Sunday, September 22, 2024

VÜK Pinball opening today at Chevy Chase Pavilion


Remember VÜK, the pinball arcade and pizza parlor that closed in downtown Bethesda in 2021? It's back - minus the pizza - starting today, Sunday, September 22, 2024 in the Friendship Heights area of Chevy Chase NW, right at the Maryland-D.C. line.  You'll find VÜK Pinball on the bottom level of Chevy Chase Pavilion at 5335 Wisconsin Avenue NW. MOM's Organic Market founder and pinball fanatic Scott Nash moved the machines to College Park when the Bethesda space was demolished to clear the way for the Sophia Bethesda apartments. Now they have been relocated to this new space.


Pinball games will cost 50 cents per play. There are about 40 machines in the arcade, from all different eras. Titles include Creature from the Black Lagoon, Iron Maiden, Star Wars, and Flash Gordon, to name a few of my favorites. Operating hours will match those of the mall, 7:00 AM to 11:00 PM. If you still want pizza, Maggiano's is right next door, and Potomac Pizza is a block away. This is just the sort of addition Friendship Heights needs.

7 comments:

Anonymous said...

I hope they have Tetras

JAC said...

Awesome news! I was going to travel out to College Park but I think that location is also closed. Chevy Chase Pavilion is a bizarre place. It just shows you how once bustling malls have disappeared. That place is an eery ghost town. Great addition.

Anonymous said...

A sure sign that this once lux location has jumped the shark.

Anonymous said...

Heard any updates on the Trader Joe's opening in Chevy Chase Pavilion?

Anonymous said...

Adding to that, a new trailer crime cam kitty corner at that other lux property.

Anonymous said...

It’s so depressing.

Anonymous said...

Dollar Store just out bid them.