Surge Entertainment — Arcade in New Orleans, Louisiana

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Arcade Venue

Surge Entertainment sits just across the New Orleans line in neighboring Metairie, Louisiana, a suburb that anchors much of the metro area’s family-friendly recreation. Categorized as a video arcade, the venue is part of a regional entertainment chain, and its Metairie location is the one serving the greater New Orleans area. For visitors staying in the Crescent City proper, the short drive west along Veterans Memorial Boulevard makes the spot a convenient stop for an afternoon or evening of arcade play.

The surrounding New Orleans metro is one of the more arcade-rich markets in the Gulf South, with a mix of bar-arcade hybrids, large-format entertainment chains, and dedicated gaming rooms within easy reach of Surge. Travelers planning a broader gaming trip can browse the full arcade finder directory or pull up nearby venues on the interactive arcade map.

Several well-known New Orleans gaming destinations sit within the same metro footprint as Surge. Larger-format visitors will recognize Dave & Buster’s New Orleans, while free-roam VR fans can head to Zero Latency VR New Orleans. For a more bar-focused evening out, Emporium Arcade Bar rounds out the local circuit with a different atmosphere.

At a Glance

DetailInfo
AddressMetairie, LA
Phone+1 504-285-3113
HoursMon–Thu 10AM–10PM · Fri 10AM–12AM · Sat 9AM–12AM · Sun 11AM–10PM
Rating4.3 out of 5 from 1,200 Google reviews
Best ForCasual arcade sessions and family-friendly gaming in the New Orleans metro

The Scene

Surge Entertainment operates as a video arcade in the New Orleans metro, and the Metairie location is its flagship for the local market. As a video arcade, the venue’s identity centers on coin-and-card play, redemption titles, and the kind of high-energy environment that draws both families on weekends and casual players looking for a quick session after work or school. The Metairie setting, surrounded by suburban shopping and dining, keeps the visit easy to fold into a larger day out rather than treating the arcade as a standalone destination.

Aggregate reader commentary is not available for this listing at the time of writing, so a candid word-of-mouth summary is reserved for a future update once reviews can be re-pulled. Visitors who want to share their experience are encouraged to leave a review on Google, and venue owners who would like to add context to this page are welcome to claim the listing and submit updates directly.

Games & Machines

Because the public website content for this location has not been catalogued in detail for this entry, the games floor cannot be inventoried machine by machine. As a video arcade, Surge Entertainment is built around the standard mix one expects from a modern chain arcade: a rotation of current-gen video cabinets, racing and shooting titles, and a healthy helping of redemption and ticket games designed to keep younger players coming back. Pinball, classic cabinets, rhythm games, and prize-redemption hardware are all common in venues of this type, though specific titles and manufacturers should be confirmed directly with the venue before making a special trip.

Visiting

Surge Entertainment is located in Metairie, LA, the unincorporated Jefferson Parish community that sits immediately west of New Orleans and handles much of the metro’s suburban entertainment and retail. Drivers coming from downtown New Orleans typically reach the venue via Veterans Memorial Boulevard or the I-10 service roads, and free parking is standard for suburban arcades in this part of Louisiana. The phone line for general inquiries is +1 504-285-3113, and the official Metairie page lives at surgefun.com/locations/metairie.

Hours are generous and skew toward evening and weekend play. Monday through Thursday the doors run 10AM to 10PM, Friday opens at 10AM and runs until midnight, Saturday stretches even longer from 9AM to midnight, and Sunday rounds out the week with an 11AM to 10PM window. That schedule makes the venue equally workable for an after-school stop, a date night, or a full weekend afternoon session. Operators should be contacted directly for any age-related admission policies, food and drink options, or private-event and birthday-party bookings, since those specifics are not documented in the public record used for this entry.

For anyone building a gaming itinerary around the New Orleans area, the arcade finder and the interactive arcade map are the best tools for comparing Surge Entertainment against nearby options. Venue owners who notice anything out of date on this page are encouraged to claim the listing and send corrections, and players can keep an eye on the directory for fresh reviews and updated machine lists as they become available.