
01
10 to 20 guests, 2 hours
Side Quest
$25 a person
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What's included
Reserved high-tops for two hours 40 tokens for every guest Pretzel boards, and a pitcher for every four A host who sets it all up
02
20 to 60 guests, 3 hours
Boss Level
From $45 a person
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What's included
The Back Room and its own bar Twelve cabinets on free play Food stations and two drink tickets each A short history of the machines
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Up to 220 guests
Full Buyout
From $6,500, Sunday to Thursday
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What's included
The whole bar, every room Every game on free play A custom drink menu Your name on the high-score board
Prices
No cover, ever. You pay as you play.
Tokens
4 for $1
Most cabinets take one to four. The change machines by the door take cards and cash.
Pinball
$1
A game, on any of the sixteen tables. Monday league is $5 a night.
Free-play wristband
$15
Every cabinet, all night. $10 on Free Play Tuesdays.
Happy hour
$5
Drafts, Mon–Fri 4pm–7pm, and $2 off the game cocktails.
01
Show ID at the door
All ages until 8pm with an adult. After that we are 21+ and check every ID.
02
Tokens or a wristband
Grab tokens from the change machines, or a wristband at the bar.
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Play, order, repeat
High scores go up on the chalkboard by the restrooms every Sunday.
This week
Mon
Pinball league
Drop-in players welcome, all levels, $5 a night.
7pm
Tue
Free Play Tuesday
A $10 wristband plays every cabinet until close.
4pm–12am
Wed
Retro trivia
Teams of up to six, free to play, bar tab prizes.
8pm
Thu
Vinyl night
A DJ spins records from the arcade years.
9pm
Fri
Late shift
Everything running until 2am, kitchen until midnight.
4pm–2am
Sat
Family afternoon
All ages noon to 5pm, then 21+ from 8pm.
12pm–2am
Sun
Fighting game bracket
Double elimination on the cabinets, $5 entry.
3pm
High scores
4.8
From 1,900 reviews by players, parents and league regulars.
We did the Side Quest for my son's sixteenth. Ten teenagers, forty tokens each, and not one of them looked at a phone for two hours.
Megan, Northeast
Best pinball in the Twin Cities, and the tables actually work. Monday league is the friendliest night out I know.
Andre, Longfellow
Booked the Back Room for our team of forty. Pheng gave a two-minute history of every cabinet and half the office stayed until close.
Priya, Uptown
Questions
Can kids come?
Yes, until 8pm with an adult. After 8pm we are 21+ and check every ID at the door. Saturday family afternoons run noon to 5pm.
Is there a cover charge?
Never. Walk in, buy tokens or a wristband, and play as much or as little as you like.
Do you take reservations?
Not for tables: it is first come, first played. For ten or more, book a party and we will hold your space.
Do the games take cards?
The change machines by the door take cards and cash. Every cabinet runs on tokens, 4 for $1, and pinball is $1 a game. Bring quarters if you like and we will swap them at the bar.
What if a machine is down?
Every cabinet is rebuilt by hand in our back shop. If one is resting, there is a note on it saying what is wrong and when it is back.
Where do I park?
Free street parking on the avenue and the side streets after 6pm, and a bike rack out front.
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Find us
2216 Central Ave NE, Minneapolis, MN 55418
In an old brick machine shop. Free street parking nearby after 6pm, and a bike rack out front.
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Hours
Mon–Thu
4pm–12am
Fri
4pm–2am
Sat
12pm–2am
Sun
12pm–11pm
All ages until 8pm, 21+ after.
Call or text
(612) 555-0163
hello@bonusroundmpls.com
Book a party
Tell us the date and the crowd. Kat answers every request within a day.
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