As soon as he walked into the Chuck E. Cheese restaurant at 8425 Reseda Boulevard in Northridge on a recent Friday evening, two-year-old Julian Alvarez was quickly drawn to a brightly-lit and ...

In the Chuck E. Cheese restaurant, the bright green digital floor pulsated in sync with the kid’s pop music. Two-year-old Julian was busting out some good moves, until the curtains started to rise on ...

LOS ANGELES — The character Chuck E. Cheese has had a long and convoluted history. The mouse, for instance, wasn’t always a mouse. And though the centerpiece of a child-focused restaurant, Chuck E.

For many decades, Chuck E. Cheese’s in-house band has entertained birthday kids and families enjoying pizza, cake and sodas for celebrations — but the furry musicians with big eyes are not the life of ...