The Operating Room

This is aa typical stop when we make it to WDM and love that they seem to have a regular rotation of new pinball machines to check out. Especially love the machines based on bands/musicians! They have a limited menu of bar food that always smells good. And they have a variety of specialty cocktails and shots, if that's your jam. I get the rising prices but it still hurts to pay $6 for a Busch light tall boy.

This place is it. I love the whole theme of this place. During the day it's family friendly and we take the kids to play on the arcade machines. At night is date night and fun for the adults. I enjoy coming I. And having a drink or two. They offer unique brews that's local to the area as well.

Staff is also very friendly and funny.

Such a great adult arcade!!!

We arrived sometime after 10P on a Saturday. Had to show ID to enter. Fantastic bartenders!!! They were the best in Des Moines!

Many drinks were of the Slushy Kind and had their own cocktail names. Full bar service.

Super fun games! Buy a game card to play.

Food & Pizza is available until about 9 or 10PM.

Can't wait to return!

Really enjoy coming here with friends. Their bar is well stocked and it's fun to be able to grab a creative cocktail while playing newer games with nostalgic themes. I also appreciate that it's usually clean and service is always quick at the bar.

Expensive and somehow limited in its number and style of arcade games, the Operating Room is worth one trip but not more. The signature slushy drinks are expensive, sugary, and very light on alcohol. Selection of beers is limited and, again, expensive. The place is actually three rooms wide, but some of the games are so large it actually seems like a smaller place. Many of the games are high-tech but they are so expensive and difficult they'll make you wish this was a classic arcade from back in the age of quarters.

This is really cool arcade bar in West Des Moines. Lots of pinball machines as well as a variety of other games to play. The card system is nice so you don't have to handle coins, but the number of credits each game uses is kind of confusing. It's still a really great place to hang out and game with something for almost anyone.

This is a fun place to hang out. Great variety of drinks. And food was better than expected. Worth a night out.

I swear I wrote a review, but this has been sitting in my drafts so I am not sure what happened.
I got to check out the Operating Room at a Yelp party. This place lights up and fills a young heart with excitement. The options of games is pretty incredible. There are so many options. I enjoyed getting to try and few.
The people were really kind and happy to serve.
I do have to say your pockets will have to be a little deeper here than other local game places. There is a whole wall of pinball, and a bar with fun exciting flavored drinks to try.
I enjoy the 4 player pac-man and some of the shooting games.
If you are on this side of town I would suggest giving it a try, along with a few drinks.
I know I have a more detailed review on the Yelp event.

Playing the games here is a little pricey for what's available. Over 1/3 of the games are pinball machines. Decided not to try any of the drinks as they looked small for what you'd pay for them.

Good place to stop and play if you've got kids or want a little more entertainment when you're in West Glen.

Venue was pretty small and with the more people coming in, it got pretty crowded.

The health related pictures on the wall were interesting to see and look at

I went there and took my nine-year-old son and his friend. Is a very nice place and very clean. We loved the decor. They had a blast! A couple of downfalls would be that the games at least a dollar to play. That includes the pinball and the older arcade games. Also we had no idea how this place worked or where to get our cards to play and there's nobody really readily available to help you or tell you what to do. There were two bartenders behind the bar who were not busy and we're not real quick to come wait on me. We spent about an hour there. I did see that they had specials for happy hour and I believe that they had a limited menu.