Barcade

1114 Frankford Ave
Philadelphia, PA 19125

Phone: 215-634-4400

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There are approximately 60 awesome things about Barcade, the new beer-and-classic-arcade-games nerd-vana that opened in October on Frankford Avenue: 25 taps of carefully chosen American craft brews, plus 35 cabinet-style video games rescued straight out of the collective unconscious of every 30-something who was once a 12-year-old with a pocketful of quarters and an afternoon to kill. Of course, you’re not going to love every beer and every game (you couldn’t pay me to drink Mama’s Little Yella Pils, and Dig Dug never did anything but annoy me), and the food leaves a lot to be desired. But judging by the crowds that are already showing up, a couple pints of O’Reilly’s Irish on nitro and an hour hogging the stick on Burgertime is enough for most people.