The Hazzards didn’t know the rules - only two machines are allowed - and their application was refused. The rule was put in place because arcades or gaming halls could attract a rough or lawless crowd. The café has been the subject of multiple articles, including a report that the café’s Place of Amusement licence or business licence was revoked for contravening a zoning bylaw governing the number of arcade machines allowed in an establishment. At the front, patrons sipped coffee and milkshakes, and played board games.Ĭustomers range from “young, young kids who need a stepstool to see over the machines right up to the fifty-something gentleman who played these games when he was 18 years old,” said Hazzard. Most of the games, including Skylab, Flash Gordon and Comet, hail from the 1970s and 1980s and many are sourced from Toronto’s Gilchrist Games.īeneath the bleeping and whirring, songs by Dexys Midnight Runners and Roy Clark could be heard from the jukebox. On Sunday, customers stood shoulder-to-shoulder at the nine pinball machines in the back. Pinball, coffee, sugary treats and nostalgia have proven a popular concept. There is a licence issue, but more on that later. “I am not going to war with City Hall, the city is not shutting down fun, nobody is burning pinball machines in the streets,” said co-owner Jason Hazzard, who with his wife, Rachel, opened the café on Feb. The relentless clack and clamour generated by flippers and ricocheting balls inside the machines at The Pinball Café should be enough to convince anyone they are open for business.īut if doubt persists, the owners want patrons and lovers of pinball to know any rumours the Parkdale café’s licence has been being revoked or officials are trying to board up their doors are greatly exaggerated.
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