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HITZ PIZZA & SPORTS BAR

Pinball News Website·article·analyzed·Dec 12, 2018
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TL;DR

Hitz Pizza opens game room with Stern pinballs in Chicago suburbs.

Summary

Pinball News coverage of Hitz Pizza & Sports Bar in Mundelein, Illinois, a pizza restaurant that recently opened a game room featuring two Stern pinball machines (CSI and Terminator 3). The article highlights the venue's food offerings, Monday night bar bingo events, and new arcade entertainment options in a historically pinball-sparse suburban market.

Key Claims

  • Hitz Pizza & Sports Bar in Mundelein is known in the Chicago North Suburbs for thin crust pizza with generous toppings and slightly sweet crust flavor

    high confidence · Direct venue description from Pinball News article

  • The game room features two Stern pinball machines: CSI and Terminator 3 – Rise of the Machines

    high confidence · Machines explicitly identified with photos in article

  • The pinball machines are set at $1 per game pricing with reasonable free game thresholds

    high confidence · Direct observation noted in article

  • The pinball machines appear to be owned by an amusement company rather than by Hitz directly

    medium confidence · Author's inference based on observation

  • It is unusual for established businesses in the Chicago North Suburbs to feature pinball in their game rooms

    medium confidence · Article introduction characterizing local market conditions

Notable Quotes

  • “The most common comment about Hitz's pizza is the generous amount of toppings and slightly sweet taste to the crust.”

    Pinball News author @ N/A — Characterizes venue's signature food offering and customer perception

  • “The pinballs are in good-to-average condition – I would say that they could use a bit of a cleaning and a couple of light bulbs replaced, but all of the features work.”

    Pinball News author @ N/A — Assessment of machine maintenance and playability condition

  • “Hitz has always been a fun and entertaining place – made more so with their new game room.”

    Pinball News author @ N/A — Overall endorsement and community recommendation

Entities

Hitz Pizza & Sports BarorganizationMundelein, IllinoislocationStern PinballcompanyCSIgameTerminator 3 – Rise of the MachinesgameTerriperson

Signals

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    market_signal: Pinball placement in suburban Chicago pizza/sports bar demonstrates growing adoption of pinball in non-traditional venue types

    medium · Article opens by noting it is 'unusual' for established suburban businesses to install pinball, but Hitz has done so with two Stern machines in newly opened game room

Transcript

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Date: November 2018 Location:700 Butterfield Rd,, Mundelein, IL 60060, USA Here in the Chicago North Suburbs, it’s unusual to have a well-established business put in a game room. It is even more unusual for an established business to put in a game room with pinball, but Hitz Pizza and Sports Bar in Mundelein has done just that. ![Hitz Pizza & Sports Bar in Mundelein](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/sites/hitz-pizza-sports-bar/04-hitz-pizza-sports-bar.jpg) Hitz Pizza & Sports Bar in Mundelein Hitz is known in our area for their thin crust pizza but they also have pan pizza, Chicago-style deep dish, and also their ‘double-decker’ pizza. The most common comment about Hitz’s pizza is the generous amount of toppings and slightly sweet taste to the crust. ![Pizza, drinks and good times](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/sites/hitz-pizza-sports-bar/01-hitz-pizza-sports-bar.jpg) Pizza, drinks and good times In addition to pizza they have a full menu of sandwiches and Italian-style dinners. I heard a rumor that there are healthy things such as salad on the menu but cannot confirm this. ![It's not all pizza, but...](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/sites/hitz-pizza-sports-bar/07-hitz-pizza-sports-bar.jpg) It’s not all pizza, but… Terri and I have gone several times with friends to Hitz for their Monday night bar bingo and half-price pizza. Terri’s actually won a bingo round- a hat that she calls her “Blingo” hat. On any given Monday night there are 9 rounds of bingo led by an amusing caller that makes the bingo games come alive in a way that we find very entertaining. ![Promo for Bingo at Hitz](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/sites/hitz-pizza-sports-bar/02-hitz-pizza-sports-bar.jpg) Promo for Bingo at Hitz ![The winning card and prize](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/sites/hitz-pizza-sports-bar/08-hitz-pizza-sports-bar.jpg) The winning card and prize The most recent Monday when we were leaving from Monday night Bar Bingo- we spotted Hitz’s brand new game room. All of the machines were sitting there gleaming, just waiting to swallow some of our hard-earned money. In the game room there are a couple of video games, a claw machine, an old-school Super Chexx dome stick hockey game and two pinballs: Stern’s CSI and Terminator 3 – Rise of theMachines*. ![Stern's CSI at Hitz Pizza & Sports Bar](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/sites/hitz-pizza-sports-bar/03-hitz-pizza-sports-bar.jpg) Stern’s CSI at Hitz Pizza & Sports Bar ![Stern's Terminator 3 at Hitz Pizza & Sports Bar](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/sites/hitz-pizza-sports-bar/05-hitz-pizza-sports-bar.jpg) Stern’s Terminator 3 at Hitz Pizza & Sports Bar The pinballs are in good-to-average condition – I would say that they could use a bit of a cleaning and a couple of light bulbs replaced, but all of the features work. They are both set on $1 per game pricing, with reasonable and attainable free game thresholds. It would appear that they are owned by an amusement company and not by Hitz. Hitz has always been a fun and entertaining place – made more so with their new game room. If you are in the area, I’d suggest that you stop in and give them a visit.