Ground Kontrol
511 NW Couch St. Portland, OR 97209Phone: (503) 796.9364
Located in: Northwest Portland & near Downtown Portland - Visit Website
BarFly's Review of Ground Kontrol
Every Atari game under the sun, pinball galore, and beer! 'Nuff said. Oh, yeah, really cool deejay nights, too.
Happy Hour: 5-7PM daily. Prices: $1.50 PBR & Miller High Life tallboys, $2.00 Domestics/Macrobrews, $2.50 Microbrews, Imports
Hours
Noon-2:30am Sunday - Friday
11am-2:30am Saturday, alcohol service starting at 5PM daily.
Sunday: Black Sunday - metal DJs and occasional live shows
Monday - industrial DJs
Tuesday - Rock Band 2 video game night
Wednesdays - TRONix electronic DJs & live perform
Fridays - Journeys by DJ, hip-hop, electro, dub, dance and more
Saturdays - Reaganomix - 80s new wave, pop and electro
| Ground Kontrol's Happy Hours | |
|---|---|
| Monday | $1.50 tallboys, $2 doms, $2.50 micros 5-7pm |
| Tuesday | $1.50 tallboys, $2 doms, $2.50 micros 5-7pm |
| Wednesday | $1.50 tallboys, $2 doms, $2.50 micros 5-7pm |
| Thursday | $1.50 tallboys, $2 doms, $2.50 micros 5-7pm |
| Friday | $1.50 tallboys, $2 doms, $2.50 micros 5-7pm |
| Saturday | $1.50 tallboys, $2 doms, $2.50 micros 5-7pm |
| Sunday | $1.50 tallboys, $2 doms, $2.50 micros 5-7pm |
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Ground Kontrol Calendar | |
|---|---|
| Fri 03/19 @ 7:00 pm | Journeys By DJ: DJ ATF & guests |
| TODAY! @ 7:00 pm | Reaganomix: DJ Destructo, DJ I (heart) U |
| Sun 03/21 @ 8:00 pm | Black Sunday DJ Nate C Door: FREE! |
| Mon 03/22 @ 9:00 pm | Service INDUSTRIAL DJ TIBIN Door: FREE! |
| Wed 03/24 @ 9:00 pm | TRONix: Mixed Signals DJ Palomitas Door: FREE! |
| Thu 03/25 @ 9:30 pm | Second Variety Nintendo Party: NES & SNES free play! Door: FREE! |
| Fri 03/26 @ 7:00 pm | Journeys By DJ Levels w/ DJ Ghostdad, DJ Avery (The Cool Cat) Door: FREE! |
cheap beer, cheap games, and good music? all that is great, but the bartender [Johnny] is what really makes this place amazing. we go several times a week, and it never gets old. plus the last wednesday of every month is free game night.
I love this place. Great selection of video games and all pinball upstairs. Photobooth too! Friendly bar staff, especially Jessica. This is a fun place to start a night off downtown.
I, for one, will not play here! (of course, I live approximately 2000 miles away...)
If I did live in the area, I would move in - it looks awesome!!!
I saw the Slants here and played games I had long forgotten about.
The owners give a damn and support the local arts scene in numerous ways.
Many machines are only a quarter - the average person couldn't walk away disappointed. I had a ball!
Went there when they had love music about 3 times, and I've gone a few times during the daylight hours. The bands are very low budget, low talent, and the venue is overwhelmingly loud and too crispy / high pitchy... The games are cool, but out of every five, usually 2 or 3 of them didn't perform on some level or another. The pinball flippers are all butchered. I could look past everything but the volume and quality of the bands.
I love Ground Kontrol even though they broke my heart by getting rid of Phoenix. Rampage is a great game to play if you've had a trying day. Since Christmas is approaching I'm asking Santa to give Ground Kontrol Mortal Kombat 3 and Journey Escape. I know that last one is a total wet dream but how cool would that be? Till then I'll settle for desroying the world with Ralph and Lizzie.
I go to GK at least 3 times a week. I love it. There's nothing better then having 4 or 5 Highlife Tallboys and trying to best your score on the Star Trek : The Next generation Pinball machine. One of my favorite spots in Portland, hands down.
Q-bert? More like Q-GAY! Just fucking around lady. Sure I'll challenge you or anyone else to any game anytime. I've got a winning attitude!
I wish they would fix it. I'm probably the best guy at that game exept the gas pedal's fucked. It's my time to shine and I don't want to waste my afternoons not playing the Road Blasters. I guess I'll just have to invent a new blasting game.
