La Mesa, CA (5500 Grossmont Center Dr)

Street view of the exterior in October 2021 (PC: Google Maps)

5500 Grossmont Center Dr, Store #405 is a Chuck E. Cheese's Pizza that opened on August 2, 1993 with a 1-Stage, which is still open to this day. This location is the last location that still says 'Chuck E. Cheese's Pizza' on the building, and the second-to-last to have the text at all, with Altoona, PA (3415 Pleasant Valley Blvd) having the logo on the sidewalk sign. This store is possibly a relocation of El Cajon, CA (310 Fletcher Pkwy) Pizza Time Theatre, as it was only 10 minutes away from La Mesa's CEC. That store opened in May 1982 with a Balcony Stage and closed in 1993 (Possibly a few weeks or so before La Mesa's opening) with a Chuck E.'s House Facade (C-Stage) which was next to Kmart (The building was demolished for Home Depot sometime after Kmart closed in 2004). With the acquiring and future redevelopment of Grossmont Center (The mall the La Mesa CEC is a part of) by a real estate firm in 2021, the La Mesa store may close by 2025. The sign fell off on November 2022 and was replaced with a reproduced version of the sign very recently.

History

La Mesa opened on August 2, 1993 with the 1988 remodel and a 1-Stage. They received Phase I not long after in likely 1995/1996. La Mesa stayed like this for many years. Around 2018/2019, some 1993 remodel decor was thrown away and replaced with 2005 remodel artwork, which caused controversy. As of September 2023, La Mesa's stage remained though non-operational. The location will possibly close before 2025.

Stages

La Mesa opened with a 1-Stage, which is still there to this day, but is in very poor condition, with some videos in 2022 show the character cables for Munch, Jasper, and Pasqually being switched.

Stage	Installed	Removed	Notes
1-Stage	August 1993	Still In Use	Very poor condition

Animatronics

Animatronic	Manufacturing Date	Whereabouts
Chuck E Cheese (Cyberamic)\|Chuck E. Cheese (Cyberamic)	Unknown	Currently In Use
Helen Henny (Cyberamic)	Unknown	Currently In Use
Mr. Munch (Cyberamic)	Unknown	Currently In Use
Jasper T. Jowls (Cyberamic)	Unknown	Currently In Use
Pasqually (Cyberamic)	Unknown	Currently In Use

Current Games

Game	Installed	Location
Harpoon Lagoon	2010's	Main gameroom
The Price is Right Shell Game	2010's	Main gameroom
Bop 2 Win	2010's	Main gameroom
Super Bikes 3 2-P	2010's	Main gameroom
Intermission	2010's	Main gameroom
Willy Crash	2010's	Main gameroom
Jam Session	2010's	Main gameroom
Hat Trick	2010's	Main gameroom
Jumpin' Fantasy	2000's	Main gameroom
Beach Bounce	2010's	Main gameroom
Pac-Man Chompmania	2010's	Main gameroom
Circus Ball Drop	2010's	Main gameroom
Water Blast 2-P	2000's	Main gameroom
NFL 2-minute Drill	2000's	Main gaemroom
Alley Roller Classic 4-P	2010's	Main gameroom
Chuck E.'s All-Star Hoops 2-P	2010's	Main gameroom
Birthday Party	2010's	Main gameroom
Dead Storm Pirates (upright)	2010's	Main gameroom
The Revenge of Hammerhead	2010's	Main gameroom
Simpsons Soccer	2010's	Main gameroom
Angry Birds	2010's	Main gameroom
Baseball Pro Junior	2010's	Main gameroom
Pop It For Gold	2000's	Main gameroom
Chuck E.'s Rubble Bubble	1990's	Main gameroom
The Ghost Hunter	2000's	Main gameroom
Fishbowl Frenzy	2010's	Main gameroom
Slam A Winner	2010's	Main gameroom
Big Win Super Spin	2010's	Main gameroom
Big Bass Wheel Pro	2010's	Main gameroom
Wheel of Fortune	2010's	Main gameroom
Red Hot	2010's	Main gameroom
Crossbow Master	2010's	Main gameroom
Flying Tickets	2010's	Main gameroom
Terminator Salvation	2010's	Main gameroom
Tight Rope	2010's	Main gameroom
Golden Empire	2010's	Main gameroom
Ice Cube	2010's	Kiddie area
Chameleon Paradise	2010's	Kiddie area
Surf Van	2010's	Kiddie area
Rescue Hero	2010's	Kiddie area
Hit Music	2010's	Kiddie area
Yellow Sports Car	2010's	Kiddie area
Popcorn	2010's	Kiddie area
Goalie All-Stars Air Hockey	2010's	Kiddie area
Sketch Book	2000's	Kiddie area
Jett Rider	2010's	Kiddie area
NBA Hoop Troop	2010's	Kiddie area
Spider-Bot	2010's	Kiddie area
Giraffe Play	2010's	Kiddie area
CEC Color Photo Ride	2010's	Kiddie area
Buster Bubbles	2010's	Kiddie area
Hammer 2	2000's	Kiddie area
Ice Age Ice Breaker	2010's	Kiddie area