John’s Incredible Pizza Company

By Princess B. Abuluyan

Looking for someplace fun to go with family? Perhaps someplace new? Well, look no more, because here is an incredible recommendation.

John’s Incredible Pizza Company is the place to go. This indoor amusement park is a new development in Roseville on the corner of Sunrise and Eureka. It opened this year on March 6.

If you’re someone who enjoys a place like Chuck E. Cheese’s, then chances are you’ll like John’s Incredible Pizza Co. just as much. Or perhaps even more.

Don’t get me wrong. Chuck E. Cheese’s has always been, and still is today, a popular place for families to go and have fun. Hooray for playing games that cost no more than 25 cents each, exchanging tickets for prizes, and eating pizza! I was just there a couple of weekends ago for my nephew’s birthday party. It was a lot of fun, definitely a good time spent with family. But on a Sunday afternoon, that place was overwhelmingly crowded left and right with toddlers, kids, teens, adults, and even elderly people. My niece lost her favorite Dora The Explorer slippers in the crowd and went home without them.

John’s Incredible Pizza Co. is, well, the place is incredible fun. Call it an upgrade. Enter an exciting world of entertainment where people of all ages can do more than just play games and exchange tickets for prizes. There’s a bowling alley in there! And what makes this particular amusement park unique from a place like Chuck E. Cheese’s? It has RIDES! And not just for kids. Teens and adults can ride too. For screaming out loud, take a trip on the Incredible Express Roller Coaster. Bump bumpers with other guests on the Boogie Bumper Cars. Feel the tickle in your stomach and let out a burst of laughter as the Frog Hopper will lift you up high off the ground and then drop you back down—hop, hop, and hop.

A 9-year-old boy, AJ Sales, who was at John’s Incredible Pizza Co. for his cousin’s birthday party, said the rides is what he likes most about the place. He said his favorite ride is the Twister because it twists around a lot.

What else has John’s Incredible Pizza Co. got to offer? Incredible food. So incredible, it’s all you can eat. Can’t argue with a buffet, right? There’s a salad bar, and a variety of soups, pastas, pizzas, and desserts to choose from. Clam chowder is a tasty choice of soup. Dress your pasta with your choice of sauce, whether marinara, meat or alfredo. There’s also macaroni and cheese, prepared regularly or as a topping on a slice of pizza. When it comes to pizza, there are so many kinds to choose from. Besides the traditional combination, veggie, cheese, or pepperoni pizzas, try the nacho cheese, fiesta, garlic and olive oil, cheeseburger, or BBQ chicken ranch and garlic pesto pizzas.

“I would like to try the spicy peanut butter pizza,” said Sales.

Believe it or not, the spicy peanut butter is 1 out of the 2 pizzas that John’s Incredible Pizza Co. is famous for, according to their official website www.johnspizza.com. The number 2 pizza is the alfredo, which is my favorite choice. It’s delicious.

John’s Incredible Pizza Co. is huge inside, and the fun is inviting. There are different themed dining rooms that guests can choose to eat in. The games and rides are in a separate room just past the food area and dining rooms. It’s a fairly spacious place, so that even if there were a lot of families, the place wouldn’t be overwhelmingly crowded. It’s a “happy, have a good time” feeling being in there. Upbeat music is playing. Kids have a blast. And teens, or parents, can sure do the same and feel like a kid again. The smiles on people’s faces, and outbursts of laughter being heard says it all.

The buffet is affordable.
• Kids ages 3-6 pay $3.99, and ages 7-12 pay $4.99
• Adults pay $6.99 on weekdays, and $8.99 on evenings and weekends
Games and rides are paid for separately.

When asked if he would go to John’s Incredible Pizza Co. again, Sales said, “Yes, a million times. It has a lot of fun stuff to do.”