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| Established | 2015 (2015) |
| Owner(s) | Namco USA (2015–2021) Kiddleton (2021–present) |
| Head chef | Aaron Whitcomb[1] |
| Food type | Contemporary American |
| Location | 2 Woodfield Mall,Schaumburg (village),Illinois, 60173, United States |
| Seating capacity | 1,000[2] |
| Reservations | OpenTable |
| Website | www |
Enterrium[3] (formerly known asLevel 257 thenPac-Man Entertainment) is a contemporary American restaurant and video arcade located atWoodfield Mall inSchaumburg, Illinois.[2] The restaurant and entertainment destination was originally inspired byPac-Man and the name refers to the famouskill screen, which occurs when the player reaches the 256th level of the originalPac-Man game, meaning "the next level of dining and entertainment".[4] It was owned byBandai Namco Entertainment from 2015 to 2021, which also owns all Pac-Man-related intellectual property.[5] The restaurant celebrated itssoft opening on March 2, 2015, and itsgrand opening in April 2015.[6]
In May 2021, the location was sold to Kiddleton, a joint venture between GENDA andRound One Corporation, and was rebranded as the Enterrium.[7]
The restaurant was first conceived as a prototype in 2013, when Namco announced that the restaurant (codenamedLevel 256 at the time) was being developed in partnership with a restaurateur inKansas City, saying that were eyeing the Chicago area for possible locations.[8] The restaurant celebrated its soft opening on March 2, 2015.[9]
In May 2021, Pac-Man Entertainment was sold to Kiddleton, following Bandai Namco's decision to withdraw the amusement facility business in North America, citing theCOVID-19 pandemic heavily impacting their business.[10] Pac-Man Entertainment would be rebranded as the Enterrium, stripping the location of its Pac-Man theme.
The restaurant celebrated the 35th anniversary of Pac-Man on Friday, May 22, 2015. It featured a live performance of "Pac-Man Fever" byJerry Buckner ofBuckner & Garcia.[11]
It sits on 42,000 square feet which was previously used as a warehouse for aSears department store.[12] In addition, the restaurant also features sixteen boutique bowling lanes, table tennis and social sports, as well as video and board games in the Lost & Found Game Lounge.[13] The interior decor is up-scale modern urban-chic in style and includes levels of references to the video game characterPac-Man. The menu also features references to well-known video game terms of the 1980s, such as "1-UP", chocolate "power pellets", and "Game Over".[14]
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