Dave & Buster’s is rolling into Sugar Land on Monday with a supersized arcade and sports bar, taking over a former big box at 19892 Southwest Freeway and packing it with food, booze and blinking screens. The new eat, play and watch complex spans roughly 30,700 square feet and combines a full restaurant, sports bar and a broad arcade floor that includes private game suites and a 40 foot “WOW” wall. It will be the chain’s fourth Houston area outpost, joining the existing lineup around the metro.
In a press release distributed through 24-7 Press Release/Digital Journal, Dave & Buster’s put the Riverpark Shopping Center footprint at 30,750 square feet. The company said a ribbon cutting is set for 9:45 a.m., with doors opening to the public at 10 a.m. on opening day. The first 100 people in line will score free game play for the day, which should make that morning coffee line at the mall look pretty tame by comparison.
Local coverage has pegged the interior build out at about $5.5 million and listed the space slightly differently at 30,631 square feet, while noting that the Sugar Land location will join existing Houston area sites in Katy, Friendswood and Shenandoah, according to the Houston Chronicle.
What to Expect Inside
According to Dave & Buster’s, the Sugar Land build is loaded with more than 100 arcade titles. That lineup includes immersive experiences such as the Top Gun: Maverick simulator along with a human size crane game that looks made for social media bragging rights. Private Game Suites will offer high tech darts and social shuffle for groups that want their own corner of the chaos…