Kako Claw — Arcade in Winston-Salem, North Carolina

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Arcade Venue

Kako Claw is a dedicated video arcade tucked into Winston-Salem, North Carolina, sitting along Silas Creek Parkway in a busy retail corridor on the south side of the city. The venue operates as a focused neighborhood arcade, built around the kind of dedicated play space that has become harder to find as malls and entertainment complexes shift toward broader family entertainment formats. With a perfect overall rating and a substantial review count for a single storefront, Kako Claw stands out as one of the more established gaming rooms in the local market.

Winston-Salem sits in the heart of North Carolina’s Piedmont Triad region, and the city’s arcade landscape reflects a mix of historic downtown character and modern suburban entertainment. Kako Claw shares that market with a handful of distinct neighbors, from the VR-focused Ctrl V Virtual Reality Arcade – Winston-Salem to the national brand experience at Dave & Buster’s Winston-Salem. Visitors looking to build an arcade crawl can also look at the bar-style Dive Bar Winston-Salem and the independently run Roar, both of which sit within the same city.

Readers comparing Winston-Salem’s arcade options can browse additional rooms through the arcade finder directory or pan across the broader region on the interactive arcade map to see how Kako Claw fits into the local scene.

At a Glance

DetailInfo
Address3320 Silas Creek Pkwy HL-4420, Winston-Salem, NC
Phone+1 336-477-2969
HoursSun 12–6PM; Mon–Sat 10AM–8PM
Rating5.0 out of 5 from 323 reviews
Best ForDrop-in video arcade play in Winston-Salem

The Scene

Kako Claw holds a clean 5.0 average across 323 submitted reviews, a figure that points to a consistently positive local reception rather than a handful of outlier scores. That kind of standing on a directory this established is uncommon for a single storefront, and it positions the room as one of the higher-rated dedicated arcades in the Winston-Salem area. Without access to a full written review analysis at the time of writing, the simplest read of the numbers is that visitors tend to leave satisfied with what the venue offers, though a perfect average on any volume of reviews should still be read as a starting point rather than a guarantee for every visit.

The same market also includes a few distinctly different neighbors that help frame what Kako Claw is and is not. Dave & Buster’s Winston-Salem leans into the national family-entertainment model, Ctrl V Virtual Reality Arcade – Winston-Salem focuses on VR-led experiences, and Roar rounds out the mix as an independent local room. Kako Claw fills the more traditional video arcade slot among these options.

Games & Machines

Kako Claw is categorized as a video arcade, which signals a floor built around screen-based gaming machines rather than the broader rides, bowling, or sports attractions found at larger family entertainment centers. Specific cabinets, manufacturers, and prize inventories are not documented in the data on file, so any listing of particular games on site would be guessing. What the venue type does confirm is the format: a focused arcade floor designed for drop-in play.

Visiting

Kako Claw sits at 3320 Silas Creek Pkwy in unit HL-4420, in a retail corridor that hosts a mix of chain stores and casual dining spots south of downtown Winston-Salem. The address places it within a quick drive of major Piedmont Triad arterials, which makes it a convenient stop whether visitors are coming from the city core, Clemmons, or the wider Forsyth County area. Drivers should look for the HL-4420 suite designation on the storefront.

Hours run 10AM to 8PM Monday through Saturday and a shorter 12PM to 6PM window on Sundays, giving weekday-after-work visitors a solid evening block and weekend players an early-afternoon start. There is no age policy or food-and-drink detail included in the venue record, so anyone planning around minors, meals, or group reservations should call ahead at +1 336-477-2969 or check the venue’s own website at http://www.kakoclaw.com/ for the current policy. Group bookings and private events are not documented in the available data.

For visitors building a Winston-Salem arcade crawl, Kako Claw pairs naturally with the Dive Bar Winston-Salem for a more bar-leaning evening or the Ctrl V Virtual Reality Arcade for a VR-focused session. The full directory of arcades in the area is browsable through the arcade finder, and an interactive view of the region is available on the arcade map. If you operate Kako Claw and notice anything missing from this listing, you can update it through the claim your listing page.